What will you be serving during this time?? (food and drinks)
Thank goodness we're only 70 people because everything is so expensive as it is! Multiplying it by more people would make my head swim!
We're trying to keep alcohol to the basics so that we wont have to buy tons of each liquor. The norm here is whiskey and vodka. If you serve only one you have to AT LEAST serve whiskey or it's not a wedding. Gag. FI will only drink whiskey in a "Godfather" (Whiskey and amaretto? Someone correct me if the name is different in English) But FI doesn't really like the idea of buying whiskey, amaretto PLUS another liquor. And to top it off, my dad is a big beer only drinker. Since he's helping pay, we think it would be nice to offer beer in his name lol. However, I've been told serving beer at a wedding here is considered ghetto and cheap. Booo. We thought we could serve "micheladas" which is a mixed beer drink that FI, myself and several of our friends are obssessed with lately... and then it won't look like just a cheap bottle of beer. So far it looks like we will be ordering whiskey, amaretto and beer for the micheladas. I really wish we could have more options, but I really don't know how to do it without breaking our budget
Hors d'oeuvres and desserts are a headache too. Most weddings here at least have a dessert table with different little treats if they don't serve hors d'oeuvres as well. But I don't know what to serve during the cocktail hour?? I'm thinking it'll either be cocktail hour food/ dessert OR the mandatory dessert table. Does there have to be something to eat during cocktail hour? Lunch will be directly after.. and lunch is like dinner here so it won't be a skimpy meal either. Ugh it's all so frustrating when every little decision considerably affects your budget.
Anyway tell me your cocktail hour food and drink plans so I can get some ideas ;-)