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Let all the joys be as the month of May,
And all thy days be as a marriage day:
Let sorrow, sickness, and a troubled mind
Be stranger to thee.

SATURDAY OPENHOUSES 11 AM to 1 PM

555 W. Michigan Avenue
Saline, Michigan 48176

734-904-4760

wellers2@aol.com

 

MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

WHO OVERSEES MY EVENT:

Your base price estimate includes a BANQUET MANAGER who:

  • Directs your vendors where to set up when they arrive 3 hrs prior to your ceremony
  • Bar is staffed and opens on time\Event staffing
  • Seating of guests after ceremony
  • Set up of dinner tables with flatware, water goblets, bread plates
  • Set up of dining room to match your seating assignments
  • Oversees plating of salads served at tables with warm rolls
  • Oversees releasing tables to buffet
  • Oversees coffee service at each table during dinner
  • Oversees clearing of dishes at each table


WHAT IS INCLUDED IN BASE PRICE ESTIMATE

  • Room Rental with Gazebo/Dance Pavilion for six hours
  • Two Entree Meal / Buffet
  • Buffet Chafing dishes and serving utensils
  • Banquet servers
  • Banquet Manager
  • Non alcoholic beverage service: included 7 pops, five juices, ice, condiments & glasses
  • China and flatware
  • Beverage Glassware for six hours
  • Linen Tablecovers and Napkins
  • Chivalri Chairs

OTHER QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Q: How long can we hold a date for our event?
.A: You may pencil in a date for seven days with no financial obligation. To finalize your date, you must sign a contract and give Wellers' a $1200 Advance Deposit at the end of the seven-day holding period. Dates not finalized with check and
contract are immediately taken off the holding date. Go to: BOOKING & PAYMENTS
Q: What if we change our minds and want to move our date?
A: You may move your seven-day hold to another date. However, once you finalize your date with a $1200 Advance Deposit and Contract you can no longer change your mind and move a date without incurring a cancellation fee. See BOOKING
Q: Can we transfer our Venue Deposit & Security Deposit to another date after we have finalized our date
A: No. Deposits are not transferable. You must cancel the existing date and re-book another date if you need to change
dates. BOOKING
Q: What happens if we cancel our date?
A: There are very specific cancellation penalties in your contract. Fees are scheduled according to how close you cancel to your actual date. See BOOKING
Q: Are our prices locked in when we book a date at Wellers?
A:The minimum menu price and room rental are designated in your contract when you book These cannot be changed once you book your room.. Menu items may change within the menu package but the minimum menu price is guaranteed for your particular pricing. See BOOKING It is stated in the contract that if there are extreme inflationary factors we may raise prices a percentage.

Q: How long do we have for our event?
A: Six hours from the time any food or beverages are served. The room must be vacated at the end of the six hours. Your ceremony and set-up time is not included in your six hour room rental. See TIMELINES

Q: How & when do we finalize our menu and plans with Wellers?
A: At the 90- DAY PLANNING MEETING you will need to finalize your menu as well as your time line for your event.

Q: How & when are payments made?

1. 50% at your 90-day Meeting
2. At the Final Meeting your Venue Deposit is applied to your final payment and you pay the balance

All payments must be made by personal check or cash. For some people Zelle may be an options depending on your bank


Q: What happens if we find out that less people are coming than what we paid for?
A: You cannot lower your guest count after your final payment is made. You may add guests as late as the Thursday prior to your wedding. CATERING GUIDELINES

Q: Do we have to have assigned seating?
A: Yes, as we release your guests for dining by table number. The table release ensures an orderly and calm presence of the dining experience for your guests and minimizes long lines @ the buffet. Please ask your DJ not to make an announcement that "Dinner is being served".
Q: How should we set up our table numbering?
A:: . Wellers' has recommended table numbering on the Home Page page in your menu package and website. The lowest table numbers are released to the buffet line first.

Q: How do we do the assigned seating?
A: There are several ways of doing assigned seating: 1.) You may provide a list at the door that has each guests name under a table number starting with table 1#, #2, #3, #4 etc with your immediate family being at the lowest table numbers so that they go through the buffet line first. This is the simplest thing to do. Or 2). Wellers will provide you with a Place Card Table at the entrance of your banquet room. You may arrange your placecards in alphabetical order and guests pick up their placecard when they arrive and proceed to the appropriate table number, which you have previously placed on the tables. On each place card you can then write the table # for that guest.

Q: When is my assigned seating required by Wellers?
A:At your Final Meeting Wellers needs your final seating diagram
Q: Who puts the table numbers on the tables?
A: Wellers staff puts the table numbers on the tables in the order designated by you at your Final meeting, the Friday one week prior to your event.
Q: Can we change or exchange menu items?
A: Please email in advance of your 90-day meeting any menu changes you would like to make. We can then price the change out for you at your 90-day meeting.Menus
Q: How does Wellers' handle the liquor purchase, delivery?
A: Wellers' does not have a liquor license. If you wish to serve liquor you must purchase it through A&L WINE CASTLE. No other liquor suppliers are allowed to come onto the property for security purposes. They will provide the following services for you: Delivery of your beer, wine, liquor and champagne, label your boxes and supply an inventory for bartenders, pick up of empty bottles & kegs.
Q: Who services the bar? Who pays for the Contracted Bartending Services?
A: BARTENDERS will be automatically scheduled for your event. They are an outside service. You will make an advance payment to Wellers at your final meeting @ $280 per bartender. This fee must be paid with a separate check for each bartender you have ordered. This fee is for an 8 hour shife and includes e one hour for set-up and one hour for clean-up plus your six hours of bar service.
Q: Do the bride and groom and under-age guests need to bring their ID since this is a private party?
A: YES. Contrary to what many people think.ID IS REQUIRED by everyone including bride, groom and bridal party, and any under-age guests, eventhough this is a private party!! Anyone without proof of being 21 yrs old as required by Michigan State Law will not be served alcohol. Anyone procuring drinks for minors will be asked to leave the event. If behavior persists the event may be shut down.
Q: What is the minimum guest count and costs to combine indoor dining with gazebo dining if I have rented the Carriage House?
A: You will need to meet the minimum seating in the Carriaeg House of 150 on Saturdays, and 125 on Fridays. The Raisin River Room minimum is 75 guests.

 

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