Where to Look for a Wedding Catering Company

It is pretty much a standard tradition for all weddings, no matter the size or allotted budget, to feature catered food and beverages of some sort. Fortunately most individuals have a basic idea ahead of time about what they desire, require and outright do not want in terms of their wedding reception event culinary delights.

However, when it comes down to researching, comparing and eventually electing which catering company to hire for the great wedding day affair, many brides to be acting as primary wedding planning authorities feel like they do not know where to start. This is especially true for those individuals who have minimal, or worse, no professional knowledge of some sort or previous personal experience with wedding affairs.

Those of you new to the wedding planning process or even the actual wedding day event itself, below is a basic outline of how to go about looking for catering companies to compare and contrast and where you can most likely find them. The places to search for wedding catering companies fall under two main categories: Third Party References and Word of Mouth Referrals.

**Third Party References**

Telephone Book Yellow Pages

The Yellow Pages for your desired wedding city location is the most obvious resource option to consider when exploring the world of catering. Browse through the bulky directory that has been probably sitting somewhere in your house or front hallway collecting dust since your local phone company first distributed it. Or use your internet savvy skills and find electronic directories of your town businesses if you prefer that route.

If you choose to use the online yellow book directories try http://www.smartpages.com or http://www.superpages.com. Search for wedding caterers or general catering companies as your categories. You will find one bonus of using the internet as your reference source is that some of the listings will include a website for the company and even sometimes an email address. This way before you waste time and phone minutes calling them in person you may get the opportunity to assess some of your choices by their online presence.