A guest post by Anna Martin (Bride to be)
After saying ‘yes’ and becoming engaged to my now hubby-to-be, it took me all of 5 minutes to fire up my computer and begin planning our big day… and all of 5 days to throw in the towel!
There were so many beautiful venues around, we were spoiled for choice, but I kept hitting the same brick wall – The food had to be chosen from a set menu and cooked by someone I didn’t know! I want our wedding day to be very personal, and this wasn’t it.
I decided that it would be much easier to work backwards. Find the wedding caterers, service staff, band etc. and then find a place to put them. I sent an email out to a few wedding caterers first, to see what they could do, how much they cost and what is included. The emails that I received back confused me even more…
So, I have put together a little checklist to send out to your potential wedding caterers when asking for a quote; to make sure that you don’t get stung by hidden extras. I hope you find it as useful as I did. (P.s I stole it from Kemp and Kemp Catering, who were the only ones that included everything by the way!)
Ensure your potential wedding caterers include the following in their quotes:
- Smart, Smiley Waiting Staff
- Crockery
- Cutlery
- Tablecloths & Napkins
- Cake Cutting
- Tea & Coffee Service
- Drinks Service (of your own drinks)
- No Corkage Fees
- Front of House Manager
- Chefs & Kitchen Assistants
- Project Management and
- Planning Service
- Table Laying
- Removal of Food Waste
I’m sure It’s fairly obvious that I chose Kemp and Kemp to cater for our wedding. They have been FANTASTIC. In fact, as we speak I have just received a checklist from Richard to make sure that everything runs smoothly, and it has a reminder to get Ice… ICE – HOW COULD I HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT? (I did by the way).
