https://www.dingwriting.com/home-1 daily 1.0 2026-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69eb03161dcd5628234ecd3b/adb07f71-0239-4cd8-90e9-dc3d1eb4c96e/IMG_2556.jpeg https://www.dingwriting.com/bookings daily 0.75 2026-10-27 https://www.dingwriting.com/calendar daily 0.75 2026-10-27 https://www.dingwriting.com/social daily 0.75 2026-06-11 https://www.dingwriting.com/about-1 daily 0.75 2026-10-27 https://www.dingwriting.com/weddings daily 0.75 2026-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69eb03161dcd5628234ecd3b/303078c1-c334-449b-a63c-c701e0843a6e/IMG_0495.jpeg weddings - pick how i write bespoke mode, the magical one. we chat for 3 to 4 minutes, then i write the poem. about 10 poems an hour. fast mode. give me 1 to 3 words and i improvise around them. less nuanced, more poems an hour. we can agree the paper size beforehand, and i'll vary the spacing and layout to fit. what's included, from £350 every wedding booking includes: live typewriter poems for your guests, free for them, for the whole time i'm booked the typewriter, the paper and me setting up and packing down a typed A5 poem for the two of you travel within 15 miles of cambridge 2 hours (minimum booking): £350 half day, up to 4 hours: £500 full day, up to 7 hours: £750 extra hour: £100 add-on: frame your poem, +£50. your A5 poem framed, ready to show at the venue. space and setup what i need: a table and two chairs, near the action. somewhere guests naturally pass, between the bar and the dance floor, or near the drinks reception. setup: i arrive about 30 minutes before i start typing to set up, and take about 30 minutes to pack down afterwards. that time is on me, it isn't taken out of your booking. when to book me: the quiet bits are where it works best. drinks receptions, between courses and speeches, the evening do. it gives people something to do that isn't their phone. travel: cambridge, cambridgeshire and beyond i'm based in cambridge. travel is free within 15 miles of the city, so most cambridge venues and villages are covered. further out, ely, saffron walden, bedford, and venues across cambridgeshire, hertfordshire and suffolk, i add mileage for the extra distance. you'll see it in your quote before you book, so there's nothing hidden. kind words — a bride-to-be, about a bespoke poem for her partner — a stranger at the typewriter in cambridge — a customer, about a poem for his girlfriend — a customer questions people ask how much does a typewriter poet cost for a wedding in cambridge? from £350 for 2 hours, £500 for a half day (up to 4 hours) and £750 for a full day (up to 7 hours). it's one flat fee, and it includes a typed A5 poem for the two of you. travel within 15 miles of cambridge is free. do our guests have to pay for their poems? no. nobody pays at the typewriter. you book me for a flat fee and every poem is your gift to your guests. how many poems can you write in an hour? in bespoke mode, where we chat for 3 to 4 minutes first, about 10 poems an hour. in fast mode, a guest gives me 1 to 3 words and i improvise, so more people get a poem. for a big guest list, fast mode or a longer booking means more poems. what do guests write poems about? anything they bring. love, loss, a smoking habit, a favourite salad. they tell me something, i ask a few questions, and i type a poem about it. how much space do you need at the venue? a table and two chairs, near the action. i bring the typewriter and the paper, and i set up about 30 minutes before i start. do you travel outside cambridge? 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