Guests and cars
Guests often share cars, and some arrive by shuttle or car service. Share what you know about how people are getting there, and whether the couple is arriving separately.
Wedding valet
How we staff valet for a wedding
The number of attendants a wedding needs comes from the arrival rush, the walk to parking and the send-off. A supervisor is on every job.
What sets the size of the crew
Guest count is where we start, but it isn’t the whole answer. What matters more is how many cars show up in the same short window, how long the walk to the lot is, and whether cars can turn around easily. A small wedding where everyone arrives at once can need more attendants than a larger one where guests come in over an hour.
The supervisor is the contact for your planner and the venue, so the attendants can stay focused on parking and returning cars.
Hills, blind corners and narrow streets, like the cobblestone blocks in DUMBO, can call for an extra person to guide cars in so they pull up one at a time. A flat lot next to the entrance usually doesn’t need one.
When plans change
Tell us as soon as the guest count goes up, a shuttle is added, or the venue moves the drop-off from a lot to the street. Any of these can change how many people you need, and we’ll let you know whether the crew can be adjusted for your date.
Plan for every busy stretch of the day. Guests arriving for cocktail hour and guests leaving at the send-off are both peaks, and a crew sized for the ceremony alone leaves people waiting at the end of the night.
Bad weather slows everything down, especially on a hill or a long walk to the lot. If the site floods or the only path is cobblestone, tell us so we can plan for a slower night.
Common staffing mistakes
The most common mistakes are planning for an average instead of the arrival rush, counting the supervisor as an attendant, and ignoring the walk to the lot. A lot that looks close on a map can take a few minutes on foot, and that time repeats for every car.
A church ceremony and a reception across town are two separate locations. Send both addresses so we can staff each one.
Call (718) 536-9350 with your guest count, the addresses and whether the venue has a lot. We reply the same business day.
Other staffing details
Greeters and attendants
Greeters who don’t take keys aren’t part of the valet count. Attendants park and return cars, and the supervisor runs the team.
New Jersey weddings
The property and the arrival pattern set the size of the crew, not the state. We plan New Jersey weddings the same way we plan New York ones.
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