What does your menu consist of?

Those prices are really high.

$7 per piece?

Mine ranges from $3-$4.50.

As for plated meal, a 3 course can run from $60 to $82 at my venue.

Buffet style, Louisiana celebrity Chef John Folse, for 47 per head, including beer & wine open bar. I have no idea how it's possible, but yay!

@VC, I know, RIGHT? Per. Piece. Ridiculous! The wedding is in Maui, and I think their prices are high because they do not allow outside food....so they can make the prices whatever they want! lol

Shoot I'm feeling lucky hearing those prices!

OP - I guess so. I'm still surprised people would book based on those prices but hey if they can afford it. We are at a restaurant so no outside catering either but I bet if their prices were scary high, no one would book them

That's pretty expensive. We have to use our venue for catering as well. We are paying $100 per person for sit down but the venue is included in that. It includes choice of 2 entrees plus vegetarian option, salad, and 3 different passed hors d' oeuvres for cocktail hour. Alcohol not included.

Our guests will have a choice of chicken, beef, shrimp or grilled veggie tacos, burritos or quesadillas. With Spanish rice and beans. A bunch of toppings. All they can eat for 4 hours. It comes out to about $9 a person....it's going to be a very laid back wedding and our families like to eat... A lot. Haven't decided if I'm doing passed appetizers or if I'm having a cheese and cracker, crudité buffet situation for cocktail hour.

All of these menus are making me hungry!

Wow, that is expensive! Mine is only 19.50 per person. It is buffet style with the opiton of two meals with two sides and a salad. This also includes soda and other drinks and a dessert bar. Edited: Not sure what we are serving yet but thinking a pasta and some sort of meat choice (stuffed chicken I believe).

Social hour apps are $12 pp for 3 options.

Meal is 4 courses at $37 pp. Includes soup, salad, entree plus sides and dessert.

We are also having a wedding cake. This will be roughly $10 per slice (including delivery fee etc.)

Drinks (beer, wine, tea, sodas etc.) are estimated at $15 pp. (EDIT: All the above prices do not include taxes, gratuity or tip)

We have to use our venue for catering also. We're doing a buffet with chicken french, a plum ginger pork tenderloin, tortellini with vodka sauce, herb roasted potatoes, and green beans. Salad and rolls served family style at the table. That's $24 a person, and then we're doing 3 hours of open bar for $15 a person. We're going to do a consumption bar (that we're paying for) when most of our crowd leaves. If they stay, we'll extend the open bar until our reception ends. Our appetizers (veggie tray, cheese tray, bacon wrapped scallops, and caprese skewers) are $10 per person. Our venue was a great deal for our location, but others I looked at we're still lower than what you found.

Mine was buffet style, but made up of all heavy hors d'oeuvres

Cocktail hour: Baked brie w/crackers, assorted cheese & crackers, hummus & veggies, chips & salsa, fruit: $615.00

Dinner: Spin dip w/bread, tomato & mozz platter, stuffed mushrooms, grilled veggies, chicken w/asparagus, bacon wrapped shrimp, smoked salmon, redskin potatoes, broccoli salad and prime rib carving station: $2,646

Total Food: $3261

The plated meal cost would have been around $50 a person and that was just for 1 option- so everyone would have got steak or chicken. I liked the idea of giving people lots of options instead!

Edit: 115 people

I'm paying $118pp (but tax and service fees makes it about $180) for a four course plated dinner that includes two main course options. We have a salad, soup, pasta dish, and then choice of filet mignon or salmon.

Plus $12pp for dessert, one choice.

We're not doing hors d'oeuvres or cocktail hour.

We also have to use our venue for the catering. We are having 3 waiter passed Hors D'oeuvres, salad, 3 entree plated dinner (Chicken, Steak, or Veggie), late night snack, and full open bar for $40.29pp. That seems pretty expensive, but I am in Indiana. Things are cheaper to do here....

ETA: Forgot to include booze....$61.29 pp with full open bar.

Mine is $79/pp for a 3 course meal with 3 entree choices. My apps run from $3 to 6$ per piece. From what I understand, everything in Hawaii is expensive because so much has be brought it from the mainland.

ETA: this does not include alcohol.

LynZLeigh Where are you getting married? I dont see many BR brides in here.

ETA: My venue was $30/pp, but it was an all inclusive that also included wedding and grooms cake, venue and dj

Fried Catfish

Shrimp Fettuccini

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Jambalaya

Italian Meatballs

Chicken Stir Fry

Cheese Stuffed Ravioli

Meatpies

Fried Shrimp

Cocktail Sausage

Assorted Finger Sandwiches

Hot Spinach & Artichoke Dip

Grilled Shrimp

Hot Crawfish Dip

Shrimp Dip

Vegetable Tray w/ Dip

Cheese & Relish Tray

Assorted Fruit w/ Dip

I have an inclusive venue so my package comes with 6 apps (2 hot, 4 cold) and buffet or plated is the same prices. I get 2 entrees and a carving station, 6 kinds of salad, either rice or potatoes, rolls.

We're doing prime rib for the carving and one of entree of chicken and one of fish.

I'm not sure what the prices are since my venue doesn't do a full breakdown since they also include the cake, the dj, ceremony florals, centerpieces, invites and bar.

This is an impossible question, because it's so regional.

In my area, (north NJ, outside of NY) a plated dinner with a full cocktail hour (stations and passed), open bar, and dessert is going to run 160-225.00 PP, plus tax and service.

Wow, that's expensive! Not unheard of, but expensive. I'm having a brunch reception, so it's cheaper than most catering. With service charges and everything, it's $33/person. This our menu:

Cocktail Hour:

Grilled Vegetable Display

Shrimp and Grits

Mini Chicken & Waffles

Mini Biscuits with Ham

Buffet:

Warm breads and butter

Potato pie

Bacon

Canadian Bacon

Sausage

English Muffins

Assorted Breads

Assorted Pastries

Croissant Ham and Cheese Sandwiches

Two stations:

Omelette Station

Waffle Bar

Ours is a breakfast buffet (for dinner): waffle station with tons of toppings, crepe station with toppings, mini bagel bar, breakfast tacos, breakfast quesadillas with taco fixings, mimosa and bloody Mary bar. It's $21 per person. That also includes juices, coffee and water. ETA I'm in upstate ny near syracuse