I have heard different opinions from everyone and now I'm confused? Is it proper to feed vendors? I assumed yes for the band but my girlfriend said she didnt when she got married because they picked at the CH.... Opinions please.....
We fed ours. We ended up having far less people come so it wasn't that big of a deal. We also paid half price for ours.
we fed all of our vendors. the RH usually gives you a discounted rate for vendors. also, not all vendors will be able to 'pick' during the CH, like the photographer and videographer.
my RH is charging us half price for vendors...so we'll probably feed the dj, photographers, videographers...anyone thats gonna be there all day
u should plan on feeding all of ur vendors....ur dj/band will most likely bring their food up behind their equipment..but yes. they are human & need to eat lol. u dont want any of them passing out on u! usually the rules are vendors are 1/2 off, and if they're an in-house vendor most reception halls dont charge. i had my 2photographers, videographer & two dj's(dj&mc)..they're really the only ones that stay unless u have a d.o.c or are keeping ur makeup artist on hand....luckily my RH let me fill them into my gauranteed minimum(since we fell under just before the wedding) and i only had to pay for 2 at 1/2 off.
You should absolutely have meals for any vendors that are present at the reception. However, they should not be eating at the cocktail hour - that's pretty inappropriate on their part.
uh-oh, the notorious thread that stirs the pot! Be careful, some people get very heated on this discussion.
its actually in my photographer's contract that I need to provide her with a meal- but regardless, she will be with me from noon to after midnight, I would have gotten her a meal regardless
Posted by MikeandJess
uh-oh, the notorious thread that stirs the pot! Be careful, some people get very heated on this discussion.
Posted by JulyBride728
Posted by MikeandJess
uh-oh, the notorious thread that stirs the pot! Be careful, some people get very heated on this discussion.
wow really?
I was a wedding at Jericho Terrace last week, and the videographer from a different wedding snuck into my cousin's cocktail hour and picked at the food.
I did, but I asked all of them-some said no others said it was my choice. My photographer was with me for 12 hours...they needed to be fed
Posted by futuremrsfab
its actually in my photographer's contract that I need to provide her with a meal- but regardless, she will be with me from noon to after midnight, I would have gotten her a meal regardless
Posted by panjay
I was a wedding at Jericho Terrace last week, and the videographer from a different wedding snuck into my cousin's cocktail hour and picked at the food.
Posted by yswedding
Posted by panjay
I was a wedding at Jericho Terrace last week, and the videographer from a different wedding snuck into my cousin's cocktail hour and picked at the food.
Yeah, this is why I hate catering halls...
It's in my music band and videography contracts that the vendors are to be fed...my photographer-- who will be with me from about 12 noon--is the only one who doesn't have it in the contract, but I think he deserves it the most!
