Wedding Reception Food

Let's talk a little bit today about food. You like food, right? We all do. The number one question that couples often ask is how do we save money on wedding reception food?

One of the biggest things you can do is determine what time of
day you want to host your reception. You see the time of day is
directly related to the amount of food you have to serve.
Let's take a look at the most frequent wedding reception times.

Morning Wedding Ceremony before 11:00am
Continental breakfast or buffet
Midday Wedding 11:00am to 1:00pm
Luncheon buffet

Afternoon Wedding 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Hor d'oeuvres buffet or cake and punch only

Early Evening Wedding 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Dinner buffet

Evening Wedding after 7:00pm
Hors d'oeuvres buffet or cake and punch only

Serving alcohol at your reception can also drive up the cost. Let's look at
the top three ways you save by cutting the cost on booze.

1) BUY LIQUOR WHOLESALE. A wholesaler will offer you a discount
of up to 20% on bulk purchases of alcohol. A wholesaler will
also allow you to return any bottles of liquor that you have not
used. By in large this is a great deal.

2) SERVE NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS. You can save a fortune by only
serving non-alcoholic drinks at your wedding reception.
Sparkling cider or grape juice are excellent options. If you
don't like the idea of a completely dry reception, then
just serve wine or champagne.

3) HAVE A COCKTAIL HOUR. Limit the amount of time for alcoholic
drinks to one hour. Once the cocktail hour is over, you can
then limit drinks to nonalcoholic beverages or wine. I suggest
having a host or hostess to pass out the drinks because this
helps to prevent waste.