When you are planning an event and you require staff to run the event it is always a good idea to call a professional company that can help you with this part of the event to ensure success. It is never a very good idea to staff your event with friends and family. Friends and family while they have good intentions get caught up in the moment and then that is when your event can take a turn for the worst. If you are serving alcohol you will need to have a special event license. The bartender will need to understand the rules about drinking responsibly (serving-it-right) and not over serve.  Servers should hold their serving-it-right certification and preferably their food safe certification. Servers need to support the bartender by always being on the look out for guests that seem to be consuming to much alcohol. The event staff need to be well groomed, responsive to guest needs and knowledgeable about the event. Chefs and cooks should hold their current food safe certifications and Chefs Red Seal Certified preferably. Make sure that you order enough staff to handle the event this is not the time to cut back on this cost- if you do then you can make the mistake of not having the guests properly taken care of and bad reviews later.  First Services Hospitality will make suggestions on how many staff it will take to look after your guests at your event please listen to us. It is our job to make sure that we staff your event according to your guaranteed numbers plus a little bit more.  This is not the time to think that we are  trying to sell you something that you don’t need, we just want to make sure that you make the right impression! One last thought is if you are shopping around this is fine, just don’t always go with the cheapest company’s staffing rates, otherwise you may get what you paid for…. First Services Hospitality is your full service Event Staffing Company (bartenders, Servers, Set up Staff and Take down, Chefs, Cooks and Dishwashers) give us a call (778)988-9440 or info@firstserviceshospitality.com