Cost for Catering 100 Count Wedding - Is This High?

Alot is to do with location. I got lucky and locked in covid prices when places like catering companies were hurting so for my buffet I'm paying $12.50 a person and for my kids buffet Im paying $4.50 a kid. Didnt see the point in paying the adult prices for items the kids wont touch. Our buffets will be set up separately and they come with bread and margarine 2 main course selections 2 sides 1 veggie a cheese veggie and cracker tray for cocktail hour coear plastic plates plastic silverware and napkins. They also pack up any leftovers for us. After reading what other people are paying I realize my prices are amazing.

Much of this price increase is due to inflation and expected food shortages. The caterers will be the most affected group on this. These issues are a bit unpredictable and could even be pushing the limits of caterer's planned budget.

$50-$75 pp seems low to me. $150 pp sounds average. Like others have said though, it really depends on location and what you're having.

$50-75 isn’t a bad price tbh. Is it a plated meal? Cause if so that’s pretty good. We’re paying $20 a person but it’s basically a serve yourself kind of buffet

Were paying $70 per adult for plated dinner I believe the buffet was $65-$70 so about the same. I'm pretty sure $50-$75 is average. Our child meals are $20 per kid.

We are paying 36.99 PP (cheaper for the kids) Which includes stuffed chicken, prime rib, brown sugar glazed carrots, garlic smashed potatoes, salad, an upgraded drink station and elegant plastic dinnerware! It also includes 3 appetizers and we are getting crab Mac & cheese cups, sweet and sour meatballs and a veggie display !

My wedding venue is charging $19.75+ per head. It also depends on if we plan on having an open bar and we are so I imaging that the price will increase to maybe $25 per head. We are also taking advantage of the in house bakery & ice sculptures.

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That sounds good if there is a bakery at hand... especially if open for guests as they desire.

We are paying $125/person for catering in New Orleans

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Thanks Michael. My fiance's name is Michael but he spells it Micheal. Lol

Ours is about $70 pp for a 3-course plated dinner (salad, entrée, and cake). We're also doing 3 different passed hors d'oeuvres, a dessert bar, and a late night snack, but those all have different prices. I'd say $50-$75 pp sounds pretty standard. Depending on what's included in the $150 pp option, that might not be too bad either.

Also depends on if it includes bar. Ours is 140 pp for 3 course meal plus open bar.

I forgot to mention it will be buffet style but the caterers will still put the food on everyone’s plates.

I think it also depends on the venue and what is included in the catering. Is it at a hotel, plated dinner with hor d'oeuvres? Destin is a popular destination so the price seems average if it’s at a beach hotel/resort.

We're paying $130 pp in South Jersey, that includes all the appetizers during cocktail hour (6 butlered, 1 carving station and 1 display), all the food on the buffet (3 entree options - chicken & dumplings, crab cakes, and prime rib carving station, risotto, gnocchi, salad, green beans and mashed potatoes), the dessert display (plus our venue paid a portion of our cake), and the open bar.

Paying 95 in NC per person

Paying $125 pp in Sarasota, FL. Cocotaul hour with 5 hot/cold passed hor d'oeuvres, Plated 3 course meal, and open bar.

It’s all on area. Destin can be pretty pricey so that seems like a good cost.
I paid 110/pp

ALL of the catering is in a high we are trying to work with our caterer and try to work with him to come a comprise to low his so $600.00 what have

Those prices honestly sound really good. We’re paying pp but we also have a good and beverage minimum at our venue that we have to pay regardless. For us, it means having some late night snacks and some upgrades to our bar package. But I’m also getting married in Los Angeles and everything costs more here!