Belle MeadeBanquet

~ Guest Check in with escort cards did not go well. Jack and I had to step in and help people find seats from the RSVP list. The host seemed to be very disorganized and flustered. The host was extremely unprepared and this situation started the night on a downward spiral. Dinner had to be pushed back by an hour. \*\* The solution would be a round table with an escort card table and a legible seating chart. The club should be in charge of this seating so it doesnt have such a large effect on the timeline and the readiness of the food and/or preset salads. They should task the club with planning services even though there is a fee involved. This would be most helpful for them. ~Per Brett the floor plan was way t0o tight and messy with the farm tables. the loggia could have had at least 2 more tables and rounds would have had a better flow in the room. They also needed to pay closer attention to their RSVP list because there were some 5ft tables that were only sat with 6 people. ~CARD READERS/SQUARES ARE NOT EFFICIENT. For the amount of guests that we had tonight, the bar lines were long. Not due to the bartenders, but because the readers were not able to keep up and kept updating during the shift. \*\*Tickets would be the best option or figuring a way for guests to start a tab. Also having a wine bar to purchase bottles and glasses of wine would be helpful as well. ~There was a considerable amount of people behind the bar before it was due to be open in the prefunction. ~ROWDY GUESTS!!!! There were guest bringing in mini bottles, cigar smoking and throwing butts in glasses and the ground. There was vaping and wandering intoxicated guests.