Wedding Reception Costs
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Wedding Reception Costs
The average wedding will cost a couple about $22,000. Of that money, over 50% will be spent on the wedding reception. The wedding reception is the largest expense of the wedding planning and it's the one area where you can actually save a great deal of money by employing a few frugal measures in your reception planning.
Trim back your wedding reception costs by involving friends and family in the wedding buffet planning. Take a trip to a Sam's Warehouse or a Costco Club to pick up quantities of finger foods. While some receptions may offer a full meal service, many guests will be just as content with a buffet of finger foods that they can carry around on small plates while they mingle and talk.
The wedding reception buffet can also help to eliminate planned seating and create a more intimate environment for wedding guests. Your wedding reception may host plates of vegetables, pinwheels, large blocks of cheese, crackers and even a variety of cheesecake platters. Other great finger foods that will taste great and offer your wedding reception guests options include:
- Stuffed Pizza Bread
- Quiches
- Egg rolls
- Vegetable platters
- Chicken fingers
- Barbecue Wings
- Cubed fruits
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