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Wedding Food & Drink
in Devon & Cornwall
It’s better to entertain fewer guests well than throw an enormous wedding reception and find your budget won’t stretch. Remember it has cost your guests time, effort and no small amount of cash to help you celebrate your big day.
Choosing your wedding menu is important, whether you’re planning a buffet or a sit-down meal. Try to reflect the style of your wedding in your choice of food – formal weddings, for example, might start with canapés to nibble as your guests arrive then continue with starters of smoked salmon or roasted vegetable tart followed by roast duck or lamb or poached salmon and finish with raspberry mousse or ice cream and brandy snaps.
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More informal gatherings might have a carvery or a good fun main course like sausage and mash, or cross your fingers, pray for a good day and plan a barbecue!
Don’t forget to include some vegetarian options and make sure you know well in advance if any of your guests have food intolerances which have to be catered for.
Most venues will have plenty of suggestions for you to choose from or, if you’re having caterers, you can ask them to create a unique menu, perhaps all based on a specific theme. Do try to sample the food before you make a final decision. Everything looks delicious when it’s described on a menu, but you want to make sure it tastes just as good when it’s on your plate.
Drinks for your guests take up a large part of your budget. It’s reasonable to assume each guest will drink one or two glasses on arrival at the reception, three or four glasses with the meal and another one for the toasts.
For reference, you will get between 10 and 12 glasses of sherry from each bottle and from six to eight glasses of wine or champagne.
Though Champagne is the traditional wedding drink, you could offer Pimms or Bucks Fizz on arrival and wine with the meal, saving the Champagne – or equally good sparkling wine – for the toasts.
Do remember to provide plenty of soft drinks for children and adults who prefer them or who may be driving. Allow between half and one litre per person.
BUEN APETITO
Covering the south west
Tel: 01392 982991
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.buenapetitocatering.co.uk
Book Buen Apetito for your wedding catering and join the stars! The family-owned and run firm formerly operated in the Balearic islands, where they catered for (among hundreds of others) P Diddy, Mick Jagger, Kate Moss, Jamie Oliver, Paris Hilton, Ronaldo, Sadie Frost, Wayne Rooney, James Blunt, Princesses Beatrice & Eugenie, Hugh Grant… and so many others it would take all day to name them.
‘If you are looking for a fun-filled, festival, bohemian, family vibe, then we are definitely for you,’ says owner Andy Todd, who set up Buen Apetito with his wife Debbie. ‘We prefer to take less time on fancy irrelevant plate décor and, instead, concentrate on making each course taste and look exceptional, but also be substantial. So you and your guests will love the fact that they will be left full and content at the end of the wedding breakfast. Proper wholesome, delicious, hearty food!’
There’s a choice of seven paellas and 14 curries and one pots, but there plenty of other of ideas, from canapes and starters to mains and desserts, plus evening buffets and even morning after brunch catering. And their prices include all crockery, cutlery, staff and equipment.
CLINKS ‘N’ DRINKS
Covering the south west
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Email: [email protected]
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Devon-based Clinks n Drinks is a beautifully unique mobile bar offering bespoke packages for weddings. Cocktails, wines, beers, cider, spirits, soft drinks are all available – they’ll even create a unique cocktail just for the happy couple.
Choose a pre-paid package, a cash/card bar service or, if you prefer, you can put a spend behind the bar for drinks – when it’s exhausted, the bar will revert to cash/card.
Clinks ‘n’ Drinks will take care of all your reception drinks. Cheers!
THE CRAFTED BAR
Covering the south west
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Website: www.the craftedbar.co.uk
Mobile bar and drinks service, The Crafted Bar tailor their packages to suit your needs, at a competitive price.
They supply everything to mix the perfect cocktail, serve the finest wine or pour the best pint, supplying all glassware, garnish and equipment along with a friendly bartender.
For details, visit www.the craftedbar.co.uk.
PAPAVERO PIZZA COMPANY
Taunton-based
Tel: 07464 963121
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.papaveropizza.com
Poppy and Nial started Papavero Pizza Company five years ago – and they’re passionate about pizza. All of their dough is handmade and leavened for 24 hours, being perfected after attending a pizza masterclass in Naples. Their sourdough dough is made from their family starter which originated in San Francisco.
All ingredients are locally sourced and lovingly prepared by trained chef Nial and the variety of delicious toppings ensure their pizzas are of the highest quality.
Poppy says: ‘Pizza is always a crowd pleaser and we can cater for wedding parties, no matter how big or small! We can tailor our menu to reflect your wedding, with personalised pizzas available alongside salads and sides.’
