Serving 150 people with $3,000!! HELP

Re: Serving 150 people with $3,000!! HELP

• NuggetBrain member

  

  February 2010 edited December 2011

  Is this including venue rental fees and whatnot?

  

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• sweetie89 member

  

  February 2010 edited December 2011

  No this is our food/cake/beverage. we are having a hard time finding somewhere that has a menu in our budget. our total wedding budget is around $8,000

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• LittleSweetie member

  

  February 2010 edited December 2011

  Classic Catering can work within that budget.  We had them at our wedding and were very impressed.

  
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• kkaew816 member

  

  February 2010 edited December 2011

  If you like Mexican food Acapulco Mexican restaurant is catering our wedding and they would definitely fit in your budget!

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• Liberty27

  

  February 2010 edited December 2011

  You only have to feed everyone if it is during dinner time.  say 5-7.  If it is a later reception, heavy apps or a desert bar would be fine.

  

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• Sara191431 member

  

  February 2010 edited December 2011

  I love Acapulco,I was thinking that would be fun for the grooms dinner.  Had it last night yum yum.

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• LittleSweetie member

  

  February 2010 edited December 2011

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_serving-150-people-3000?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:81Discussion:4da3c9b6-c138-4761-b253-73a2f89dea01Post:0fe86147-4ebd-4062-9045-802c9b183c3c">Re: Serving 150 people with $3,000!! HELP</a>:
  [QUOTE]You only have to feed everyone if it is during dinner time.  say 5-7.  If it is a later reception, heavy apps or a desert bar would be fine.
  Posted by Liberty27[/QUOTE]
  
  <div>I would only agree with this if the whole event starts and ends before a mealtime or completely after the mealtime, which is slim for a wedding and reception.  If your ceremony is at 6 and your reception starts at 7:30, you still need to feed your guests because they missed dinner by going to your ceremony.  It's rude to deny your guests a normal meal if they don't have sufficient time to do so at a reasonable hour (ie: don't expect your guests to feed themselves at 3:30/4 for your evening wedding).  In that case, you CAN expect your guests to leave early to find themselves some substantial food.</div>

  
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• MesmrEwe member

  

  February 2010 edited December 2011

  The thing to remember is that if 150 is your INVITED total of guests, that's a LOT different number than RSVP's of 150...  Not all 150 are going to be able to attend and even at $20/head, that's still a lot of money if even 10-30 people don't show up...  Just something to consider in your budget...  Another couple places to check out is the University Club on Summit (NOT the DT location), Lilydale Pool & Yacht Club, your local VFW/KC/Lion's Club halls, etc... 
  
  There are LOTS of options in your budget for a Friday night.  Things like going with an all-inclusive reception hall being one of them, and in some cases, you don't pay a separate room booking fee just the F/B minimums which can be $2500 in some cases...  Also, just shopping smart will help keep things on a budget. 
  
  Classic is a good caterer to check out, also, remember when you give one of the vendors your budget that it's realistic to that portion of the budget.  For example, if you quote Classic a $3000 budget for food for 120 (let them know you're inviting 150, and they're usually good about figuring how many will actually show), but don't take into account you're going to a baker for cake, that's going to change your budget overall if they're thinking they've got $3000 to work with.  OTOH, you don't want to book a $1000 wedding cake for 150 people either before selecting a caterer in your budget...
  
  The app/dessert reception the thing to remember is that in many cases by the time you purchased everything you really can end up spending more than if you went with a simple/modest meal (aka: chicken) and dessert.  It's just something to think about... 
  
  Good luck!

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• klinel01 member

  

  February 2010 edited December 2011

  if you are willing to venture a little outside the cities The Dahlgren Golf Course did an amazing job with our wedding and had really low prices

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• emilykathleen511

  

  February 2010 edited December 2011

  If you do only dessert/apps/cocktails with no meal, you HAVE to start the ceremony at 8:30pm or later (but 9 or 9:30 would be better) to give people ample time to get home from work, eat dinner, get ready, and drive to the ceremony. You should also note on the invitation somewhere that it will be dessert/apps only so they can plan ahead.

  
  
  

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• laura_fett member

  

  March 2010 edited December 2011

  I hired CH Professional website: cateringbyjason.com, his plated meals start at $25 which would be over your budget, but his buffets start at $15 which would be under your budget. I've been really impressed by his professionalism. They bring in the food, plates, silverwear, and are willing to travel. They have large portion sizes, and also can offer a bar if that is something you need as well. I would look into them!

  
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• veijes

  

  March 2010 edited December 2011

  Is the 150 guest count the # of guests you are inviting? Or that you are estimating will attend? Like pp said, if you invite 150, I'm guessing more like 95-115 would show. We are inviting a little over 200 and hoping for 150 to say yes!

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