Chocolate fountain problems....

Hmm...it may be to fix it for the preferred supplier. However, in the case of choccy fountains there are other issues, more likely to do with guest supervision and potential mess. In legal terms any decent provider with PL & PI insurance should do. I know that some venues have been left with carpet cleaning costs when the staff have not adequately supervised the guests.

I remember arriving at Woodlands Hotel in Leeds for a wedding and their marquee floor was covered in chocolate from the previous night's wedding. The choccy fountain people were supposed to have continuously manned the stand but they set it up and left.

Ah yeah, never thought of that before. However, I know that there will definatley be staff with the fountain cos we have the photbooth from them too and that has to be manned also. So I have been told we will be given 2 members of staff to look after it all. I think I am just going to wait to closer to the time and mention to my venue we have booked this as part of a package etc.

I think you should talk to the venue, otherwise you run the risk of not having the chocolate fountain at all. Telling them now would enable them to talk to the people you have booked it with to find out about their health and safety and what the set up would be.

I would talk to the venue now as I'd want to know if it was going to be an issue. Are you particularly wanting a choc fountain or is it just because it's part of the package? If the latter, then perhaps you could discuss with that supplier to see if they would swap it for something else.

Talk to your venue sooner rather than later. They are within their rights to say you've read the contract and signed it, you can't use anyone else.

I know if we wanted to use a different supplier than our venues preferred supplier we would have to pay an additional charge of a couple hundred quid. I would mention it to them now and see where you stand while you still have time to negotiate.

Thanks guys I will have a chat with them.

I am not too fussed either way whether we have the fountain or not, we bought it more cos it was a great offer of everything for £400. I am sure the company would swap the fountain for something else if we cant have it as we have already swapped about some of the other bits of the offer.

Therein may lay the problem. photobooths can be time consuming and easily take two people.....in this case, who then is manning the choccy fountain?

Posts re fountains were very regular up until a couple of years ago....although they still have a place, they are not as regular at weddings as they once were....

Peter

Photo booths are the new chocolate fountains