One of the biggest expenses at a wedding is
evidently the bar bill. Assuring that the bar
service is a paying one will accomplish two goals:
it will ensure that the overall wedding bill stays
within reasonable range and it will insure that no
one gets drunk and ruins the wedding by their
unwanted manners. In all, it will be a winning
situation for everyone attending the wedding.
There are often people who do not show up but
reserved their place at a wedding. A general rule of
thumb is to count that about 5 to 10 percent of
people will not show-up at the wedding. Another good
way of avoiding wasting food at a wedding and
ending-up with a bigger bill after the ceremony is
to have a reliable person confirm the attendees
number the day before the ceremony. A good catering
company will allow the newly weds to change the
number of plates they have to pay according to the
number of people presents.
Last but not least is the evening buffet at a
wedding: more people will have already left the
premises and more often than anything there will be
too much food at the end of the reception.
Downsizing the midnight buffet is not a bad thing
and if people are still hungry after a full course
meal and a midnight buffet, they can always stop at
their local drive-through and get a burger. This
will not be the problem of the newly weds who will
be long gone for their honeymoon.
