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RachelL
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 Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:33 am Post subject: Which would you do for your wedding reception? |
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| So, we're on a budget and we have 3 options for our wedding reception and we have a $700 budget for our reception TOTAL. We are trying to decide which one we should do. Here is how the money would be used:Reception hall #1 (close to church, 15 min to honeymoon but needs some decor to make it look good):Rental cost: $100 flat fee to get from 8am - midnightLinen Tablecloths: $144 for 24Table settings (Chinet plates & cups plus napkins & forks): $25Various decorations: approx. $200-250Centerpieces: $0Food: $181Reception hall #2 (same distance from church, 5 minutes from honeymoon, more expensive, but needs no decor to make it look good):Rental cost (8am-midnight flat fee): $500Place settings: $25Centerpieces: $0Food: $175Reception hall #3 (farther away and needs some work to make it look good, but moderately cheap):Rental cost ($50/hour plus $100 decorating fee): $300-350 for 4-5 hoursLinen Tablecloths: $144Place settings: $25Various decorations: $100Food: $81The category "FOOD" would be the money spent on desserts (homemade and store bought), fruit, veggies, and finger sandwiches.*ae*: I live in Evansville, IN. It's on the Indiana-Kentucky border (but we're not hicks). It's the 3rd largest city in Indiana. We have a LOT of competition for wedding things in town so most places have to drive prices down or people will just "cross the border" because the closest city (Henderson, KY) is even cheaper! |
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ra4bat
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:31 am Post subject: Which would you do for your wedding reception? |
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| I would do option number 1. The guests remember the food before they remember the venue or anything else. |
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Qwycfslk
Joined: 29 Sep 2007
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Location: Nuqzetfi
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:30 am Post subject: Which would you do for your wedding reception? |
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| Hall #2 simply because it already looks good and needs no decorations. If you have to decorate a space yourself it may not turn out as expected. This way you already know the place will be pretty and there's no set up. |
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racer51
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:28 am Post subject: Which would you do for your wedding reception? |
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| I would go with number 2 |
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Qwycfslk
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Location: Nuqzetfi
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:27 am Post subject: Which would you do for your wedding reception? |
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| Site number two seems like the best route to me. I must ask though... where do you live that you can get such good prices on everything? |
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Qwycfslk
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:26 pm Post subject: Which would you do for your wedding reception? |
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| reception area #2 seems the most logical. People remember the food but not if it is half decorated. and if you don't have to decorate then you know what it is going to look like and you can spend more time on great shopping bargains for your food.Modern Wedding Advicehttp://navillus99.blogspot.com |
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RachelS
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:24 pm Post subject: Which would you do for your wedding reception? |
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| go with number 2--because if you are going to be the one doing the bulk of the work for both the food and decor then choose the one where you can eliminate one of those frustrations--then you will be able to focus more on the food--which is much easier to control than decorating a place which you are not familiar with and will have only a few hours to do |
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qwertystar
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:23 pm Post subject: Which would you do for your wedding reception? |
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| Reception Hall number 2. I am looking for cheap spots...the cheapest i have is 1500 for reception and that doesn't include food. |
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Qwycfslk
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:22 pm Post subject: Which would you do for your wedding reception? |
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| I would go with option #2. It is already decorated, so it would save work for you and your family, so you could relax a bit more before the big day, which is important. You don't want to be too stressed to enjoy yourself. Also, it is just $6 less for food than option #1, so I think that is a negligable difference. Good luck with everything. Oh, some advice for the fancy sandwiches: make sure you order some of the bread cut lengthwise, so you can make rolled/pinwheel sandwiches (like egg with gerkin pickle in the middle or cream cheese with olive in the middle). You can also get the bread tinted different colours, but make sure you tell the bakery or grocery stores that you want light colours, so the bread does not look too bright and garish. |
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qwertystar
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:20 pm Post subject: Which would you do for your wedding reception? |
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| I'm on marriage number 3. I'd keep it on the least expensive amount because you will need the money for your honeymoon, housing, cars, travel ... whatever you choose to do in the future. You will remember the wedding as the best day anyway, so why not keep the cost down and the money tight so that you can have more for a down payment on a home. |
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Rachie
Joined: 02 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:19 pm Post subject: Which would you do for your wedding reception? |
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| Go with #2. Since everything works out to the same price you can put more towards food than decorating. Plus it saves you the time and aggravation.I agree that it is weird that everything is so cheap. I hope you are not underestimating your costs. $175 for food is very little and not a lot of food. (That may pay for your wedding cake if you are lucky) I had a large Christmas party (about 50 people not 140) - i probably bought more than I needed but I definitely spent more than $200 on food. Probably closer to 500 after we ordered a hero, and I cooked most of the food - pasta, meatballs, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, hors d'ouvres, dessert, etc. That didn't include any alcohol either. Just be realistic. Go to costco or wherever you are getting the food and do a run through the store. Figure out how much you need and what the bill will be. I can almost guarantee it will be much more than $175. example - manicotti (long tubular pasta with ricotta cheese in the middle) comes 18 per bag. at approx. 11.00 per bag. Most people will eat 2 or 3. If you assume 3 per person (and no extras.) that is 420 manicotti. At 18 per bag you will need 23.330 bags so 24. That is $264 and you haven't given them anything to drink but water and you haven't put any sauce on them yet. Even if you went the finger food and fruit route, you still won't have enough food for that many people on that kind of budget. Can you really spend only $1.29 per person on food and drink??? and that is assuming the $181 budget. I don't think so. Your other question told us you were having 140 people. You really need to rethink your expenses. |
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RabDeeree
Joined: 01 Sep 2007
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Location: Papua New Guinea
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:18 pm Post subject: Which would you do for your wedding reception? |
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| hall #1 have it candle lite dinner !! if its dark in there no one will be able to see it needs work lol. |
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