Choosing a Venue
Reception at Home
Club or Pub
Hall Reception
Hotel Reception
Reception in a Marquee

Food Tips
Having A Buffet
Professional Catering
Self Catering
Having a Sit-down Meal
Types of Service
The Wedding Cake

Drink Tips
Reception Bar
Red Wine
White Wine
Supplying Your Drinks

Choosing a Florist
Tips
What Flowers ?

Cutting the Cake
Where do People Sit?
Reception Music
Order of Speeches
The Wedding Car

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Things to Consider
Decide on how much you can afford per head.
Do not stretch your budget with food, otherwise you are in the danger of spreading your food too thinly.
When ordering from caters check what is included in the package.
Don't forget dietary requirements, those vegetarian guest are sometimes forgotten.
Always have a vegetarian option not everyone eats all types of meat.
Be adventurous, if a summer wedding take ideas from the Mediterranean, if winter than traditional English food is warming.
Do not do the catering yourself, unless you are absolutely certain that your family and friends can handle it.
Make sure staff serving the food are professional.
Budget for hidden extras such as corkage, even if the venue allows you to bring your own drinks, they will charge corkage.
Other hidden costs, staffing, tableware and VAT.
Menu should fit the season, venue and how it is going to be served.
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