When is it normal to do a catering tasting in the GTA?
Hi everyone,
My fiancé and I are getting married in September 2027 in Ontario. The ceremony will be in my hometown near the GTA about five hours away from where we currently live. We’ve found a caterer we love online and they have fantastic reviews. However, they said they mainly do the tastings in April\May. We don’t have a ton of vacation time available for 2027 so we’re trying to avoid as much back and forth as possible.
For context, we are expecting 90-100 guests and we want a simple but classy buffet meal. We have a lot of family who are steak and potato people but the other half is adventurous so finding balance is key.
Our venue has a commercial kitchen onsite.
My questions:
Is this normal for wedding catering to do tastings 5-6 months out?
If we don’t like the food, is this enough time to find a new caterer? We’re getting married in a small town near/in the GTA so not short for options but not tons.
Should we try to book other tastings for the same time? If we do, is it smart or strategic to tell the vendors we’re doing other tastings or will this insult/annoy them?
Thanks in advance for any help :)