Anonymous
Post 06/20/2025 18:38     Subject: If great food is high priority and the wedding reception has 180 guests . . .
Anonymous wrote:Find a hotel with a Michelin-starred restaurant attached to it

does this exist in the area?
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2025 18:36     Subject: Re:If great food is high priority and the wedding reception has 180 guests . . .
18:05 again. Agree with the Susan Gage recommendation and also Occasions.
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2025 18:16     Subject: If great food is high priority and the wedding reception has 180 guests . . .
Find a hotel with a Michelin-starred restaurant attached to it
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2025 18:01     Subject: Re:If great food is high priority and the wedding reception has 180 guests . . .
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I can throw money at the problem but I don't understand how that spares you from sous vide steak or rubbery lobster tail, or a long wait for the last people to be served, whatever. Is it more waitstaff, a better kitchen, etc? What must be sacrificed? And does this automatically exclude a Ritz or Four Seasons or any other in-house required food?


What's wrong with sous vide steak?

It just screams caterer.
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2025 12:38     Subject: If great food is high priority and the wedding reception has 180 guests . . .
Anonymous wrote:Absolutely. At $150 a plate, you can get a great spread.

I’m seeing $300 a plate as the absolute minimum.
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2025 12:36     Subject: Re:If great food is high priority and the wedding reception has 180 guests . . .
Anonymous wrote:Hire the right caterers. Food was a priority for me, but I chose fantastic caterers who were really affordable. I still salivate thinking of the food!

Care to share?
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2025 11:10     Subject: If great food is high priority and the wedding reception has 180 guests . . .
Anonymous wrote:The food at my aunt and uncle's wedding was a buffet, with several delicious stations. It was so fantastic we are still talking about it 40 years later. If the food is fantastic, and easily obtained and plentiful, nothing else matters, IMO. All the best to you!


40 years later? Yeah, ok
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2025 11:04     Subject: Re:If great food is high priority and the wedding reception has 180 guests . . .
Hire the right caterers. Food was a priority for me, but I chose fantastic caterers who were really affordable. I still salivate thinking of the food!
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2025 11:02     Subject: If great food is high priority and the wedding reception has 180 guests . . .
Susan Gage was not all that great. She worked one of our events and I was not impressed overall. Guests had mixed reactions to the menu and the presentation.
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2025 10:53     Subject: If great food is high priority and the wedding reception has 180 guests . . .
Susan Gage. It is one of the more expensive caterers in town, but the food is great and the service impeccable. They will happily make separate allergy-friendly meals for guests who need them.
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2025 10:20     Subject: Re:If great food is high priority and the wedding reception has 180 guests . . .
Anonymous wrote:I can throw money at the problem but I don't understand how that spares you from sous vide steak or rubbery lobster tail, or a long wait for the last people to be served, whatever. Is it more waitstaff, a better kitchen, etc? What must be sacrificed? And does this automatically exclude a Ritz or Four Seasons or any other in-house required food?


What's wrong with sous vide steak?
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2025 10:19     Subject: If great food is high priority and the wedding reception has 180 guests . . .
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Amazing foods is only amazing for everyone if its safe. Be sure to ask your caterer what the plan is for allergy-sufferers. Someone recently told me to just skip the parts of the buffet I wasn’t able to eat, which is not safe.

Ideally, there would be a symbol or marking on their name cards that indicate that they need a safe meal.

Hopefully someone with a severe allergy would reach out ahead of time so accommodations can be made. Or are you suggesting to interview caters and ask their plan to accommodate every food allergy in case there’s an allergy-sufferer guest?


There was a web form that asked about allergies. Very easy with modern technology. It’s been a seamless process for multiple weddings.
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2025 08:32     Subject: If great food is high priority and the wedding reception has 180 guests . . .
Anonymous wrote:Amazing foods is only amazing for everyone if its safe. Be sure to ask your caterer what the plan is for allergy-sufferers. Someone recently told me to just skip the parts of the buffet I wasn’t able to eat, which is not safe.

Ideally, there would be a symbol or marking on their name cards that indicate that they need a safe meal.

Hopefully someone with a severe allergy would reach out ahead of time so accommodations can be made. Or are you suggesting to interview caters and ask their plan to accommodate every food allergy in case there’s an allergy-sufferer guest?
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2025 08:20     Subject: If great food is high priority and the wedding reception has 180 guests . . .
Amazing foods is only amazing for everyone if its safe. Be sure to ask your caterer what the plan is for allergy-sufferers. Someone recently told me to just skip the parts of the buffet I wasn’t able to eat, which is not safe.

Ideally, there would be a symbol or marking on their name cards that indicate that they need a safe meal.
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2025 07:45     Subject: Re:If great food is high priority and the wedding reception has 180 guests . . .
Also, invite 180 & hope less than 150, 120 even better, respond yes.