I'll offer a contract for the Stuffed Salmon with marscapone spinach. My contract like shroomgirl's is 50% non-refundable deposit which is required to secure the date with 25% due 30 days prior to event and final payment due 2 weeks prior to event. Any additions to guest count, staff hours or ala carte services due at the end of the event.
I recently added Paypal to my contracts to allow people to pay with a secure method. In the contract it adds that 3.25% is added to the balance for the convenience of using credit card. On the invoice it reads no refunds or cancellations for services provided.
Many more iron-clad details in contract, inclusive of client's responsibility for guests, alcohol, rentals.... We are in an age where we are caterers/paralegals, chefs/paralegals, owners/paralegals. I spent many hours reading many contracts and including experiences that were necessary to fully disclose to the customer.
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spectacularlife@snet.net if you would like to exchange info. Always happy to assist my colleagues.