What other options could i use besides catering?

I'm getting married next year (we haven't picked a date yet) after July. I have been looking into caterers but they seem to very expensive. We are Mexican and have very large families, we would like to have Mexican food but can't find caterers that cook authentic food. We have thought of cooking the food our selves and hiring serving staff, but that would be our last resort. Does anyone have any suggestions for us?What other options could i use besides catering?
contact an authentic Mexican restaurant and pick up the food yourselves, hire servers...feeding a crowd isn't cheap.
Either go to your favorite Mexican restaurant and ask them if they could cater it, or find a family member or friend who has the necessary skills and organizational abilities and is willing to take on the challenge.

Good luck.What other options could i use besides catering?
Check with the local mexican resturants and see if they do any catering, speak with either the manager or owner.
I actually think making the food yourselves is still a good idea. Then you can have a buffet style wedding and people can serve themselves. Another option you can do is just order the food from somewhere (meat market, catering company, etc) and then just cook the food. Thats really the best way to go if you want to save money.
Find an authentic restaurant and sit down with them. Tell them want you want and work from there. You might be surprised how they will work with you on your budget.
is there a possibility u could do your own cooking. I was going to use a caterer for our renewal vows and for just 25 people and buffet style food it was going to cost us 849.00 dollars, I said forget that and we decided to cater our own reception. we are serving chicken salad and pimento cheese on baby crossinat, a veggie tray with dip, a fruit tray with dip, chips, pickles, olives, punch, soda, tea and coffee, and cake and cookies for our dessert. it takes some work but i have our bridesmaids coming over to help prep and do it so it will work out fine.. I hope what ever u decide will be fun and exciting for u and your fiancee...
Yes, buffet is good for this. Make the food yourselves if you want, or buy platters to supplement the things you don't make. Use the long tables and decorate these as you want.

Use chinet or something which won't break easily.

Network for volunteers to help with the serving, as they may like weddings. You may have to pay for the clean up. Don't ask too much.

Buffet is the way to go here. There should be many websites with ideas for wedding buffets. You will need a few tables. One for the food, one for the wedding cake, one for utensils, one for snacks, and drinks are optional. There is a lot of planning. You also need the tables for the guests, the seating arrangements, etc. Special accommodations for special diets and older guests, also.

Children should be in their own supervised area.

There are a lot of options, if you have the creativeness to do this.
Well you could always ask everyone to bring a dish. That way you would definitely get good down home Mexican cooking.
You can have a pot luck and ask family members to bring their "signature" dishes. Or you can ask your favorite Mexican restaurant if they can do your catering for you. One thing to remember though is that some locations/reception halls/venues only allow selected vendors. Be sure to keep that in mind when you choose your location and set a date.