Costs Couples Forget to Budget For

When couples first begin planning, they often focus entirely on menu pricing.

But catering proposals frequently include much more than just food.

Costs couples often forget to budget can include:

• Staffing

• Bartenders

• Rentals

• China and flatware

• Glassware

• Linens

• Cake cutting

• Travel fees

• Venue kitchen limitations

• Taxes and gratuity

• Additional service hours

  

One wedding may simply need buffet tables and disposable plates.

Another may require:

• Full china service

• Charger plates

• Specialty glassware

• Passed hors d’oeuvres

• Coffee stations

• Multiple bars

• Late-night snacks

• Extensive rentals

The experience changes dramatically — and so does the cost.