More Than a Tasting
A Wedding Consultation & Sampling Experience Built Around You
Planning your wedding meal should be about more than choosing a few dishes from a menu.
Our consultation and sampling process is designed to help you make confident decisions about your menu, cocktail hour, service style, timing, budget and overall guest experience.
We take the time to understand what matters most to you, then build a personalized sampling around the wedding you’re actually planning.
$150 Consultation & Sampling • Book with us and get it Back!
What’s Included
Your $150 Consultation & Sampling is designed to help you make better decisions before your wedding day.
Personal Planning Conversation
We talk through your wedding vision, guest count, venue, priorities, likes, dislikes and overall feel you want to create.
Menu Guidance
We help narrow your options and recommend combinations that make sense for your guests, budget and service style.
Cocktail Hour & Appetizer Planning
We discuss how your guests will be welcomed and whether passed hors d’oeuvres, displays or other options make the most sense.
Dinner Service & Timing
Buffet, plated, stations or another approach — we help you think through timing, flow and what works best for your event.
Bar & Reception Flow
We can discuss bar service, cocktail hour timing and how food service fits into the overall reception schedule.
Personalized Sampling
We prepare the menu items you are seriously considering so you can taste, compare and make confident choices.
Rentals, Linens & Event Details
We help you think through linens, dinnerware, glassware, rentals, table setup and décor that fit your venue, style and budget
Additional Recommendations
Sometimes we’ll include an item you didn’t originally choose because we think it may be an even better fit.
The goal is simple: help you spend your wedding budget wisely and get the most value from every decision.
Spend Smarter. Get More From Your Wedding Budget.
Great weddings aren’t about spending more. They’re about spending wisely.
One of the most valuable parts of our consultation process is helping you decide where your money will make the biggest difference — and where it may not.
We’ll help you think through menu choices, service style, appetizers, rentals, linens, dinnerware, bar service and other details so your budget works harder for you.
Sometimes that means simplifying one area so you can invest more in another. Sometimes it means recommending an option that delivers a better guest experience without increasing your cost.
Our goal is simple: help you get the most value from the money you’re already planning to spend.
Prioritize What Matters Most
Focus your budget on the things your guests will notice and remember.
Avoid Unnecessary Expense
We’ll help identify areas where more money doesn’t necessarily mean a better experience
Avoid Unnecessary Expense
We’ll help identify areas where more money doesn’t necessarily mean a better experience
Simple Pricing. Real Value.
Our Consultation & Sampling is designed to help you make confident decisions before your wedding day. It gives you personal guidance, a chance to taste your menu selections, and practical help with the details that shape your overall budget.
Consultation & Sampling — $150
Includes your planning conversation, menu guidance, personalized sampling, and recommendations on service style, rentals, linens, dinnerware and other event details.
Additional Guests — $25 per person
You’re welcome to bring family or others involved in the decision-making process so everyone can taste, compare and feel confident in the choices being made.
And here’s the best part:
If you choose Christopher’s to cater your wedding, your $150 consultation fee is credited back to your catering invoice — making your Consultation & Sampling effectively free
Our goal is not simply to sell you more. It is to help you make smart decisions, avoid unnecessary expense, and get the most value from the money you are already planning to spend.
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Your consultation includes planning conversations, menu guidance, discussion of appetizers, service style, timing, bar service, rentals and other event details, plus a personalized sampling of the menu items you are seriously considering.
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If you choose Christopher’s to cater your wedding, the $150 consultation fee is credited back to your catering invoice. Additional guest fees are not credited back.
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Absolutely. Additional guests are welcome at $25 per person.
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Most couples bring only the people directly involved in making menu decisions, but you are welcome to include others who are important to the process.
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No. Part of the consultation is helping you narrow your choices and determine what makes the most sense for your guests, service style and budget.
We can still begin discussing your plans and help you think through catering needs, logistics and venue considerations. You can also explore The GEM by Christopher’s if you are still looking for a venue.
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That’s fine. We can still begin discussing your plans and help you think through catering needs, logistics and venue considerations. You can also explore The GEM by Christopher’s if you are still looking for a venue.
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Yes. We regularly discuss linens, dinnerware, rentals, table setup, bar service, décor considerations and overall reception flow so the pieces work well together.
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No. Your date is not secured until catering arrangements are formally confirmed according to Christopher’s booking process.
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Once you have a reasonably clear wedding date and are actively considering catering options, it is a good time to begin the process. Popular wedding dates can book well in advance.
Wedding Consultation & Sampling FAQs
A few common questions about how the process works.
Ready to Start Planning?
Let’s talk about your wedding, your priorities and what you want your guests to remember.