We get married in just over 4 weeks and have to have numbers to thme in 2 weeks. I am wondering how many we should cater for in the evening. We get married at 4pm so will not be sitting dont to eat until 5.30pm for a 4 course meal...
We will be doing bacon/sausage/egg rolls and chip with wedding cake for desert. (easter eggs to as we get married easter sat ) Ware having about 20-30 extra evening guest and 90 for the meal. so max 120 in all. I am not sure who many we should cater for in the evening as I do not want lots of wasted food as at my sil wedding last summer.
CommentAuthorAntonia9
We are working with catering for 80% of the full guest numbers at the evening do
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CommentAuthorbarbie86
All the venues I saw told us to cater for 75% of our total number of evening guests. In your case I would probably cater for 100% though, as you're doing single items, not a buffet; so if you cater for 75% and 80% want a bacon roll, you're in a bit of a dodgy situation IMO.
CommentAuthorLauraJo87
It's a tricky one as its rolls so I'm guessing it will be one roll per person as a serving?
I'd be worried that everyone would want one...
We were told to cater for about 75 percent but that was for a buffet...xx
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CommentAuthorKimD7
the venue said the do 2-3 per person ...and masses of chips it seems there portions for food is huge. I am just not sure who is going to eat them 2 hrs after a huge meal
Oh wow, if it's two to three per person I'd defo go seventy to eighty percent then!
Don't think I could eat three sausage sarnies if I was starving hungry xx
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CommentAuthorsarah
I think 75 - 80% would have you covered. I was at a wedding where it was a 1:1 ratio of bacon butties and wedges for the guests and it wasn't enough food. 2-3 sounds about right and there will be people that aren't hungry.
CommentAuthorbarbie86
Wow, 2-3?! OK, in that case I think 75% would be MORE than enough.Your day guests will be eating late (even factoring in the 'false hunger' triggered by drinking, I reckon they'll be pretty full until at least 9pm), and I imagine most of your evening guests will eat dinner before coming.
TBH you could probably get away with catering for 60% I reckon, as that would still provide 1-2 pp, plus chips; but, I tend to prefer to have too much food than too little so would probably g for around 70% myself.
CommentAuthorBobsi
What time are they serving the rolls? Will all additional 30 turn up?
If not I'd cater for abit less due to everyone eating so late. X
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CommentAuthorVelcro
2 - 3?! bloody hell haha! id probably try to cater for less than 75% if they were getting that many!
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CommentAuthor*KelBel*
We were told 70-75% of guests too x
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CommentAuthorLulu1388
we were told around 75-80% too however we are having the wedding breakfast at 2-3ish and then an evening buffet at 8 with extra guests xx
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CommentAuthorJennyHeather
Same here lula,
Ok am I being thick if they're saying to cater for 75% of guests if I have about 90 guests in total in the evening how many do I cater for?
I'm not very good at maths as you can see lol!
CommentAuthorStaceyP91
We're having a Buffet in the evening and got told to cater for 80% of the guests If there on about 2/3 rolls pp then I would again for cater 80% of the guests :)
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CommentAuthorBobsi
JennyS- 75% of 90 guests would be 67 somid round up to 70. We are having about 100 at night. When I did my engagement I invited 60/70 people about 3 quarters showed up I'd catered for 50 and there was loads left over. Somim going to tell the venue 65. Save money and less wasted food.
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CommentAuthorJennyHeather
Thanks Bobsi!
Yea I've been told if you cater the buffet for the full amount of people you will be wasting alot of food!
CommentAuthorAmyP7
We are having bacon naps and catering for the full amount as don't want to have people going without. H2b eats loads anyway so he can always hover up after haha x x
