Children in Guest Count

I had a couple friends with babies and asked what they would need. One just needed a high chair and one needed a chair to set the carrier down. Otherwise they didn’t need food so they weren’t included in the number for the caterer. Toddlers I counted in the kids meal number.

Caterers usually charge half price and give a child menu and susualy have an age limit...like 3yrs ti 10ys old. I have found they don't charge for kids under 3yrs as they usually don't eat a fully meal.My daughter was last flower girls recently in my cousin's wedding . She didn't have to pay for her and the other flower girls as they were just under 3. They barely ate the food. My daughter munched in cheese and crackers rhe whole night mecue had steak abd crab cakes. She nibboed on a little but of it. Both kids were mainly interested in being on the dance floor the whole night than eating a whole meal

Our caterer has age ranges for kids that are different prices so reach out and ask the age breakdown from your caterer. I have 3 age breakdowns (infants, 1-4, and 5-10) for our caterer and rental purposes.

I think you should ask the caterer. Ours told us anyone 6 and under dont count.

You will have to ask your caterer this. Infants for us coat nothing, but kids in general count as a head. They do get a small discount for being under 21 and if they want a kids meal, but if they want the same deal as the adults, it's full price.

You should ask the caterer. Because our venue was a caterer, anyone who needed a seat (highchair/place for carrier included) counted.

Be sure to check with your venue and/or caterer. For us, we're turning in our count something like this:

Total of XXX people

XX = meal choice 1

XX = meal choice 2

XX = kids meals

XX = no meal needed/infant

(we have a few special needs guests who need a seat, but will be bringing their own meal for medical needs) It's better to be overly specific than not specific enough!

Some caterers have special rates for children under a certain age. Just check with your vender.

Your venue and caterer likely call out ages/children in their contracts or at least have policies (ours has different pricing for different age groups: under 3 are free, under 21 are discounted. It's totally acceptable to go in with an assumptive close, but it's a good idea to double check/give them a heads up. I would be surprised in the category requires a six month old as part o the guest count (if they do definitely push back)

This varies by caterer so I would ask. Some will offer kids meals under a certain age, and free under a certain age, but you need to confirm.

Our caterer has 3 counts. 1 for adult guests (regular meal), 1 for kids under 12 (kid's meal), and 1 for vendors (vendor meal). I will tell the parents of kids what the kid's meal is and see if that works for them, but they will get a meal regardless of age if the parent asks for it.

Im having that issue now. Wedding on Saturday and I have parents that are brining their kids. Ages couple months-17 years old. And theres about 8 kids that are under 8. We are having buffet style and also open bar. Thankfully anyone under 21, there not charging for open bar and 8 and under there not charging for the food.