Food Trucks May Be an Affordable Alternative to Traditional Wedding Catering

Would you consider forgoing a traditional catering company in lieu of hiring a couple of food trucks to provide the food at your wedding reception?

According to this Wall Street Journal article, food trucks may actually be a more affordable alternative to catering! Food trucks aren’t widely available everywhere, but it could be a great option for those of you living where they’re in abundance.

One Brooklyn bride was able to save nearly $16,000 by using food trucks instead of catering:

For Ms. Yee, the food trucks were the hit of the wedding. In addition to Rickshaw, the couple hired Schnitzel & Things and Country Boys, a Mexican food truck that is part of the Red Hook Vendors group that are stationed at the ball fields on summer weekends.

Ms. Yee said she ended up spending about $3,580 for the three food trucks at her 110-person wedding. She used separate vendors for appetizers, coffee and dessert, and also had to pay for general food staffing and chair and table rentals. But the total cost was still significantly less than the approximately $20,000 quotes she was receiving from traditional catering companies, which included all food-related costs, equipment and staff.

Clearly food trucks aren’t for everyone, but they’re definitely a fun option for some couples!

Tell us: Would you consider using food trucks to cater your reception?