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Food etiquette

DarkestAngel71DarkestAngel71
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I am having my Halloween wedding reception at a small family restaraunt, very few guests, maybe 15-20, and in order to keep food costs down, I was thinking about having an array of appetizers instead of a full meal, plus I will have cupcakes and other desserts. Is this ok?
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  • Girlie1030Girlie1030 member
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    At what time of day?
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  • SKPMSKPM member
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    If it's at a normal meal-time (between 11am-2pm, or between 5pm-8pm), then please plan to feed your guests the equivalent of a meal. Heavy appetizers are fine, as long as there are enough to constitute a meal.

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  • Mrs.B6302007Mrs.B6302007 member
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    If it is indeed at a meal time, apps need to be heavy and equivalent to a meal.  That isn't always less expensive than a buffet or served meal.
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  • Avion22Avion22 member
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    If feeding 15-20 people a full meal is stretching your budget, then you have a few options:

    1.  Pick a different venue, or less expensive food at your current venue
    2.  Invite fewer people
    3.  Cut back on other extras (alcohol, favors, flowers/decorations, etc) 
    4  You can go the heavy-app route, but providing enough to equal a full meal may not save you money.
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  • Cortney1982Cortney1982 member
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    Only if it's being served at 2-5pm.  How do you know it's going to be cheaper?  Most of the restaurants I have been to, a few appetizers end up costing the same as a full meal.  Perhaps you can have a menu made with a few of the more affordable options for you guests to pick from so nobody picks out a $45 prime rib.
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  • Marrin713Marrin713 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_food-etiquette?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:e7145790-9d1b-4742-bb9a-599fa549ecb5Post:ccd6226b-f573-4408-9be9-5a08c5dd8ca4">Re: Food etiquette</a>:
    [QUOTE]Only if it's being served at 2-5pm.  How do you know it's going to be cheaper?  Most of the restaurants I have been to, a few appetizers end up costing the same as a full meal.  <strong>Perhaps you can have a menu made with a few of the more affordable options for you guests to pick from so nobody picks out a $45 prime rib.
    </strong>Posted by Cortney1982[/QUOTE]

    We did this for H's 50th bday party.  It worked out really well.

    As for an apps/cake reception: you are correct - ours ended up costing almost as much PP as a dinner.  We had heavy apps that were enough for a dinner.  In retrospect I would have gone for the dinner or buffet that was offered.
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