There are plenty of different ideas you could have for your catering at your wedding whether you are dreaming of a fairy tale style formal meal or if you would prefer to have a less formal, relaxed style to your reception meal, there will be a caterer out there that will be able to fulfil your requirements. As well as the style of the meal you would also need to take in to consideration your actual budget for this particular part of the celebration because if you don't keep a strict eye on what you are spending exactly then you can very easily over spend your budget on the food. This is why it helps if you get a quote from the person preparing the food for you before they carry the work out, because this way you will have an exact amount that you can then focus on for the food. There are some tips below that could help you choose your caterer and also plan you're budgeting;

• Setting your budget - This is the first thing you need to do before you start to plan anything regarding your wedding catering. You will need to decide exactly how much you are willing to spend out of your whole budget on the catering. If you have chosen to have the catering be the main expenditure for the wedding then the choice of where you hold the meal and what is on offer at the meal is much vaster, however, if you want to spend as little as possible then you will need to think more carefully about these factors. There are plenty of places and caterers that can fulfil the requirements for both types of party so it would just be a case of researching into different companies to find the one that can offer you the right kind of service or the right price in the case of a strict budget.
• Setting the theme - After you have arranged your budget carefully then the rest of the planning is a lot easier because you have a specific figure to aim for. The theme for wedding meals is now more varied than ever with people now straying from what is thought as the traditional theme and incorporating their own personality and interests into the ceremony a lot more. This is why there are now caterers that will provide a vast array of food choice for the wedding service from a sea food theme to an Indian cuisine style. So this part of decision making is going to be entirely up to your own individual taste, so simply all you have to do is sit down with your partner and decide whether you would prefer for it to be set around your favourite formal meals or if you would prefer for it to be a less formal setting with maybe a buffet style meal.
• Deciding on the caterer - This should be the last part of the planning this is because you should be sure on what you want exactly and for how much before deciding on a caterer. You should research in to different caterers finding out what services they offer and for what price. You would need to know the services they offer because you should be sure they could handle preparing the feast you are after, and you should make sure to check the final price of the service so you would not be caught with hidden charges once the service has been provided.