What do we need to have organised before we book a caterer?

Ideally the venue is the first thing. 

Then number of guest, timing for service, tastings are available to help decide on the menu. 

The choice of menu will dictate staff numbers. 

Food wise, you may need to organise the venue and have a good idea on your budget and the type of service you want. Then with the caterer you can go through all is needed and make sure for your most important day you have everything planned and sorted.

Alternatively, this list may sometimes apply:

- venue

- food type

- service type

- what is needed toset up the room or the tables

- equipment that may be needed for the menu you choose

- number of guests

- dietary requirements

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Ideally the date, venue, style /theme of wedding you are having - sit down, cocktail, outdoor, barn.. 

Then you can work out things like cocktail hour, the menu and how drinks will flow for the evening

The most important aspect is to arrange the venue, be it at home, at a hall, or simly a pavilion outside somewhere.

Most caterers will require vehicle access to the venue, access to power and water. Another helpful point prior to booking the caterer is to have a timeline in mind for the event so that crucial serving of food is not held up by speeches for example, or that guests are waiting a very long time at weddings for the marriede couple to return from photographs. Once you contact the caterer, ensure they work from professional premises (not from their house) and that they are covered with current public liability insurance to protect you and your guests.

We would like to know the proposed date of your event, venue and numbers of quests attending and a rough timetable.

We need to know the date, venue and rough numbers and timing. 

Not alot! In an ideal world, it would be your chosen venue and your perfect date. But with HC Catering, even changes to those things can be worked with - subject to our avaiability if the date changes. We often suggest people secure us for thier date with a deposit, and then leave perfecting their menu till closer to the date once they've lcoked in other aspects of the day, Celebrants, DJ, Photographers etc.