how much to cater a 120 person wedding?
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Our wedding coming up in Oct. is 80 people. The food line-up is taaaaaasty and we are looking at about 3,000. Definitely one of the biggest expenses by far.
LordOpie said:
Lower-Mid grade fair will cost you roughy $5-$8/plate...
Feed 'em top ramen, at $0.10 per package you'll come in way under budget.
Includes:
2 service captains and 15 service staff
non-alcoholic beverages and they'll be serving the alcohol we provide.
passed hors d'oervres
first course
breads
seated dinner (surf and turf -- salmon in port wine and beef medallion OR vegetarian diner)
and desert (Wedding Cake that they're making)
EDIT: I'm gonna tell them to get it to $50/person.
2 service captains and 15 service staff
non-alcoholic beverages and they'll be serving the alcohol we provide.
passed hors d'oervres
first course
breads
seated dinner (surf and turf -- salmon in port wine and beef medallion OR vegetarian diner)
and desert (Wedding Cake that they're making)
EDIT: I'm gonna tell them to get it to $50/person.
chimichangas and chicken stars should do the trick. spend the rest on booze..
Our wedding was about $75/ person w/out the wedding cake (friend made ours).
This included the tables/chairs and all the settings (outside event), booze, including an 1 hour cocktail reception with hors d'oervres, about a dozen servers, and a TON of really good food. I forget what we had - but everyone else LOVED it. We were too busy socializing to eat.
This included the tables/chairs and all the settings (outside event), booze, including an 1 hour cocktail reception with hors d'oervres, about a dozen servers, and a TON of really good food. I forget what we had - but everyone else LOVED it. We were too busy socializing to eat.
where the hell is that rep button?BeerDemon said:
that said, a wedding reception is an awesome excuse to throw a big party w/ yr friends.
eleventy kazillion
narlus said:where the hell is that rep button?
Yeah, keep in mind this also included all furnishings such as linens, plates, glases, etc. Did not include alcohol either.LordOpie said:
No one goes to weddings for the food. It's all about the open bar...
No kidding, rep is gone altogether.narlus said:where the hell is that rep button?
For a guy who buys ridiculously overpriced TVs, you have no grasp on what good food costs.N8 said:
Figured $25-45 a plate for something decent (including hors doeuvres, soup, salad, main course, desert). This is something simple, and not a fancy insane dinner. One of my best friends was married 2 years ago, he spent well over $120/plate for a fancy spanish dinner, imported stuffed pineapple sorbet desserts etc.
This is accurate to within about 12-18 months (helping friends do wedding stuff).
no wonder my gf and I are planning on eloping. might even have a "send us off for our elopement" party with a pot-luck dinner. my gf is awesome. :love:
I don't know why more people don't take all that money they spend on weddings and just do a lavish honeymoon instead.
Like say, go to Fiji and get married on the beach with a couple of friends to witness.
Like say, go to Fiji and get married on the beach with a couple of friends to witness.
I think he was just talking about $5-$8 to have someone put a plate in front of the guests. Putting food on the plate however is extra.N8 said:
6 kegs of beer and 20 packs of hotdogs and 20 packs of hotdog buns.
That should do it.
That should do it.
go pot luck and save your money for a down payment on a house.
Hmmm...I work for a VERY high end catering outfit here in Jackson Hole, we just did a wedding that hovered around $200-$220 a person, for 200 people. The customers happen to own Jackson Hole Ski resort, so that was a bonus. You can't even imagine the quality and variety of the food. We had thirty or so employees, just doing the cooking and serving. Five open bars, all with top shelf (grey goose, bookers, Chivas, etc). The booze was extra. Crazy $$$$$.
That's what we did. We had a small wedding party, invited less people, and spent 17 days on honeymoon, eating, drinking and buying without reservation or worry.Tenchiro said:
When anyone asked what we wanted as a gift I asked them to donate to the honeymoon fund.
Ahem... don't you mean 121? :mumble:LordOpie said:
Whatever the price make sure to get the bacon wrapped scallops.
So in five years how many of those 120 people are going to mean anything to you? Sharpen the pencil L'oopie - Vegas is less expensive and way more fun. Its not like you need the approval of society to validate your existance...
Sounds like a Texas thing.DRB said:
The Wedding Song by Charlie Robison (With Natalie Maines)
Well, you are still here
And I am still here
Whether I ever loved you is
Not perfectly clear
You went a semester to West Texas State
But the freshmen fifteen you gained
Killed all your dates
I guess I still love you if I ever did
And I can see myself having a couple of kids
And we will get by
For the rest of our lives
So play the Cotton-Eyed Joe
For the folks don't you know
Keep the dogs in the truck
Til you leave
We got some wieners and buns
When the brisket's all gone
For our wedding in suburban Seguin
Well, I am still here
And you are still here
Whether I ever loved you is
Not perfectly clear
Though weight's not an issue you have gained more
And when I said I do well I slammed all the doors
To a future where I could see Paris in spring
And I wasn't prepared for the weight of this ring
But we will get by
For the rest of our lives
So play the Cotton-Eyed Joe
For the folks don't you know
Keep the dogs in the truck
Til you leave
We got some wieners and buns
When the brisket's all gone
For our wedding in suburban Seguin
So play some old BTO
For my friends don't you know
Keep your dogs in the truck
Til you leave
Get out the wieners and buns
Cause the briskets all gone
At our wedding in suburban Seguin
I said I love you in suburban Seguin
Now lets make love
Dude, every time I hang with you, I have fun, but I can't invite you. Literally. The place has a 120 capacity and we're upsetting some family already who isn't invited or not allowed to invite their friends.Full Trucker said:
As for honeymoon, no worries, two weeks in Italy.
What some of y'all aren't getting is that it's not about other people, it's for and about my future wife. This will be her one and only wedding day, which is why we've hired an amazing photographer and a videographer too.
How much is $15-20k going to mean to us when were old? Not nearly as much as the memories. Ya know, assuming we can remember
narlus said:
Our wedding & reception was a friggin' BLAST. And we got to see friends that otherwise we wouldn't have seen since we both live quite a ways away from our home towns.
LordOpie said:Dude, every time I hang with you, I have fun, but I can't invite you. Literally. The place has a 120 capacity and we're upsetting some family already who isn't invited or not allowed to invite their friends.
As for honeymoon, no worries, two weeks in Italy.
What some of y'all aren't getting is that it's not about other people, it's for and about my future wife. This will be her one and only wedding day, which is why we've hired an amazing photographer and a videographer too.
How much is $15-20k going to mean to us when were old? Not nearly as much as the memories. Ya know, assuming we can remember
The thing is no one remembers the food.
Well... invested wisely, about 150KLordOpie said:How much is $15-20k going to mean to us when were old? Not nearly as much as the memories. Ya know, assuming we can remember
ink: Vegas isn't the gamble you think it is!
