The FOOD!

If food is the main event of your wedding like many, then the caterer will be a huge choice. Some questions you want to remember to ask yourself before even contacting a caterer are

1. What's your food budget?
2. How many guests are you expecting? 
3. Is there a caterer on site or will someone need to travel to you?
4. Remember to communicate details to your caterer, and I would not advise using a caterer without a tasting.

Here is a sample email that you could use to send a caterer, just fill in your own wedding details.

To whom it may concern, 

I am interested in your wedding services for my sister in law bride to be's wedding event on Month, Date, Year.

Are you available this day?

What do your services include?

Do you provide a complimentary tasting?

Is there a deposit required to reserve the date?

Do you provide tables/ chairs/ linens/ set-up?

Bartender services?

Flexibility in your menus?

As far as food we have a sample menu that includes hors'deouvres (something bacon wrapped), fruit display+fondue?, salad, mixed vegetables, pasta-(carbonara), (meat- salmon or chicken)entree, and dessert table (cupcakes). 

Thank you for your time. I am available anytime by email (YourEmail) and evenings by phone (YourPhone)

 We will be available (YourDate) in the afternoon for a tasting, please let us know if that date works for you.

-(YourName)

Wedding Info.

Name of Groom/Bride

Date of Wedding

Location of Event

Address of Event

Phone of Event

Time of Event

Hopefully that helps with the catering anxiety that comes. Now it's just up to you or your planner to set up the meetings and decide what you like and what can fit in the budget. Last minute changes are not a good idea here since the caterer may order supplies as soon as the menu is in place. Think about

• Appetizers (and how to spell hor' deouvres)
• Do you want there to be a cocktail hour?
• Do you want to have only appetizers and no main course?
• Main Course of Dinner- Buffet or plated?
• Meat (1 or 2 choices)
• Salad (1 or 2)
• Pasta/ Rice
• Veggies
• Dessert
• Do you want a cake?
• Do you want other desserts than your cake?
• Cupcakes
• Brownies
• Cookies
• Colored Candies of your theme
• Kisses
• Fondue with fruit