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Originally Posted by jesica.chryst  1.) It is my sister's wedding, and it is VERY casual and small. If you think "family reunion" then you've got it. |
Jesica, you've got to make up your mind; either this is to be handled as a family reunion or a wedding reception. If it's a wedding reception, treat it as such. Don't make it incidental to the gathering. It's the bride's day. Make it special. "Pulled pork sandwiches?" If, indeed, you are a professional party planner, certainly you can come up with a menu for your sister's wedding that's a tad more elegant than Porky on a Bun.
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Originally Posted by jesica.chryst 2.) There will be plenty of help... the whole family is pitching in for help/food. |
That's far from being a plus; it's a recipe for disaster. It's almost impossible to control sanitation issues with so many hands in the food. Yes, yes...Aunt Betty's making the cole slaw...Uncle Jack, his fabulous German potato salad...and on and on. What are you going to do when someone shows up with a potluck dish that needs immediate refrigeration and you didn't know they were bringing it and have no room for it? Set a menu...give all the preparers a timeline and quantity and get from each, a list of ingredients, before they make their respective contributions. Tell everyone, quite explicitly not to bring any unassigned food to the reception.
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Originally Posted by jesica.chryst 3.) I am an event planner, not a chef, so I don't know much about the cooking side... but basically all we plan on doing is pulled pork sandwiches, veggies, potato salad, etc. |
If you plan on become a very successful event planner, you'd better learn plenty about the cooking side!
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Originally Posted by jesica.chryst 4.) This is such a LOW BUDGET wedding, we can't afford to hire a chef (hence asking you all). |
You're going to have to learn to distinguish low budget from cheap. By all means, stay within a modest budget, but don't turn this into a byob picnic that just happens to follow your sister's nuptials. It sounds like you're trying to budget food costs at less than $3.00 a guest. Be realistic.
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Originally Posted by jesica.chryst 5.) 150 guests is our worst case scenario. We are actually trying to get it down to under 100. |
I don't understand this. You want less people to share in the joy of this wedding party. Why?
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Originally Posted by jesica.chryst 6.) Trust me, I would rather have her hire a professional, but they just can't afford it... |
Any chance that you and/or some friends and relatives can throw a few dollars into a kitty to elegant-up this shindig?
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Originally Posted by jesica.chryst Thanks for your input! |
You are welcome.