After Wedding Dinner

If you can't afford to host your guests cut your guest list or have a small intimate ceremony and then you take and pay for dinner for your immediate family.

Are you kidding? Yes people will be offended.

Don't pretend you are hosting if you aren't. People buying their own dinners are not your guests.

Yes the guest are invited to the ceremony

I say this with all due respect, but what's budget friendly for you sounds very inconsiderate of your guests. You shouldn't have a wedding if you can't host properly, which would include a meal that the guest is not paying for.

I would suggest cutting down your guest list until it's affordable enough to cover a proper reception.

This is a terrible idea.

So you're not having a reception?

You're not hosting anything if you're having them pay for their own meal. This is completely rude.

Oh lord

That just doesn't seem like a wedding lol

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Lol says the person who was contemplating having their "guests" pay for their meal.

If you're hosting that means you're paying. This would be really rude. No one here has been rude to you.

Check your local restaurants. A lot of places rent small rooms with a buffet for a very affordable price.

Or invite to the ceremony who you can afford to pay for and ask friends to meet you at a bar later for drinks to celebrate.

Lindsey I meant as in would go to dinner afterwards but ok

Thanks Nikki

If you have a really tight budget, but want people to be there to celebrate with you, you could always do a kind of potluck type reception. My friend had a potluck dinner for her reception and it ended up being really awesome. It was held outside though.

When you invite people to a function, you're the hostess, which means you provide for your guests needs and infort. However, if it's a financial issue, think outside the traditional box. For instance, have a cake and champagne reception , boxed lunches if you're having an outdoor event, or something small but filling like tapas. I had one friend get married on a very tight budget and 300 guests. She went with lasagna she purchased from Sams Club, salad mixes, french bread, and a candy bar which doubled as the wedding favors.

Yes you are rude, for "hosting" this dinner then making guests foot the bill

And here comes the potluck advice. This just keeps getting better.