Article: Wedding Fare; Seated Dinner? Light Buffet? Champagne & Dessert? Seven Caterers Share Strategies for the Big Day

Planning a wedding? The thought can be terrifying. A marriage is momentous enough, but what about the care and feeding of your guests? Planning for 200 -- or even 20 -- can unsettle the calmest bride or groom. Not to mention their mothers and fathers.

Two weeks ago the Food section brought seven local caterers together for two hours of insider talk about wedding styles, menus, the cake and, oh yes, what it all costs. What follows is an edited version of that conversation among our experts: Jim Aikin, Catering by Windows, Alexandria; Deborah Allen, Federal City Caterers, Kensington; Lori Brubaker, Ridgewells, Bethesda; Gene Hunt, Grand Hyatt Washington, downtown Washington; Bill ...

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