Wedding Catering on a Budget

Whatever type of wedding you have, you’ll need to think about your wedding catering. Whether you have a champagne reception on the lawn, a fork buffet or a silver-service three course meal, one of your biggest expenses will be your food and drink.

There are plenty of ways to provide the food at your wedding from using a professional wedding caterer, in-house catering at your wedding venue, a local restaurant or doing it yourself (with a bit of help of course)! Whichever way you decide, you'll need to do quite a bit of thinking about what you want.

There are plenty of wedding caterers out there itching to help you, so it's important to know what to ask them and how to tell if they're good for you and your event.

It's also important to think about your costs and how you can keep these to a minimum or to your budget. A wedding caterer should be able to help you do this effectively, as long as you've thought your ideas through.

More and more brides are chosing to cater their own weddings. It's a very easy and simple way to keep the catering costs down and one of the ways I kept my own costs to a minimum.

There are several articles in this section about doing your own catering, what you need to think about, tips for catering for large numbers as well as wedding food ideas and recipes.

The articles below will give you a good snapshot of what's available in this section.

Catering Articles

Essential Things To Consider When Using Wedding Caterers
From getting references to menu flexibility, all the things you should consider are covered in this article. It also includes essential questions you should ask before signing any contracts.

Got A Catering Question You Need Answering?
Do you need ideas for your catering on your big day? How many guests can you cater yourself? Where can you find cheap wedding cakes? Get your questions on catering, drinks and cakes answered in the forum.

Tips For Catering Your Own Wedding
All the essentials you need to know when catering your own wedding. Where do you start and how can you plan it?

Cheap Wedding Reception Menu Ideas
If you’re looking for a cheap wedding reception menu to fit your budget, check out these tips and ideas for your cheap wedding reception.

Working With A Wedding Caterer On A Tight Budget
Guest authors Sally Harrison and Suke Wibaut of Sally Harrisons Good Food share their tips for working with a wedding caterer, including examples of budget menus.

Finding, Buying and Hiring Cheap Wedding Napkins and Tableware
When you're catering for your own wedding, you'll need to think about napkins and tableware. Find out where you can find cheap wedding napkins and other equipment you might need.

DIY Wedding Catering
The secrets of doing your own wedding food. What to look out for, things to consider and ideas to make your DIY catering easier.

Easy Wedding Food For Wedding Buffets
How to create a simple menu for a wedding buffet. Example menus, with lots of alternative ideas. All recipes are easy, simple and can be prepared in advance. Plus there's details of all recipes.

Wedding Buffet Recipes
Details of all the recipes outlined in the sample menu. All scaled up for large numbers. They're easy to do and can be prepared in advance.

Essential Questions To Ask Your Wedding Caterer
This run down of essential questions to ask, will ensure that you don't get any nasty surprises later. Make sure you ask them all before signing any contracts!

Wedding Menu Ideas for Your Budget Wedding
You can have a fabulous wedding dinner on a budget by using some of these wedding menu ideas.

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