Partners & contractors

The best work, paid on time, briefed properly.

We are building the Royal Escapes partner book region by region — photographers and cinematographers, hair and makeup artists, stylists and seamstresses, florists and lighting designers, chefs and pastry artists, DJs and bands, drivers and charter captains, producers, live painters, perfumers and nannies.

If you are good at what you do and properly covered, we want you on our list. Applying is free and takes about six minutes.

Apply to be a partner How partners are paid

Why partner with us

Six things we put in writing.

You are paid from money we already hold

We collect from the client and hold it. When your instalment falls due we pay it from funds that are already in hand — we are not waiting to be paid before we pay you. Deposits on contracting, the balance within fourteen days of delivery.

One brief, one client contact, no chasing

You get a written brief with dates, headcount, access, power, timings, dietary and the run of show. Questions go to one advisor, not to eight family members on a group chat.

No bidding wars, no pay-to-list

We do not put you in a ring with nine others to win one job, and we never charge you to be in the book. When your specialty comes up for those dates, we call the people we trust.

Your work is credited, with your permission

We ask in writing before we use an image, we credit you when we do, and you can withdraw permission. Your net rates are never shown to a client, and your client list is never shared.

Scope changes get repriced, in writing

If the client adds forty guests or moves the ceremony indoors, that is a change order with a number on it — not something you are expected to absorb because the day is emotional.

We fight fraud properly

Bank details are verified by voice call to a number we already hold, never from an email. It protects your money as much as ours.

Commercial terms

How partners are paid

You choose the model that suits your business. Both are set out in the Vendor & Partner Agreement before any work is booked.

Model	How it works	Suits you if
Net rate	You give us your trade rate. We add our own margin and present a single price to the client. You are paid your rate in full, on schedule, whatever we charged.	You would rather not publish your pricing, and you want a clean fixed number.
Commission	You publish your own price. We book at that price and you remit an agreed percentage to us after the event — typically 10–15% depending on the category.	Your pricing is already public and you would rather keep the client relationship visible.

The payment schedule

On contracting — your standard deposit, paid from client funds we already hold.
Interim instalments — as your own terms require, on the dates written into the agreement.
Balance — within fourteen days of delivery, on invoice.
Payments of $10,000 or more go by wire or ACH, never by card and never to a personal account.

One honest caveat, because we would rather you read it here than find it in clause 9: our obligation to pay an instalment is conditional on our having received the corresponding funds from the client. We collect before we commit, which is precisely why this is rarely an issue — but we are not going to pretend the condition is not there.

What we ask of you

Proof of who you are, and of your authority to sell what you are selling
Current liability insurance, with a certificate we can hold on file
Two recent client references we may telephone
Written cancellation and change terms
Permits where the work needs them — drone, pyrotechnic, amplified sound, beach, road closure
That you never take payment or a deposit directly from our client
A twelve-month client protection window: clients we introduce come back through us for that period, which is what makes the introduction worth making

What we will not do

Promise you a volume of bookings we cannot guarantee
Show your net rate to a client, or a client's price to you
Describe you as exclusive to us unless the agreement says so
Use your images without written permission
Ask you to pay anything to be listed

Application

Tell us about your work.

A person reads every one of these. If you look like a fit, the next step is a short call, your insurance certificate, and two references we can telephone.

Business or studio nameYour name

Email or telephoneWebsite, portfolio or social

Which part of the book are you in?Your specialtiesBe specific — “airbrush bridal makeup, editorial, dark skin tones” tells us far more than “makeup”.Where do you work?Cities, regions or countries you cover.I travel to the client — to a villa, an estate, a yacht or another country, with travel and accommodation costed separately.

Years tradingLiability insuranceInsurer and expiry, or “none yet”.

Two client referencesNames and telephone numbers of two recent clients who have agreed to speak with us. We call; we never email a reference.How would you rather be paid?Anything elseAwards, languages spoken, capacity, the kind of work you most want.

Applying is free. See our terms and privacy policy.