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Rethinking Catering Options (Albuquerque)
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Rethinking Catering Options (Albuquerque)
Hey New Mexico brides and grooms. Chat here about the best tips, Knottie GTGs, and wedding planning in your area.
Our budget has taken a huge hit recently (my parents' entire contribution went to paying for new front teeth for me!), so I'm having to rethink our plans. Right now the catering seems to be where we c
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Rethinking Catering Options (Albuquerque)
Hey New Mexico brides and grooms. Chat here about the best tips, Knottie GTGs, and wedding planning in your area.
Our budget has taken a huge hit recently (my parents' entire contribution went to paying for new front teeth for me!), so I'm having to rethink our plans. Right now the catering seems to be where we c
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Rethinking Catering Options (Albuquerque)
posted at 10/13/2011 12:01 AM EDT
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Our budget has taken a huge hit recently (my parents' entire contribution went to paying for new front teeth for me!), so I'm having to rethink our plans. Right now the catering seems to be where we can save the most money. Of course, I want the food to be delicious, but I don't need a plated steak dinner.
We're inviting 150 but expecting 120. Our venue will let us bring in our own caterer, as well as our own alcohol (but we must hire servers). We'd like to spend $20 a person or less including appetizers, and we plan to buy beer/wine at Costco if the caterer is cool with it.
Right now, we're thinking about a simple pasta/pizza and salad bar, maybe from the Cooperage (mmm Scarpas!). What other inexpensive but yummy options are there?
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Re: Rethinking Catering Options (Albuquerque)
posted at 10/16/2011 10:46 AM EDT
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We have a similarly small budget and are going with a taco bar with appetizers from Cowgirl BBQ. There are tons of different options to choose from (we're having mahi mahi and grilled chicken tacos, plus a few delicious Southwestern apps and traditional flan for dessert, all for around $20/person. If you're not into a taco ball they also have BBQ and a few other options: http://www.cowgirlsantafe.com/catering#dinner. Good luck!
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Re: Rethinking Catering Options (Albuquerque)
posted at 10/16/2011 11:16 AM EDT
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I emailed them, hopefully I'll hear back soon! I love their food. I guess I didn't expect a Santa Fe restaurant to be willing to travel down here, so I didn't consider them before. Thanks for the recommendation!
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Re: Rethinking Catering Options (Albuquerque)
posted at 10/17/2011 8:14 PM EDT
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Jim Schumacher of the cooperage (and scarpas) is my caterer! He can do a buffet for you guys at $20/pp! He is a great guy to work with! He gave us an option as low as $12/pp. Definitely check him out.
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Re: Rethinking Catering Options (Albuquerque)
posted at 10/19/2011 3:44 PM EDT
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no no no! Get a personal caterer. Thats what I am doing. Our venue is letting us bring her in, and she comes with servers. Her name is Karen.
Here is her email. seriously. we went through every option she was the cheapest, and great food. we are feeding each guest at $13 a person.
here is her email
klynnyourpersonalcook@gmail.com
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Re: Rethinking Catering Options (Albuquerque)
posted at 10/19/2011 5:56 PM EDT
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You should call Dawn Sanchez Catering in Albuquerque. She is amazing!. She did our rehearsal dinner, brunch the day after the wedding, and our wedding cake. Everything was delicious and her prices are VERY reasonable. No set menus, she will do whatever you want, and she is very creative. Her staff is fantastic, Whitney, her office manager, is so organized and had great communication with us through the whole process. I'm a chef, and VERY hard to please, and I could not have been more pleased with the food she provided for us.
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Re: Rethinking Catering Options (Albuquerque)
posted at 11/21/2011 10:55 PM EST
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I wouldn't reccommend buying liquor at costco, it's incredibly risky! I rec' using quarters. Connie charges you quarters prices and like $75 per bartender. He works with your budget and is INSURED!
I definietly reccommend calling him!
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