No supper

We were thinking of doing a small cake to cut and cupcakes n8t sure what kind

Yummy! The homemade pies sound absolutely delicious! What do you have in mind for your cake and cupcakes? Will they be homemade too?

Where thinking of having a popcorn machine a nocho bar for snacks at 7 then midnight lunch with be bunch of cold cuts different kinds of cheese and buns salads. homemade pies ice cream and chips and dip. And of course our wedding cake and cupcakes

Hi Emilie,Thank you, that's what I've been doing but somehow it's not working through my phone app. The pictures seem to attach ok, not the videos, and web links for some reason!

Hey Tasha! I thought you might also like to look into these for inspiration:

4 tempting wedding food ideas

My Low-Cost Wedding: Food Menu

What food would you serve for a brunch wedding?

What food do you have in mind for your midnight lunch?

I really like that idea Salume!

Hey Jo! I think you're right, it's a great idea to write it down on the invite so people know what to expect. What will you do for your wedding? Will there be a meal served?

Hey Lisa! One way to post videos and to make sure other people can see them is to insert the video directly into your comment. Here's how you can do it if you need help: How To Upload a Photo or Video from the App

Fantastic idea!

Now that's a classy suggestion Salume! Love it! I still prefer plated but this offers some great options where the guests still feel like they are being looked after!

A co-worker of my FH served hors d'oeuvres from the venue and just got a food truck to come to the parking lot for the midnight supper. Just make sure to say on the invitations -hors d'oeuvres and cocktail dance - instead of reception. People assume reception means food, of some kind. Oh and make sure there's enough! A friend tried the hors d'oeuvres route and only the people standing near the kitchen door got any food and the venue ran out. So needless to say about half the guests left early and hungry and upset (BTW said reception on the invite).

I agree with everyone else from a guest's point of view. I'm also from a culture that puts a lot of emphasis on hosting. So even when I went to a wedding that basically had one piece of chicken per guest, with a couple of sides served as a buffet I was pissed off! (Now this is just some insight about how strongly some guests might feel about getting food of course).I do have a suggestion for planning things in a way that you would just have to serve midnight lunch . I've seen a few wonderful pictures of night time ceremonies, outdoors and with a whole bunch of fairy lights. If you think you would like a later ceremony, maybe you could plan make up and photos for late afternoon, grab a bite with your bridal party and do your ceremony at dusk which is around 8 pm in August and it won't be too long before the midnight lunch. You can also consider edible snack type place cards or have a small snack bar at the reception until midnight lunch is served. If you don't mind seeing your future husband before the ceremony, this timeline might work and help avoid serving a full dinner. Also if you decide to go this route, be clear on the invitations so there would be no expectations!

Have you checked into women's groups or youth groups? I'm getting the girl guides to cater mine... My cousins daughter had a pot luck wedding, think there were about 150 guests.

Great thanks I'll check it out

I think I would have ended up pretty hangry. At that hour I would have expected dinner for sure!

Weird! It works for me when I copy it. Sorry.
Just go to You Tube and search How To Plan A Budget Friendly Wedding In Under 30 Days. It's got cute table number picture frames in the photo and is about 19min long!

Well I still have lots of time to plan something. Not getting married till Aug 2018. U guys,s opinions are great.

I would actually be pissed off if that happened. 6:30 is prime dinner time for some people!
Even if it is just apps (or awesome jacked up app style entreees) any event between 4 and like 9 you have to provide some kind of food!

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I watched this today and I thought it had alot of great budget friendly ideas! Maybe it will give you some inspiration!
https://youtu.be/ypb1zhsnejs

That is very unfortunate. Were you not starving at that point? Did you hang around long? I can't imagine probably starting to get ready about 4:30/5:00pm for a wedding (and likely not having eaten since noon-ish), driving to the venue, siting through the ceremony, then speeches and dances and being expected to dance until 10 or 11pm and not having eaten a bite for a good 11 hours.

The point of the reception is to celebrate and thank your guests for coming to your ceremony and watching you get married. Not treating your closest family and friends to some food to thank them for their time and being a part of your life when they have likely brought you a lovely gift just feels so wrong.

Like you said, there are many options of things you can do to cut back and save, but not feeding your family and friends shouldn't be one of them. We would love to help you come up with a better plan. As I suggested, if you don't want to cut the guest list, having a cake and punch reception in the early afternoon (not at a meal time) would be a wonderful option. Another option is cutting the guest list, it is unfortunate when we can't invite everyone we would like, but we all have the weddings that we can afford and sometimes that means that we just can't afford to host as many people as we would like.

Just want to pop in with my two cents- I totally understand budget concerns, but I agree with previous responses that I would expect a meal unless the wedding was late in the evening.
For example, I myself am having a private ceremony early in the day, And then late that night we will host a party to celebrate. We will still be serving lots of food and a late night lunch, because I think it is the nicest way to take care of guests. Also, as Val pointed out if people are drinking you'll want to make sure there is food!

It does sound like you have a great price for your meal! We are serving apps, late night and drinks to about100 people for around $10,000. If you really don't want to pay for meal, i agree that a cake and punch reception or late night ceremony and reception are the most appropriate way to host.

There still options out there. I remember going to a wedding that was around 630 for ceremony the reception after that no supper included which was fine

Agree 100% with your suggestions.

Ya, I would personally cut back the guest list and pay for the meal.

It is also not really right to have a tiered wedding like that (where 200 people are invited to the ceremony and "dance portion" of the night but have a select few that get to come to dinner while everyone else has to just kill time in between). The best way to approach this is to think of this as a guest. If I was invited to your ceremony and then found out that some people were invited to a dinner but I had to go figure it out for myself and also kill a few hours while you took photos and ate a nice meal I would be more than a little pissed off. It's very hurtful to your guests not invited, it makes them feel like they are important enough to give you a gift but not worth the money to host them with a meal.

Ok to give you an idea I'm having 200 people and my food and bar bill is over 20k. So 3-4k is amazing if that the price you got!!! People deserve a good meal if they are spending on outfits, gifts, and time. So if a casual event is more up your alley would you consider cutting down your guest list a little??? It would drop your cost a bit.

There might be 150 to 200 people maybe more. To have a buffet catered is 20 bucks a plate. There was a thought of getting married at 3pm then visiting then immidate family go for supper and it gives us time to set up tables for receptions at 7 then have snack dance and drinks. Or get married at 7pm . I dunno lol

Great idea!

Another option is to move your wedding up to the very early afternoon and have a cake and punch reception. This would have a very different feel to your wedding though and it would need to be done by 4pm at the latest or people will expect a meal. It really depends on what kind of feel you are going for for the wedding

I agree with Valerie on this one Tasha! I would be upset too! You must want to retink that. If cost is an issue maybe try for a buffet style meal, a cocktail reception, or brunch. If you have the option to do it in someone's backyard and have the meal catered?
How many people are you inviting?

Are you shifting the time of your wedding to be late night as well? As a guest I would be pretty upset if I spent my afternoon getting ready, sat through a 20ish min ceremony and then had to wait until 10pm to finally get a sandwich. Plus when you add alcohol in the mix and don't have anything for guests to eat that can be a recipe for disaster