Clean Up Night of Wedding Decision

Could you pay extra for your DOC to take care of it?

Wow. My DOC just put everything in a box and we picked it up the next day.

Our venue has a honeymoon suite that we will be staying in, so we are paying extra for the venue coordinator to pack and we will just take it home the next morning

I actually thought the DOC would just put tbings in a box and I could pick it up. I think that's actually what we were told would happen. It does not state they will box it in the contract - nor does it state that we have to clean it up in the contract. She said that they do not want to take responsibility for any personal items left after the wedding. We contracted with them over a year ago so maybe they have gotten burned, I don't know.

@Kristin The person who spoke to us is our DOC for the day (come with the venue). That being said, much as I would hate to fork out more money for something that should be included, it is a good idea to maybe hire someone to place all of the items so they know what is placed and then be responsible for picking them all up that evening. I think part of the issue is the wedding is on Saturday and they are closed until Tuesday. She may not want them sitting around that long... who knows.

Our venue doesn't provide anything and I haven't found a DOC within our budget so I'm currently planning to hire a few people just to set up and clean up our decor. I'm not sure where I'm finding these people yet but I'm definitely not having friends and family do it.

I'd rather pay someone a few hundred dollars to clean up rather than clean up myself.

@FutureMrsSimmons that is exactly what I am wondering now - where to find someone who will come out at 11pm to pick things up. What we have is not expensive stuff per say so nothing we would really feel people would want to take.

Not sure if this is an option for you, but I was planning on hiring a few students from my local high school to help with basic set-up and tear down. They would love the chance to earn $100 for a night. Is that an option? Or course you'd need to interview them, but I think it could be fine

Ugh I'm sorry they're changing their tune on you so close to the event. May be worth it to look into hiring a clean up crew to come in at the end of the wedding and clean up and box your stuff and store it somewhere to retrieve the next day

I'm sorry to say this at your expense but I can't pass up the teachable moment: This is exactly why couples need to thoroughly read their contracts and negotiate additions/deletions before-hand. Don't ever let a venue "promise" they'll do something without putting it in the contract. At the very least, make sure they put it in writing in an email which will hold up. Anything we discussed with the venue after the contract, was always reiterated by me in an email, asking them to respond/agree in writing.

Since your proverbial cow is already out of the barn, I would ask how much extra it would cost to have the DOC pack up your stuff. If not, see if you can hire someone for an hour to do it for you. Perhaps try taskrabbit.com to find someone. This is definitely not something you want to think about and take care of the night of your wedding. Is there any reason they can't pack and put the stuff in your car that night?

It is kind of odd - I would think if they were willing to pack things up they would have said - "oh we offer that for an additional charge." She didn't offer any option of them doing it (free, with fee, etc.). I could certainly have students do it. I work with high schoolers, one is going to babysit for FH's grandchildren at the hotel during the reception. I had thought 11pm would be too late for them to be out and about, but also an option,

I don't think 11 is too late for somebody who is 17/18 (even 16). If they can drive themselves, I don't think it would be an issue

Taskrabbit.com or find some local college students.

High schoolers is a great idea. I think I'll ask my cousin if he has any responsible friends that want to make some money.

Just pay someone to do it for you

Wait you said you asked them about clean up before you contracted them but I don't see what they told you at that time? So now they are backtracking on their word? Did you not have them put it in writing?

I mean if it was important to you not to have friends clean up I would just pay for someone to do this for you since it doesn't appear to be included with your venue.

We cleaned up ourselves after the wedding. But if you are having a grand exit, that's not really going to work. Have a DOC, or hire college students to do it.

I mean, how much stuff are you bringing? My H and I cleaned up after our wedding(only the things we brought, the caterer and florist packed up everything they provided). It only took like half an hour, it wasn't a big deal in my opinion. We still had plenty of time to meet people at a bar afterwards.

Stay and pack up. Talk to your horse and carriage people and push the time a bit