Opulence Budgeting

Forming a budget for your event is a crucial aspect in planning most events. In order for your Opulence event planner to be able to help you in making the appropriate arrangements for your menu, staffing, equipment rentals and additional services, we will need to know the location of your event, special aspects and logistics pertaining to the site, number of guests, type of event, estimated duration of the event as well as food and beverage requirements.

Food

Menu prices vary depending on the size of the event, number of menu selections, types of dishes and specialty ingredients that may be needed for custom menus. The food costs are figured on a per person basis. Here are some general guidelines that will allow you to form a working food budget:

Light Hors d'oeuvres only - $12.00 to $30.00 per person
Cocktail reception hors d'oeuvres & food Stations - $20.00 to $30.00 per person
Seated dinner menus (buffet and table service) - $30.00 to $100.00 per person.


Beverages

Opulence can take care of your bar service. We offer many options from consumption, fixed price bar, to a soft bar. Our talented team of Smart Serve bartenders will provide you an array of wonderful and chic mixed drinks served with panache. Special occasion permits and additional liability insurance is taken care of by our management team.

Unlimited soft bar and garnishes - $5.00 to $7.00 per person

Beer and/or wine service - $15.00 to $18.00 per person

Full Bar Service- $15.00 to $35.00 per person

Consumption Service is available


Service

Service fees can vary depending on the requirements of your event. For example, wait staff for a buffet will cost less than a seated dinner because it takes less people to make a buffet function, while table service plated dinners require additional kitchen staff to prepare, garnish and decorate plated dinners. These are estimated general averages that can give you an idea of how much to budget for your service staff costs.

Cocktail party - $10.00 to $15.00 per person
Buffet - $11.00 to $17.00 per person
Seated Meal - $20.00 to $29.00 per person

(These are general costs and could vary depending on the needs of each event)

Equipment

The expense of your equipment rentals can vary depending on what your event requires. As with service, however, there are some average rates that will give you an idea of how much an event with full rentals will cost. Full rentals generally include tables, chairs, china, flatware, glassware and linen.

Buffet - $15.00 to $22.50 per person
Seated Meal - $20.00 to $40.00 per person

(These are general costs and could vary depending on the style of equipment and the needs of each event)

All taxes are extra

All Muskoka Catering orders are subject to delivery charges

Opulence looks forward to catering for your next event!

[back to top]