My venue has a minimum of 125 adults for a Fri/Sat/Sun wedding. Out of 146 adults I invited only 103 can attend. Yesterday FMIL, FI, and myself went to the venue to taste more of the food (they were NOT impressive the first time around) and try to figure out how to meet our minimum.
The biggest thing is, I have a lot of family/family friends in AA. One thing I did NOT want was more than the three hours of open bar. I feel like 1 hr cocktail hour, wine on the tables and two hours after that mixed with dancing ect would be enough for the people I'm with. Even the people who aren't in AA, with so much tension between divorces and even families who aren't divorced hating each other...I don't want to add alcohol and get out drama! haha
The coordinator pretty much said the only way to come close is to add that extra hour. I OKed it then, but I am really regretting it the more I think about it. That would be taking 630 out of our total cost. (a total of 826.33 with tax and service charge) My dad suggests even just adding food no one will eat to get the minimum up, but I don't want to pay for things that no one is going to enjoy!! I don't know if I feel comfortable going to the venue and saying I just don't want it (she already snapped at me when I told her our guest count) We've already upgraded pretty much everything that would count towards food/bev (unless we see if we can add snacks for a late night thing?) We're already getting SO much food though! haha if everyone isn't stuffed...they have problems!