Buffet or sit down

We had sit down for ours and part of the package.

Here in at the vendor we are holding our reception at it's literally only a dollar or so difference between the buffet and sit down. I hate buffet style weddings so we are going with sit down. It's classier in my opinion.

We r going with a buffett -- much easier and simplier -- i will test my theory when my sin graduates in june because same amount ppl coming for graduation will probably be invited to wedding - so nervous over both

We are having a buffet and I agree with what Lesley said. It allows your guests to pick what they want and also allows you more flexibility when choosing your menu for guests that have dietary restrictions. I have never found it to be a problem as a guest to have a buffet as dinner at a wedding. You get to chat with people while in line/serving yourself which is kind of fun and makes it feel less like wait. I would also say go with what your budget allows.

This is great feedback!! Thanks everyone! I will contact the caterers and see! At least there isn't anything negative!

Agree with everything said here!
Sometimes plated can take a while, especially if there are pauses for dancing/speeches/digesting! The price difference has varied between venue/caterer from what I've seen. I also don't think that you will have a big issue with lines for that amount of people. Forgot to tell you that I spoke with a resto-caterer, they offer family-style from 35$ pp (Lordia)

For 50 people, I wouldn't worry about lines, it won't take long. At the venue I chose, buffet was a lot less. I would look at your venue options and look at both buffet and plates and decide from there.
For my particular crowd, I knew buffet would be the way to go because that way everyone can pick what they want. But it's your day and you can choose what you want to do
I'd also see if family style is an option. It's sometimes less than plated, no one has to get up and your guests can still pin what they want.

We are having 40 guests and are doing a plated dinner. I thought buffet would be cheaper also but as it turns out the buffet was more expensive.

Buffet may not be cheaper... When we were pricing out, all the quotes for buffet were higher because of extra food... People eat more and u don't want to run out

I've been to a few weddings with more than 50 ppl (80-100) that had buffets and the lines/waiting wasn't a big deal to me as a guest. Especially if you have a cocktail hour with food so people aren't starving. The MC called us up in smallish groups so we weren't all in line at the same time. It's definitely not something that I remember as being a negative experience - our table was chatting and having a good time so it didn't bother us to wait. I'm more likely to remember how good the food was vs. how it was served.☺