Feeding vendors at reception - UPDATED -need advice

christine2010 Posted: Mar 11, 2010 08:15 AM

Feeding vendors at reception - UPDATED -need advice

i am just wondering how many vendors you are feeding at the reception?? & if you would share how much the hall is charging you per vendor.

TIA

update:

i ask because we have to pay for 12 vendors!!!

8 band members & 4 for photo/video.

my hall said 2/3 which would come to $75 per vendor so thats an extra $900. plus i am 99% sure we are going to be 5 people under our guarantee. when my mom asked the other day if we can use part of the 12 people as the 5 people we are going to be short the hall said no.

my parents have been yelling at me about this for 2 days & i can't take it anymore.
what should we do?????

SummerBride10 Posted: Mar 11, 2010 08:17 AM

Re: how many vendors are you feeding at your reception???

ummm house vendors are free so my DOC and DJ/MC are all free.

I need to feed 2 photogs and videographer then...I think that would be it. I think vendors are half price. not sure...any jt girls know? is it 1/2 or 1/3?

Lsorrent Posted: Mar 11, 2010 08:17 AM

Re: how many vendors are you feeding at your reception???

2 photogs
1 videog
9 band members

My vendors are all house vendors, so they eat free. Otherwise, it's be 1/2 price.

kris_gets_hitched Posted: Mar 11, 2010 08:17 AM

Re: how many vendors are you feeding at your reception???

2 (Our DJ and our photog)

Might be 3 IF our officiant stays. Don't know if he will.

Their meals are $35 each.

MR1223 Posted: Mar 11, 2010 08:18 AM

Re: how many vendors are you feeding at your reception???

dj, mc, and video. our photographer said he usually brings his own food, but we have to confirm with him. their cost is half of what we're paying per head for our guests.

MrsSoto Posted: Mar 11, 2010 08:19 AM

Re: how many vendors are you feeding at your reception???

doc and her assistant are free because they are house vendors so i would be paying for thedj, mc and percussionist, the photog and video guy

thing is i prob wont make my minimum so ill just get charged full price for them. by now ive realized for a while, that im paying for 150 people and not a penny less lol

barbtony Posted: Mar 11, 2010 08:20 AM

Re: how many vendors are you feeding at your reception???

I'm making them all peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to eat - LOL

I think I have:
3 photo/video
3 dj/mc
2 DOC

Not house vendors, so I pay 1/2

jackieee Posted: Mar 11, 2010 08:20 AM

Re: how many vendors are you feeding at your reception???

$34 for non-house vendors.. House vendors are free

dj
mc
2 photographers (free)
video (free)
Uplighting guy if I have it

I think that is it.

So 5 or 6

RGEC47 Posted: Mar 11, 2010 08:20 AM

Re: how many vendors are you feeding at your reception???

5 (Dj, MC, Assistant, Photog, Video)

Future Mrs H Posted: Mar 11, 2010 08:20 AM

Re: how many vendors are you feeding at your reception???

I am feeding my photo- video-dj and DOC. I am paying 1/2 price for each of them

RaeloveMeg Posted: Mar 11, 2010 08:21 AM

Re: how many vendors are you feeding at your reception???

Posted by barbtony

I'm making them all peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to eat - LOL

I think I have:
3 photo/video
3 dj/mc
2 DOC

Not house vendors, so I pay 1/2

HaHA thats funny as hell I think I may do the same!

MikesBride2B Posted: Mar 11, 2010 08:26 AM

Re: how many vendors are you feeding at your reception???

2 photographers
1 videographer
1 mc/dj
1 DOC

Oh...do I feed the photobooth attendant??

MrsSoto Posted: Mar 11, 2010 08:34 AM

Re: Feeding vendors at reception - UPDATED -need advice

that is insane that they wont let you use part of you nimum for them. i would be extremely upset! look at your contract. usually it says something in there about using vendors and kids at full price basically to fufill your mimim and then the other pricing comes into play. thats not right!

MrsSoto Posted: Mar 11, 2010 08:35 AM

Re: Feeding vendors at reception - UPDATED -need advice

Posted by MikesBride2B

Oh...do I feed the photobooth attendant??

yeah pretty sure

Jna2010 Posted: Mar 11, 2010 08:37 AM

Re: Feeding vendors at reception - UPDATED -need advice

i think i have about 15 vendors,.... they eat half price, and they cannot be used towards meeting my minimum either

T E R I Posted: Mar 11, 2010 09:06 AM

Re: Feeding vendors at reception - UPDATED -need advice

2 photogs and 1 assistant
1 video
DJ/MC
2 DOC

each were $40

lbkate Posted: Mar 11, 2010 09:09 AM

Re: Feeding vendors at reception - UPDATED -need advice

i think it depends on the hall rules how much you pay for vendors. I have 2 dj's and 3 photog/videog...they are 100 each!

JenBill61210 Posted: Mar 11, 2010 09:10 AM

Re: Feeding vendors at reception - UPDATED -need advice

my hall charges 1/3 off vendors, no matter if they recommend them or not. i think so far this is all i have to feed:

2 photogs, 1 assistant
1 videographer
DJ
MC

..im hoping thats it!

kater08 Posted: Mar 11, 2010 09:11 AM

Re: Feeding vendors at reception - UPDATED -need advice

Yes, you do have to feed them, however most places will allow you to pay for them as part of your minimum. So you would pay full price for 5 of them, then 2/3 price for the remaining 7.

Your hall should work with you on this...and if they don't...tell them their gratuities will be paying for the extra $900!!

mrsdraskin2009 Posted: Mar 11, 2010 09:12 AM

Re: Feeding vendors at reception - UPDATED -need advice

I know you should at least offer it, I will be feeding my photog, video guy and DJs. I think my hall is half price for vendors, free if you use in house vendors.

They can also eat during CH, but I think the proper thing is to at least offer a meal, I think a lot of times they say it isn't necessary and will graze at CH.