A little upset with my reception hall and could use some advice
Original post by MalteseMommy
Hi Ladies!
Hoping you can help me out here with a question I have. I am under my minimum by 20 people at my reception hall. I fully understand that I signed a contract and am liable for the full amount of people. I am not asking the hall to eat the money I signed on for. However, being 20 people under I really feel the owner is not working at all with me here. We are talking about a significant amount of money being spent for nothing. I asked for upgrades..not the full amount of money I am spending on 20 people but something that wouldn't make me feel like I am throwing a lot of money away. I was offered less than a $300 upgrade. I then said that if they couldn't work with me a bit more I would just wrap up the 20 dinners I am paying for and will take them home with me. The owner said I am not allowed to do that because ' it is against New York State health codes to send home the extra dinners with you.' My question is...does that sound right? I am paying for 20 extra people...including their dinners...and I can not take them home with me? Am I being unreasonable here? Again, I understand I committed to a number but to then tell me I can not take home the meals I am paying for and only offering $300 in upgrades? So it really is just throwing money away. The owner then said that i was given stuff when I signed...but every hall I looked at was willing to 'give me stuff' if I signed a contract with them.
I have seen many brides on here say they were able to wrap the number of dinners that were under their minimum to take home with them.
I won't say where I am getting married...in hopes that we can find some kind of solution...but I am pretty upset with this situation.
I will say though I may have the best banquet manager in creation. She is really trying to help me out here and I am super lucky I have her. But I am not feeling this owner right now...he is a bit unreal to me!
Re: A little upset with my reception hall and could use some advice
Posted by dkny117
Hi! I would definitely be persistent in asking them to wrap dinners....you might not get all, but you are paying for them...
Look at the positive side... The ended up being short 3 or 4 people for the minimum, and 'ate' the cost, but I was happy; if all 185 guests I had anticipated RSVP'd 'yes', the room would have been too cramped for my taste. Don't cancel!!!! You'd regret that more than anything.
It's hard taking money from parents and loved ones, especially when they have already given you so much over the years...but your wedding day is their dream come true also.!!
Thanks so much hun!
I think you may have confused part of my post with another post tho (I remember seeing that one as well). I definitely do not plan on cancelling.
