The Perfect Wedding - Getting The Perfect Catering

By Nathalie Fiset


Catering is a big part of wedding expense. When planning the perfect wedding, shopping for a catering service that will meet your needs and budget is a must. It is a sad truth that caterers often rise their prices when they hear that the banquet is for a wedding. One can easily mention that the reception is for a celebration or an anniversary which will be totally true and will lower the overall costs. Planning in advance is a must as caterers are very comfortable to rise their prices for last minute customers who are planning a wedding.

Many future brides and groom are torn when faced with cutting the list of their guests because of the large catering bill. There are ways to save money on catering and being able to invite everyone to your perfect wedding. The most important factor in determining the price of every guest’s plate at a wedding is determined by the main course: the fancier the meat, the more expensive the price. Choosing a meal that is pleasant to everyone and satisfying to he newly weds’ budget can easily be accomplished with the proper planning.

 

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.

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