Banquet Manager and Maitre' D

jesca Posted: Mar 08, 2009 05:45 PM

Banquet Manager and Maitre' D

whats the difference? someone at our venue today said the person we book with is really just out Maitre' D and that we could have her as our Banquet Manager and she'd throw in more free stuff. I'm so confused, i thought they were the same

JACK808 Posted: Mar 08, 2009 05:50 PM

Re: Banquet Manager and Maitre' D

I believe it is the opposite. The person you book with is usually considered the Banquet Manager, and the person who runs the show on your wedding day is the Maitre' D.

sophisticat13 Posted: Mar 08, 2009 05:54 PM

Re: Banquet Manager and Maitre' D

The BM usually is the one you make all your arrangements with, like your final count, the menu choices, napkin folds, etc. You give your wedding things to her/him (table plans, place cards, unity candle, cake topper, cake knife and server etc) to take care of for your day and s/he is the one who you deal with for all your questions and planning. The maitre d oversees the wedding on your day of (tables, food etc). On your wedding day normally he matire d is tipped between $3-$5 pp. The BM gets a percentage of what you pay the RH so they don't get tipped.
HTH

jesca Posted: Mar 08, 2009 05:54 PM

Re: Banquet Manager and Maitre' D

Posted by JACK808

I believe it is the opposite. The person you book with is usually considered the Banquet Manager, and the person who runs the show on your wedding day is the Maitre' D.

well i wouldnt decide anything until i spoke to him about it first to make sure thats true. we were actually the first couple he booked with

jesca Posted: Mar 08, 2009 05:56 PM

Re: Banquet Manager and Maitre' D

Posted by sophisticat13

The BM usually is the one you make all your arrangements with, like your final count, the menu choices, napkin folds, etc. You give your wedding things to her/him (table plans, place cards, unity candle, cake topper, cake knife and server etc) to take care of for your day and s/he is the one who you deal with for all your questions and planning. The maitre d oversees the wedding on your day of (tables, food etc). On your wedding day normally he matire d is tipped between $3-$5 pp. The BM gets a percentage of what you pay the RH so they don't get tipped.
HTH

ok, now i'm totally confused and dont know if the guy we signed our contract with is a banquet manager or matire'd

skinny237 Posted: Mar 08, 2009 06:02 PM

Re: Banquet Manager and Maitre' D

Posted by jesca

Posted by sophisticat13

The BM usually is the one you make all your arrangements with, like your final count, the menu choices, napkin folds, etc. You give your wedding things to her/him (table plans, place cards, unity candle, cake topper, cake knife and server etc) to take care of for your day and s/he is the one who you deal with for all your questions and planning. The maitre d oversees the wedding on your day of (tables, food etc). On your wedding day normally he matire d is tipped between $3-$5 pp. The BM gets a percentage of what you pay the RH so they don't get tipped.
HTH

ok, now i'm totally confused and dont know if the guy we signed our contract with is a banquet manager or matire'd

The person u sign the contract w/ is usually the BM. The Maitre D is the person who handles everything the day of the wedding----kind of like the maitre d at a restaurant----the person who oversees the event.