We're young and don't have a large budget, would it be ok to have an early afternoon ceremony and have everyone back to the large suite for appetizers, drinks and cake? It'll be about 50 of our close friends and family, the room will be plenty large (2 stories and a large patio) but will our guests be expecting more? Most will be traveling the 4 hour drive from SoCal to Vegas, so I feel bad not feeding them an actual sit down meal. Should we postpone the wedding so we have more time to save for the meal? We don't need gifts so we aren't registering, but I still feel like we're putting people out and not giving enough in return. My fiance feels that since they are all very close to us they will understand our budget issues and be ok with what we can offer. PLEASE HELP!
2006-09-12 11:05:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I got married 9-02-06 locally, but before deciding we visited 4 of the nicer resorts in Vegas. We also were paying for the whole thing and planned on 60 invited guests. The large suite you describe sounds like more than enough for that size wedding. Because it is out of town for most of the guests, even those rsvp'ing as attending may not actually show. I would guess you might not have more than 42 to 46 show. Another thing to remember with a Vegas wedding is that the Casino floor is going to grab a number of couples and either shorten the reception visit time or delay their arrival. It's not your concern to give back, they are there to celebrate your day, not to get a free meal.
Also, rethink not registering. Unless you just want cash. These people will want to show up with a gift and registering makes it easier for people to buy the right thing.
In short, I agree with your fiance. BTW, the smallest reception rooms that we looked at hold like a minimum of 100 or so. All that space makes a party of 50 look like no one showed for the wedding. The closer quarters of a room reception would encourage mingling and make the reception appear to be a happening event. Does that make any sense? I hope so.
2006-09-12 11:27:11 · answer #1 · answered by carnuba50 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds like a nice compromise, but if you think this could be an issue:
1) Move your cermeony time to after lunch or after dinner. As long as you make it clear to people what they will/won't be offered in terms of food and drink this should not be an issue
2) tell people that money is an issue, and would they be willing to contribute towards a reception?
3) depending on the chapel you choose, they may be able to organise a cake or sandwich reception for you after your ceremony
4) you could approach one of the in-hotel cafes with your set budget and ask what they can offer you for this amount
5) you could take everyone to a buffet (not the most intimate of settings but it keeps the cost down and no-one complains about choice of food)
6) Battistas Hole in the Wall offers a fixed price dinner menu for around $20 a head including house wine, soup and garlic bread
The website below lets you search all reception venues in Las Vegas offering a fixed price menu. You can search by cost and cuisine.
Hope you find what you want.
2006-09-13 01:09:41 · answer #2 · answered by Julie London 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is your wedding and you can do whatever you want to do. If you have plenty of room then go for it. People aren't going to come for the sit down dinner. They will be there to celebrate your marriage. They are friends and family and will understand. My reception was at a friends home and my family all supplied the cake and food. It was wonderful!
2006-09-12 11:12:54 · answer #3 · answered by blueyes2001 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be fine. My niece had a huge wedding on roof of Hay Adams right across from White House ( they have snipers on roof of White House - we could see them during wedding), she had a large reception that night in ballroom but a smaller reception in suite that sounds like yours to watch fireworks. it was 4th of July & Congressmen had reserved roof.
I loved the smaller reception more than the big sit down dinner & dance. Good luck! It will be lovely.
2006-09-12 11:18:50 · answer #4 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The size room you described sounds big enough. Just let your guests know in advance what it'll entail - no sit-down dinner, just the appetizers and things you've mentioned. They will be in Vegas so I'm sure they'll have a good time no matter what. I say go for it!
2006-09-12 11:12:22 · answer #5 · answered by stuckinamoment 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your fiance is right. They are your closest freinds and family. They should know your financial status. They are there to share in a special time in your lives, not to see what you have to feed them.
2006-09-12 11:09:39 · answer #6 · answered by JC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋