Wedding Food Decoration

This may be the most important step in finding cheap food for your wedding: check out every caterer and every restaurant - don't go for the second or third one on your list. You might be flabbergasted by the difference in prices you will find. When I was preparing my wedding, I asked some ten caterers for quotation and there were differences of about 200 percent in the prices they gave me!

One of the fundamental decisions you'll have to take is wether you want a sit down dinner or a buffet style reception. Supposedly a buffet is cheaper - but in most of the cases this is not true! With a buffet, your guests will eat more, and more food means a higher price for you. So make sure to ask your caterer for all available options!
This one is obvious: if you want steak and lobster, be prepared to pay for them! It doesn't have to be coleslaw, but you get the idea - go for food that won't blow your bill. There are plenty of choices that allow you to offer an elegant meal to your guests without going bankrupt. Think about an inexpensive fish for example, or chicken. Ask the chef about suggestions - a good cook doesn't need oysters and fillet to prepare a fancy meal.
Do It Yourself
Did you just jump out of your chair? Preparing your own wedding food is doable - with a thorough preparation and plenty of help of friends and family it even can be fun! Just start well ahead of time to get recipes, try them - you don't want your wedding guests serve as guinea pigs. Find dishes you can prepare in advance and ask friends, if they will stash them in their freezer for you. A little decoration adds class to any dish - get tropical fruit and flowers from a farmers market, work out a coordinated decoration, take pictures and then ask a friend to put them in place - you will be busy with other things the day of your wedding.

So what are you waiting? There are plenty of possibilities to save money on your wedding food - you can have a great reception on little money! If you need more ideas on how to get cheap food for your wedding, please download our app and enjoy!