Cost for the reception in the inland empire

It all depends on how formal of a venue you want. All inclusive? Community center with your own caterer? Day of week and type of reception (brunch, lunch, 5 course plated meal, buffett) will also will impact quotes.

My daughter got married in an area comparable to yours (outside of Stockton/Sacramento). It was at a private venue where we brought in an outside caterer and she had a buffett brunch reception on a Saturday morning. The total cost (including photographer, flowers, dessert, caterer, DJ, etc) was $20,000. An evening wedding will easily be double that price.

Oh, and that was for 80 people. You have double the guests.

Hi Jim! It definitely depends on your wedding choices, but to ballpark the costs you can easily estimate that food & booze will cost $100-$200 per person and do the math for your guest list!

Have you played around with WeddingWire's Cost Guide at all? It's a great tool that shows you the average costs of wedding services in your area - complete with pricing breakdowns and low and high end price ranges! It gives really context for figuring out at realistic budget:

Wedding Cost Guide

Saturday night plated dinner and open bar for 165 guests ~$50k