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10 Tips to Getting Great
Deals on Catering
by:Mike Lindsey
When it comes to
your catering services for your wedding,
there are options to make it more affordable.
Generally for larger receptions, catering
companies will offer discounts on their
own.
Saving money on your food and drink can
be very easy, but it really depends on
how large your reception party will be
and what you are planning to serve. I
will explain how you can save some money
on the catering for your party.
1. You can serve basic entrees where the
meals are all inclusive and forego the
extras like salads, soups and breads and
bring these items yourself.
2. You can choose to go with appetizers
instead of full entrees. Many catering
companies will offer a variety of appetizers
at a special cost.
3. Skip out on the extra services that
many catering companies offer such as
place settings or servers.
4. Avoid going to a professional caterer
and opt instead to use a small restaurants
catering services instead.
5. Picking up the food for your reception
instead of letting the catering company
deliver it can save you a great deal of
money.
6. You can always make the food yourself
and experiment with many different tastes
or prepare all of your best dishes.
7. Tips are generally included in catering
packages so you do not have to provide
extra tips during the reception unless
someone goes out of their way and/or far
over the duties
8. Plan your wedding yourself instead
of using a wedding planner
9. Limit your transportation costs by
booking the services on off seasons or
shopping around for the cheapest costs
10. The very last thing that you can do
is elope!
These tips can save you a lot of money
on catering because when you skip the
extras and forego the delivery charges
and set up etc. catering companies will
give you good prices.
Of course, you can also opt out of full
entrees and serve something altogether
different. It can be very easy to get
good prices on catering services. Perhaps
the best way to do this is to simply limit
the guests at your reception that you
have to serve.
By turning your full reception into a
private and intimate celebration, you
can limit the amount of guests without
offending anyone. Unless you can afford
to invite all of your co-workers that
you get along with, don’t invite
any. It is just good etiquette.
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