FAQs
We take a 20% non-refundable deposit to secure your booking
How much deposit will I need to pay?
Final payment is due 28 days before your wedding date, once all the final details have been confirmed
When is my final payment due?
We are not able to transport any drinks or personal item such as decorations to any venues
Do Foster's Catering transport my drinks to my wedding?
Yes, we offer a full set up and clear down service
Do Foster's Catering staff set up the wedding breakfast tables and clear away after the wedding breakfast?
White napkins are included in our packages, coloured napkins (limited colours available) can be provided at an additional cost
Can Foster's Catering provide coloured linen napkins?
We cater for all dietary requirements
Does Foster's Catering cater for specific dietary needs?
We will supply complementary meals for any suppliers who are on site for the duration of your day. They will have the same as the wedding breakfast or the evening food depending on the times they are on site. If you choose to seat them at a guest table their meal will be charged at full rate
Will Foster's Catering provide meals for my suppliers?
Yes, full details will be given to you on booking
Do you offer menu tastings?
The menu tasting session is an opportunity for you to taste the wedding breakfast menu you have chosen, and does not include canapés or evening food
What is included in the menu tasting session?
Yes, we have a card machine so can accept card and cash payments
Can our guests pay by card on the evening bar?
We do not charge corkage, however if we are running a cash bar service for the evening, your free corkage period ends at the end of the wedding breakfast. You will be asked to sign a cash bar agreement prior to your wedding
Do you charge corkage?
No, we do not charge for this service
Do you charge to cut the wedding cake?
If we are running a bar service for you, we will open your evening bar after tea and coffee has been served. There is no specific time
What time will the evening bar open?
This is our charge to stock, set up and run your evening bar. There is no minimum spend for the bar
What is the bar stocking fee?
A 2 course wedding breakfast will take around 1 and a half hours, and a 3 course wedding breakfast will take around 2 hours
How long should I allow for my wedding breakfast?
We usually suggest allowing half an hour for your speeches (if you have 3 speeches, so 10 minutes each). If you have more speeches you may need to allow extra time
How long should I allow for speeches?
We recommend allowing 2 alcoholic drinks per adult guest for your drinks reception
How many drinks should I buy for the drinks reception?
If we are serving your drinks reception, Foster's Catering will provide ice for this, we also have tin baths for cooling drinks which are available at no additional cost
Do we have to provide ice for your drinks reception?
We recommend allowing half a bottle of wine per adult guest for the wedding breakfast
How much wine should I buy for the wedding breakfast?
You will get approximately 6 glasses per bottle
How much fizz do I need for toasts during speeches?
The wine will be placed in the middle of the guest tables for the wedding breakfast. We will place one red, one white per table to begin with, and our team will replenish bottles as required. This prevents opening too many bottles and wasting them, as well as white wine not having too much opportunity to get warm if it is s hot day
How is the wine served for the wedding breakfast?
Yes, unless you ask us not to or you are providing bottled water instead
Will Foster's Catering provide tap water on the tables for the wedding breakfast?
A 6ft round table can seat around 8-12 guests. We do not recommend seating fewer than 8 guests, and the optimum number on these tables is 10.
How many guests can I seat around my tables for the wedding breakfast?
Tablecloths for wedding breakfast tables are included in our menu packages, however we will work out an approximate table cloth requirement based on the above optimum numbers. If you choose to seat fewer guests on your tables there will be a charge for additional table cloths.
Any damage to table linen on the day of the event, caused by crayons, pencils, pens, playdough, candle wax or burning etc. will be charged to clients and invoiced after the event
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