Wedding Planning

Eat, drink and be merry! That is the actual reason guests like attending wedding receptions. As food and fun go hand in hand, alot of couples plan their wedding food and wedding drinks at the same time they are organising the reception.

And even though most wedding receptions take place in the evening, this does not have to be the case with yours. If you are working on a low budget, as an alternative to planning a evening sit down-style reception, think about setting up a morning time, brunch, lunch, or cocktail reception. They will be even as festive, but at a much lower cost.

To set the feel, choose a venue with a pleasant daylight view. If you favour an evening reception, a buffet dinner party will cost be cheaper than than a sit-down dinner as will a paid bar against an open bar.

You want to plan your wedding food and drinks well in advance, at least six - twelve months ahead of the wedding day. Sometimes, the reception location is chosen because of the fact that the wedding food and non-alcoholic drinks are included as part of the package cost.

Yet while these venues might not make the wedding cake, they'll usually refer a wedding cake specialist. As a minimum, you will find that they offer cake cutting/serving services.

There are, nonetheless, a number of reception locations that will need the services of a caterer. If this is the state of affairs, it is crucial to check out whether cooking facilities are to be found at the reception location. If not, the caterer might need to rent what is necessary, which will add to your expenses as these fees will in the end be passed to you.

Many couples think just to deal with producing the menu, not the logistic side of catering, including servers. Disregarding the details can lead to troubles and budget overruns in the end. A fine caterer will assist you with the details, but you must know what to ask too.

Many couples will separate their wedding food budget into a cost-per-person basis. The idea is to get as much good food as you can whilst spending the minimum amount of money you can. You've a lot of food alternatives and if you are organising the food and the wedding/reception at the same time, you've time choices like those above which can reduce your wedding food costs significantly.

When you are thinking about wedding drinks, non-alcoholic drinks can be your cheapest choice (though you still must drink champagne for the toasts) and you will find they are usually included in the cost of the wedding food. If you are going to serve up alcoholic drinks, you've additional choices to make, including open bar or paid for, wine and beer or full drinks service.

As to the wedding cake, once more, the prices are commonly worked out on a per person basis. It used to be that you ordered the multi-tier, 1 flavor cake with plastic statue on top from the baker but thesedays, you could actually have the wedding cake custom-created by a cake designer. That is only one additional thing to consider when organising your wedding budget.