When it comes to weddings, food is one of the most important things to get right on the big day. Let’s face it, there could be bags of hearts and flowers, but if your guests go hungry, it could end up feeling more like a wet weekend.
As you might imagine, getting your wedding catering right takes plenty of planning, and couples will often weigh up whether to do it all themselves, or bring in an expert team to give them a helping hand. But, which option do you choose? On one hand, if you’re the happy couple, who knows your guests better than you? Then, on the other hand, how many weddings have you planned in the past, compared to the top rated wedding professionals?
In this blog we make use of our many years of wedding catering experience to look at the pluses and minuses of DIY wedding catering to help you decide.
The Appeal of DIY Wedding Catering
The idea of having the work done for you certainly sounds appealing, but there are also some great reasons why you might want to organise your wedding catering yourself.
For starters, it can be a lot more cost-effective. By doing the food preparation and service yourself, it can be one way to save on the spend involved in getting the professionals in. On top of that, you can be sure that your wedding catering will be completely personalised to your taste, so there’s no chance of any hidden surprises popping up.
You can control everything from presentation to the ingredients used and the amount of food there is. In addition, you can be as whacky with your catering as you like, because flexibility in meeting your requirements is never going to be an issue. Then, after all that hard work in planning and executing your wedding catering, just think of what a sense of achievement you’ll feel!
Hidden Challenges & Costs of DIY Catering
All of the above sounds good, right? The thing is, it’s not all as plain sailing as you might think. Doing the wedding catering yourself can be time-consuming and an added stress that you just don’t need, especially if you’ve never catered for a wedding before and your wedding is on the larger side. Unlike professional wedding caterers, who come with extensive experience, resources and equipment, the lack of all this can lead to problems with the following:
- Food quality
- Sourcing ingredients
- Food presentation
- Timings
- Staffing
All of the above can end up causing more of a headache for you and put more pressure on your family and friends – all for an end result which ultimately means a poor culinary experience for you and your guests.
Why Professional Caterers Make a Difference
Decent professional wedding caterers can make all the difference. The advantages of hiring a professional catering team include time saving, stress reduction, better food quality, and the ultimate level of highly-polished service which only comes with a wedding caterer who truly knows their onions!
When you choose experts who are highly rated, with plenty of wedding catering experience under their belts, they can comfortably handle all the details from start to finish, so couples and their guests can relax and enjoy the day.
We talked about flexibility earlier on, but if you choose the right wedding caterer for you, then it should go without saying that they should be flexible and creative enough to conjure up wedding food that couldn’t be more up your street.
Let’s Talk About Your Wedding Catering
Our aim is to get to know our couples so well that we can confidently create the sort of uniquely awesome and amazing wedding food that will be perfect for them, every time.
So, why not check our availability now, get in touch or use that form on the right, and discover how Thomas the Caterer can make your day smooth, enjoyable and unforgettable today!