Today is the 1 month mark exactly until my fiance and I tie the knot. We are very excited to say the least, and it is inspiring that the date is in sight because after a 5 month engagement we are so ready to be married. Getting married is a huge deal, and it takes so much preparation. We are still not done, so I cannot imagine how people plan weddings in three months. The reason I bring this up, is that food is a big part of a wedding reception. We had to decide on the types of food that we wanted, how much of it, and when to serve it and all that. Luckily we went with a reception center so they are making things a lot easier. We decided to go with a dessert buffet that will be replenished with food throughout the evening. We picked cookies, (my fiance had his say in this), turtle brownies, éclairs, and cheesecake. That came to $7 a person, and when you're expecting 400 or so people, that can really add up!! This leads me to wonder why food is such a big deal. I am not even sure if anyone cares that much about eating at a wedding, but I have only been at one so I am not really the expert. Nevertheless, the people that come to our reception will have the option, and they better take it because we have to pay the bundle of money no matter what!
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personally, half the reason to go to the wedding reception is for the food. Yeah, you're extremely happy for the couple and congratulate them, but they're not there to talk to you, so basically the only other form of entertainment is the food. I especially love those wedding mints. once i ate so many that the roof of my mouth "burned" and started peeling. no the best experience, but hey, it works
At my brothers wedding lunch we went to a chinese place next to the temple in oregon, but nobody would eat most of the stuff. Just rice and sweet and sour chicken. It was really sad because all the food was super delicious, and expenxive.
The extravagance of wedding reception expensive is an interesting phenomana. For one night you are spending bundles of money on people, most of which are semi-casual aquaintances, you dont care proportionately about to how much you are spending on them. It is not about the guest or the food though. We are often so centered on material thing, and money is the epitome of material cares. When we blow it on a thing like a wedding, the unpracticalness of the lack of frugality is an expression that the occasion, the wedding, though independent itself of money, is worth so much more than material possesions. Ironically, it puts things into perspective.
Weddings are just another excuse to indulge for most people and I can imagine the pressure you must be feeling since so many people judge a reception by the food! Your desserts sound very yummy, I think you made some good choices!
This is one of those happy times in your life that you'll always want to remember but never want to relive. So much to do and so much to do and so much to do. Aaggh. It's easy to understand why people elope.
I attended a wedding once where the luncheon plates were $100 apiece (no really). Granted it awas all amazing, but good night! They could have fed Zambia for a week on a budget like that.
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