So we've just booked a venue we love and is a good price, but it is venue hire only and so now need to look at hiring catering and a bar in. We thought this would be cheaper than having to go with options restricted by the venue, but we're still finding it really hard to work out what to do for catering.
I love the idea of a sit down meal and have considered afternoon teas, grazing boards etc but you then need to think about hiring crockery, service/clearing etc and I think this will end up being really difficult to manage on the day plus lots of sorting before/after the day. We've also thought of a catering van and everyone gets food and sits down to eat it, but even then there will be paper plates etc to be cleared. Is anyone doing something similar and would be able to share how they've managed this? Is it worth just paying for a caterer who does a sit down meal with service/clear-up to save the hassle, or is there a good alternative that won't mean my family/friends (or me) are clearing up on the day?
Thank you!
