Italian Food

Italian food is one of the most popular choices when it comes to wedding catering? Why simply because everybody likes pasta and chicken plus it’s quite affordable.

SERVICE

You have 2 options when it comes to serving Italian food at your wedding: You can go formal with waiters serving guests at their table or you can go the buffet route where people can serve themselves, which allows you to cut costs on waiters.

MENU IDEAS

What’s great with Italian food is that there are a few popular and easy dishes you can’t go wrong with.

When it comes to appetizers, Antipasto is your go-to choice, featuring salami, mozzarella cheese and tomatoes.  Of course cold pasta salads are another easy option – for example you can toss penne with basil, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and olive oil. You can also offer calamari but be aware it’s not for everybody. Even cheaper, you could start with garlic bread with oil and vinegar if you don’t have enough budget for appetizers.

For entrees, typical dishes include Chicken Marsala with mushrooms, lasagnas, grilled zucchini, penne pasta with tomato sauce, ravioli, risotto, gnocchi and the good thing is that they’re all easy to make and cost-effective.

Finally, regarding drinks, you should pick some Italian wine, Chianti being the most obvious choice and it’s not that expensive. You could even push it further by offering Italian beers such as Peroni and Birra Moretti.

As you will notice, we didn’t include desserts as we recommend getting a wedding cake at a specialized bakery. However, if you still want to offer Italian desserts before the cake, tiramisu, gelato, cannoli and biscotti should do the trick.

PRICES

The cost for Italian wedding catering (lunch or dinner) starts usually around $20 per person (and can go up to $50 a pop), not including tax, service and desserts and wedding cake.