Family member catering

Hire a caterer that will take care of all the shopping, and have a contract with. It will be less stress for you, and your cousin can enjoy your wedding instead of cooking .

The work you have to do for this pales in comparison to the work he'll have to do.

Are you paying him? Because otherwise, he does not have to do anything for you.

Hiring a caterer would alleviate this problem, allow your cousin to enjoy your wedding, and protect yourself and your cousin from a large amount of liability.

Hire a caterer.

Hire a caterer. It does not matter if your wedding reception is for 20 people or 120 people, it is A LOT of work. Trust us on WW, the stress and money you will go through will be way greater using your cousin. Pro caterers HAVE to follow your directions, listen to your demands, do what YOU want to do. Your cousin, who I am sure is a great guy will not have that boundary. He could say, "Yeah, well, that is a good idea but how about this?" Please....hire a caterer. Buying, prepping, storing, serving, keeping food warm is a BIG job.

I hired a caterer. Trust me both sides of our family wanted to pitch in and cook. My whole thing was people backing out at the last minute or not preparing enough or needing more money as the time got nearer. I just didn’t want to rely on family. It can get ugly when it’s all said and done. And more stressful.

View Quoted Comment That’s what I’m paying him to do , it’s a job if you can’t do a job you can refuse

View Quoted Comment He is being paid so he does have to do what i need him to do if he can’t he shouldn’t of said yes to the job

So you're shopping for the wedding he's supposed to be cooking for on June 2nd?
Hire a caterer. They will do the shopping, have fresh ingredients, prevent you from being sued if someone gets sick, and make it so that your cousin can be there to celebrate your wedding.

View Quoted Comment Yeah I’m looking for a local caterer now , i don’t wanna chanc eit

View Quoted Comment Yeah gonna find one and hire one ! Thanks !

If you're paying him, then he should be doing the shopping. Not you. Period.

Friendors and family vendors are historically a horrible idea. Plus it's rude to have your family and friends do work at your wedding, regardless nif you're paying them.

Im sorry to say... this is why you hire a caterer. Hopefully it is not too late to find one...

Did you have a contract with him outlining the specific responsibilities you were paying him for? If not, this sounds like a miscommunication of expectations. This is why people advise against using friendors, especially without a contract.

I will also recommend hiring a caterer for reasons others mentioned, but if you aren’t going to do that, you need to sit down with him and get an agreement together in writing. Make sure it outlines things like who’s responsible for purchasing ingredients, transporting them to the venue, maintaining safe food temperatures, providing kitchen supplies and cookware, etc.

Hire a caterer and let your cousin attend as a guest. Less stress, less chance of food poisoning, everyone wins.

Did you have a contract with him that spelled out exactly what he needed to do? Regardless fire him and get a professional. If you are worried about cost there is bbq and Italian that are cheap.

I'm glad you are looking for a caterer. Don't forget to look at restaurants that cater. So, so many do. I drove by an On the Border the other day and even they cater. Restaurant catering is usually cheaper than a stand alone catering company.

I believe by now you have your consensus to hire a caterer. On yesterday I attended a wedding that the reception food was prepared by the brides cousin. It was almost 30 mins late, the cold rolls still had cold butter sitting on top, 3 bottles of salad dressing feed 100 plus ppl (yeah it ran out immediately) and to top it off, the punch was so sweet ppl immediately requested a bottle of water to keep their diabetes in check. And lastly not enough sparkly juice-drink to go around. (dry wedding because it was at a church). Hire a paid caterer and execute a contract. I really felt bad for the bride...but it's the price (or lack of) one pays.