Wedding Food

Mexican or Italian food catering can still be relatively "formal" but inexpensive

You can absolutely never go wrong with pasta.

You can adapt it for vegetarian or carnivore, gluten-free, etc., as well, which makes it a little easier (read cheaper) for the kitchen!

While I absolutely love tacos, they aren't very formal. Pasta is my absolute favorite food and most people like it so I don't think you could go from with pasta. Pasta is also generally a cheaper option.

If you want to keep the vibe formal, then I'd agree with PPs that Italian food is the way to go. Just make sure to also have some options for people who can't eat gluten. I also love tacos but that is more casual

I would go with Italian if you are more formal. You can also do chicken and or pork for the proteins and save a ton!

I am serving bbq chicken and bbq pork roast to each guest and its only $3.76 a guest and they get both meats! My family is DIYing the side dishes so catering is only costing me $470

I think tacos can be formal depending on how they're plated. Anything you choose can work. The formality comes down to how the dish is plated! Presentation! Also, pasta isn't any more formal than tacos. Depending on where people live, they're just more used to formal settings with Italian food but that doesn't mean it's more formal.