Caterer

Ideas of when to hire a Caterer!

1. When to start looking for a Caterer - ASAP - of the
Event date.
2. How to start looking - get all of your facts together
and review what you are looking for.
3. What to ask the Caterer - What is provided? China,
             linens, heating trays, etc.
4. Smart Questions to ask:
a) How long has the caterer business been up and
running?
b) Has the caterer serviced other weddings at the
location of your event?
c) Does the facility charge the caterer service a fee to
               provide their service at the site?
d) Has the caterer provided service for this amount of
guests before?
e) What is the ratio of servers for this type of event?
f)   What is the cost of the servers and what is exactly
              included in their service for this event?
g) What will the servers be wearing during the service?
h) Does the caterer take care of the set-up of
tables/tearing down and trash clean-up?
i) Does the caterer provide the tableclothes/skirts on
the tables?
j) What is the tax and gratuity of the caterer's service?
k) Will the tax and gratuity be included in the fee
charged for the food?
l) will the caterer's be responsible for the toasting
glasses and champaign distribution?
m) Will this be an added charge if caterers take care of
the champaign?
n) Will the caterer servers be cutting the cake and
               distributing the cake to the guests?
o) How will leftovers be handled?
p) Is gratuity based on the total food bill or is it based
on the total bill?
q) How will the leftovers be handled?

Make sure that the contract has everything that has
been discussed with the caterer included as well as the
menu, amount of guests the menu will take care of, the
type of menu, whether you have diabetic or special
meals to prepare for those that are under a special
diet, the linens, tablecloths, dinnerware, glasses,
servers, the cake cutting, the coffee serving, the cork
fee, the clean-up and leftovers.
Everything should always be in writing to protect your
investment and the vendors responsibility for your
event.
Have a Beautiful Wedding Day!!

May 1, 2010
DJ Mike Phelps
Mrs. Mike (Lorinda) Phelps
Rev. Raymond Dupree