I went to a wedding, where it cost the couple just over $500.00 to feed 100 people.
I helped to cook some of the food. It was a buffet style reception.
Spaghetti w/meatballs
Spaghetti w/marinara
Veal Parmesgna
Lasagne
Ravioli w/Marinara
Garlic Bread
Cheese Bread
Ceaser Salad
Veggie Salad
Fruit Salad
Fresh Fruit
Minestrone Soup
Vegetable Soup
Bottled Water
Soda
Martinelli's Sparkling Apple Juice for toasts.
You could have meat/cheese/cracker trays
veggie trays
fruit trays
those little weenies (forget what their called)
nuts
I hope this helps. :)
How many people are coming to your wedding? Most of us don't have the kitchen capacity or the cooking skills to prepare a full meal for 50-100 guests, keep it warm, and transport it to the reception site. There is a reason people spend so much on catering - because it's one of those things that is almost impossible to do well yourself for a lot of people, especially on your wedding day when you have other things to worry about.
If you don't want to do any cooking whatsoever, just have a cake and punch reception right after the ceremony. Then no one has to deal with food.
If you have a few relatives who are great at cooking and super reliable, you might feel out their interest in doing the food. But your relatives may not want to spend your wedding preparing a meal.
If you have a manageable number of people and a big backyard, do a cookout, or a spaghetti dinner, or your favorite takeout.What are some simple ideas if I don't want to hire a caterer?
If you don't want to spend the money on a caterer then why don't you just have a cocktail reception or a hot/cold hor durves bar. It would be a lot cheaper to do either of those than a full sit down meal.
I wouldn't at all suggest that you ask your guests bring food. HOW RUDE! I mean you're inviting them to YOUR wedding, they shouldn't have to bring you anything (not even a present if they don't want). I really don't think that's the way to go, no matter how fun someone thinks it may be.
It's perfectly fine to have a reception that doesn't even include food, except the cake. You can just have a bar, and let people have fun and drink. If you do decide to go this way, depending on what time your reception is, then on the invitations you need to specify that's it's going to be a cocktail reception. That way people aren't expecting you to feed them. They can go eat before or after the wedding, but you definintely need to let people know. You don't want your guests starving!!
As far as hor durves go, you can maybe recruit some family members and friends to help you prepare finger foods (chicken wings, small sandwiches, pickles, vegies, etc.)
I also was worried about the catering for my wedding and when I started actually looking at different places I found somewhere that was in my price range and was food that my fiance and myself actually like!! I think you should do some more research before you completely decide to throw catering out the window.
I agree about having your favorite restaurant cater your reception. It might be cheaper than you think.
It doesn't have to be fancy. For every family gathering we have, my mom will order from our favorite BBQ restaurant in our hometown, and it's a hit every time. Or get your favorite Italian restaurant to make large trays of food for you.
Appetizers are easy. Get frozen ones and stock up a few months before the wedding. If you ask me, they're sometimes just as good or better than any caterer's appetizers, and all you need to do is pop them in the oven.
Hope this helps, hun.
Italian or BBQ buffet
I went to a wedding where a few family members paid for a bbq buffet and they rented out a dance hall where people sat around long tables w/ country theme table decor and then they had a section for dancing w/ the sand and everything
Italian you could do it "mafia" style
Wal-mart sell things. You can even do some things yourself. A "streachy meal like spagetti with garlic bread is good.
MAKE SURE YOU ASSIGN SOMEONE TO GET THE FOOD THERE.
is there anything you are good a making. baked chicken with cream soup potato salad. It does not have to be formal. Fresh fruit, pound cake and a chocolate fountain are fun and you can rent the fountain
You can do platters from the grocery store. Where we live Kroger has pretty nice platters that feed about 16 people. That's what I did and I bought several of them. We had lots of leftovers...
You can make your own or have someone in your family help with "heavy appetizers" .
What about doing a plate and a crate - (where every guest brings a tray of sandwiches or dish they have prepared, and a bottle of something - and everyone shares) This would be fun, and obviously everyone would at least like the thing they brought so you please everybody!!
you could get a local restaurant to cater food for you, It may be cheaper. We were looking in to having a local bbq place cater ours and it would have been 1200 for 100 people for all the food plates flat wear and service.
the 'ol wedding faithful is mostaccioli you can make a ton of it and not cost a lot.. and ham so you could do the pasta, a salad and a relish tray
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