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Like in the town you're going to or for you going out of town?
No clue but just bumping for you! haha
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@locavore_mama: Like the town we are going to. We have a daytime wedding and no sitters at home. DH wants to hire someone to watch our LO's in our hotel room....I'm kinda nervous about that idea!
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@autumnlove: I would be too!! Can you ask the bride & groom for any recos?
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@locavore_mama: I asked yesterday when they sent me a text reminder to RSVP and they didn't have any suggestions. The wedding is on a Friday so it eliminates a lot of our usual sitters.
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@autumnlove: hmmm can mil go with you guys???
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@locavore_mama: Nope, she will be out of the country! So will my parents... waaaah!
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since i have good experiences with a similar site for local babysitting i might consider it if i arranged it in advance and had time to check refs and meet with the sitter for a brief interview and to get a sense that they are normal before actually leaving them alone (ideally we would meet the day before I needed her).
If i just found a sitter online though and met them shortly before i go out, i would feel like i am just leaving LO with a complete stranger.
ETA: the more i think about it, the harder i think it would be to actually do that!!! maybe i would consider it if there was time and money to pay for babysitting the day before the event and i am there to see them in action before leaving them alone...
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@autumnlove: family or friend wedding? Reach out via FB for recos???
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Could you Skype interview them?
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I've felt comfortable with all the folks I've met/interviewed thus far from Care.com. Granted, I selected people to interview who were older, college educated, experienced, and had well written cover letters and good references/reviews. I think a FaceTime, Skype, and or in person interview in advance would help a lot. Good luck!
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I would try contacting the hotel and see if they have a service they can recommend. For my wedding our hotel had a nanny service they used, so I talked with them on the phone and got everything arranged for the people we were providing child care for.
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@autumnlove: Dude, call the concierge desk at the hotel and ask for reco's on babysitters/services they use. We did this on our last business/pleasure trip where we took E and it was awesome. Licensed, bonded, insured through a service. She was an ECE who makes a little extra cash doing this at night. She brought toys and E was a dream for her. She went down to sleep no problem and the sitter just sat and watched TV until we got back.
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I'd like to say I'd be comfortable with this, but honestly I'd be super nervous b/c I'm just a nervous nellie!
If you're uncomfortable with a stranger, can you bring one of your regular sitters with you instead? It would be more expensive b/c there would obviously be more hours of paid time involved, but could alleviate some of your worries...
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Not sure where you live but maybe someone on here knows someone?!
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@autumnlove: At our wedding we hired Guardian Angel Sitting Service and they were amazing. Not sure where your wedding is, they have a limited area they cover. Have you asked the bride/groom if they have friends who have babysitter recomendations?
https://www.guardianangelssittingservice.com/babysitting.html
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