How did you do your vendor table?

love_jael · January 2010

Probably a silly question but- Did your vendor table at your reception have a centerpiece? Was it smaller than the other centerpieces? What did you do for them?

cvl105 · January 2010

I didn't even give them a "table" in the room...I didn't even think of that. I hope I wasn't supposed to. I think they ate either in the other room or at a table out in the hallway. I wouldn't waste your money on a centerpiece for the table for them.

love_jael · January 2010

Ok thanks

Karma01 · January 2010

Wasn't planning on a table, buying them dinners(sandwiches and such) but no idea where they will eat them

mbcdefg · January 2010

I've never heard of putting them in the reception room. I think most halls have a room set aside for them. That way they can keep their extra stuff in there, too.

adam_dana · January 2010

My vendors all ate out in the cocktail hour room they didn't have their own table in the ballroom. Check with your venue, but I don't think the vendors usually have their own table

love_jael · January 2010

I did. And they said they would have a table set up for them in main ball room. I remember at my FSIL wedding the vendors were also in the main ballroom off to the side-but no centerpiece on their table

jaimelody · January 2010

Also doing sandwiches and snacks for vendors in a separate room. I think KewlTif had mentioned this previously and it makes sense that these people wouldn't want to eat wedding food since they are always eating it.

jaimelody · January 2010

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hcer0708 · January 2010

I have never heard of giving vendors something to eat rather than the food at the reception. Thats a cool idea. My contract states i am not allowed to bring in outside food though.

Laurms15 · January 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_new-jersey_did-vendor-table?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:90Discussion:98661a88-6e2d-458e-9ea2-6bedc9096466Post:7a6a9d80-3c67-4b21-b66f-ffd74a12af27">Re: How did you do your vendor table?</a>:
[QUOTE]I have never heard of giving vendors something to eat rather than the food at the reception. Thats a cool idea. My contract states i am not allowed to bring in outside food though.
Posted by hcer0708[/QUOTE]

You make a good point! Be sure those who are bringing in sandwiches are allowed becasue some halls won't let you. Making you pay for vendor meals is revenue for them so they may not wany you to take that away.

Mine will eat in the cocktail hour room or in an upstairs room. I've never seen them eat in the reception room either.

uppereastgirl · January 2010

They ate in a separate room, and it was not the regular reception food -- it was sandwiches and such so they didn't have to sit down for a long time. That's what our venue does, not what we opted to do.

acablitas · January 2010

Good thing you brought this up, b/c I do have to ask our venue about this. I would probably think that they put them in the cocktail room so no CP is necessary.

Karma01 · January 2010

At our venue we have a choice of a dinner or sandwiches for our vendors. The recommend doing the sandwiches so they can eat it whenever, and it won't atter if it goes cold so that is what we are doing

NJMom050911 · January 2010

I didn't think about where they would be sitting, but I'm paying $45 per plate for vendors which is the price for children under 12 as well.....regular plate is $120 so that's a great savings...I guess I know have to find out where they're sitting I will not be getting a centerpiece for that table

smw42 · February 2010

For our hall if you are paying the vendor meal rate for them (discounted) they are not serving the vendors the "wedding food" but sandwiches instead. This seems pretty common.

njbrowneyedgrl74 · February 2010

Our vendors ate the same food we did in a separate room and I honestly don't know where. All I needed to know was that they did eat.

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