non-traditional receptions?

goldfish+

Hello everyone!  New here!  Well, I actually spent a lot of time on here years back as MOH's for several friends but now it's my turn!

My FI and I are wanting a super small and non-traditional reception.  Wedding will probably be a courthouse with only immediate family. 

For the reception we're hoping to keep it around 100.  To keep the costs down we're thinking a Sunday afternoon brunch or hors d'oeuvres reception.  Does anyone do anything like this or attended something like this? We figure we can cut out a lot of usual wedding expenses this way.

Also, it's been years since I've been in the wedding world (helping friends and such).  Do people still use flower vendors at the Mpls Farmer's Market?  If we did a small Sunday brunch I'd only need a few, small arrangements for tables.

Thanks!

iambellaluna

I'm doing an hors d'oeuvres reception.  I'm sitting down on Saturday with the reception hall to go over menue and details. I'm trying to do all my food costs for 100 guests around $1500 - $2000. My first wedding the reception cost over $10000.

And I am buying all my flowers from Costco and having a florist friend of mine assemble the bouquets/centrepeices the night before.