All Weddings Are Threatened By The Wedding Killers Below:
The Venue
The Caterer
The Officiant
The DJ
The Photographer/Videographer
The Wedding Planner
Chances are you've heard of these wedding killers. Or worse, witnessed these slashers live at a family member or friend's wedding.
The good news is, virtually every wedding can eliminate their threat with these JMAN Productions tips & callouts.
Read on to understand the threat, so you can hire against it.
The Caterer | Killer #2
No Show, Late Show, Slow Serve, Poor Communication, Independent Power, Backup Plan
No Show
Self exlpanatory, but a strue wedding killer.
Check their reviews. If there is a singgle no-show review, if you don't desperately need them, take your business elsewhere. If you think you need them, is it worth the previous no-show risk?
Late Show
Not as bad as a no show, but still bad.
You have a finite amount of time, usually 5 hours for your entire wedding, Cermeony Guest Seating to Reception Final Song. Guests are already seat 1 hour for dinner, how do you think they feel adding an exrtra 45 minutes to that? And are they going to want to dance after a 2 hour dinner? And what if you ahve to leave righ then for Golden Hour sunset photos? Guests will have to wait until 8:30pm just to talk to you... or they can go home and send a postcard saying how nice the wedding was, sorry they couldn't stay.
Slow Serve
Similar issue as the Late Show.
If serving dinner costs an extra 45 minutes of dinner time, that's 25% of a 3 hour wedding reception. That's not what you're paying for.
Poor Communication
Poor communication is a red flag for issues.
If they aren't responding to emails, calls, and the day-of if they haven't let you, your mother, or weding planner know they have arrived and are on schedule, you might need to get a family member on standby to get Costco pizzas for your 200 guests. True story.
Independent Power
Many scenic venues are not as modern as they should be.
I'm being polite. Barns in the foothills wired up by the family electrician are prone to failure. And we make do! The scenery is worth it if you can make sure your caterer has backup power included in the contract e.g. a generator/protable power.
Backup Plan
What's your caterer's guarantee?
The Worst Case Scenario, have you talked about it?