Hi everyone!
I've asked my planner about this, but I wanted to go ahead and get some more opinions. Our wedding is at the end of March next year. We've had our caterer booked for a while. We knew what food we wanted immediately so it was an easy decision right away!
I got an email from our caterer last week saying they've laid off all of their event staff due to COVID-19. They can still provide the food, but they are not hiring anyone from their company to deliver the food, set it up, man the buffet stations, or clean up.
They recommended a staffing company to me who was double our original catering budget. At this point, we can't really find other event staff in the area that can do it for cheaper than what we were quoted. My planner suggested a few but they were still pricey (almost $3k)
I would hate to scrap our caterer all together since it's the food we really wanted, we have 5 months left before the wedding, and we've put a substantial deposit down. However, I believe they did change the terms of our agreement. Any recommendations? It's a buffet-style so it's pretty easy. We also have some snacks during cocktail hour. Our venue does require a full-service catering company, and I don't really want friends/family distracted by serving us and our guests all night.
