Thinking About Hiring a Food Truck to Cater Your Wedding?

Plated dinner or a buffet used to be the only option when it came to how to cater your wedding dinner, but a newer option has popped up in the last couple of years. With the rise in popularity of food trucks, especially in the Portland Area, many savvy brides and grooms have been opting for a third, trendier option. Here are a few things to consider when deciding if you should hire a food truck to cater your wedding.

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Food trucks:

  1. Have the ability to offer unique fare at an affordable price

  2. Have more menu options

  3. Are less formal than traditional options

  4. Look cool, make you feel cool

  5. Can be brought in for a late-night snack

  6. Provide easy cleanup

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There are a few things to consider though before making your final decision:

  • Logistics/flexibility of the venue

  • Size of your guest list- you don’t want lines to get too long if you have a larger guest list (over 75 opp) consider hiring 2 trucks or stick to limited menu options.

  • Portion sizes, factor in 2nds

  • We HIGHLY recommend hiring a service to assist with food carts for ease of serving/bussing and all of the extra logistics that come in to play. Our favorite group Portland group is The Wait Staff Team. They can literally do it all.

  • Pro Tip:  let guests pre-order their meals upon arrival for the ceremony as well as submit their order for each table at the beginning of the cocktail hour.

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All in all, we think hiring a food truck is a fresh, fun option for our more laid back couples. Here are some of our favorite Portland trucks:

Solstice Wood Fire Pizza (delicious pizza!)
Koi Fusion (excellent food and quick service)
808 Grinds (food is great, very fast, and lots of leftovers)
PBJ Grill (YUM!)
PDX Sliders
The Whole Bowl
Rip City Grill (If you lose track of any guests, it’s likely that you’ll find them congregated around the grill)
The Mobile Scoop Shop
1927’s Smores