Menu Pricing Guide for 2024-2025
Learn more about our 4 tiers of wedding menus for 2024
Maine food tax is an additional 8%. Gratuities are included. Vendors are counted as adults. Children 12 and under are half-price. A minimum budget equal to 50 guests is required for all plans. Family and Plated service styles add +$10 per guest.
Tiers 1, 2, 3 Menus (Buffet style)
Tier 1 – $ 72 per guest at 100 guests (adjusted by headcount from 50-160 guests)
Tier 2 – $ 85 per guest at 100 guests (adjusted by headcount from 50-160 guests)
Tier 3 – $ 120 per guest at 100 guests (adjusted by headcount from 50-160 guests)
Tiers 1-3 include many choices for appetizers, sides, and entrees; plus our best china tableware, silver utensils, and fancy linens (many colors to choose from); we also include our place-setting decor services (see photos of the many themes we offer), and the core Soft Beverage Plan (see below for description).
Tier 4 “Food Truck Vibe” (Buffet style)
Tier 4 – $ 45 per guest at 100 guests (adjusted by headcount from 50-160 guests)
Our “food truck” style menu includes your choice of disposable plateware (eco-paper or plastic) and paper napkins. Appetizers are not included, but can be added on; see the full menu at your tour. A soft beverage plan is not included; outside store-bought drinks can be brought in, or let us handle the details with our soft beverage plan add-on (see below). You can also upgrade to our most elegant “tableware and place-setting decor” service (see below for description).
Fancy Tableware Service: +$9 per guest. Elegant china tableware, silver utensils, steak knives, fancy linen napkins, water glasses, and our gorgeous place-setting decorating. Included with Menu Tiers 1-3. Optional add-on for Tier 4 Food Truck Vibe menu.
Add-ons and extra services!
You are welcome to choose a custom number of servings for any of these add-ons. For example, you can offer 50 hot chocolate servings; cake-plating for the wedding party only; late night snack for only 30 guests; etc. You can order just as much you think your guests will consume. A 25 minimum guest count applies to all add-ons.
Rehearsal Dinner: several menu options. Enjoy the entire barn and property for your private rehearsal dinner. Invite as many guests as you’d like. Enjoy your own music, sports and games, and the patio fires —all included!
Soft Beverage Plan: Included with Menu Tiers 1-3. Optional for Tier 4. Just $5 per guest. Includes a variety of sodas, sparkling flavored waters, and bottled waters, placed in iced wicker baskets, with refills throughout the dinner and evening. For children, it includes Juice boxes and Yoohoos. Glassware is not included.
Seasonal Hot Chocolate or Hot Apple Cider: $3 per guest for each type.
Table Pitcher Ice Water service: $3 per guest. Includes real glassware and our staff to refill throughout the meal.
Summer Outdoor Ice Water service: $3 per guest, set up with an elegant/rustic outdoor display for guests to self-serve before the ceremony starts.
Sparkly Champagne Toast: $5 per guest for a quality Prosecco. Other varietals available. Or choose a non-alcoholic sparkling cider at $4/glass.
Cake-cutting and Plating: $3 per guest. Using our elegant white plasticware. We can recommend a local specialty baker to prepare the most amazing creations. You can also choose a small cutting cake which we will prepare for you at no extra cost, and instead offer individual desserts to your guests like wedding cupcakes, cannoli’s, cookies and brownies, and more! We can box up your cake to go as well.
Ice Cream Sundaes: $6/per guest. Vanilla and Chocolate local-made ice cream. Includes caramel, chocolate, strawberry sauces; chocolate & colored sprinkles; cherries; sugar cones; individually wrapped walnut crumbles; whip cream. Includes elegant clear plasticware.
Late Night Snack: many options available, see menus.
Farewell Brunches: several budget options available, see our hot and cold menus.
Breakfast: “day of” options available, see menus.
Special Notes
Because market rates for meat, seafood and labor may change dramatically, we reserve the right to adjust prices for 2025 as necessary.
View photos of our rustic-elegant displayware which we use to create stunning food displays.
Please Contact us to start planning your menu!
Barn Lights provides the catering for all events held at our venue. Generally, no outside caterers are allowed to ensure the best experience possible. Exceptions are possible for specialty ethnic menus.
Our in-house catering services
Catering Amenities
Evening Dinner
Brunch
Lunch
Rehearsal Dinner
Cocktails & Hors d'oeuvres
Catering Photos
About Maine Food & Alcohol Taxes
Many of our wedding couples ask about Maine taxes: there are just two taxes that apply to event venues: (1) prepared food & beverage sales tax (for catering and alcohol) and (2) lodging tax. To quote a Maine.gov source:
The tax rate is 8% on sales of prepared food and alcoholic drinks sold in establishments that are licensed for on-premises consumption of liquor. The tax rate is 9% on certain rentals of living quarters.
For the catering and bartending the 8% prepared food sales tax would be calculated on these service costs (not the venue rental price).
Let’s do an example for catering: the typical food cost per guest range is $60–$120 (depending on how premium the menu offerings), so let’s say $60 x 100 guests = $6,000. So the sales tax of 8% = about $480. We do not include gratuity in our tax calcs, to save you money!
There is no Maine sales tax on venue rentals as of 2023.