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All about catering - How did you find your caterer?

Joey, on May 6, 2019 at 08:05 Posted in Wedding reception 0 33

Picking a caterer is a big decision you'll make early in your planning process, and it'll probably take up a very large percentage of your total wedding budget, so you'll want to be sure you make the right choice and hire a caterer who will be the perfect fit. How much searching did you do before you found the one? What helped you make your choice?

All about catering - How did you find your caterer? 1

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33 Comments

Latest activity by Samantha, on October 29, 2021 at 14:18
  • S
    Frequent user October 2024 Ontario
    Samantha ·
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    Our wedding venue offers catering with the package we purchased. Made it easy and one less thing to stress about regarding conflicting vendor regulations.

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  • Steph
    Expert June 2022 Ontario
    Steph ·
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    Our venue has in-house catering so they take care of all that
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  • Miav
    Devoted September 2020 Alberta
    Miav ·
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    We are still looking for one!! Smiley ups our venue has recommended caterers but not in-house catering

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  • BunnyBride
    Super August 2334 Nova Scotia
    BunnyBride ·
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    Seems to be a common answer here: Our venue is the caterer. It actually helped us pick our venue. We have a lot of allergies both families, and they were willing to work with us and give definite piece of mind about them handling it properly!

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    Expert September 2020 Quebec
    Shannon ·
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    Congratulations.

    Our venue has in house catering. really help relieve some stress on us. A menu tasting was included so we can pick the dishes we actually like.

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  • Rayanne
    Master June 2022 Ontario
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    Venue is my caterer. So glad it has been so easy.
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  • Alix
    Expert June 2021 Saskatchewan
    Alix ·
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    We are just doing a BBQ in the park.

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  • Amanda
    Super June 2019 Ontario
    Amanda ·
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    It's a restaurant I have eaten at before and its amazing.. so inquired about weddings and learned they do them !

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  • Seleena
    Super September 2019 British Columbia
    Seleena ·
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    Our venue has the food included. They happen to be a really nice restaurant with high quality food.

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  • Chelsea
    Super June 2020 Alberta
    Chelsea ·
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    A food truck festival! we knew we wanted a food truck to do our midnight lunch, but after trying their food options we hired them for the entire event!
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  • Kaisha
    Super March 2019 Nova Scotia
    Kaisha ·
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    We had our reception at a bar/restaurant so they did the catering.

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  • Stephanie
    VIP May 2019 Ontario
    Stephanie ·
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    Came in house with the venue! We actually picked the venue based off this fact, SO MUCH EASIER! And the food is amazing I cannot wait!

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  • Vinod
    Top August 2017 Ontario
    Vinod ·
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    The venue catered to our menu choices. No outside services were required.

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  • Toni Rose
    Frequent user October 2023 Ontario
    Toni Rose ·
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    We knew from the beginning we wanted something unique and different and a venue provided meal wasnt going to cut it. Our venue has a beautiful view of the CNTower and we really wanted to showcase Toronto and what amazing food we have. Lo and behold, we found a food truck that had everything we were looking for - even eco friendly food containers and utensils! A food truck would really give that urban vibe to our guests coming from small towns!
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  • Valérie
    VIP September 2019 Quebec
    Valérie ·
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    Our venue will be taking care of the catering!

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  • Candace
    VIP May 2019 Ontario
    Candace ·
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    Thankfully our venue came with a caterer so we didn't have to look around! I have no idea how we would have decided otherwise lol

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  • Allison
    Master October 2019 Ontario
    Allison ·
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    Our caterer came with the venue so that was a factor when searching venues.

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  • Kelsie
    Master July 2021 Ontario
    Kelsie ·
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    Our venue provides the catering - so that was easy!
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  • Caitlyn
    Super January 2020 Ontario
    Caitlyn ·
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    Our venue does their own food which I'm happy about, one less vendor to have to book!

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  • Bianca
    Master August 2019 Ontario
    Bianca ·
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    Our venue did their own food (like so many before me have said!). Food was important when finding a venue tho. I personally emailed/called 40 venues and asked questions about everything (including food) before I narrowed it down to 8 that I visited in person, then went based on a variety of factors.

    Our choice was based on what venue checked off the most on our list of what we wanted. The one we went with obviously did and we had our tasting 6 weeks ago (and it was so delicious!).

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  • Stephanie
    Master July 2018 Alberta
    Stephanie ·
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    Our venue did their own food! They have a little cafe attached that cooks for events.
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  • Casey
    Master October 2019 Ontario
    Casey ·
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    Our venue does their own food. But we picked the venue based on their food because we know it’s super good
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  • Shla
    Devoted October 2021 Ontario
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    Searched restaurants and Facebook groups for independent caterers.
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  • Holly
    VIP June 2019 Ontario
    Holly ·
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    He is one of my bridesmaids father's. I've known him since I was a little kid!
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  • Robyn
    Super June 2019 Ontario
    Robyn ·
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    Our reception is at a banquet hall, so we had a built-in caterer, I guess. But the main reason we chose this hall was because it has such an amazing reputation for delicious food.

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  • Erin
    Super May 2022 Ontario
    Erin ·
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    We will be using the catering that our venue uses but we have used them at work functions so I know the food is good, but I might ask for a tasting sample as my dad was a chef and I know he is hard to please.

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  • Veronica
    Super October 2021 Alberta
    Veronica ·
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    Our venue is a restaurant so we more choose our caterer first and then the gorgeous venue that came along with it!

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  • Gina
    Super April 2019 Alberta
    Gina ·
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    We got married in a hotel, so they had their own catering
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  • Tori
    Top October 2019 Manitoba
    Tori ·
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    We see them at the wonderful wedding show, my work uses them for our summer fun event, and they are the best BBQ you can get for catering IMO.

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  • Jenna
    Frequent user February 2021 Nova Scotia
    Jenna ·
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    We met them originally at a bridal show. We grabbed lunch at their eatery one day and their food is amazing!
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  • Becky
    VIP September 2019 Ontario
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    It was actually a local restaurant- recently sold it but still have catering for local events and weddings. My parents told me about it and then we did a taste test.

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  • Kirsten
    Frequent user October 2025 Alberta
    Kirsten ·
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    Our venue has its own catering in which I will be talking to the chef. They have been awesome in taking our questions despite the wedding being so far

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