Bank transfer
Pay online straight from your bank account — our primary way to get paid online. A small bank-transfer fee applies, and it's shown up front — never buried.
0.8% · capped at $5 — the lowest-cost way to pay online.
Proud Entertainment · Payments
Pay your deposit.Lock your date.
Simple, secure, no surprises. Choose your amount, choose how to pay — your 25% retainer is what takes your date off the market. Until it's in, no quote or conversation can hold it.
Online checkout · opening soonStep one · Your amount
What are you paying?
Three choices. Pick the one that matches where you are — the retainer is the one that locks the date.
You're paying
25% retainer
Now choose how below ↓
25%
The law of the date
A date is locked only when a verified 25% retainer payment lands in our account. That's the whole rule — no fine print.
A clicked payment link never locks a date. Neither does a quote, an email thread, or a great conversation. If someone else's retainer lands first, the date is theirs. When yours lands, it's exclusively yours.
Step two · How you pay
Three ways to pay.
Pick whichever is easiest for you. Every way gets you the same thing: a written receipt from Barry personally, the same day.
Card
Visa, Mastercard, Amex, or Discover — right online. The card processor takes its cut, so it's added on top at checkout as its own line item. That's their cut, not mine — my price doesn't change.
~3% + 30¢ added at checkout — the processor's fee, disclosed up front.Zelle · Cash · Check
Always free, always fine. No minimums, no fees, no waiting on a checkout to open. Just send it and let me know — I'll confirm it the same day, with your written receipt.
Text Barry · (732) 771-3370$100 online minimum — anything under $100, just Zelle / cash / check it. No exceptions, no fees.
Proud Entertainment LLC
Online payments secured by Stripe · bank-level encryption
“Entertainment you will be proud to have.”
Receipt, every time
Every payment gets a written receipt from me personally. No automated nothing — the real thing.
— Barry Proudman Jr., Proud Entertainment
Final balance
Your final balance due date is confirmed on your agreement — I set it per booking, always in writing. No guessing, no surprises.
Quick questions
Does clicking a payment link hold my date?
No — and this is the important one. A clicked link never locks a date. Only a verified 25% retainer payment landing in our account locks it. If someone else's retainer lands first, the date is theirs.
Is my payment secure?
Yes. When online payments open, they run through Stripe — bank-level encryption, PCI-compliant, and your card details never touch this site. Bank transfer goes direct from your bank, and Zelle / cash / check go straight to Barry. Nothing sits in between.
When is the balance due?
Barry confirms your final balance due date on your agreement — it's set per booking, always in writing. If you're ever unsure, text him at (732) 771-3370 and he'll pull it up.
Do I get a receipt?
Every payment gets a written receipt from Barry personally. You'll have it in hand (or in your inbox) — no chasing, no "the system sent it," just him.
Questions? Talk to me directly.
No forms, no ticket queue — call or text and you'll get Barry.