bridezilla freakout

[kellinator]

Be honest -- is there any way I can have 120 people without completely going broke or turning the wedding into a keg party?

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[tattermuffin.livejournal.com]

Probably - althoguh I'm not sure how much money you want to spend compared to what's "normal" in the US.

I suspect if you want that many people and want to keep it below $10k you'll have to for-go (forego?) a sit-down dinner and open bar. Maybe think about a buffet-style dinner? Or give up on a full meal and make it a "desserts and drinks" function with assorted cakes/pastries/candies, coffee, tea, and maybe some dessert wines/spirits? You'd want to have a mid-afternoon or after-dinner wedding in that case to allow people to have full meals before going to the ceremony.

I think my wedding cost between $4-5k. That included (in no particular order): the engagement ring, the invitations (I made them), the paperwork with the gov't, material for my dress (a friend sewed it for me as her gift), custom wedding bands, the wedding favours (again, I made them), renting the hall, two nights at a B&B local to us as well as a hotel room onsite for the men of my family to get dressed in, pre-ceremony dinner (family, out of town folks, the officiant and his family), my shoes, Steve's suit and a special shirt and vest, having a dress made for my daughter, buying an outfit for my son, all the decorations (I decorated the location myself with the help of my mother and two friends) and then after the ceremony we served cake and mulled wine and coffee (served by the location). That was for a wedding planned for 40 people (including me and Steve).