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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello everyone,

My brother is getting married on New Year's Eve (small family wedding following strict COVID-19 guidelines) and we have two potential sitters lined up to watch my two boys under three. The sitters recently graduated college and we met them through one of the nurses at our pediatrician’s office. My mother-in-law is the office manager, so we know all the nurses very well. We will also be scheduling paid play dates between now and Dec so the boys and sitters can get to know each other.

We will be hiring the sitters for 24-hours 9AM (12/31) - 9AM (1/1). Duties will include:

•	Playtime
•	Meals (Snacks / Lunch / Dinner / Breakfast)
•	Bath (so they are clean before family photos)
•	Putting them to bed for naptime and bedtime
•	Hanging out while we take family pictures (in case there is a meltdown)

The sitters will be staying with the boys in a suite so they will have their own area to hang out after the kids go to bed. The boys both sleep through the night and are not potty trained so the sitters won’t need to wake them for a potty attempt. They will be sharing a king bed (which they are fine with since they are close friends). The room also has a gorgeous view of a skyline where they can watch the fireworks and we will be paying for their meals – lunch (12/31), dinner (12/31), breakfast (1/1).

My question to the community is how much we should compensate? We pay our Nanny $25/hr so here is what I’m thinking:

$525 total (cash):
•	$12.50/hr for each sitter during awake hours (9AM – 8PM) and (7AM – 9AM) *paying full rate during 2-hour nap
•	$100 for each sitter flat overnight rate (8PM – 7AM)

Additional compensation:
•	Breakfast / lunch / dinner at the hotel. I realize sometimes nannies/sitters prefer cash over meals, so we are willing to compensate additional cash if they choose to bring their own meals.

Thanks - and looking forward to hearing from the community - specifically anyone that has worked on NYE and has additional advice. 
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OP, you asked for information, so here goes:

$25/hour EACH for 16 hours, $100 overnight.  That’s $50/hour for 16 hours and $200 overnight.  50*16=$800+$200=$1000

That’s your MINIMUM.  If you can’t afford it, you need to rethink this.[/quote]

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