The Essential Guide to Gay and Lesbian Weddings (74 page)

Are coat check facilities and valet parking included?

Number of serving staff.

Are gratuities included, and how much are they?

Are taxes included?

Are delivery charges involved?

Breakdown of rental fees, if any.

Exactly what food will be served for exactly how many people?

How the food will be served and number of serving staff.

Who supplies what beverages and how much they'll cost.

Who supplies the wedding cake and whether there are extra charges.

Your promise to not allow anyone under twenty-one to consume alcohol.

Your promise that games of chance will not be permitted unless legal permission has been obtained by authorities. (We guess they don't want you to lose your new spouse in a craps game.)

Clause protecting all parties from natural disasters, including earthquakes, floods, and nuclear war. (Such catastrophes fall under the category of
force majeure
and are dealt with in every contract in the known world.)