We're planning the wedding for March 26th at the Pt Cabrillo Lighthouse in Caspar, CA. It's right by my dad's place, overlooking the sea. My fiance is really excited about having it there. We're figuring maybe about 100-150 people, neither of us have very big families. A non-alcoholic wedding, because his family gets violent when drinking and mine is religious. We want a 3-tier cake, chocolate, white chocolate, and chocolate-raspberry. My dress is white with red trim, from David's Bridal. I'm not sure what to do about a caterer yet. We ARE working on a limited budget. Any ideas, or any opinions? Anything helps. If I ask my family for advice, they try to take over everything. So I'm relying on you!
2007-09-04 19:51:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
First off check with the light house people and see what they will allow.
Since you have a limited budget,I suggest eating elsewhere as having catered food taken all the way out to the beach can be very costly.
Check out hotels and restaurants in the area.
See what packages they offer.
2007-09-05 10:29:54 · answer #1 · answered by Cammie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter was in a wedding a few years ago that was on Halloween. It was a really fun event-the groom even came down the aisle to the Star Wars theme because that matched his costume. You know your friends better than anyone. If they think it's a great idea, they will come, and will remember it for a long time. This is the type of wedding that makes for great memories, as it's non traditional and very fun. You could, to merge both ideas if you still want those traditional elements, have a traditional ceremony and then a Halloween themed reception. I'd give a few hours between end of ceremony and start of reception to give people, including you, time to change. You could even have the traditional cake where you have your ceremony so you can get pictures of you and your groom by the wedding cake (save the cutting and sharing for the reception). Good luck! I'm sure you'll have a great wedding no matter what you plan!
2016-05-17 06:12:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So far it sounds great, getting married by the ocean ... beautiful. I hope the weather will be nice for your special day.
As for catering, you can look in your area and see if there is a reasonably priced service. Another option is to have your family help make the food. Muscotrolli, a garden salad, rolls and butter, etc., seem standards for caterers in my area, and it wouldn't be too difficult to have 4-5 people throw that all together for your reception with a relatively limited expense. You could also try a non-alcoholic punch to serve your guest to drink and this might seem more classy than just plastic cups and 2 liter soda bottles. However, you'd want to make sure that someone was responsible for keeping the punch bowl(s) full, as it could dwindle rather quickly. A very easy punch recipe is: Hawaiian Punch and Ginger Ale mixed, usually 1:1, another one is: Cranberry Juice Cocktail, Pineapple Juice, Orange Juice, and Club soda (2:2:2:1/2). I hope some of these ideas either work for you, or offer you insight into what would work for you.
2007-09-04 23:36:16 · answer #3 · answered by Angel Tears 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best advice is to realize that a big wedding (100 people is a big wedding) is not only a waste of money, but it is a distraction from what marriage is all about. It's not about the day, the party, the cake, the dress. That's all nonsense that means nothing the next week.
I'd be extremely cautious marrying into a family of violent drunks. Seriously. Behavior patterns are pretty immutable - and these will be the relatives around your kids...
2007-09-04 20:04:36 · answer #4 · answered by cassandra 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The catering will depend on several things:
1. What time of day is the wedding?
2. Will the food all be outside or is there an indoor part too?
Let me know these answers and maybe I can make some suggestions.
2007-09-05 03:44:50 · answer #5 · answered by valschmal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You did not specify if your reception is indoor or outdoor ...? If you want indoor (which I recommend) choose a hotel with a ballroom, that will hold the entire wedding count, and that offers catering. I live in CA too and the rest sounds wonderful. Don't forget the short stem red roses you should carry. Hope this helps?? Good luck. If you need more details in reception or wedding, edit your question. :D
2007-09-04 20:02:40 · answer #6 · answered by Autismmomof2 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are not obligated to serve dinner at a wedding.
You didn't mention the time, but if you do an afternoon wedding, you can note on the invitation about the service and "hors d' ourves & cake to follow".
If I didn't have alot of travelers for mine I wouldn't feel obligated to have a dinner.
2007-09-05 01:49:28 · answer #7 · answered by nova_queen_28 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what about having a friend do the photos as a gift and acouple more friends to do fingerfoods, shrimp, cheese patters and such for the wedding, no need for the big sit down dinner.
2007-09-05 07:16:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you both don't have big families & want to cut the budget then cut the guest list in half.
2007-09-05 01:42:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save your money, stay single and live in sin OR elope and have a GREAT honeymoon. Congrats!
2007-09-04 19:59:17 · answer #10 · answered by Kyle B 3 · 1⤊ 6⤋