29 I Wedding Catering Questions and Answers

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Today’s topic is important because your food and alcohol take up a huge percentage of your budget. Depending on your total budget, it can be 30-45%!

Putting together your wedding menu and figuring out the logistics of your food, alcohol, and catering can be pretty intricate and requires a lot of thought and attention. This part of your wedding planning takes more than just tasting food and deciding what you like and don’t like. 

Whether you’re searching for a caterer or you’ve already booked one and signed the contract, this episode will give you a lot to think about and help you decide just what kind of meal you want to serve and the type of caterer you want to work with. 

Whether you’re having a rustic backyard wedding or a formal, elegant dinner in a ballroom, all these questions will apply.

Some of these questions I share with you in one of my products in the Resource Shop - the Wedding Vendor Email Templates and Interview Questions. But this episode talks specifically about catering questions.

However, if you’ve ever wondered what questions you should be asking a specific vendor, knowing there are lots of important things you might be missing, definitely check out my wedding vendor email templates and interview questions. All you need to do is literally copy and paste them from my document into your email and you will be well on your way. You’ll be happy to know you asked the right questions and saved yourself so much time. 

You can find the bundle at https://shop.verveeventco.com.

As always, if you’re driving or working out, you can get the show notes at verveeventco.com/29 for the highlights, links mentioned in the episode, or to hear the replay.

The main questions we discussed today that will help you better plan for a memorable and delicious wedding:

• What kind of meal are you serving (formal or casual) and how many guests will there be?
• What kind of bar are you going to have? Hosted or open bar (where you pay for it), a cash bar (where the guest pays for it), or a combination of the two and for how long?
• How does the caterer handle tastings and is there a fee to attend one? Also, how many guests may attend?
• When is the final guarantee due?
• When is the caterer arriving on the day of the wedding?
• How will the food be served at cocktail hour?
• And finally, when picking out your menu, have you chosen a variety of options to satisfy a majority of your wedding guests?

If you have ANY questions on this topic or any others, I’m always more than happy to answer them!

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