Musician meal for 3 hrs?

Generally, three hours is an acceptable amount of time to go between meals, and usually vendors will include language in their contracts once they hit a certain number of hours and will need food. For example, my HMUA is going to be with us for 6 hours. She did not put a meal in her contract, but I also think that’s too long for most people to comfortably go without eating so I’m going to take her lunch order along with everyone else in my getting ready suite. But you should also check with your venue and/caterer to see what the options are for vendor meals. Those usually cost less than the full cost to feed your guests because it’s not the exact same meal. I personally don’t really like it when they just offer cold sandwiches when the vendors will be surrounded by guests eating fancy steaks and stuff, but some venues make that a cost-effective option. My venue lets them go through the buffet line once for a fraction of the cost of the guests. So they get to eat the same food, they just have to make sure they grab anything they’ll want on that one trip.

In short: you should just ask. In the US it is normal for a vendor to need a meal if they are working more than 4-5 Hours.

Yup I agree, I would just ask.