
DIY Wedding Food: Worth the effort?
Being that my fiance & I are young & therefore don't have large incomes, we have a really small budget for our wedding; about $4000 I was wondering if instead of paying to have my wedding catered if my family could make/provide the food, is this practical? & is the ammount of money I will save worth all the time & effort? I was thinking that we could buy food in bulk for cheaper at a store like GFS, etc.
In addition, any ideas or advice about the subject in general would be helpful.
I'm expecting around 200 guests.
I'm not planning on MAKING the food. Only preparing it. I'm planning on purchasing bulk foods that are already prepared. For example, potato salad, heat & serve entree style foods, thaw & serve deserts, etc.
Here are 2 statements that do not go together: "really small budget" and "inviting 200 people. Is $4000 the budget for your whole wedding, or just for food and beverages? You said wedding but I truly hope you meant food.
I would recommend you get some sort of professional guidance for a crowd this big, especially if your $4000 is supposed to cover the whole wedding. I have a feeling you don't know how much all this food will cost, or you won't buy enough. And that doesn't even get into the beverages, plastic cups, ice for 200 people, tableware, condiments etc you'd have to purchase.
Fifty is easy to manage - I've done it myself for friends. I wouldn't even know where to begin with 200. And if you meant $4000 total for wedding, you need to cut your guest list in half, and it still won't be easy.
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