Some venues will offer to cater for your event as part of the ‘package’ you purchase, if you choose to take advantage of this catering service, do ensure that they offer a suitable menu and style of cuisine. Similarly, some venues are ‘tied’ to their recommended caterers, disallowing other caterers to use their facilities – check this out before you book!
If you are embarking on a themed event, you may wish to continue this theme into the food and drink you offer your guests; tropical tastes for a Caribbean Party or Champagne and Hors D’ouves for a James Bond themed event. Outdoor functions can benefit form the presence of a mobile caterer, such as a Pig Roast or Barbeque company.
If you decide to cater for your own event, try to enlist the assistance of culinary skilled friends and family. Depending on the amount of guests you are inviting, you may wish to hire some specialist catering equipment, as well as cutlery and crockery. If you are having to hire catering equipment, ask if you can hire all your essentials from the same place; cutlery, tableware, crockery, linens such as tablecloths and napkins, catering supplies, tables and chairs. Hiring these goods from the same place lessens confusions as to where to return the items to as well as possibly earning you a discount on the amount you hire.
If you wish for your venue to have a bar, again ask to see if this can be included as part of your package. Many Mobile Bar companies can offer tailored packages to suit your event, including fruity non-alcoholic cocktails for your underage and driving guests or a wide selection of beers if your guests are more of the ale-drinking variety!
