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A day in the life with caterer Arieh Wagner

December 14, 2017 13:49
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The wedding day has come and Arieh Wagner is in Spain. At the venue for 7.30am, he is ready to orchestrate what is to be a magical day. There has been so much liaison between London and Spain, down to the last detail, there can surely be nothing to worry about.

On arrival at the beach where the dinner and dance are to take place, to the team's surprise the stage is not built, no tables have been put out and the staff are nowhere to be found. Where has everyone got to? 

A short while later, Wagner and Tevrah Miller-Jones, the wedding planner, make their way to the chupah and meet the florist — it looks absolutely fabulous here... except it will be 42 degrees today and the flowers cannot be exposed to the heat for more than an hour, otherwise they will die.

As for the sound engineer, he sets up the sound system for the chupah but 45 minutes before the ceremony, on testing the equipment, no music will play. Turns out the band decided to take care of arrangements themselves but forgot a minor detail — in mainland Europe, the plugs are different from those in the UK.