After you book a space or caterer, we feel that you're entitled to a tasting, so make sure that is either spelled out in the contract or in an oral agreement. Schedule the tasting far enough in advance so that you have time for a second one if needed, though not so far ahead that key ingredients are out of season. If your wedding is in a banquet space that is part of a restaurant, the meal for your reception may be prepared in a banquet kitchen completely separate from the main restaurant kitchen. Therefore, a meal in the restaurant may bear no resemblance to the food you may have at your wedding. Taste in tandem.
Tastings are one of the most fun aspects of the wedding planning.
Your caterer will tell you how many people you can bring to the tasting. This also may be a good place to include your parents or in-laws. One couple we know handed out tasting surveys for everyone to fill out. Months later, the questionnaires made a humorous wedding memento. Ask to taste two or three options for each course.