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Beginner October 2020

Vendors account for guests in Ny?

Alicia, on August 29, 2020 at 9:35 PM Posted in New York Planning 0 4

We were just told that vendors now need to be included in your total number of guests to be guideline compliant with the 50 guest count New York has mandated. I can't find anything that backs up this statement, does anyone know where I can find more information?


The planning blog I was using to check facts says vendors don't count, my venue says they don't count, but our DJ is insisting that vendors need to be added to the guest list and a family member said they thought that was true when we mentioned it to them.


We already cut our list to below 50, but if you add all of the vendors there including kitchen staff, waiters, bartenders, and such we'd need to cut another 15 people from our list to even be close if this is true.

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Latest activity by Cassandra, on September 2, 2020 at 7:02 PM
  • Rebecca
    Master August 2019
    Rebecca ·
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    In this case, I would defer to your venue, as it's their license and bottom line that would be in danger if they are wrong.

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    Beginner October 2020
    Alicia ·
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    Our DJ said that a friend of his was photographed DJing a wedding and the couple, venue, DJ and photographers all were fined and are in risk of losing their business licenses. Our venue isn't worried about a 'small number' of extra people coming, but I am as I don't want to risk any of our vendors so I don't feel like they are going to give me an accurate idea of what the laws really are.

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  • Rebecca
    Master August 2019
    Rebecca ·
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    Then I think you need to go onto the NY state website and dig, if you can.

    I'd still trust your venue - your DJ's info is second-hand, *at best*.

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  • Cassandra
    Just Said Yes October 2020
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    Ask your venue. My venue said the only “vendors” I had to count were my 2 singers due to the no dancing BS
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