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Everything was ready and set for the ladies today right on time. Their florist had an issue with her flower count...she insisted she had 22 but she also didn't have enough for all the tables (22)... Moving on. Earlier in the week, the hostesses wanted to have 7 people at every table instead of 6, but they never changed the dessert order (6 cookies on each table). Naturally Ms Sally Metzel asked if we had more cookies. Chris had already informed Marquitta and I earlier that morning that the answer was no. In the end she wasn't too upset about it and figured they'd have less people than she thought show up anyways. During service we made 11 veg entrees all day as opposed to 5 and the 2 chicken entrees went out with no issues. Staff went around with coffee and water as soon as all of the entrees were taken care of. We didn't know they would be in their program for almost the whole duration of service so it took us a little longer because we were trying to be quiet. No big issues though, staff did a great job.

Augusta Newcomers today in the Ballroom went as it usually does. All of the gluten free meals went out as planned; the kitchen ended up making 6 of those as opposed to 4. We also had to have extra vegetarian meals made...9 all day instead of 7. The coffee station took a lot of heat off the staff and they were able to focus on service. Not exactly our problem but some of the guests were very passionate about how hungry they were...everyone arrived at 8:30 but lunch was scheduled for 12:00 and the hosts kept it at 12:00. I suppose they just need to communicate with their people more clearly.

Great evening for the Westminster parents and family. We assisted with a few setup needs for a while, and everything including the buffet, was set by arrival time. The bar lines were LONG...except for the Prefunction bar. We were definitely strapped for people tonight but everyone worked super hard and made it happen. The food line got very long as well but we did a little crowd control (nudging people along, etc). We also had a teachable moment about remembering to pass with napkins and such... No big issues, everyone seemed to leave very happy. Staff did amazing with the volume

Everything went well, on time, and quickly for both groups today. Azalea had their first lunch on the veranda of the season, which they loved. They only had 30 ladies eating even though we were asked to add an extra seat for 34. Bulbs and Borders went off without a hitch as well, with 31 on the dot. Thankfully Claude and I convinced the speaker to just use the TV that was already set up in the Wallace House instead of a screen and projector, which saved everyone a ton of time as always. No issues with either party, everything was great.