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Cayla
Beginner November 2020

Calculating food and non-alcoholic drinks for 150 people -- Help?!!

Cayla, on May 29, 2019 at 10:22 PM Posted in Wedding Reception 0 8

Me and my fiance are not getting an actual caterer (we are buying all the food/drinks) and will be having a "bar" type ceremony for the food -- we are having a slider burger bar, a fry bar, a soup/chili bar, and a s'mores bar. For drinks we will be having a hot chocolate bar and a hot tea bar (different types of tea like mint, eucalyptus, etc.), as well as apple cider, iced sweet tea, punch (possibly), soda, and ice water. Wedding will be in Nov 2020 hence all the warm foods and drinks haha.

We are estimating about 150 guests (that is including me, him, and all 14 members of our bridal party like the bridesmaids/MOH and groomsmen/BM lol) and honestly are struggling with trying to think about HOW MUCH we should get of everything. We have thought about putting on the RSVP for them to mark what they may or may not eat or drink but then there's a possibility that when they get there, maybe someone who said they'll drink ice water decides to drink soda instead or something along those lines, same with the food situation. Any tips on how I could calculate all this out?

TIA!!!

-Cayla + Cody Shrader

8 Comments

Latest activity by Michelle, on May 30, 2019 at 5:52 PM
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    VIP December 2019
    Michelle ·
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    Your caterer should be able to calculate how much food/drinks you need

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  • Cayla
    Beginner November 2020
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    Catering our own 😩😭
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  • T
    Super June 2019
    Tiffany ·
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    Look on Ellen’s kitchen website. It’s an old website but full of awesome info!
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  • Cayla
    Beginner November 2020
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    Do you have a link?? 😬
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  • M
    VIP December 2019
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    Super June 2019
    Tiffany ·
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    Just google it
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  • Fmv
    Super October 2020
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    She wrote they arent having the food catered
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    Michelle ·
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    I saw that after

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