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Nay
Master August 2014

Per person cover charge for reception

Nay, on May 30, 2014 at 3:38 PM

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I'm thinking of charging our guests per person like a club does for a party and maybe offer 1 free drink . . . . Ha! Ha! Only kidding. I'm bored at work. Real post is tell me about your reception: Sit down or buffet? Open bar? Limited bar? Cash bar (oh no)? Band of DJ? Large guest list or small?...

I'm thinking of charging our guests per person like a club does for a party and maybe offer 1 free drink . . . .

Ha! Ha! Only kidding. I'm bored at work.

Real post is tell me about your reception:

Sit down or buffet?

Open bar? Limited bar? Cash bar (oh no)?

Band of DJ?

Large guest list or small?

Budget per person (if you care to share).

Location?

I'll go first:

Sit down dinner

Open bar

DJ

Small guest list (invited 78 guests)

Approx. $120 per person which includes cocktail hour w/open bar

Tenafly, New Jersey

Okay, go Smiley smile

80 Comments

  • tega
    Super April 2015
    tega ·
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    buffet?

    Limited bar

    DJ

    130ppl

    30 per person

    Dallas Tx

    too excited..

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  • Kim
    Devoted May 2015
    Kim ·
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    Buffet

    Beer & Wine

    80 invited

    Dinner is $30 pp not including alcohol

    Orange Park, FL

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  • Ada
    Savvy September 2015
    Ada ·
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    Sit down

    Unlimited beer & wine (they don't serve hard liquor)

    Band

    Small (75-100)

    $120++ pp (this includes venue, food, and hosted bar)

    Temecula, CA

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  • Happy In Hawaii
    Master July 2015
    Happy In Hawaii ·
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    LOL Nay, I read that first sentence and was like "WHAT?? You've been around WW long enough to know not to do that!!!" Really funny!!

    Anyway, here's my answers:

    -Sit down dinner

    -Unlimited beer & wine with one hour of open bar during cocktail hour (hard liquor for purchase for the rest of the reception) and a couple signature drinks

    -DJ

    -Probably about 80 people

    -about $160 for food, with alcohol maybe $180? I forget now

    -San Diego, CA

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  • Nay
    Master August 2014
    Nay ·
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    Tee hee Happy in Hawaii. Gotcha Smiley smile

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  • Marrying Mr. Wright
    Expert May 2014
    Marrying Mr. Wright ·
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    Hey Nay.. We did sit down ,open bar , dj we also had a Hibatchi grill and sliders for the kids. We did a piña colada and Miami vice bar complete with cute umbrellas, we also broke out the glow sticks which was a huge hit!! Kids and adults both loved it!!

    It was great.. My fellow Jersey Bride - woodland park, nj

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  • Becky
    Super September 2014
    Becky ·
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    Dessert reception

    will end up at about 110 people

    no dj or alcohol (didn't need either and not allowed at the state park)

    about $27 per person

    Minnesota

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  • Future_Mrs.Mandeville
    Super September 2014
    Future_Mrs.Mandeville ·
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    Buffet dinner

    Open bar

    Dj

    Small guest list(100 people)

    We spent about $50 pp. After we added appetizers to our menu.

    Livonia, MI

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  • Z
    Master May 2012
    Zoe ·
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    OK, you're *funny*!

    Buffet (did NOT want to ear about dietary restrictions, vegan/vegetarian, etc)

    Open Seating (we had plenty of extra room for our crowd, so it was not a problem)

    No Bar (DH and I don't drink, and have several alcoholics in our families, not to mention several nasty divorces)

    at a country club

    for about $17/person 15 years ago.

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  • Tamika
    Dedicated March 2015
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    Buffet

    Dj

    Open bar (5) hrs

    80 guests

    $88pp

    Saint Petersburg Fl getting married on the beach!!!!!!

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  • Allison
    Master May 2015
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    Sit down or buffet? I wanted a sit down, but with all the food options we are having (without a seating assignment) it will be impossible to have a sit down, so buffet it is.

    Open bar? Limited bar? Cash bar (oh no)? open bar, compliments of the future in laws

    Band of DJ? DJ

    Large guest list or small? 200 guests, pretty large

    Budget per person (if you care to share). It will cost about $70 PP for venue and food

    Location? Mendota Ca, at a winery called Cardella =)

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  • Rachey
    VIP June 2014
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    Sit down

    Open Bar

    DJ

    120 people

    $169 pp (but with service and tax it's a whopping $217 pp) yes, yikes

    Jupiter Beach, Florida

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  • jillandbill2014
    Expert July 2014
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    Buffet/Food Stations

    Beer and wine with a signature cocktail

    Band (My favorite cover band from my wild 20's when we actually used to go out on Friday and Saturdays! lol)

    Invited 230, hoping for about 150 (we invited a lot of OOT)

    $19 per person (but we are talking with the caterer about a dessert bar and supplying the signature cocktail, so this will go up)

    Chattanooga, TN

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  • Mrs*Smalley
    Expert March 2014
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    Hi Nay!

    cocktail hour (8 hors d'oeuvres and 2 food stations)

    Sit down dinner

    Cake included

    5 hours open bar

    DJ and lights free( friends of ours)

    75 people

    $135 per person

    Jersey City, NJ

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  • KimS
    Master September 2014
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    HAHA! Nay, that was awesome... Smiley laugh

    Plated dinner

    2-hour beer & wine bar

    DJ

    50-60 people (probably closer to 50)

    $45 pp

    near Tampa, FL

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  • Diana
    Super August 2015
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    Lots of Jersey brides on here! I live in West Orange, not far from Tenafly!

    Cocktail hour

    5 hour reception

    open bar

    sit down dinner

    Basking Ridge, NJ

    110/ person (got them down from 130!)

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  • Diana
    Super August 2015
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    Oh and about 130 people... hoping some decline!

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  • Nicoletta
    Super January 2015
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    Sit down or buffet? Sit down

    Open bar? Limited bar? Cash bar (oh no)? Not Sure yet.

    Band of DJ? We are having a dance orchestra

    Large guest list or small?Large 400+

    Budget per person (if you care to share) About 100 pp

    Location? Downtown Los Angeles

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  • JazzyJuneBride
    Super June 2015
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    Cocktail Hour

    Sit down dinner

    Open Bar (Beer, Wine, Two signature drinks)

    DJ

    Large List (Livited 220), Hopefully only 175 RSVP! LOL!!!

    Memphis, TN

    $90 Per person

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  • Rebecca
    Super July 2014
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    Sit down dinner - cocktail hour before with hors d'oeuvres

    since were getting married at a winery the only alcohol allowed is wine from their winery and champagne for toasting. Besides that there will be diet coke, lemonade, coffee and tea. We technically have to buy a specific number of bottles per person so there will be more than enough wine left over for us to take bottles back home with us.

    Were not having a band, dj or any dancing. there will be a string trio playing during the ceremony and reception I believe. We have very few guests under the age of 50 and our families are not really into dancing.

    small guest list. We invited around 24 people but only 17 will be able to make it.

    Were around $350 per person. Since we don't have many guests we are using the money we save to put towards great food, wine, venue and overall trying give our guests the best experience possible.

    Wedding will be at a private estate winery in Yountville CA (near Napa)

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