secrets from a caterers kitchen is a book you should read-one thing it talks about is food&beverage amounts because NO ONE can ever know how much ppl will eat or drink but you certainly dont want to run out of food and you dont want to waste your money by getting too much. another good idea is looking up a beverage recipe online and seeing how many ppl it will serve and weighing that against the volume of the beverage ex.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/cape-fear-punch-recipe/index.htmlOn average you should provide 1 to 2 gallons of punch for every 10 people. So 10 gallons of punch should feed 100 guests.
You'll need an extra large punch bowl.
A wedding reception director works alongside a wedding planner. The director helps to organize the reception and directs people where they need to go.
If you hire someone then they are called 'wedding planners' and take care of the flowers; the church; decorations at the reception and the dinner or buffet for the wedding.
the wedding was dull but the reception was great
People have wedding cakes to keep the reception traditional. It is believed to have evolved from bread. Some couples choose alternative desserts for their wedding "cake."
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none that are public. their reception was very private. only 300 people were invited. closest family and friends.
Yes, but I wouldn't recommend it, since some people are easily insulted.
Yes, that is part of the job and why people hire them.
Most people will have their wedding reception begin immediately after their wedding. Once the wedding party arrives, everyone will start eating. The entire reception usually lasts about 4 to 5 hours.
It would depend on the time you ask him to work in your wedding. Some people require the photographer to be there for all the functions like shower etc, some only for the reception. So would differ. I had a photographer only for the reception and did pay him based on the no. of pictures.
Financially speaking, the reception hall controls the wedding invitation list. The occupancy limit of the reception hall will determine the maximum number of people can attend the reception. As far as who can invite how many people, that is an agreement that the bride's side and the groom's side have to negotiate.A.In a traditional wedding, the Father of the Bride pays for the wedding , and has some say as to what he can afford. He then turns the wedding planning over to the bride or the couple. It is up to the planner to determine how many guests there will be, and will rent a reception hall based on the number of guests to attend . The hall has no financial responsibility except to provide whatever services they have been contracted for.