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Mary 07/07/08 |
Hi Ellen: I am having 150-175 people at the wedding reception. Can you please tell me how much of each thing I need, since I am having a good bit of variety? The menus is as follows: Meatballs Wingdings meat trays sandwhich rolls Potato Salad Macaroni Salad Spaghetti Salad Veggie Tray with dip Chocolate fountain with strawberries, mini pretzels, and marshmallows Potato chips soda ice Thank You so much |
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ellen 07/07/08 |
See the chocolate fountain article and the beverage planning table for the fountain and soda and ice, and the veggie tray article for the veggies, all these are stand alone items so you will need enough for each. You want ten gallons total salads for each 100 people, 4 potato, three of each of the others. I might switch one to cole slaw or marinated veggie salad, this is a pretty starchy selection.
The biggest difficulty usually arises in the multiple meats situation: you want If you add sliced cheeses, you want 1 pound meat for each 4 persons PLUS 1 pound sliced cheese for each 6-8 persons. sandwich rolls- see the sandwich event page for advice on rolls/ bread and condiments 6 pounds potato chips per 100. Add salsa as a fresh colorful dip for this rather heavy menu- 1/4 cup per person. Use these guidelines to prepare your own estimates when you decide on the number of guests. Then if you wish you can pprepare and post a list and I will check it ofr you. |