Wedding Catering Orange County

Whoever hires the wedding caterer, must be well prepared when meeting with potential caterers. For instance, its no problem for wedding catering Orange County, they provide great quality food along with top-rated service, but not all wedding caterers fit into that mold.

The succeeding ten tips, will go a long way in guaranteeing that you hire a top-of-the-line wedding caterer.

1. Does the wedding caterer have any food specialties? If so, they should offer a sample and give details of their menu. Only schedule a tasting if you like what you see up to this point.

2. What is the scope of their prices? Does the rate include everything, or is each item priced separately? Be sure to ask what the price includes in detail, and whether it fits into your wedding budget.

3. Will the caterer supply provisions such as tables and chairs, eating utensils, decorative wares, and anything else you might need? What about the reception? Will they arrange the entertainment, schedule ceremonial events such as the cutting of the cake? What about place cards and table settings? Questions of this genre can be infinite, so be sure and write them down. This way you won’t forget important points.

4. Who is the central person involved in the planning? Will they also be involved at the actual time of the wedding? They should be in order to avoid any confusion.

5. Will the caterer have other scheduled weddings at the same time as yours? You want a caterer who can dedicate their time exclusively to your needs for your special day.

6. What about staff? Will they have extra help on hand, if so, how many? What will they be wearing? A professional caterer will use their own service employees, even if the venue have their own service workers.

7. Can the caterer include any favorite dishes, even if its your own recipe; like a dish your mother used to cook for you, or an entrée with some sort of sentimental value? Are they versatile when cooking food? Can they cook vegetarian, kosher, children meals, or meals for people sensitive to certain ingredients?

8. Will the food be prepared at the venue, or at the caterer’s place of business? Will you be required to make outside arrangements? Is there an additional fee if the caterer must bring their own cooking utensils? Will the food be fresh and made from scratch? Will they bake the wedding cake? If not, is there an additional fee if you use outside services to bake your wedding cake?

9. Is the caterer licensed? Can they supply alcoholic beverages?

10. Do they have any references? If so, can you contact them?