Miere Catering

date, and we checked the vendor list our elopement photographer made for us, looked at their menu, and decided to reach out. Quickly got a video call scheduled, told them the logistics on what we wanted to do, location, budget, etc. They said they had our date available, and they'd send us a proposal and quote in about a week. We didn't realize by that point where they were located, we just assumed our vendor's lists were mostly local. or close-by. Had no clue they were 4 hours away. With every opportunity they had to mention how far away they were from our location, any flat fees off the top and how much they'd end up conflicting with our budget, they didn't do so. But not only that, we had to reach out multiple times for the proposal, and they didn't send it until 3 weeks after the call, which was less than 2 weeks out from our wedding day - and it took us reaching out to our photographer to see if she could see what was going on to get them to send it. We had 10 people overall to feed, and were trying to set a budget of $1,500 against their self-described price range of $70-200. The proposal we were given with no apology on the delay, came out to $480/per person for [1] entree, [2] sides, [3] appetizers, [1] cocktail, [1] small dessert. It included the following rates: $800 chef day rate - $360 bartender day rate - $470 travel rate (x2 for 2 people) - $45 for one cocktail for each of our guests - $750 operations charge The menu in many aspects did not resemble what we'd requested either. Travel rates aren't unreasonable. What is unreasonable is knowing you have these rates, knowing what our budget is, and failing to mention it's a non-starter. And that would have been fine 5 weeks out on a video call. We had time to lock in someone else. But less than 2 weeks, we were now panicking. We never followed up we were so livid, but we also had to scramble to figure out a new plan. As it were, they never followed up either, which tells me they couldn't care either way if we locked in or not by that point. But if we agreed to pay the $4,800 quote, they surely they'd be more than happy to gouge us. And because of their actions, we actually did not end up having a caterer for dinner on the night of our wedding. We had to make to-go orders from a local restaurant, and ask one of 2 of our 8 guests to jump through hoops to pre-prep a dinner setting with what the lodge happened to have, go pick up the food, and plate, and present it themselves, rather than spend the entire day with us as our guests. And honestly, it was miles better than what Miere Catering would've provided, in my estimation. Couples need to beware before reaching out to this immensely unprofessional, overpriced company, especially if you're reaching out to them because they've fancied themselves as a "traveling caterer". They almost ruined our wedding night, and they could potentially ruin yours too.