Cocktail Hour Apps

Usually the average is 3-4 pieces per person for an hour. But if your talking shrimp, more. For 150 people you need more than one table as it will be crowded. Also keep in mind, by the time guests are seated, intro, toast any of that people will be hungry.

We did this! We had a sit down meal for dinner and for cocktail hour, we set up a table with a cheese, cracker, fruit, charcuterie, breaks, and oils (we got married on a vineyard so this was very appropriate for us lol). It worked out great and our guests actually talked about how much they enjoyed the spread. So I think you have a great plan.

Oh, and we had 100 guests.

We had four passed appetizers and one stationary appetizer, it worked out super well!

This is a great question, and sadly, I don't know the answer. Our planner took care of this with catering. So definitely talk to your caterer, and planner if you have one! I do know we agreed to have the table refilled, as needed, up until about 15 minutes before the end of cocktail hour.

I prefer grazing tables because it allows guests to go get exactly what they want, when they want it. At so many weddings there are passed hors d'oeuvres that get missed because that tray doesn't make it over to certain groups of guests. All of our apps were eaten, so we wasted zero money, which I appreciated!

You're welcome, and good luck with all your planning

I'm in the same boat with you. I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to NOT do a cocktail hour all together. It's $6 per person! That just seems so expensive! gaahh!!