After we saw the price tag for the reception through a catering service, we decided those plans were a bit lofty.
Thousands of dollars. Thousands. For hors de' oeuvres, tables, linens, etc.
Our ceremony is at 2 p.m. We figure people will eat lunch before they arrive for the ceremony. The reception begins at 3-ish, and only lasts a few hours. We aren't partying into the night or anything. They can have a light snack, mingle and socialize and have fun, and then make their way to a favorite restaurant or head for home for dinner.
That has been our plan all along. And we didn't want to pay thousands of dollars for some snacks.
And so we decided to scale way back.
We're still in the planning stage of what foods will actually be served, but we are doing it ourselves. We know it will be fruit and cheese type foods, maybe some kabobs and such. We definitely will have smoked salmon as the main dish, because we have a lot of it. We have one that has just been smoked, and our photographer has offered to bring some as well.
My friend Shane has offered to help with slicing cheeses with her fandancy food processor. I have a friend from church, Karen, who is my doorkeeper for Sunday School class and has offered to help with a punch or some other beverage.
I've looked at a chocolate fondue machine, but the lady at the shop said they had one at a formal event and chocolate was everywhere and got on their clothes, and so I put it back on the shelf. In my mind all I could see was chocolate all over the train of my dress from drips on the floor, and streaks down Chuck's suit, and chocolate all over the linens, and the floors, which we would have to clean before leaving the venue.
Maybe it was a bit over done in my mind, but I just didn't want to take the chance. Maybe we can dip fruit in chocolate ahead of time, thick chocolate that won't drip, and set those out with toothpicks.
It's all coming together and we feel ready.
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