My fiance' and I are going to be on a very limited budget for our wedding, and are trying to allocate funds to what we feel strongly about. I am stuck on the idea of food. My ideal wedding has fresh fruit, cheeses, wine, olives, and little unique appetizers. I know this is going to run about $1500 or more for our 150 guests. My fiance' suggested that perhaps we should just have a potluck. He says that in the small town we are in, this is done frequently where the close family cooks and brings things like cassaroles, etc. One problem here is that this would be mostly the groom's family, as only my mom lives near enough to do this. Another is that downhome cooking isn't exactly my idea of the atmosphere or culinary experience I imagine. But then again, is that more the type of food my (mostly) down home guests would prefer? Am I throwing money away on special food that no one really likes?