Affordable Food And Drink Suggestions For Your Outdoor Wedding ReceptionWhen you host an outdoor reception, there are so many choices that you can make on what to do and serve your guests. Here's a few tips on what to eat and drink for a fun, but affordable outdoor wedding reception. Food for Outdoor Reception There are many ways that you can choose to serve your reception food when the reception is held outdoors. Here are some of the most popular and money saving ways to serve foods. · Have a casual reception and serve barbecue items such as hamburgers, chicken, ribs etc. Have everyone forego a gift in exchange for bringing their own special dish to the barbecue instead. Just have everyone confirm beforehand so that you do not have everyone bringing the same thing. · Serve your food buffet style having each guest bring a food item instead of a gift. · Serve vegetable, cheese, fruit, and meat trays with dips and other snackables rather than hosting a huge meal. This is a great alternative anyway, for vegetarians as well. · Host your reception with a theme so that you can be more casual with your food, for example, perhaps you can host your reception with an Italian theme and make spaghetti or order pizza etc. · Choose an outdoor theme that is simple and easy and one that you can afford. Drinks Serving drinks at the reception can be the most expensive part of the whole event at times. Of course, it doesn’t have to be. Here are some great tips on serving drinks at your reception that will satisfy everyone; particularly the person/persons who are paying for it. · Serve your beer and punch for free and get all to pay a minimal amount like a dollar per mixed drink etc. · Offer an open bar for a small amount of money per guest such as 2 or 3 dollars to help you recover some of your money. · Request that the champagne toast is free and that everyone bring their own drinks to the outdoor reception. For this option you can also let everyone not be obligated to give a gift. · Look to get your spirits in bulk from a wholesaler · Begin to prepare for your reception months ahead of time so that you may purchase all of the drinks over a time period rather than all at once. · Do not forget to include special punches or sodas for non-alcoholic beverages. You don't have to spend a bundle of money to have an unforgettable wedding reception. Just implement a few of these quick and easy tips and you'll have a happy, fun-loving crowd that will remember your reception for a long time to come. |