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Event Catering Checklist Generator

Generate a printable catering checklist grouped by planning stage.

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Dining room prepared for event service

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A stronger brief usually gets a sharper quote.

Dining room prepared for event service
Corporate catered lunch laid out for an office meeting
Wedding reception tables set for a catered dinner

Eight or more weeks before

  • Confirm guest count assumptions for the wedding.
  • Share dietary needs and venue access details.
  • Ask what is included in setup, rentals and cleanup.

Four weeks before

  • Confirm guest count assumptions for the wedding.
  • Share dietary needs and venue access details.
  • Ask what is included in setup, rentals and cleanup.

Two weeks before

  • Confirm guest count assumptions for the wedding.
  • Share dietary needs and venue access details.
  • Ask what is included in setup, rentals and cleanup.

Final week

  • Confirm guest count assumptions for the wedding.
  • Share dietary needs and venue access details.
  • Ask what is included in setup, rentals and cleanup.

Event day

  • Confirm guest count assumptions for the wedding.
  • Share dietary needs and venue access details.
  • Ask what is included in setup, rentals and cleanup.

After the event

  • Confirm guest count assumptions for the wedding.
  • Share dietary needs and venue access details.
  • Ask what is included in setup, rentals and cleanup.