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BckOffManImAScientst t1_j9z6kko wrote

I get that you want to serve fine food but is this at least a sit down service? My sister in law did something like this but it was buffet style and no one understood that what was out was it for the food. They had 100 guests and ran out of food after the first 25 guests went to the buffet. Their wedding was beautiful but 75 people were there for 5 hours with no food (and just alcohol).

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I_suck_at_Blender t1_ja0fgb2 wrote

>5 hours with no food (and just alcohol).

That have the potential of turning really fast into "Red Wedding" from ASoIaF or GoT.

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Frecklefishpants t1_ja0ga7w wrote

Friends of ours did a “heavy starters” style buffet and a few guests asked when dinner was.

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BckOffManImAScientst t1_ja0job8 wrote

I feel like the timeframe of the reception should indicate how much food is provided. 4-5 hours should be a full meal.

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CheckIntelligent7828 t1_ja2mab3 wrote

Especially with an open bar. We had one guest drink so much he wound up in the ER (he was fine, it was indigestion) and that was with hors d'oeuvres, full dinner, multiple desserts and cake.

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horrifyingthought t1_j9zwiyc wrote

> this at least a sit down service

This just means 100 guests go hungry, rather than 75 hungry guests and 25 full ones.

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NattySocks t1_ja01ar7 wrote

Ah I see what you're getting at, that's smart. At that ratio the 75 hungry guests could easily overpower the 25 full ones and eat them if things got too dire.

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snazzychica2813 t1_ja09t35 wrote

Big "Ross, the largest friend" energy here

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FerretCannon42 t1_ja1y2hg wrote

“It is true what they say… women are from Omicron Persei 7, men are from Omicron Persei 9”

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MrDrSirLord t1_ja10iub wrote

I love the idea of the first 25 people all eating 4 person's worth if food each and the just rubbing it in the faces of everyone who got there later.

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Darryl_Lict t1_ja14ib7 wrote

That's really weird and probably poor planning. For buffet style I'd try to go overboard rather than have guests go hungry. Still, the first guests should limit themselves and then go back for seconds if there is food left over. That said, I've never been to a wedding that was short on food.

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spicewoman t1_ja1w2cz wrote

They probably eyeballed the amount of food laid out, looked at the number of guests, and thought there was guaranteed more servings of everything, because otherwise there'd only be enough for like a 1/4 plate of food per person.

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spicewoman t1_ja1vwfe wrote

I really doubt they managed to pile up 4 plates worth of food onto one, though. It sounds like the rations were planned out for basically 1/4 of a plate of food per guest (1/2 plate if we're being generous), and the guests just took normal or a bit over.

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PuzzleheadedTap4484 t1_ja1x8tq wrote

That happened at a wedding I attended. But it was a catered dinner. Our table was skipped on dinner. We saw the cake being served up and realized they completely skipped our table for dinner. When we flagged the waiter down they apologized and said they ran out of food but could make us some sandwiches. We asked how they run out of food when all the seats had name tags on them so you literally knew how many plates you needed to make? The bride and groom (who was our coworker) came over to say hi and were asking us how dinner was and were horrified when they found out we never got food. They spent $40k on this wedding. 🤷‍♀️

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bros402 t1_ja1ndfy wrote

My cousin had a BBQ truck come to her wedding and they served tiny little portions of almost undercooked chicken

most of the desserts were baked by my aunt (..she is not the best cook)

it suuucked, it was 105 degrees out, 100% humidity, and I had done chemo a few days before

0/10 the first wedding I have been to was not a very good one

especially when my grandma intentionally dehydrated herself and decided not to eat so she would collapse because she didn't want to leave the wedding when we wanted to leave (6 hour drive)

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SheSellsSeaShells967 t1_ja1v58q wrote

That sounds like absolute hell!

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bros402 t1_ja1wdna wrote

yuuuuuuuuuuup

and the wedding was at some fancyass manor, too

it's not like a backyard wedding or anything (Her father is a doctor, her mom a psychologist, and she and her wife are well off - earn enough to qualify for a mortgage for a ~500k house and have no student loans)

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SheSellsSeaShells967 t1_ja1wr36 wrote

Those are the worst! My BIL’s wedding cost $30,000 back in the 80s. I still can’t believe it.

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