One of my partners dreams for his wedding, is to have his mother cater the wedding. It's been something his mom and he have dreamed about before they even met me. This is so important it's going to dictate the location of the event, so I want the details ironed out around it before I do anything else.
She's an amazing cook, and she's done home catering for a number of large groups before, so I have no problem having her cook. However, her normal catering crew is her extended family, all of whom I want to be enjoying the party and not manning the stations. I know my mother-in-law to be will be fluttering in and out of the kitchen even if I hired a caterer, but I would like to hire her some servers and buffet attendants to keep everyone well fed but still allow her to enjoy herself.
So far, I haven't seen catering companies that only hire out their staff. Is this normal? Do I need to budget time to interview and hire a small group of servers on my own, because the catering is self-done, or is there a different type of service that does this? Our wedding will be on Vancouver Island, if anyone happens to know any off-hand.
