Catering For Your Wedding
Dealing with catering service providers is part of most brides
wedding planning strategy. A caterer normally provides food and
beverages and they have an important role in your wedding. If
you have experience with caterers, you are in luck. But if you
have never hired a caterer before, don't worry.
If the wedding reception venue offers this service, it is also
possible that you don't need to worry about hiring a third party
caterer. Even if catering is not provided by the reception
venue, they may be able to recommend some to you. If your
reception site manager, recommends a caterer you should still do
your homework. Just like any other vendor, a caterer should be
able to provide you with several references. You should always
contact the references.
You should ask about reliability, trustworthiness, quality, and
related issues. Never assume that a caterer recommended by
someone if surely the best possible solution for your event. One
caterer may work great for one event, but be insufficient for
others. A caterer may be experienced in smaller events, but not
experienced with events with two hundred invited guests.
There are two different styles of catering:
Seated Dinner - Seated dinner setting will normally require more
staff than a buffet. Serving the food requires more severs. With
a seated dinner, you will need more tables and chairs because
most of the guests will eat at the same time. A seated dinner
offers less flexibility for your guests, because they usually
have a couple of options to choose from. To simplify the
process, menu options should be included with the wedding
invitations so your guests can choose which selection they
prefer. The pre-selection process enables you to work with your
caterer on the final count.
Buffet - You may be able to get away with less chairs and tables
with a buffet dinner. Buffet gives your guests more flexibility,
and they don't all have to eat at the same time. A buffet dinner
also gives your guests more options to customize their food
selection. The buffet requires fewer servers and less staff.
Guests can pick and choose what they like. In addition to the
obvious advantage of a more flexible dinner, your guest can go
back for seconds. Because buffet dinners require minimal service
staff, you may be able to save more with this option.