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Feeding event staff?

mandybeth, on March 8, 2016 at 4:23 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 6

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Okay, I know I posted about this a few weeks ago.. I understand I should feed the photographer, DOC, dj, etc.. What do I do about the event staff? We are having a caterer do drop off service and set up, and then we are hiring event staff through a separate company to serve food/clean up, as well as a bartender (we are providing the alcohol)..

Do I account for them also in the guest list? I googled it, and the only scenarios I am finding are with the staff being a part of the catering company which isn't the case here. They obviously would not be able to eat when everyone else is as they are taking care of plating food for guests and keeping everything heated and cleaning up plates, but should I assume they will eat after that?

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Latest activity by Hot Like Bea, on March 8, 2016 at 5:41 PM

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Hollyberry · on March 8, 2016 at 4:25 PM
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Probably not, but it will be in their contract if they expect to eat.
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Alyson · on March 8, 2016 at 4:30 PM
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Look at your contract. If they expect a meal it is usually included.
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LoveInDC · on March 8, 2016 at 4:31 PM
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Always check the contracts. Even your typical vendors will include "8 hours of service requires a meal" clause. I don't think a staffing company would overlook that, especially with so many people.
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Original VC · on March 8, 2016 at 4:32 PM
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How long will the staff be in the venue? If they'll just be there for an hour (serving and then picking up plates) then I don't think you need to feed them. I agree with Holly, that should be outlined in the contract. You do need to feed the bartender though, since I'm assuming he'll be there the whole time.
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Jessica · on March 8, 2016 at 4:42 PM
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Feeding the event staff isn't talked about in my contract, but maybe that's because the venue is handling the catering, so they'll make sure the staff gets fed no matter what?

Also, not to hijack your thread, but when does the DJ eat? I get that he/she can just get a playlist going while they take 30 minutes to eat, but do they take the food and eat it somewhere else? I'm assuming they wouldn't want their food and (non-alcoholic) drink around their expensive equipment?
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Hot Like Bea · on March 8, 2016 at 5:41 PM
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I would ask your caterer. When we talked to ours about feeding staff, she said she makes sure everyone gets a plate of food, and we don't have to include them in our guest count. All of my vendors are from the preferred list and have worked together, so I'm sure they have it down!
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