We were originally planning on having only our immediate family at the wedding and not doing a reception. With a month left until our wedding, my fiance decided he wants to have all his friends there so our guest list has gone from 16 people to 58 people! I don't have the time or money to plan for a big party so we just wanted to take everybody out to lunch after. The wedding is from 12:30pm to 1:30pm so we'd be eating by 3pm at the latest. We loved the idea of Buca de Beppo in Claremont but it's a little expensive. We're *hoping* to stay under $800 for the whole lunch. Are there any nice local restaurants that can host that many people for approximately $12 a plate?
If we can't pick a restaurant within the week, I'd like to rent out a room somewhere and do something tacky like Subway party trays and punch. So do you guys know of anywhere that can rent a room like that? The park across the street from my house rents their community center for $200 plus $50 per hour. I can't host anything at home, believe me I wish I could.
