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So I am getting married in January, and I’m trying to figure the whole wedding thing out… I was married once b/4 but it was a jp marriage, no streamers, dress, etc. I’m also going on a kind of tight budget… we are paying for everything ourselves and all that jazz… I was wondering if it would be okay to have just hors de ouvres (however you spell it), little sandwiches, and some chicken strips for food at the reception? Do you think that it would be offensive to do that instead of a sit down dinner? We are offering liquor/beer/wine, but that is something that we get for free b/c my dad owns a liquor store and he’s giving it to us. We will also have desserts, but if we wanted to do a sit down dinner we’d have to make everything ourselves b/c of the budget, and I just don’t know that I want to cook all day before a wedding and a reception. Doesn’t sound fun at all… any advice? comments?

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mz.mo offline Verified User (9 months, 3 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 22 #
An Unknown Location | 2 weeks, 5 days ago (2 minutes after post)

ok not married but been to tons of weddings. and its soooo ok! I have been to weddings in which they just serve cake and punch. if you are worried just leave enough time between the ceremony and the reception for them to grab something to eat.

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2 weeks, 5 days ago (5 minutes after post)

Well I actually planned it so that the wedding and the reception are in the same building so people wouldn’t have to drive (traffic can be awful where we are) and the ceremony itself should last like thirty minutes, tops. I tried to make it as easy and fun for everyone as possible… short ceremony, long party :). I was also trying to start everything right after lunch so everyone would’ve have eaten right before the wedding and by the time everyone arrived and it commenced, I thought they might be a little hungry but just not famished. That makes sense right? Or is my brain just rattled from all the chaos of this planning? I literally have only been to one wedding and I was like twelve.

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An Unknown Location | 2 weeks, 5 days ago (9 minutes after post)

wow I have been in 3 weddings in the last 4 months. And each one was unique in the food they served. It will be so ok. Weddings are stressful but it will all work out. What do you think you will serve as app’s? maybe try to make it something that has a little “umfh” too it.

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2 weeks, 5 days ago (12 minutes after post)

I was thinking of cheese trays, veggie and fruit trays, meat trays, and stuffed ravioli and tortellini with sauces you could spoon on it or not (whatever, ya know) and sushi ( I work at a Japanese restaurant) plus the small sandwiches, chicken strips, and some different types of crackers and breads.. a candy buffet… of course the booze and soft drinks and punch…. Ironically all of that is cheaper than having a caterer do a single meal for everyone…

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An Unknown Location | 2 weeks, 5 days ago (14 minutes after post)

friend you are sooo golden! thats sounds great!!! I would love to go to a wedding like that. Sounds like a yummy filling spread you have planned!!!

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