Phase 3 Ontario

I was told for where im getting married in ontario that in stage 3 my photographer, Videographer djs florist etc do not count. Its 50 guests that we are allowed to invite my venue confirmed this. The scary part is who knows how long stage 3 will last could be a year or couple weeks or months who knows 🤔

I was concerned about that too but our venue has told us that their staff and our other vendors don't count as part of the 50 guests.

Staff at the venue don’t count (like servers, cleaners etc.) but external vendors like your photographer and DJ do count as guests.

I would imagine your vendors and staff as part of the 50 guest count.

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"People at their place of work, including performers and crews, do not count towards gathering limits"

That's why I'm iffy about DJs and other external vendors. If vendors were an in-house group, I think you're fine but what's to stop a decorator from the outside from bringing in 10-20 bodies to build and take down the room?

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Straight from the government themselves.

https://files.ontario.ca/mof-framework-reopening-province-stage-3-en-2020-07-13.pdf

I heard that vendors (caterers, bartender, photographer ect) are part of the 50. Another reason we post-poned because we would have lost about 6 guests.

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In Ontario, staff of the venue is not included in the 50 gathering count. Not sure about DJ and other external vendors.

I know in AB it includes everyone in the same vicinity as part of the 50. So all venue staff, and other event staff such as DJ, Photographer etc.