So we still have a while to go before our aug 14, 2011 wedding day, but im still trying to get some things in order. We've decided to do the DIY potluck thing, and i have a question. The ceremony/reception will be held at my aunts home, in her backyard, and i have a question about heating the food. With the exception of using her oven, we have no ( Read more... )

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To those of you who have DIYed your food for either rehearsal dinner or reception, could you give me a pretty frank rundown of how it all went ( Read more... )

We're planning an early evening reception for about 100 people and we're doing all of the catering ourselves. We're going to have a wide variety of filling appetizers, a taco bar or baked potato bar (we can't decide), and some soups instead of a full sit down meal. I'm adding up the amounts right now and it's coming out to be a lot higher than I ( Read more... )

For those of you who had (or are having) a casual outdoor (doesn't HAVE to be outdoors, but our ceremony is, our reception is going to be in my hometowns' community center) potluck wedding, how did you word the fact that your wedding was potluck on your wedding invites? We're having a potluck wedding and most likely be having the main course (the ( Read more... )

DIY menus! Indoor, outdoor, BBQ, appetizers, main dishes, desserts, you name it ( Read more... )

FH and I are on a very limited budget, but have a lot of people, as some of you may remember. My family is highly disfunctional, and I don't necessarily care if they are there to ruin my day. FH however, is very close to his family, and has SO MANY FAMILY MEMBERS! All said, we are looking at a guest list of about 200, on a small budget.
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Some questions that just popped into my head that I felt the need to ask ( Read more... )

Hello everyone! Ok so I am currently debating doing a simple backyard reception. We are only looking at inviting about 55 people . I do not want anything formal at all. Music, drinks, food, bomb fire kind of thing. So we are currently wanting to do a BBQ for the food, having my dad and brothers do this. (my dad wants to and offered my brothers!) We ( Read more... )