Jamie Wolfer warns that venues requiring specific caterers can add up to $90,000 to your bill. Always check catering costs before signing a contract, or you'll blow your budget without realizing it.
That would be a $90,000 wedding based off of the budget that I typically provide for people. You can see how this difference of making sure you book a venue at a much lower rate and then source your own catering and don't fall into the venue trap of preferred or required vendors, you could have a drastically different price, a drastically different price point. If you're planning a wedding without any sort of professional input whatsoever, there is a chance that you will run into issues like this. Like, how do you feel good about this with this couple who goes, we can't afford to spend $50,000 on your services alone? Moral of the story, Check catering costs before you book the venue. Make sure you know what that average cost is before you sign anything.
