Essentials in Wedding Reception Food and Venue
For most people, the food served in a social event can make or break the occasion itself. When people are tired and exhausted from participating in the program or waiting for the program to conclude, the food served may well be turning point to make the celebration come to life again.
Especially during weddings, the food served very much reflects the taste and preference of the couple. How special the food is being served almost always determines how special the event is for them and how memorable they want this to be for their guests.
While there are plenty of options for food menus, there are essential things that can help make your wedding reception food as memorable as the wedding itself.
• Thoroughly communicate with your caterer about their experience in catering and if they will be catering to a similar event on the day of your wedding. Sometimes, caterers have an excuse that they have simultaneous events that they that’s why their cutleries and china are not complete. While this may be understandable in other occasions, make this a no-no in your wedding.
• Check if your venue will allow you to bring your preferred caterer. Some venues have their own list of accredited caterer that they allow in their place (some venue do this to have exclusivity and prevent ‘ill-reputed’ caterers from being associated with them).
• For venues that have their own caterer, you can still choose as they would have a wide array of accredited caterers. From local cuisine to exotic and exciting food choices, they will definitely offer a lot of option just so you would avail of their venue.
• Ensure freshness with the food that will be served especially if you are serving raw foods like sushi or sashimi.
• Have each dish available – meat, poultry, and vegetables. Ensure that your vegetarian guests will have their fill too and that all tastes will be made available as well. Have dishes that are sweet, some salty, and some spicy, to make sure that your guests feel like it’s a gastronomic adventure.
• Have menu cards available as well so your guests wont be left guessing the type of dish or meat that they will be getting.
Of course, on top of it all, make sure that food is fresh and not spoiled. Ensure that your caterer has had enough experience catering to such events, and that unexpected delays in schedule and timing will be attended to. It will definitely ruin the almost perfect wedding that you have if your guests get sick because of spoiled food that was served.
What’s even more fun even before the wedding reception itself is that food caterers offer food tasting for couples for you to choose the food that you want to be served.
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