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I'm thinking about catering my own wedding to save a little money. It won't be a big deal with the people attending, small rural community. Any ideas? And how do I know how much is enough? We're having close to 100 people. We want finger foods. Any help is so GREATLY appreciated! Thanks!
Well first of all, do you have a big enough kitchen to cater for all those people? I don't just mean like a big stove, but do you have storage and prep space to make and store all the food? Next, do you have a reliable group of friends or family that are willing to help you and know how to work with food? Also, will you be able to pass the responsibilities of the food to someone else closer to the wedding and especially on the day of? You will be too occupied and stressed to deal with food that day.
As to head count, the safe rule of thumb is to assume that all 100 will come and make extra for 10-20 people. At minimum assume that people will eat approximately 2 of each finger foods that you serve–that is a minimum. To be safe just make at least 3 pieces per person attending and include an extra 20-40 pieces per dish. It is up to you how much you want to feed people. Did you put in the invitation that it would be appetizers only? This way people will either have eaten before or expect to eat after and not treat your reception as an actual meal time. The usual finger foods are cheese plate, fruit plate, cracker/bread plate, dips such as hummus and tapenade, etc.
You mentioned that it is a small rural community-so depending on the theme of your wedding as well will determine the kind of food you have…is it a low-key easy going wedding or a more fancy elegant affair. Both can be done cheaply as long as you choose the right food. But again, I would recommend you consider the first questions I asked you-it will make a big difference.
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I read online that this woman had a full wedding for 6,000 using online coupons, that's the type of wedding that I want! I'm not going to spend 20,000 on a wedding unless the wedding is going to last for a month. I also read that she was able to serve her guest steak!!! Is there any tricks or tips that you know of or that you used to help save money on your wedding day?
Of course you can have a beautiful wedding on a budget. Plenty of people do. There are plenty of website dedicated to this, as well as books (you can get them from the library).
A lot of this has to do with how much you are willing and able to do yourself…and what things you are willing to splurge or save on. Whenever you rely on a vendor to provide a service, location, or product for you, you would be paying significantly more. In addition, your budget is also tied into how many guests you are having, and whether you have family members or friends to assist you.
Ideas on saving money:
1. Find a venue that is free. Try backyard of a nice home, public park, beach, lake, ranch….etc. Having the venue and ceremony at the same place can help limit transportation fees too.
2. Do your own cake. A bakery will charge an arm an a leg. If you or a friend can do this, it can be done under $150…supplies and all.
3. Do your own flowers and centerpieces. You can go to floral markets and sometimes farmer's markets to get flowers much cheaper than you would at a florist. It also helps to chose flowers that are not as expensive. For instance, gerber daisies and carnations are significantly cheaper than roses, lilies, and exotic orchids. You can find ribbon and accesories from stores like 99 cent stores.
4. Have a friend get ordained online and be your officiant for the day. This can be accomplished for about $75 or less.
5. Limit your bridal party. The larger the bridal party, the greater the expense for their gifts and any accessories you need for them.
6. Bride's gown. This is where it can get tricky. Do you want to get a second hand gown (i.e., ebay, craigslist, second hand shop), or do you want a brand new one? Are you looking for designer, a specific kind of design, or up for anything? A friend borrowed a dress from a family member, so hers was free. Another friend purchased a designer gown, and it was $3500.
7. Have family and friends help you prepare food for the reception. Purchase meats and necessities at a price club (Costco, Sams Club…) . You an get more for your money. You can easily afford a couple of meats, pastas, potatoes, veggies, salads, and rolls.
8. Shop around for favors (for best price) or eliminate it entirely.
9. Print your own wedding invites. You can purchase ready kits from places like Target for about $25-30. Or if you are crafty, you can design and do them yourself.
10. Hand deliver invites to people you see all the time. This way it saves you on postage. Encourage people to RSVP via phone or email/internet…this way you save money on return postage too!
11. Considering doing your own makeup and hair (or have someone you really trust do it for you).
There are a couple things that I don't recommend you scimping on. These things are worth the money to get a professional.
–A photographer. A photographer can capture those really special moments, and put it onto print and digital photographs that you can have the rest of your life. They can change a very ordinary picture into spectacular by playing with lighting and shadows.
–A good DJ. This person can totally set a partying atmosphere at your reception…ensuring your guests will have a wonderful time.
How to Save Money on Your Wedding with tips from Laura
3 DAYS LEFT TO GET THIS GREAT BARGAIN AT YOUR LOCAL WALGREENS STORE.I’m on a tight budget and want to know in what ways you saved money? I want to get married in my church, but other than that, I am open to suggestions on every other aspect of the wedding.
I have 100 guests and would like to spend $3,000.
All tips welcome.
PS - I want a simple but elegant wedding.
And yes, I want alcohol at the reception, and I'm not to keen on buffets.
Tops ways we saved money for our wedding day:
-only immediate family was present at the ceremony (we had no bridal party though) and afterwords we went to a nice restaurant for a sit down meal with them. We did not have a plated meal at our reception and I think this is fine as long as you don’t have the wedding at a time when people are expecting to be fed a meal
-this one is not for everyone, I fell in love with a vintage dress that my mil’s sister altered for me to wear for photos and the ceremony and then I bought a cute cocktail dress for the reception we are a pretty laid back couple and I wanted to be able to dance more, both dresses only set me back around 250, used my regular stylist for my hair and my sil did my make up
-I did not go crazy with shoes since with a long gown noone saw them anyways and I just wore a cute pair of flats I already owned to my reception so I could dance the night away, (already broken in and no blisters)
-DH wore a suit instead of a tux
-We didn’t worry about fancy transportation, we decorated family vehicles
-Had a bbq instead of a rehearsal dinner
-our reception was for everyone, we had around 100 people also, our centerpieces were edible so they kind of doubled as favors
-instead of favors we made a donation to two charities because we each had one that meant a lot to us, also prior we had spread the word donations to those charities would be prefered to gifts
-we recruited our friends to help us decorate the venue, tulle and white lights, black, white and silver balloons and hints of red
-flowers were a mixture of my homegrown and grocery store boquets, they were a lot cheaper then a florist)
-we found a venue that let us bring in your own alcohol (this helped cost alot!) we had kegs of beer, wine, champagne, punch, a couple kinds of coolers and a choice of non alcholic for both sober drivers and to make spritzers, if a venue does not let you do this the best choice seems to be to limit guests down to a basic beer/wine/cooler bar otherwise the price seems to be quite high
-friends took care of the music for us, and the photography my mom is a photographer by hobby and a couple of our friends studied photography professionally, also something really cute is getting disposable cameras and letting guests capture the night (sil did this for us), students are great because they are not as expensive but can often work out just as well as a pro photographer
-We used flowers to top our cake
these are some tips that really helped me with my budget I hope some of them are helpful to you, good luck and congratulations on your wedding!
Hey everyone,
I’m getting married the end of may. I want my ceremony to be outside and my reception inside. or should I also have it outside??
the theme of my wedding is EXTREMELY ROMANTIC. I want everything to be ultra romantic and candle-lite ect.
So I am just looking for cheap and creative ideas. my budget is $10,000 for the ceremony and reception- but the more money we save the better honeymoon we get 
so we are both trying to save every penny we can.
thank you soo much for any tips/ ideas/ advice/ do & don’t it’s VERY helpful!!!
:-)
Hello, I am also planning my wedding. But i do have experience helping others plan their wedding as well. Here’s a few tips:
–all prices are negotiable
– cut any unnecessary expenses
– make your own invitations( its so easy)
– buffet style receptions are cheaper
– marthasteward.com/weddings( very good for creativity)
– sunday and thursday weddings are half the price