How to feed 110 people on a $2500 budget

Is that just your catering budget or your budget for the whole wedding?

That's roughly $20 per person, which my be difficult depending on your location. Just practically speaking, think of where you can go out to eat where a full meal costs that. BBQ is usually pretty cheap, as is Italian and Mexican.

View Quoted Comment So what is a decent healthy menu that would feed approximately 110 people and how much do you think it would cost?

View Quoted Comment Catering budget, but if if will cost more could you share with me a healthy decent menu and how much it would cost for approximately 110 people?

View Quoted Comment Some of it will depend on location. I would reach out to caterers or your favorite restaurants and get price quotes. I live in a high cost of living area, so catering tends to be minimum $100 per person for dinner.

Nearly all restaurants provide corporate drop off catering very inexpensively and you can manage that with no issues. You will have to have a buffet setup with staff hired from Thumbtack.com though. However you will get better tasting food and larger quantities through the drop off service than through a specialty wedding caterer.

View Quoted Comment So I thought that when people come to a wedding reception they didn’t have to pay...

View Quoted Comment Since this is an international forum there is no way to predict. You have to go online and look at restaurant catering menus and call them for info.

View Quoted Comment Thank you I appreciate it.

View Quoted Comment Guests shouldn’t pay anything. That price plus extra fees is what the bride and groom pays before the wedding day.

View Quoted Comment Oh...ok I see🙂

View Quoted Comment They don't pay. The bride and groom pay the cost, but most caterers break it down into per person costs.

Two words here "you can't".

Pizza and salad? Taco bar?

Hey Dwight, if you have your wedding at a non-mealtime (like 2 pm), it’s acceptable to just do a short “cake & punch” reception after. It can literally be cake & punch. Or light appetizers or meat & cheese platters with a dessert bar. Basically, you don’t have to offer a full meal.

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A local restaurant by me has a taco bar with salad option that's like $12/person.
The BBQ place I'm looking at is about $18.
Depending on where you live the budget is possible, but it probably won't be super fancy and will be buffet.

View Quoted Comment Thank you this helps us a lot.

View Quoted Comment Thank you for your assistance that’s a good option.

$2500 for 110 people will be very difficult to do. I second Pirate and 60's Bride's suggestion about having your reception at a non meal time and just offering dessert or light appetizers. If you do want to have it at a meal time, I would look into large chain restaurants that offer catering. Just remember to factor in tax and gratuity into your total.