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wedding food - buffet?, how much?

stressnless9 View Member Profile	21/02/2013, 08:24 AM Post #1
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Morning! Trying to work out what our wedding will approx cost. We have decided on a buffet for our wedding, we have a lot of fussy eaters,vegetarians and some with food intolerances so this would work best for us. We are having around 70 people, anyone have any idea of cost? we have the option of getting the place we will be having reception to cater or get our own. The food won't anything too fancy or out of the ordinary! This post has been edited by stressnless9: 21/02/2013, 08:25 AM

live_love_laugh View Member Profile	21/02/2013, 08:30 AM Post #2
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It all depends on where you are having the wedding and what you want to eat. Anywhere from $20-$120pp. I'd do the legwork to chat to the venue/caterers to look at your options.

laridae View Member Profile	21/02/2013, 08:31 AM Post #3
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Surely the place can give you a per head quote for food? I did similar, was $35 per person. Another option (if you don't want the venue to cater), is to have a catered BBQ - they do options for vegetarians as well. We have one for our work xmas party every year.

Apageintime View Member Profile	21/02/2013, 08:36 AM Post #4
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It would depend on location and food. I cater buffet lunches fr work occasionally with about that many people. Can range from $40 per head to $150 depending on where it is and if there are any special requirements (ie Halal or Kosher or seafood only etc etc)

Drakk View Member Profile	21/02/2013, 08:39 AM Post #5
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Personally I think the opposite is easier a set menu. The venue caters for allergies/vegos and they get a special meal. At mine we had 7 special meals and they were more than happy to make something up for them. My sister has her own mini gluten free cheesecake instead of a slice of one. I think it saves you paying for dishes that won't necessarily get eaten. for example you only have one gluten free dish in the buffet for example that will be the only thing a person who can't eat gluten can eat. It cost me no extra to have special meals made up for my guests with food issues

JoMarch View Member Profile	21/02/2013, 08:44 AM Post #6
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When we got married, a buffet was going to cost about $60-70 per head. It actually ended up cheaper to have a set menu (I know this isn't always the case), so we went with that in the end. We used our cake instead of dessert which brought the price down as well.

Z-girls rock View Member Profile	21/02/2013, 08:51 AM Post #7
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QUOTE (Drakk @ 21/02/2013, 09:39 AM) Personally I think the opposite is easier a set menu. The venue caters for allergies/vegos and they get a special meal. At mine we had 7 special meals and they were more than happy to make something up for them. My sister has her own mini gluten free cheesecake instead of a slice of one. I think it saves you paying for dishes that won't necessarily get eaten. for example you only have one gluten free dish in the buffet for example that will be the only thing a person who can't eat gluten can eat. It cost me no extra to have special meals made up for my guests with food issues agreed

LucyE View Member Profile	21/02/2013, 08:55 AM Post #8
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I agree that a set menu is easier when catering for food issues. It also minimizes cross contamination risks. We had a degustation menu and because seating was set, it was easy for staff to deliver the special meals to the right person with the minimum of fuss. We had 70 guests with 15 of them requiring special meals (and not all the 'special' meals were the same. We were really appreciative of the chef and all the trouble he went to.

FloralArrangemen... FloralArrangement View Member Profile	21/02/2013, 09:02 AM Post #9
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My experience of a buffet was pretty negative at a wedding. We were the last table "allowed" to get up to get our serve and there was literally nothing left and we waited a long time for our turn. So make sure if you have a buffet that you don't go the cheapest option where there is not enough food for everyone. If you start ringing around, surf the net and look at menu's and price ph you will get an idea of what will suit you. Pays to do your homework. Weigh up a set menu against a buffet as well. If you have a buffet consider pre dinner canapes. This post has been edited by FloralArrangement: 21/02/2013, 09:02 AM

stressnless9 View Member Profile	21/02/2013, 09:03 AM Post #10
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oh wow i didnt realise there was such a difference in what it could cost! i thinking ringing would be easier and try work it out! We are pretty set on buffet though, and have spoken to family (the fussy eaters & vegos) who said they would be happy with buffet and food intolerance friends said they are happy if there is meat & veg because they are plain eaters anyway. I have been to a few set menus and i didn't enjoy it very much (because im fussy) but i really enjoyed buffet although i get im not going to make 70 odd people happy. I think ill have our cake as sweets too. Thanks heaps!

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