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sunshine&jules Posted: Mar 09, 2005 03:51 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 03:51 PM

Dinner for Wedding Vendors

Do we have to include to the Reception Hall a count of the vendors for dinner, like the photo, video, dj's, etc. or i wonder if the catering hall gives us a discount on that.

Jan05Bride Posted: Mar 09, 2005 03:53 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 03:53 PM

Re: Dinner for Wedding Vendors

our vendors were $35 per head, we had 5.

Sometimes if you are under your minimum a hall may just add your vendors under the minimum so that you end up not paying extra.

sunshine&jules Posted: Mar 09, 2005 03:55 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 03:55 PM

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So they may give me a break, i hope. Thanx for the info

JessicaM. Posted: Mar 09, 2005 03:55 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 03:55 PM

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every BM that I spoke to offered a discount for vendors, but when you give your estimate, you should give it a little padding for things like that- just be careful what you agree as your minimum, because they will hold you to that.

Congrats, by the way. I just booked myself this past Saturday. I really thought it was going to be a bear-had a list of 11 potential places- but when I walked in to the Westbury Manor, I was in love. Case Closed.

Best of Luck.

SomethingBlu Posted: Mar 09, 2005 03:56 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 03:56 PM

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They definitely should. Mine are half price (it would have been free had I chosen a house vendor) and if I'm under the minumum they'll count vendors.

Jan05Bride Posted: Mar 09, 2005 03:57 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 03:57 PM

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you should call and ask them.

mcaula Posted: Mar 09, 2005 04:01 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 04:01 PM

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That is a good question I am already way over on my mininimum

diamondgrlie Posted: Mar 09, 2005 04:03 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 04:03 PM

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Posted by SomethingBlu

Mine are half price (it would have been free had I chosen a house vendor)

Me too.

beautyq115 Posted: Mar 09, 2005 04:26 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 04:26 PM

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when we were looking most of the halls told us they are half if we had the mininmum BUT if we were including them as part of our count to reach the minimum then they were full price

Dooodles Posted: Mar 09, 2005 04:37 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 04:37 PM

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They still are included in the final total of guests, but you are charged separately. Mine were half price, but they need the total for dinner totals to prepare

danielleb Posted: Mar 09, 2005 05:45 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 05:45 PM

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you should ask your BM. WE talked to a place where the vendors were half price, but we had to meet a 200 minimum of full price guests before we could get them at half price.

Blu-ize Posted: Mar 09, 2005 05:47 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 05:47 PM

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It seems that they probably throw so much food out that the vendors don't get to eat what the guests eat anyway. It's a shame that they charge anything.

J&S Posted: Mar 09, 2005 05:49 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 05:49 PM

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Do you ask the vendors before the wedding if they are going to be eating-bc then how would the hall know how much to charge you. I feel funny asking them if they want to eat, but I do know that sometimes they don't eat and I wouldn't want to assume they will if they aren't going to.

danielleb Posted: Mar 09, 2005 05:51 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 05:51 PM

Re: Dinner for Wedding Vendors

Posted by J&S

Do you ask the vendors before the wedding if they are going to be eating-bc then how would the hall know how much to charge you. I feel funny asking them if they want to eat, but I do know that sometimes they don't eat and I wouldn't want to assume they will if they aren't going to.

OH!! Good question!! I don't know the answer, but am looking forward to the answer.

psf80 Posted: Mar 09, 2005 05:53 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 05:53 PM

Re: Dinner for Wedding Vendors

Posted by J&S

Do you ask the vendors before the wedding if they are going to be eating-bc then how would the hall know how much to charge you. I feel funny asking them if they want to eat, but I do know that sometimes they don't eat and I wouldn't want to assume they will if they aren't going to.

With our photographer, eatting was in the contract. We never discussed it, but when we were reading through the contract we noticed that one of the clauses was that we were to provide her and her assistant with a meal. So that answered that question with respect to her.

janwinterbridejoy Posted: Mar 09, 2005 06:00 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 06:00 PM

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we paid half of what our meals were for our vendors

jsb1ot Posted: Mar 09, 2005 06:09 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 06:09 PM

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Yes, our hall is charging us half price for our vendors if we are not using in-house vendors

(otherwise it's free).

busybee705 Posted: Mar 09, 2005 06:16 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 06:16 PM

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I'll review my vendor contracts for DJ and photo/video. Then I will talk to my Banquet Mgr. and ask about the costs. Hopefully they'll be half price, just like the children's plates.

103005FallBride Posted: Mar 09, 2005 06:24 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 06:24 PM

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Posted by JessicaM.

...Congrats, by the way. I just booked myself this past Saturday. I really thought it was going to be a bear-had a list of 11 potential places- but when I walked in to the Westbury Manor, I was in love. Case Closed.

Best of Luck.

Whoo hoo!!! ME TOO!!!

Butterflybride Posted: Mar 09, 2005 06:44 PM+

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Posted: Mar 09, 2005 06:44 PM

Re: Dinner for Wedding Vendors

Posted by sunshine&jules

Do we have to include to the Reception Hall a count of the vendors for dinner, like the photo, video, dj's, etc. or i wonder if the catering hall gives us a discount on that.

Yes, if you're planning on feeding them, you have to include them in the count, but definately ask to see if a discount is avaible. Our hall offered vendor meals at half price.