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Venue Caterer Takeover...

Gabriela, on July 3, 2019 at 6:46 PM Posted in Planning 0 8

Not sure if i put this in the right category...

So, FH and I booked our venue based on the interactions and packages we have had with the on-site caterer and team. Our wedding date is 3/20/20 and we have had 3 meetings as well as a walk through with them detailing almost everything out table cloths, napkins, tables, centerpieces, menu the works. We have a floral consult scheduled in 2 weeks to outline that as our wedding planner does that too.

I just got a phone call from a new company that has taken over all of the event planning, catering and onsite offices at our venue. Since they are solely a catering company they don't have centerpieces nor do they offer floral options. So I now have to figure out all of that while trying to balance staying within my budget, and my sanity!

We are keeping our already planned meeting just turning it into a tasting as well as walking the space and going over the whole contract top to bottom. I was so relieved to have all of this done and now I'm in full freak out mode.


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Latest activity by Selena, on July 5, 2019 at 11:36 AM
  • CDickman
    VIP September 2019
    CDickman ·
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    You still have some time before wedding. Have you thought of DIY center piece or Etsy.
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  • Kelly
    VIP October 2020
    Kelly ·
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    Ask if they partner with anyone who does the linens ect.
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  • Selena
    Super September 2019
    Selena ·
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    Are all these "extras" in your contract? If so they need to provide them, or at least renegotiate the contract so you can afford to add those costs on.
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    Gabriela ·
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    Some of the flowers were extra because we were doing a mix of silk and real. They have silk arrangements that they used for table scapes as well as the larger podium stances. And the centerpieces they had a bunch of things you could choose from that they provided including bird cages, hurricane lamps, votive candles and then a bunch of different vases. We had planned on using those.
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  • Cheryl
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    Cheryl ·
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    Is your wedding planner the event coordinator at the venue, or is it an outside wedding planner you hired separately? If you hired your planner separately they may have experience dealing with changes in management.
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  • Selena
    Super September 2019
    Selena ·
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    Right, my question was is the use of these in your contract?
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    Gabriela ·
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    The wording in the contract states the packages we selected. In the detailed package the centerpieces and planner were stated as part of it.
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  • Selena
    Super September 2019
    Selena ·
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    I think you have room to negotiate a lower rate. If they can't meet the requirements for the contract, they should give you a partial discount, or find a solution you both agree with.
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