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hi, i’m getting married in november and a family member has offered to do the buffet at the evening reception for 120 people. Its going to be a cold buffet. the usual, sandwiches, quiche, sausage rolls etc. I need an idea of how much its going to cost please. we have a very low budget so don’t want to be spending hundreds of pounds whats the cheapest we could do it?

I can’t help you, but what I will say is that I am looking to do EXACTLY what you are doing!
So if i do come across any ideas, I’l be sure to let you know.
Good Luck x

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My fiance and I are getting married in August of this year. We’ve been together nearly 6 years and have a 13 month old daughter. My aunt (who helped raised me) passed away late last year and left me some inheritance money, the only problem is we have to spend most of it on bills and on college tuition & daycare. We can really only afford a 5K wedding and even that’s cutting it. We’ve found the perfect place Duke Gardens & having the ceremony there would only cost 650, but my grandmother (who has lavish tastes) wants me to have the ceremony & reception there which would cost 2500 and she said she’d cover the costs but if she would be willing to spend that much on me, I’d prefer her to use a more cost-effective choice since we are on a strict budget. She also told me to invite many of my family members knowing that most of them wouldn’t come but would instead send a gift or money. But what if they do RSVP then I get stuck with the bill. I’ve planned 2 funerals in the past 2 years I’m a pro at them, but this wedding thing is stressing me out already and I’ve just gotten engaged! I want to hire a wedding planner but I’m afraid it will be more cost that we don’t need, but then I feel like a planner could actually help us cut costs. So lost…please somebody help me!
And I have about 4 really close girlfriends, but a few others I’ve known for years & we can’t afford 10 bridesmaid dresses, how should I go about that?
Thanks a lot!
@ Bonnie D that sounds perfect thank you I guess I’m too stressed out to think clearly but that definitely clears up one headache!

Some people I know have gotten a creative family member or friend to do their wedding planning, and that was their gift to them so it didn’t cost anything. Make sure you pick someone frugal who really wants to do this.

just go with four bridesmaids. That is plenty. It sounds like your venue is already pretty and doesn’t need a lot of decorating, so there is some more money saved. People remember the food, drink,and flowers more than anything so make those your biggest expenditures.

You should send invitations to the people you are expecting to come, and wedding announcements to the people who you know won’t come, but might send a gift.

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I need help planning a wedding on a small budget. I need all the advice and tips I can get. I don’t have much money to pay for a wedding but my fiance and I want a beautiful wedding with our friends and family there. Please help me.

try theknot.com it will help alot. if a friend or family member has a nice yard have the wedding there. Do the centerpieces at the tables and the flowers yourself

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hi, i’m getting married in november and a family member has offered to do the buffet at the evening reception for 120 people. Its going to be a cold buffet. the usual, sandwiches, quiche, sausage rolls etc. I need an idea of how much its going to cost please. we have a very low budget so don’t want to be spending hundreds of pounds whats the cheapest we could do it?

about £2.50 per head @ the hotel i work at i can do a buffet for 60 people for about £1.50 per head all you have got to do is shop around
farm foods is relay good & b&m bargains if you have one near you.
but what ever you do don’t use cheap bread for your sandwiches, have a great day pc try not to use iceland they are well over priced

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When couples are organizing a wedding, many of the couples have to select wedding favors and choose the appropriate models for the occasion; this can be a pretty daunting task to do, therefore, couples might feel overwhelmed at certain points and thus experiment a lot of frustration because they cannot find the right gifts to give at the wedding. Plus, there are also a number of other details including the location, the catering company, the centerpieces and the meal boards which amount to a significant number of other decisions to make.

Therefore, for these couples who are in need of some organization in order to ease off frustration it is important that couples name, for instance a family member of perhaps a friend to become responsible for the choice of wedding favors. If the partners really want to concentrate on other things rather than on the wedding favors, then it would be a wonderful idea to name someone else to do the job. Therefore, you will find below in the articles some guidelines regarding how to choose the correct wedding favors for your special event and how to insure that the person you have left in charge with the favors will pick the right ones for your wedding.

For instance, the first thing one might want to pin point would be that the family member of the friend you are asking to purchase the wedding favors instead of yourself, needs to be aware of the fact that you have a limited budget for the wedding favors. Therefore, investing your money in simple, but interesting little wedding favors would be the way to go. Therefore, it is important that you let the other person know how much you could afford to spend because otherwise you might find yourself paying for what you do not have. Therefore, say that you have one thousand dollars to spend; you might want to let the person being in charge of the wedding favors know that you would be willing to spend about seven hundred fifty dollars, if possible. That way, you will not go over your budget.

Another factor worth some consideration would be that you need to let the person know that you will be selecting the favors according to your personal tastes and fashions. Therefore, before the person goes shopping you should let him or her know what you have in mind and what would be the preferences you have. Therefore, do some research in advance and form a rough idea of what you would buy as wedding favors. Let the friend or the family member know what you have in mind so that you can agree on the choice of favors. This way, you will be able to steer the person towards your idea of wedding favors and your guests will without doubt, be delighted by the favors you will offer at the wedding.

One last thing to picture in your mind would be that you need to be aware of certain numbers when making up your calculation for wedding favors. Estimate how many people will come at your wedding and what types of products you would purchase and give out as gifts. Also, make sure that you don’t find a small number of gifts but neither, a big number of gifts. Let your friend or the assigned family member aware of this wish of yours so that they can come up with the type of wedding favors you would have expected them to.

Also, make sure you estimate correctly how many guests will come and what the expectations will be, because you need to make a rough approximation of the size of your budget. Another thing to consider would be to keep your calculations for yourself, because you don’t want the others to know how much money you have assigned for wedding favors.

Jennifer Walter
http://www.articlesbase.com/marriage-articles/wedding-favor-checklist-the-responsibility-for-wedding-favors-698375.html

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