We are below our count, so the vendors are eating the same as everyone. What do I do about the liquor? It does not seem crazy to me that the clergy member(who is staying for dinner) or a band member would have a drink or two. But how should I handle this with the hall. Am I way off base here?
Kerin2804
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Are you paying separately per person for liquor ?
Newsysuzy12
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yes....that's where I am getting confused. Plus only 2 out of 5 band members want drinks. And I have one other vendor who I should not drink since he will be doing the fire.
kslmbuggie
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i dont think any of your vendors should be consuming alcohol, i personally wouldnt pay for them to drink, only non-alcoholic beverages.
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i dont think any of your vendors should be consuming alcohol, i personally wouldnt pay for them to drink, only non-alcoholic beverages.
I agree - NONE of your vendors should be drinking at all.
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i dont think any of your vendors should be consuming alcohol, i personally wouldnt pay for them to drink, only non-alcoholic beverages.
I agree - NONE of your vendors should be drinking at all.
agreed! sounds strange to me to serve them alcohol
Toucan311
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I'd pay for the clergy to drink. Priests can get down too.
bluekat16
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i dont think any of your vendors should be consuming alcohol, i personally wouldnt pay for them to drink, only non-alcoholic beverages.
Totally agree!!!
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no vendors should be drinking, including band members. They are working. If you are at work, you should not be drinking! I don't think most RH will give drinks to vendors at all, that's one reason why vendor meals are usually less expensive.
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my gut, would be to do liquor for all across the board..you never know and chances are more than likely all will have at least one drink of alcohol..
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i dont think any of your vendors should be consuming alcohol, i personally wouldnt pay for them to drink, only non-alcoholic beverages.
I agree - NONE of your vendors should be drinking at all.
agreed! sounds strange to me to serve them alcohol
I agree too! The'yre not there to party, the food they get should serve as fuel, lol!
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We are below our count, so the vendors are eating the same as everyone. What do I do about the liquor? It does not seem crazy to me that the clergy member(who is staying for dinner) or a band member would have a drink or two. But how should I handle this with the hall. Am I way off base here?
I would pay for the clergy member - there is nothing wrong with him having a drink at dinner. You are inviting him to the wedding - he is no longer WORKING at this point(he's done his job by then so you are really inviting him as a courtesy!)
No one else should be consuming any alcohol whatsoever. I don't get to drink at work - why should they?! :)
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I had open bar so this wasn't even a thought as far as $$. But, I know my brother got the photo's asst a beer cause he was running/working his asss off and I know for a fact our bagpipers had a couple of beers during cocktail hour. I didn't care at all, they weren't getting drunk, just having a couple of drinks. This didn't/doesn't bother me in the least. My thinking is, they're adults, I know based upon reputation that they are responsible vendors, a drink or two will not affect their performance and I want everyone to have a nice time and be happy, even if they're working. I would feel the same if I were paying drink for drink as well, again, a drink or two for a couple of people, in the grand scheme of how much you're spending is not going to make or break a budget.
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most reception halls will NOT serve your vendors, very likely because of insurance reasons.
For any vendor to WALK into my RH - they had to have a certain amount on insurance & i would think that if they got hurt & had any amount at all of alcohol in them - the policy would be void & who's at fault? The RH who served them....
The priest - I do, upon further thought, have to agree. His work is DONE for the evening once he has done your ceremony.
I honestly have an issue with the fact that your band people even said they'd want to drink. Like someone else said - is it okay for you to drink at work? This is a JOB for them...
I almost had to force food down my vendors' throats, let alone have them drink...
