3 Reasons you probably shouldn’t cater your own wedding

Catering your own wedding can seem like an appealing idea, particularly if you’re a talented home cook. After all, on the surface, it looks like you’ll save a lot of money and get to dine on food you’re familiar with and love. But, even if your wedding is a smaller gathering, there’s more to catering your own wedding than you might think!
At Ella Jaye Catering, we’ve catered for countless weddings across Auckland. With our expertise in mind, here’s why you probably shouldn’t cater your own wedding (even if you feel well-prepared)!

1. You’ll spend more than you think you will

Cooking your wedding food from home might seem cost-effective, but when you total up the fresh groceries needed, the cost of transporting your food to your wedding venue, the setting up of the wedding dinner once there and everything else, you’ll spend more than you think you will. Hiring a catering service means that you get all of these expenses included, often with a discount, into one easily-understood bill. It alleviates much of the financial burden from yourself, even if the initial investment into professional catering seems steep.

2. It’s added stress

Planning a wedding is stressful enough as is. Catering your own wedding on top of dress fittings, choosing flower arrangements, co-ordinating with bridesmaids and groomsmen – there’s too much to do in too little time! You don’t want to detract from the enjoyment of your day with any other responsibilities, and catering is a massive undertaking from the moment you start preparation to clean-up. Let the professionals take on this responsibility for you, and focus on what matters most, like enjoying the food and treasuring your first dance.

3. Quality control is difficult

When you cook food on any large scale, it’s a constant challenge to maintain high standards and a healthy quality in the dishes you produce. People can become very sick from undercooked food or unsanitary kitchen environments very easily. Without access to high-quality ingredients, proper equipment and staff like we at Ella Jaye Catering have, the quality of your food can slip quickly. Guarantee healthy, safe food to eat at your wedding with a professional catering service.

For bespoke catering across Auckland for all weddings, from the most intimate to the most grandiose, look to Ella Jaye Catering. Our food is fresh, healthy, allergy-friendly and made with love. For more information about booking our catering services, please get in touch.