Ok, the budget I have is very small. Trying to cater my own wedding, with help from family of course! Does anyone know about portion size or how much food I should have? We are looking at 130ish ppl, 3 Entrees : Chicken breast (of some kind), Ham, and Roast Beef (pot roast basically). 2 Veggies: corn and green beans (basics) Mashed potatoes and gravy (chk and beef) Salads (simple house slad w/dressing) , rolls w/butter. Just trying to figure out how much i need of each item??!!! Can anyone help. Please and Thank you (in advance)!!!!
Steph
Re: Need some expert (fellow brides) advice on catering!
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A big, reference cookbook like Joy of Cooking will tell you how many pounds of raw meat you need to buy, etc., to feed X number of people. Public libraries have cookbooks you can check out just to get the amounts sorted out.
Honestly I wouldn't advise catering your own food for that many people unless you have access to a commercial kitchen and alot of help 130 people is alot of food to prepare and risking something going wrong you won't have a contingency plan in place, unlike if you had a caterer.
Maybe look into one of your local men's clubs or chuch groups to do the food for you (I know the ones in my hometown do things like fried fish and jambalaya dinners in exchange for donations to the club or church)
If you are set on doing it yourself I'll keep my fingers crossed for you, its a BIG undertaking.
Honestly, I would exhaust options for cheaper catering, including BBQ or Italian, or do deli trays of cold cuts, cheeses, fruit, dinner rolls, etc. before attempting this. You can have an afternoon wedding and reception and serve light fare relatively inexpensively, and you will be saving you and your family members a considerable amount of work in preparing a meal for 130 guests.
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Good luck to you as well and I hope your wedding day is awesome!
Steph
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