Expectations
Introducing The Alliance of Nicoya Merformers* Protocol of Professionality
*Merformer = Mermaid + Performance-Entertainer-Model
Planning makes perfect
Knowing what to expect from your merformer and what we expect of our hosts is key to a successfully magic mervent.
What We Do
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Minimum pricing depends on what we do
- Landbased/poolside -- $125/ 1st hour and 1 hour minimum, $200 2 hours, $350 4 hours (no commercial photogrphs allowed).
- Swimming/getting wet - 3 hour minimum pay at $100/hour includes merhandler by merformer. Includes 3 showings during the 3 hours with each showing being not more than 15 minutes of wet-time.
- Modeling 5 hours $500 (includes promotional modeling, yahct or boat appearances, and parties)
- Modeling 8-10 hours $750
- Underwater modeling may have additional charges based on merformer and level of difficulty of the dive
What to expect of your Merformer
- Magic, mystery, fun!
- Merformers arrive nearly ready for their performance. They should be in full hair and make-up only needing a private location for the final transformation into complete tail.
- Merformers are only performer/entertainer/models not babysitters or lifeguards.
- Merformers should be honest with their hosts and clients regarding safe ability and skillset for job requested.
- Merformers offer unique experiences. Ask them about their special magic.
- Merformers should abstain from consciousness altering substances around kids for their own safety for certain jobs.
- Merformers are advocates of the Ocean. Ask your merformer how she would like to share her Love of home with your event.
What we expect from our Hosts
- We expect our hosts to kindly offer our mermaid water, coconuts, or other non-alcoholic drinks and potential nourishing snacks if booked for 2 hours +
- Our hosts are expected to protect the merformer - merformers are not to be touched by guests unless they are acting in the capacity of a pre-aproved and designated merhandler.
- Our hosts are expected to provide a means for shade if requested.
- Hosts must provide one or two merhandler if the merformer does not have one available (this means carrying out the merformer in full tail).
- Hosts mut provide a private changing room for the merformer.
- Our hosts are expected to protect their guests and not rely on the merformer for lifeguarding around water.
- Please note that underwater modeling requires sufficient time for mermaids to get warm in between shoots. Hypothermia can still happen in tropical waters.
- Expect to pay a $50 booking fee deposit upon booking that contributes toward your booking price. Merformers will have different methods of accepting payments but all payments should be paid 24 hours in advance of the booking or upon arrival if cash.
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