Now, for anyone who is married or recently got married, I’m sure you can relate to this dilemma. Catering is quite expensive and will be the major part of your budget. This being said, it is not appropriate to ask guests to pay for their food. Options could be:
- do your research and find cheap catering
- reduce the number of guests or to change the theme of the wedding. You could have a cocktail with finger foods , have cake and coffee, or any other formula that could replace the full-course meal
- share the burden with close friends and family by having them purchase some foods and having a buffet
- have your bridesmaids/groomsmen do a quick ”contribution fund” for you. What our bridal party did was through us a get-together during which they presented us with an envelope of money, came up to $2000! You would be surprised how generous some friends can be
Whatever you opt for, have fun and don’t over stress, you will still have to survive after the wedding so don’t get yourself so in debt that you have to eat Mac & cheese for the your first year of marriage!
