If you're planning a wedding on a budget, the catering costs can certainly exhaust a good portion of your limit. There are many ways to cut costs and still have a wonderful catering menu that will impress guests. For example, most catering companies provide appetizers during the cocktail hour and in addition also offer them on the menu which means a higher cost. Simply eliminating these appetizers on the menu will save a considerable amount of money. You can also lower the cost by serving foods such as an array of cheeses and crackers as well as fresh vegetables and dip platters with a shrimp cocktail.
One of the largest catering expenses if alcohol. Many brides and grooms cut costs by eliminating the "open bar" and serving only "signature" drinks, if any at all!
Many brides and grooms also cut costs by doing their catering themselves. Preparing a simple menu and serving the food will significantly reduce your spending which helps you say under budget!
Wedding Catering costs for large parties of guests can be costly as well as stressful on your budget and a wedding is usually a onetime event so yes the catering needs to be special but cost effective.
The decisions you need to make are things such as whether you are going to have a sit down dinner or a cocktail reception. After deciding on these factors you should compare the wedding catering costs. Obviously a cocktail reception is going to cost far less than a large sit down meal.
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