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Eric_M_Klein wrote:
I got the impression that this is an exclusive location. If I am wrong I am sorry. What I am trying to say is clients who have events at the Four Seasons expect more than clients at the Hilton or clients who have events at the Holiday Inn. I would not go overboard for a back yard wedding or even a typical country club, but if I wanted to impress the sales manager at the Ritz Carlton I would do things that are more than managers at the Ritz Carlton expect. Would you rather book events for clients and get referrals from customers who can afford to pay your twice your going rate and is that worth spending $300 dollars to rent a D4 and a 200mm F2 or 300mm F2.8, $150 for an assistant, and $100 for a tux to impress the manager who is in a position to refer you to other customers?. I'm not saying it is right, but in some places, what kind of car you drive, where you live, and even what kind of camera you use means something to them. ...Show more →
I have worked weddings at the Ritz, at the Montage and at the Langham. I wore my usual long sleeve black shirt and slacks. The band didn't wear tuxes, the videographer didn't wear a tux, the DJ wasn't wearing a tux.......the only one's wearing tuxes were the waiters...oh wait, they were only wearing bowties and black vests........gee, why weren't they wearing tuxes ?
If one thinks that wearing a tux will open the flood gates to infinite wealth by high end vendors, then I suggest you never leave the house without your tux on. After all, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. You wouldn't want to be caught getting your car serviced or buying goods at Macy's because you never know who might be watching.
"Oh hey, look, there's Johnny, that high end wedding photographer"....." Gee, he isn't wearing a tux, I was going to hire him, but now i'm not, too bad"......."that must mean he's not that good a photographer is he's not wearing a tux"..........
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