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Afternoon wedding reception
Shannon
11/10/15
I am helping a young lady plan her wedding. The wedding will be at 2 on a Sunday afternoon. She is planning for around 125. Please help me tweak the menu. Family and friends will be helping with food I just need to make sure I have amounts correct. Thank you so much!!!

150 chicken fingers cut into 3 pieces
5 gallons chicken salad
12 lbs cocktail sausages in bbq sauce
20lb Veggies for tray (carrots, celery, cucumbers, cherry tom, and broc)
20lb Strawberries and grapes for fruit tray
6lb Various cheeses for cheese tray
3lbs Buffalo chicken dip
3lbs Ranch Dip (for chips) will have a veggie dip too
6lbs various crackers
4lbs Potato chips
4lbs Tortilla chips
Wedding cake and grooms cake
5 gallons sweet tea
3 gallons unsweetened tea
4 gallons lemonade

ellen
11/11/15
For an afternoon reception for 120 , I would definitely tweak this menu a little. People will be dressed up (BBQ sauce is drippy) and not hungry for a meal, and happy for a bit more sweet.

150 chicken fingers cut into 3 pieces, This looks unattractive; consider nuggets instead, 4 per person. At least 2 dipping sauces, 2-3 quarts each

12 lbs cocktail sausages in bbq sauce, 14 pounds, tiny meatballs are an option, consider a lighter colored sauce such as pineapple/orange or sweet and sour. 4 quarts sauce or gravy for very light coating.

5 gallons chicken salad, 4 gallons max, and consider you want small rolls or cocktail bread slices with this, at least 5 for every 4 people. You might consider 3 chicken and 2 seafood if you want to be a little more fancy, you will have some left

20lb Veggies for tray (carrots, celery, cucumbers, cherry tom, and broc); 12-14 pounds plenty. Maybe add a mixed gallon of olives and pickles?

20lb Strawberries and grapes for fruit tray, OK

Suggest some definite expansions for dips and spreads. Remember a pound is a pint, and that means 3 pounds is only 48 tablespoons, barely one measuring teaspoon per person... For 120 people, 3 dips, I do 3-4 QUARTS of each

6 lb Various cheeses for cheese tray; For 120, I would not do less than 12, 1/2 could be logs/balls, or queso/hot dip, and/or a sweet spread such as a cream cheese spread with dried fruits, served with ginger snaps or lemon snaps as the crackers

6 lbs various crackers, OK

3lbs Buffalo chicken dip
3lbs Ranch Dip (for chips) will have a veggie dip too;
probably very short, see notes about amounts above

4lbs Potato chips
4lbs Tortilla chips
I usually plan at least 6-7 pounds each per 100; younger crowd may eat more

Wedding cake and grooms cake
Have 2 pieces of small cookies/bars/sweets per person in addition to the cake.

5 gallons sweet tea-8
3 gallons unsweetened tea-OK
4 gallons lemonade - 8
Water- bottles OK or the flavored waters with fruit or cucumber sliced in are very popular right now.

If it is an adult crowd, consider reception level coffee- see the beverage planning page

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