---
title: Payments — deposits & balances
id: payments
description: Request deposits and balances, let couples pay via your own handles, and track what's paid — no processor in the middle.
category: Features
order: 24
tags: [payments, deposit, balance, venmo, paypal, zelle]
related: [branding-and-settings, contracts]
updated: 2026-06-30
---

GigBook tracks the money for each event without taking a cut or sitting between you and
your client. You request payments; couples pay you directly via your saved handles and
mark them paid.

## Add your handles first

Set your **Venmo / PayPal / Zelle** in [Settings](/branding-and-settings) so couples have
a way to pay. Without them, payment requests show but have no pay buttons.

## Request a payment

On the event's payments page, add a request with a **label** (e.g. "Deposit" or
"Balance"), an **amount**, and an optional **due date**. The couple sees it in their
portal with pay links for your handles.

## Marking paid

When the couple pays, they (or you) mark the request **paid**, optionally noting the
method. Staff can revert a payment to unpaid or delete a request.

## Ties into the checklist

Deposit and balance checklist items complete automatically when a matching payment is
marked paid — see [Checklists & forms](/checklist-and-forms).

## Checklist

- [ ] Add your payment handles in Settings
- [ ] Create a deposit request to secure the date
- [ ] Add a balance request with a due date before the event
- [ ] Mark payments paid as they come in