Planning to throw a party with many invitees?

Are you having a problem with monetary issues? Well, in today’s world everybody looks to save some bucks yet provide the guests some lip smacking food. Here is a list of tips which will help you out.

Plan and set a more realistic budget

It is one of the most important tips with the help of which you can save your money, time and energy. Being honest with your budget range at the first place is very important as it provides value to the catering events.

Do not try playing around as it will cause more harm than good. While making five revisions to proposals, it costs caterer’s time. Planning will help you know the availability of dates of shortlisted venues. You can shop comfortably for other things and take important decisions without any pressure.

Make use of standard budget oriented rental schemes

Discuss with event management material suppliers beforehand about stainless flatware, polyester linen, glassware, etc., so they can offer you good discounts for assured bookings.

Have a clear idea of all the items which can be accommodated within your budget

Be careful enough to go through the price tags carefully especially the small prints and hidden fees if any. Have a clear idea about all the service charges, transportation, and gratuities, etc., that nudge the prices up. 

Budget friendly event centrepieces

Enjoying the beauty of catering event centrepieces is a pleasure for every guest. To keep overall event expense within our budget, you need to look for alternative budget friendly centre pieces.

Managing RSVPs

One of the reasons why catering companies can offer better rates when confirming booking much early is because they procure grocery and related materials in bulk and your confirmed order will help them fend off uncertainties from other quarters. So, you need to give you guests a realistic cut off dates so that your caterer can take that change in their stride, yet stick to the rates offered to you.

Budget beverages

Most of the guests are as eager about the beverage counter as they are about the buffet counter. You can save on beverage charges by providing your own beverages with inexpensive brands.  You can fill the table with non-alcoholic beverages and iced tea.

Consider using several alternatives

Buffet can bring down rentals for tables, cut off salads and soups, manage the appetizers with a shoe string budget. Disposable plates bring down costs compared to china; biodegradable plates bring down costs compared to disposables. Be on the look out for all those alternatives that can cut labour cuts.

In this post, I have outlined some tried and tested techniques for slashing event expenditure without delegates even realising.

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