Two caterers?

View Quoted Comment It will be a buffet style. My FH is afraid of not supplying enough food for our guests because of previous we have been to. But I think my dad and him are getting carried away.

View Quoted Comment I have. I told him about olive gardens pasta bar, since we are Italian (hence all the food he wants to get). I just have to talk to him more.

I would suggest not getting 2 caterers, especially for the same type of food. There usually isn't space at a venue for 2 caterers to cook & get food ready & serve, it would be a lot of stepping on each others toes. I'd either get 2 caterers (that were both okay with another caterer) that had 2 completely different kinds of food, or 1 caterer that could do different stations. You'll also end up paying more with 2 caterers splitting the guests than with 1 for all the guests because of server fees, delivery fees, sales tax, tipping, etc.

If I were a caterer, I'd probably decline a job like that. The liability is too great, they could basically end up assuming responsibility for another caterer's food. I would think most will have an "exclusive" clause in the contract.