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Vendor Seating

Michelle MundtMichelle Mundt
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we are having a small wedding and the tent will seat approx 20 people.  we will have a guitarist, officiant, and photograher.  Do I have to use up our valuable space for their seating or can I set them up in the dining room of the house?  Would I just be able to explain our situation? 
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Re: Vendor Seating

  • jlsimon56jlsimon56
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    edited December 2011
    Vendors will appreciate having a moment to sneak away and chow down w/o having to make small talk.  If you did sit them in the tent with your guests, they might feel awkward!  Wait.  Maybe not the officiant.  But the officiant probably won't come.  Will they?  I don't know about the officiant.  But the guitarist and the photographer, definitely.  Haha.  Sorry, I'm scatterbrained.
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  • cherish105cherish105 member
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    edited December 2011
    I asked all of our vendors what they prefered and they picked sitting in the room.  I think if you explain your space restraints to them they will understand.
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  • pmpkn219pmpkn219 member
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    edited December 2011
    Our caterer set it up, I don't know where they sat. I do know they ate!We didn't have our officiant at the reception- I guess she would've been seated at a parent table (we had 3)?
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  • Michelle MundtMichelle Mundt
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    edited December 2011
    speaking of officiant -- is it customary for them to bring their spouse?  ours has mentioned that she came to other weddings a couple of times, I didn't know how to respond.  I don't mind if she comes but again the space thing and then a 2 meals too?  Our contract says vendor meals are free (doesn't state the type of meal) but we are small and she might have left that in there as a standard contract type thing.  don't know. whatcha think?
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  • Michelle MundtMichelle Mundt
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    edited December 2011
    oh and if this helps to picture it, this is our location and as you can see there is a huge table in the house.http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p145898#unitRates
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  • cherish105cherish105 member
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    edited December 2011
    As far as I know, you do invite the officiant's spouse also.   My brother was ours, so we had a different situation.
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  • emililieemililie member
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    edited December 2011
    Yeah, we invited the officiant's wife also.  And in my experiences, the officiant is always sat with other guests, not the vendors.  That's what we're doing for our dinner.  On one hand it sucks thinking you have to pay for a full meal, but on the other hand, they have a very important role!  If it wasn't for them, you wouldn't be officially married!
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  • laraloo13laraloo13
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    edited December 2011
    so...was i spposed to send an invitation to my officiant?
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  • chixfilachixfila member
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Our vendors just sat over bar area. 
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