Wedding Catering Ideas for the Budget Conscious Bride

Wedding Catering Ideas for the Budget Conscious Bride

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Dec 10, 2013 | Posted by: abi s

    One of the biggest costs in the wedding catering budget is hors d'oeuvres and the appetizers. There are many appetizers that can be made early on and frozen. Choose recipes for easy to make items that hold up well in the freezer and can be warmed up for the cocktail hour. Believe it or not this will save you up to 50% of the total catering budget. You will find meaning recipe ideas online.
    Forgo the servers for the cocktail hour. This is an added expense that is really unnecessary. You can present your cocktail on trays and caddies through out the area and just let guest help themselves. By the time they get to the wedding reception your guest are as concerned with how they get the food as long as they get it. Your appetizers don't have to be fancy the simpler the better really of course a simple combination cheese platter with crackers and fruit will do just fine. Look for recipes for quick and easy appetizers there are plenty of them on the web today.
    Another way to cut costs is to handle the beer, wine and liquor purchases yourself. When you use the wedding receptions being use bar supplies they often charge over inflated prices for items that you could get much cheaper from a wholesale distributor. For another way to save money is to limit the open bar. If your wedding reception going to be three or four hours have the bar open for the cocktail hour close during dinner open it again for another hour and then close it down for the evening.
    Some brides are embracing the idea of family-style meals during the wedding reception. In addition they are also enlisting family members to make their signature dishes instead of hiring a wedding caterer. This adds an extra touch of personality to the wedding. Most family members will be only too happy to help still get bragging rights to the rest of the year.
    Instead of paying $300-$500 for an expensive cake rent one of those display cakes for the photo ops and serve your guests from the sheet cakes. The same formula that would be used to create that tiered masterpiece can be baked up in a sheet and taste every bit as delicious.

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