How much did your caterer cost?

When we got married last yr. we paid just for the food. my aunts cooked. i think maybe $100 we spent. this yr. we have a friend of the family cooking and we buy the food we are giving him $100 to do the cooking. and we are estimating $200 for the food and drinks. so $300.

We or should I say my dad paid too much although the food was excellent.. Lol

Just shy of 17k

We get 5 hrs top shelf, 12 butlered hor' deourvers, 10 cold hor' deourvers, 2 hot stations, 4 course meal with 3 different meat choices, champagne toast, dessert, and a wedding cake

Oh forgot about pre ceremony cookies and lemonade, and midnight snack

For $51 a person, we got...

8 Appetizers (4 stationary and 4 passed)

2 salad choices

2 meats (italian stuffed chicken and carved beef tenderloin)

1 pasta option

2 sides (vegetables and mashed potato bar)

Drinks (Soda, Water, Coffee, Tea... We provided all of our own alcohol)

Linens, china and silver/glassware included

I miss our wedding food. It was amazing.

We had to hire our caterer separate from our venue. For food alone, we paid $35 per head. That price was just food.

My daughter's venue was a package. We paid $140 per plate for cocktail hour with passed horsies and made to order stations; 5 hours of premium booze; a four course meal choice of filet mignon or flounder stuffed with crab imperial; a dessert buffet; a cake of her choice; all centerpieces, etc. We def got what we paid for. She did have to pay a little extra per person because she wanted a certain ballroom and her guest list did not meet their minimum.

We're paying $21 per person.

This includes silverware, cloth napkins, plates & glasses.

Tea, lemonade & water.

Salad.

Rolls with cinnamon butter(to die for!!!)

A choice between two meats.

Three sides.

They will be setting up, serving, and doing cleanup.

They will also be cutting & serving the wedding cake.

***We will also be using their bartender for $15/hr.

Candy S. - That's not bad!

Yes I think it is a great deal!! It's a local restaurant that has been around for 30+ years. Out reception is actually in a cave and they've catered events there many times before. I'm really glad I found someone I know will be prepared for the circumstances so I don't have to be stressed on the day of!

My venue, catering, alcohol, and cake are all one in the same.

We are paying about $100/head and that includes:

-Venue for 2 hours prior to event (there is a private house on the property where we can get ready), includes getting ready snacks, drinks, and champagne for the bridal party

-Venue for 1/2 hour ceremony and 5 hour reception

-Non-alcoholic beverages before ceremony

-Ceremony and reception set up/break down

-All tables, chairs, linens, glassware, etc.

-5 hours unlimited beer & wine, soft drinks, coffee, and tea

-Champagne toast

-Cocktail hour with 6 passed apps and 5 stations

-Dinner, we chose a buffet that includes: soup or salad starter, 3 entree choices, 1 meat carving station, and 2 side dish choices

-Wedding cake

-All our tax and gratuity

10.25 a plate (its actually a pretty average rate where we are getting married, mom and pop place, but delicious)

Roasted chicken with rosemary garlic sauce

Some pulled or shredded beef thing fh picked

Mashed garlic potatoes

Corn casserole

Mac n cheese

Green beans

Salad

Rolls

And then we are doing apps ourselves.

About $9K. That price includes:

-Rockfish bites and miniature crab cake appetizers for 160 guests

-Fresh fruit and vegetable crudite for 160

-Plated entree of either a 14oz New York strip or Chicken Chesapeake (baked chicken breast stuffed with crab imperial - it's heaven on earth) for 160 guests

-Caesar salad, seasonal veggies, baked potato, and fresh bread for each guest

-Coffee, tea, and soda

-A $2K bar tab which can be used for beer, wine, or a signature drink

-Food tax, liquor tax, and gratuity of 20%

Found the best caterer ever in Atlanta! She worked with my budget which was HARD TO DO!

Southern Style Heavy hor d'ourves reception

$3500 for 125 people

1. Fruit on skewers

2. Bruschetta

3. Steak Bruschetta

4. Spinach and artichoke dip in shooters

5. Fried green tomatoes on cute serving spoons

6. Mini burgers

7. Sweet potatoe Fry shooters

Chicken and waffle station with fresh made waffles with all the trimmings

Dessert Station

1. Mini Peach Cobblers

2. Tarts (cherry and app,e)

3. Mini Pecan Pies

4. Cake pops

5. Mini cupcakes

6. Chocolate covered Strawberries

Lemonade, Sweet tea and Coffee station

All the vintage china, glasses and silverware

5 servers for cocktail hour AND to continue to serve all night (although we will all the foods displayed as well if someone chooses to garb their own).

Ours is $70 a person but that's with everything included.. Hors'dourves, rolls with butter, salad, main entre, drinks, champagne toast, our wedding cake.. Plus it includes room fees, bartender fees, service charge( gratuity) and taxes.. If I break it down its like $51 a person just for food and drinks and the rest would be for the other fees.

Mrs. J - That sounds great! And that's a good price for 125. Ours is around the same price, but for 85 people.

Nikknack - That sounds like my type of food!

I think around 3k.....

$60pp for a two course meal

$12pp for 4 canapes

$50pp for 6 hour alcohol package

$60pp for a two course meal

$12pp for 4 canapes

$50pp for 6 hour alcohol package

Oh yeah 900 for the bar!

I think it's going to be about $34 per person for drinks food. Almost 2k with tax, alcohol tax, and all that jazz.

That includes beer, wine, appetizers, 2 main dishes, salad, and sides. The cake will be about an additional $3 pp, I think. None of our food is finalized yet and we don't know the guest count.

It all depends upon your venue, the menu and (I cannot think of a rhyme for venue and menu. LOL)

My daughters wedding and reception were held at a hotel. So, the food was a part of the overall expense and the room fees, bartender fees, corkage fees and such were waived.

I live in a state with no sales tax, so that did not play in to the cost. We ended up paying about $36 per person for appetizers and dinner. I provided the wine (I am in the wine business). We had 134 guests.

My ex, his wife (i call her my wife-in-law) and I split the cost of the entire wedding. Thankfully, I am great at putting on events, have many contacts and had friends give us great deals.