I posted a few days back about FI not being sure about inviting his extended family to the wedding. In the end, he decided to invite everyone, which is cool. However, our original budget was for 20 guests, and now we're closer to 50.
Our ceremony is at 1:30, reception immediately following at our house. Is it appropriate to serve an assortment of sandwiches along with some basic appetizers and a couple side salads? We'd also have cake and assorted drinks, both alcoholic and not, since we already have a full bar at our house. We're not having a typical reception with dancing, toasts, tosses, etc. It's mostly a chance for us to chat with everyone for a couple hours. Our entire wedding is lowbudget, so I don't think the scaleddown meal would stand out as being cheap relative to the other elements of the wedding. We'd make sure there was plenty of food. Also, nobody is traveling more than 20 minutes for the wedding or reception, so it's not like we're asking guests to fly or shell out for a hotel room just to get a sandwich. Thoughts?