Wedding Catering ??
Filed Under (Wedding Catering) by admin on 27-06-2010
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Question by smars442002: Wedding Catering ??
Anyone done it themselves.
Is it that big of a hassle,
Did you save money
Would you do it again?
Best answer:
Answer by cgspitfire
My mom and I did all of the food items for my first wedding. I’m currently engaged and my fiance and I are definitely doing things differently this time. His family also did the food for his first wedding. We both were much younger (and more stupid!) then and were on really tight budgets. This time, we’re going to let others do the work by having the reception catered. Did we save money the first time? Yes. But neither one of us feel we had the wedding we wanted to.
My advice, know what it is that you really want from your reception. Then make your decision as to whether to hire a caterer or not.
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We do some catering on a small scale, and I will tell you, unless you are serving foods that are all cold, and are all made well in advance, doing it yourself is going to demand allof your attention on a day when it truly should be elsewhere.
Depending on the size of your wedding I guess you could. Anything over 100 I would absolutely say you need a caterer.
I work in weddings and have planned several where people have tried to cater their own wedding.
When they cook it all from scratch it has never worked well.
When they do half-catering like premade from Sam’s or from a resturant it can go well but requires A LOT of prep and help from family.
If you are personally going to do it I would really, really tell you not to. There is so much going on that day already you don’t need to throw food into the mix but if you have a close friend, family member, or even a nice old lady from the church that will take on the responsibility you can pull it off.
I got roped into doing the catering for my aunt’s wedding along with her mother in law. I will never do that again for anyone, even myself. Granted it was just a dessert reception and less than 100 people, but the kitchen crew was not able to enjoy themselves at all because we had to keep refilling everything as it ran out. I wouldn’t even wish that for my worst enemy. As stressful as that was, I can’t even imagine doing your own catering for a full dinner which is what most people say is expected.
I personally would pay extra just to allow friends and family to be able to enjoy themselves as guests should, not have them chained to the kitchen.
Honestly, I would never do it.
I’ve worked in catering. I’ve seen professional trained chefs freak out when preparing food for a wedding.
It’s stressful cooking for a larger event. Cooking even for 20 people often starts the day before. Are you going to have time to slave away in the kitchen the day before and the day off your wedding?
What happens if something burns or falls on the floor? What will you do at the last second to fix the problem? Professional kitchens often have extra food on hand and they can easily wipe something up.
I think you might save money be DIY, but you’ll save piece of mind by hiring a professional.
Trust me, the last thing you will want to be worrying about on your wedding day is if the chicken is burning or undercooked.
At the time I was married I worked for caterers but I was just a part time worker in the profession. I cooked for my own reception for 60 guests since i couldn’t stand to pay someone else to play with the food. Given the stress I’d say if you can afford to pay to have the food catered or partially catered . Do it. You have other things to do the day before and the day of your wedding. If you have great cooks in your family that don’t mind missing the wedding or want all cold foods that can be prepared ahead of time no problem.
Have it catered so you and family can enjoy the day and not worry about what is going on in the kitchen.
My husband and I made all the food for our reception. We planned it all 6 months in advance and did everything but the cake.
We had friends who volunteered to serve and refill as necessary.
It was really a great experience for us.