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Tips for Seamless Outdoor Catering this Wedding Season
As the snow melts and the sun sets later, we prepare for summer activities, getting excited about spending our days outdoors with friends and family. Take advantage of outdoor catering for your next gathering. Smokin' Bones offers various menu options, including an on-site chef, to provide fresh and quality food. We ensure seamless catering services, with catering staff to help throughout the event if needed, like our wedding catering services in Toronto. So, whether you are looking for barbeque catering or a turkey dinner delivery in Mississauga, we have you covered.
Here is how to create a seamless outdoor catering experience this wedding season.
Planning for Outdoor Catering
Weddings typically take time to plan, with the many components that come with it. Wedding catering itself takes a lot to ensure a seamless process.
- Venue: Finding the perfect venue for your wedding is crucial in ensuring the aesthetic is correct and fits all your guests needs. This information is critical for wedding catering in Toronto to determine whether there is a designated area for cooking staff to prepare food. This can also determine the service style most compatible with the space.
- Guest Count: Ensure to provide your catering company the most accurate number of guests attending your wedding as this will ensure everyone has a plate of delicious food in front of them. Additionally, it's essential to ensure that everyone is evenly spaced out. Hence, there aren't a handful of people sitting by themselves, ensuring all your guests are comfortable and enjoying their experience.
- Menu Requirements: Relay guests' allergies or dietary restrictions to the catering company as soon as possible to ensure everyone is accounted for. With barbeque catering at Smokin' Bones, we have customizable menu options to make them vegetarian, halal, kosher, nut-free, dairy-free and more.
Menu Selection and Preparation
When working with a wedding caterer, we aim to hash out details in the early stages of your wedding planning to get it out of the way for you to work on more important matters. A typical wedding menu should include appetizers, a main course and sides, dessert, cake and drinks. You can spread these out however you please, serving appetizers at the table or making it more of a cocktail hour. Main courses are typically done in the middle of the reception at the table, but there are options for how you would like the serving process to go. If your wedding is more casual, opt for buffet or family styles. A more formal wedding may be a plated service, where waitstaff bring out the food and serve the guests. Regarding dietary requirements, it's best to go for the plated service style to make it easier to accommodate per plate rather than altering an entire food platter. Consult with one of our professionals at Smokin' Bones to ensure these changes are made.
Catering Supplies
Relay your choices for your wedding to the staff of your catering company. This is to ensure we follow the same theme regarding garnish and decoration. Things like tableware and linens are essential factors that go into the aesthetics of the wedding. Smokin' Bones has the option to help with decoration if you choose. We aim to exceed expectations with every project, including going above and beyond to ensure a seamless experience for you and your guests. When planning your event, inventory of what you have and need, including cooking and serving equipment, if serving staff is necessary, and any emergency supplies that are good to have, just in case.
Wedding Catering Services with Smokin' Bones
Here at Smokin' Bones, one of Toronto’s leading catering companies, we guarantee a well-planned and well-executed event, whether a wedding or a family gathering. Consult with one of our professionals today to start planning your perfect wedding.
