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Reception Menu

CaseynMikeCaseynMike
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Ok....initailly FI and I planned on making sure there was a HUGE spread of food at the reception. Our reception hall (a university) is working really well with us and is not overly expensive at all! So right now this is our menu:
Fruit/Cheese Display
Crab Dip
Spinach Dip
Fried Catfish
Crawfish Pies
Meat Pies
Meatballs
Fried Chicken Drummettes 
Boudin Balls
Red Beans and Rice Station
Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya
Shrimp Pasta-which we are considering taking off because its $104/per pan and we would need 8 pans...

All of this will be served the entire duration of my reception (4 hour reception) and the cost of this food is not even at $4300....FI wants to see if we can get the food down to $3000....what would you all do? 
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  • tirathemrstirathemrs member
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    Okay completely different reply to your question....WHAT ARE CRAWFISH PIES AND BOUDIN BALLS????

    And to answer your question you may want to take off the shrimp pasta since it sounds like its the most expensive...maybe that will help you out

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  • CaseynMikeCaseynMike
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    lol Ok a meat /crawfish pie is where they take seafood or seasoned meat in fold it into a pastry and bake it....http://www.nolacuisine.com/2006/12/03/natchitoches-meat-pies-recipe/

    A boudin ball is where they take boudin (rice, seafood or rice and pork) roll it into a ball season it with flour and bread crumbs then fry it...

    Yeah we are probably going to take the shrimp pasta off....
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  • ladycane015ladycane015 member
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    Is the $4300 including the shrimp pasta or not?
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  • MrsBad13MrsBad13 member
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    What are you having for cocktail hour if you're having one ? Right now I say take off the shrimp pasta or maybe do 4 pans. With all the food your having maybe not everybody will eat the pasta. Maybe ?! Lol
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  • CaseynMikeCaseynMike
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    [QUOTE]Is the $4300 including the shrimp pasta or not?
    Posted by ladycane015[/QUOTE]

    <div>Its including it.</div>
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    [QUOTE]What are you having for cocktail hour if you're having one ? Right now I say take off the shrimp pasta or maybe do 4 pans. With all the food your having maybe not everybody will eat the pasta. Maybe ?! Lol
    Posted by MrsBad13[/QUOTE]

    <div>We are just doing the cheese and fruit display and the bar will be open...there won't really be a cocktail hour because we are taking 90% of our pictures before the wedding begins so there won't be a lot of pics to take after the wedding. </div>
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  • RanyattaCaseyRanyattaCasey member
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    GIRL!!!! Boudin balls!  I am so at your wedding!  That is some GOOD eating there!
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  • ladycane015ladycane015 member
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    Ok yea I think the shrimp pasta can be a $$ saver since it's almost 1k & thats about what FI wants to knock off anyway...
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    [QUOTE]GIRL!!!! Boudin balls!  I am so at your wedding!  That is some GOOD eating there!
    Posted by RanyattaCasey[/QUOTE]

    <div>lol we have places that sell it all day everyday around here....thats like buying a bag of chips lol...</div>
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    [QUOTE]Ok yea I think the shrimp pasta can be a $$ saver since it's almost 1k & thats about what FI wants to knock off anyway...
    Posted by ladycane015[/QUOTE]

    <div>I have submitted the change to her and I am waiting on her to send me the invoice. We did take off the pasta...let's see how this goes and where it gets us! Thanks</div>
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    Forget my wedding...im coming to yours!
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    [QUOTE]Forget my wedding...im coming to yours!
    Posted by aquari0216[/QUOTE]

    <div>Lol don't forget your wedding! Bae picked this menu so he did a GREAT job!</div>
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  • M1ssJM1ssJ member
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    Haha , I would do half the the amount of pasta and cut the meat pies.

    Will there be any vegetarians? right now they wont have anthying to eat
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    [QUOTE]Haha , I would do half the the amount of pasta and cut the meat pies. Will there be any vegetarians? right now they wont have anthying to eat
    Posted by M1ssJ[/QUOTE]

    <div>I can't cut the meat pies...we both grew up on them and out of everyone we know that we want to invite...no one says no to meat...lol I am going to see what she says on the price about half the pans of pasta....</div>
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    lol ok then!
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    [QUOTE]lol ok then!
    Posted by M1ssJ[/QUOTE]

    <div>funny part is that the caterer didn't even say that we needed something for vegetarians. </div>
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  • shano06shano06
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    I Just Wanna Say That I LIVE For Crab Dip. Lol. With Lump Crab Meat. Make Sure It Has That.!
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    [QUOTE]I Just Wanna Say That I LIVE For Crab Dip. Lol. With Lump Crab Meat. Make Sure It Has That.!
    Posted by shano06[/QUOTE]

    <div>Girl it will we are in Louisiana and the Pontchartrain is not far from us at all! We will definitely have fresh lump blue crab meat in it!</div>
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    YUM!!
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  • CreoleBride30CreoleBride30 member
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    Case, your menu sounds really great! You have all your meats and fillers, but need the veggies. I would add in a vegatable side at least...like corn machoux or southern green beans...etc...you get the point. I would definitely keep the meat pies...us southerners LOVE meat pies!

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  • CaseynMikeCaseynMike
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    Yeah now that you say something we so need veggies....hmmm let me look and see what they have....
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    this some good old damn fashioned stick to your ribs meals.  maw-maw would be proud.  just in case she must have something from the earth, lemme know i'll revise my flight one day earlier and pack my collards pot.   one way or the other, we leaving your party reg'la dena mugg.
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    [QUOTE]this some good old damn fashioned stick to your ribs meals.  maw-maw would be proud.  just in case she must have something from the earth, lemme know i'll revise my flight one day earlier and pack my collards pot.   one way or the other, we leaving your party reg'la dena mugg.
    Posted by sultryzulu[/QUOTE]

    <div>lol...we wanted good food....something has to soak up all the liquor that will be in there...MaDear would be proud! LOL NOT PACK YOUR COLLARDS POT! Yeah yall would leave my party reg'la den a mugg...feel sorry for your roommate lol!</div>
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    [QUOTE]this some good old damn fashioned stick to your ribs meals.  maw-maw would be proud.  just in case she must have something from the earth, lemme know i'll revise my flight one day earlier and pack my collards pot.   one way or the other, we leaving your party reg'la dena mugg.
    Posted by sultryzulu[/QUOTE]



    I'm hungry now! I've never eaten a meat pie but Maica has and won't stop talking bout it! LOL! You had me at fried catfish hunny..oh and with some jambalaya poured on top of it, now that's some good eating right thurrrr!!!!
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Reception Menu : I'm hungry now! I've never eaten a meat pie but Maica has and won't stop talking bout it! LOL! You had me at fried catfish hunny..oh and with some jambalaya poured on top of it, now that's some good eating right thurrrr!!!!
    Posted by MissusD1116[/QUOTE]

    <div>LOL they are the bomb!! They are sooo good! </div>
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