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catering

If you’ve got questions about wedding catering cost or are looking for wedding catering ideas, you’re in the right place! We’ve got wedding menus, info about tipping, and even info about how to DIY your own wedding catering.

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Cereal, coffee bars, and short ceremonies: How to ROCK a morning brunch wedding

Missy and Ryan’s lovely early morning brunch wedding came with all the fun of a morning wedding including cereal cupcakes, Bloody Marys, and a coffee bar. They shared their setup with us and tips for how to totally rock a morning brunch wedding for a crowd. Here’s how they did it.

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This IS the Star Wars meets Star Trek sci-fi dessert bar you’re looking for

We’ve got Michelle and Phil’s “Oscars in space” wedding coming soon, but I couldn’t wait to share their geektastic Star Wars meets Star Trek dessert bar. It’s the final frontier in satisfying your sweet tooth at the reception. We’re talking Wookiee cookies, Death Star cake balls, Star Trek iced cookies, pretzel lightsabers, and R2-D2 oreos. Plus there were even themed drinks like “The Beverly Crusher” and “The Dark and Stormy Side.” Let’s take a sneak peek before we see their full wedding later this week.

How to donate your wedding leftovers

How to donate your wedding leftovers to shelters or animal rescues

Looking for a way to save your leftover wedding food from going to waste without having to haul it back to your house for a three-day binge? You can actually donate your unspoiled leftovers. Your caterer may already be doing it, in fact. If they’re following safety standards and in communication with coordinating shelters, it can totally work. Let’s talk about how to donate your wedding leftovers.

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Slushies, food trucks, and brunch: 10 delicious ways to make your wedding food fun

We recently listed out 13 ways to make your reception more fun, but the REAL way to your guests’s hearts is through their stomachs, right? Here are 10 of our favorite ways to make reception food and drink more awesome and entertaining including food trucks, slushies, candy buffets, finger foods, signature mocktails, and brunch for dinner. Let’s get our foodies hats on to bring the catering game up to eleven.

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You don’t need that much cake, and other things I’ve learned from catering weddings

I have very limited experience with weddings from the guest side of things — like maybe five in my entire 31 years of living. But I have a ton of experience from the vendor side of things, allowing me to see a wide range of budgets and styles in the wedding world. I thought I’d share a few of my universal observations when it comes to wedding days…

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Save money on catering: ask about kid food!

Here’s the deal: you’re having your wedding catered. Your guestlist is starting to look big, and it’s filled with children! You need to save money, but you have all these adorable kids to feed, and only so much cash on hand to spend on kale caeser salads and wild salmon.

Well, here’s your solution, courtesy of an Offbeat Bride named Tammara…