Need help with negotiating

Well, it looks like we might be under our minimum by a lot.

We guaranteed 100, currently have 68 'Yes', with another 15 people for replies outstanding. That would bring us up to about 85, and I guess I could add vendors, so now I'll be at 95.

Can I negotiate something for the 5 person's not being there? What about assuming not everyone of those that has not RSVPed will come?

My hall offers a raw seafood bar for about $10 per person I think, which we originally didn't get. At what point would it be fair for us to ask for that (i.e. how many people under our minimum should we be in order for the raw seafood bar to be a fair trade for the hall, b/c I don't think they would do it for only 5 persons short).

I am bit upset now, especially after having invited 190 people

it really depends on the hall...my sister got married at Woodbury CC and fell about 10 people under her min...and she got the sushi bar...

it doesn't hurt to ask

I paid for 20 empty seats at my hall the Imperial Manor.

We had all the guests for our orginal date but when we postponed do to the Air Force and then rescheuled some people just couldn't make it. They knocked 5 off, but we stull pad for 10.

but naturally we were paid pretty much up so it would have been a refund on their part and who would expect that, they made up with some extra features, donated the food to the homeless and well they were awesome with us postponing 3 week prior to our date.. so no real complaints. It ****s, but maybe your hall can make it up to you other ways.