‘Catering’ is a term that is usually attached to ‘weddings’ and this is because catering is the business of providing foodservice at a remote site. According to specialists, there are 4 types of catering services: mobile catering, event catering, boxed lunch catering and catering on ships used for cruises. Let's take them one at a time and see which of them is more suitable for a wedding.

As imagined, the best type of catering for a special event like a wedding is the event catering, although some unadvised people could say that mobile catering is also a good option. The truth is that mobile catering characterizes huge outdoor events (not weddings), such as concerts and refers to many mobile caterers, who serve food directly from a vehicle.

Catering A Wedding (Photo by: Martin Abegglen)

The event catering is the one that characterizes weddings, banquets, conventions and many others. The caterers should not be made responsible for how the food is prepared, because this is usually bought as it is from supermarkets, or is created by specialized chefs, that are not hired by the catering company. What a catering company does is to provide the food, not to prepare it.

Regarding the boxed lunch catering, we have to say that it consists of sandwiches, chips, fruits and desserts. A box lunch is arranged by a caterer and delivered to a client, where he/she requires. The most popular dishes served this way are: eggs, tuna salad, ham, turkey, chicken, chicken salad, roast beef and vegan foods.

On ships, the responsibility of providing catering services belongs to the same people who prepare the dishes, especially in case of some small ships. On larger ships, the organizational structure is wider, the ship benefiting of services provided by chefs, waiters, wine specialists, restaurant managers, cleaning staff and many others.

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A caterer specialized in delivering food for weddings is usually known as a wedding caterer and can help marrying couples choose from a large range of menus. Any caterer should be experienced and should guarantee an enjoyable, memorable and stress-free wedding for their clients.

Catering agencies offer various wedding packages, just like photographers or videographers, the happy couples having the possibility of choosing that package that best fits their budget and style. For example, couples can delight their guests with a decadent menu, or they can choose to throw a barbecue banquet. Either way, the result will be always the same, meaning mouthwatering, professional, perfect. By choosing a catering agency for your wedding, you too can receive a high level of customer service, perfect food presentation and second to none delivery. Plus, any number of guests is accepted by most catering agencies, not like it happens when booking a certain restaurant for a wedding and when you are limited by a maximum number of guests; when it comes to catering, agencies like this can offer food for about 50 guests, but also for 500, if the happy couple plans to invite 500 people, so there is no need to worry.

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Written by Monica Elena Ionescu, date Oct 16, 2012 in Wedding Ideas | no comments

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