Tips For Planning Your Outdoor Wedding Reception in OC
For brides and grooms alike, few weddings are as magical as the ones held in the great outdoors. Nature promotes serenity and boosts our immune system. Even better for anyone with wedding worries, scenic vistas are a natural stress buster.
Unfortunately, 2020’s lockdowns and the bumpy road to recovery means otherwise happy couples often delayed their wedding date. Desirable wedding venues are hard to come by. Also in short supply? Portable potties, tents, event staff –– well you get the idea. Eliminate wedding woes and make sure catering for your Orange County wedding is top notch. How? By hiring a catering company with years of experience delivering delectable dishes in towns like Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, and Orange. If you’re wondering how to pull off the perfect 'al fresco’ wedding ceremony, here are a few important tips for planning your outdoor wedding reception and finding the best wedding caterer in Orange County.
Do It Yourself
In SoCal, great weather isn’t limited to only four months a year, but summer is still the busiest time for tying the knot. Scoring a prime location can be challenging and expensive. Which makes having the service at your childhood home, bestie’s house, or a family friend’s nature retreat a no-brainer. When your outdoor wedding reception is at a private yard, you’ll save more than site fees. You’ll also save yourself the emotional let down that comes from settling for second best. Your Rottweiler can even be the ring bearer!
Do it yourself isn’t cheap. You’ll probably want to rent some generators. Otherwise you’ll risk a neighborhood blackout when DJ Uncle Dan sets up his turntable. If you would prefer random relatives don’t track footprints through your Master, then portable potties are a must. These aren’t the ones you see at a construction site. Instead, enjoy well-crafted restroom cabins and trailers complete with sinks and decent lighting. Up the elegance even more by hiring attendants. Get a valet or two as well so your cousins don’t block the next-door driveway.
No matter the size of your celebration, hiring a talented Orange County wedding ceremony catering service is a must. Whether you opt for passed appetizers, action stations, or a buffet-style dinner service, you’ll want a wedding caterer crafting cuisine that’s unique and memorable for all the right reasons.
Get Tented
Fully appreciate the great outdoors by making sure you can leave it behind occasionally. Rent a tent. Elaborate options include everything from cool chandeliers to AC and hardwood floors. Then enlist a wedding ceremony catering service with experience. As a full-service corporate catering company, Taylor Made Cuisine has worked in all types of venues in Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, and Orange. An enclosed tent provides the perfect spot for an action station where Taylor Made Cuisine’s talented chefs create tasty options right before your eyes. Tents are also a good setting for buffet style wedding dinner service complete with savory selections like their signature Beef Braciole simmering in rich tomato garlic sauce, pesto and pine nuts. Outside, passed appetizers can treat your guests to crispy brussels sprouts or prosciutto skewers.
Watch Out for Wedding Crashers!
What’s the biggest downside to an outdoor wedding reception? It’s outdoors! Besides the elements, bugs can be a major problem. Experts recommend recruiting an exterminator to keep winged wedding crashers from becoming guests of dishonor. Set citronella candles along the perimeter, outside of tents, and on any walking trails. Natural mosquito repellent includes centerpieces featuring flowers they loathe like lavender, peppermint, and marigold.
In addition, make sure your guests know well in advance that it’s an outdoor wedding. This will influence their wardrobe purchases (stilettos being less than ideal for lawns). Most of all, contact Taylor Made Cuisine and book a wedding caterer that will work with you to craft a delectable wedding reception catering menu for your big day.