Just wondering how much you ladies are paying per head at the sit down meal if you are having one!? and a buffet!? etc!
Help!! lol xxx
CommentAuthorUnknown
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hello....with my venue we have an all in price for 70 people. but if we wanted extra people it would cost £28.73 each. that includes welcome drink and 3 course meal xx
CommentAuthorLatoria
WOW where are you getting married! xxx
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
Ours should be £70 per head for the day and £15 per head for the evening but we got them down to £56 per person for the daytime. That includes 3 course meal, two glasses of wine with dinner, canapes, tea, coffee, chocs, reception drink, evening buffet and then as part of the deal we get the accommodation for the night, flowers for the venue, red carpet, toastmaster etc.
CommentAuthorSpecialSundae
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We're paying £36 per head for the 3-course sit-down meal and £9.60 per head for the buffet. That doesn't include drinks, though, as we're buying wine ourselves and the venue agreed not to charge corkage as it's a local producer.
We're paying £280 for ice cream for up to 150 people instead of having canapes.
We have to pay a venue hire charge and sort out our own flowers etc, as we went for booking everything independently.
Ohhhhhh hunni, this can vary ALOT! There are places that can charge anything between £10pp to £99 perhead for the meal alone then another £10-30 for the evening. If your really stuck do what i did work out the amount of guests you want then the amount of money and what sort of thing you would like......for example im having 60 guests with a 3 course meal with our wedding cake as dessert then bacon rolls for 100 in the evening, and paying 3k for everything including room hire and hot chocolate as welcome drinks(think she said it works out at about £45 per head?).......then take this to the venue you like and see what they can do for you with your budget for the no of guests you have.
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CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
Don't take the price they give you as the price you pay. As you have just seen I managed to get mine down with a bit of negotiating.
CommentAuthorJoey
Ours will work out at about £65 per head including all food and drinks with the meal. We have limited the amount of money we are paying out by having an evening wedding so we will only need to pay for a wedding breakfast and then we are having a table full of sweets later on - yummy!! xxxx
CommentAuthorUnknown
my venue is costing us £2586 and that includes, table linen, 3 courses for 70 people, flowers for the ceremony, toast master, getting married there, hotel room for the night, welcome drink for all the guests. we had to add wine on top of that which was £600.
that is only because they were doing an offer. normally the cheapest option is £75 a head
CommentAuthorLatoria
Wow!! Sounds amazing.. all you ladies have such different prices its unreal! lol xx
CommentAuthorMel D
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We're paying £50.89 per head for the reception meal (inc canapes & drinks) and £4.20 per head for the evening buffet.
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CommentAuthorrebeccalou21
we are paying £42 per head for reception meal, £15 per head for buffet (but just providing for a percentage), also £8 per head for canapes and £10 per head corkage and £17 per head for drinks all day- obviously this is just adults not kids
CommentAuthornickers
ours is 29 for 3 course meal 11 for drinks package and 14.50 for buffet xx
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CommentAuthorFaeth
£25 a head for food, then I have drinks, and evening buffet on top, plus room hire..... and that's the mid-week carvery price which I managed to wangle on a Saturday coz October is techincally off-peak - normal sat price is £50 a head on food - eek!
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CommentAuthorMrsSaraParry!
ours is in with the package at the venue but should be £27 each for the 3 course meal in the day and £15 each for the buffet. We're getting canapes aswell but thats part of the package xx
CommentAuthorDeeC
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Ours is coming in at £40 per person In the day for 3 course meal, arrival drinks, 2 glasses wine with the meal and champagne toast. The buffet we are thinkin of having is £14 per person for the night but probably won't pay for every guest, the venue said we won't need to but I'm worried we will run out!!
CommentAuthorLatoria
Just double checked with mine and its £32 per head, which includes.. canapes, starters, mains and desserts! All you ladies seem to have some excellent deals :) I bet your all so excited!! Im also having a chocolate fountain which includes.. fruit, donuts and gingerbread men!! and we are having cookie favours!! which is homemade cookies presented a gorgeous bag with a picture of me and my h2b on with the date of our wedding! I love it xx
CommentAuthorlovelylainee
I got a good deal with mine. Sounds expensive at first, but total for mine is £8500 but that includes (in order of day):
venue hire inc. ceremony charge red carpet welcome toastmaster wedding coordinator harpist for the ceremony ceremony flowers bucks fizz drinks reception for 80 people outdoor games during photographs and drinks 3 course wedding breakfast for 80 people inc. table wine champagne for the toast and speeches cake stand and bridal knife top table flower arrangement table flower centrepieces personalised menus ivory table linen coffee served when wedding cake is given to guests changing room for guests to use should they wish to change their outfit special guest rates for accommodation (68 guest bedrooms) and complimentary bridal suite for the wedding night dj and disco entertainment for the evening do buffet for 120 people balloons in my colours for the evening reception
They do it so the price per head of £61pp wedding breakfast plus buffet costs plus drinks and £350 for dj is how they cover the cost of the venue as its an all inclusive exclusive use package xxx
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CommentAuthorLatoria
WOW!! Thats an excellent deal you have there! Im sooo jealous! lol! I bet your looking forward to your day! xx
CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
we got a deal £1999 for 40 day and 60 nites, payin extra £30 a head for 40 more day guests and £12 ( i think lol) for 40 more nite guests! this includes arrival drink, glass of wine wiv meal and toast champs x
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CommentAuthorLaticschick Holland
we are paying £18 per head for 3 course meal and bucks fizz on arrival and then £6 a head for evening buffet
CommentAuthorCroc
were paying 120 per head for a 3 course meal, evening food, arrival drinks and wine with meal champers for toasts and canapes
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CommentAuthorFuture Mrs Doublé
my venue is quite cheap for food it would be about £20 per head for sit down or buffet less but not sure how much
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
We are paying..
£11 per head for canapés on arrival £42 per head for a 3 course meal and coffee and chocolates. £25 per head for the drinks package which includes arrival drink, wine with the meal and champagne for the toast. £18 Per head for evening buffet which includes 11 items BUT I am thinking about changing this to £5.45 per head which is a bacon butty and chips
It's probably far too much food but I'd rather have too much than not enough
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CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
chuff me meolody ure canape and drinks packages r expensive!! how many guests u havin
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CommentAuthorbarbie86
We're paying:
£6 for 4 canapes £50 for the meal (starter and dessert served to the table; buffet main course so guests have choice) exc water and drinks £15 a head for a selection of 5 items for the evening buffet
Drinks are costing £36.50 a head for 2 glasses of Buck's Fizz, 1/2 a bottle of wine, and a glass of champagne for the toast. We're the putting money behind the bar for the evening reception.
Venues vary massively, though most we looked at were around the same cost.
CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
I'm not really sure at the moment Becky, I haven't picked them but they do them in packages and it was the middle package so I could have cheaper if I wanted.
Drink's package is pretty good compared to some I have seen and it's good quality alcohol! And the welcome drinks are winter pimms, mulled wine or buck's fizz so I think it's a tad dearer because you have more choice.
We're having 110 for the day and 165 for the evening
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CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
awww yes wen u get a hcoice menu its more! ours is buckz fizz only for arrival drink lol
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
I wanted hot chocolate as arrival drink but we're having it near the end of the night.. although I have a feeling it will be wasted, just as much as my guests will be wasted lol
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CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
yes melody o wudnt bother hun... use the money 4 sumting else extra x
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CommentAuthorLatoria
Wow, just looking at all your ideas makes me even more excited!!! You all have so many different ideas and the prices are great!! xxx
CommentAuthorMrs fairytale
ours is £30 per head for a 3 course meal, the first course is canapes so that people can mingle and the main and dessert are sit down, and then they wanted to charge us £10 per head for the evening buffet, but we told them that we only have £500 for the buffet so they are doing a large ploughmans table of different cheese, crusty bread etc.. for the value of £500 x
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CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
awww i like that idea of starters fairytale x
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CommentAuthorLatoria
Thats a great idea fairytale xxx
CommentAuthorMrs fairytale
our thinking was as wedding is at 1 most people wont have time to have lunch really, so they will be starving by the time we get to the venue so this way everybody has a chance to have a chat and something to eat and we can have some more pics done before it gets all formal lol xx
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CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
we are havin church at 11.30 for be sittin down dor lunch 3ish so if people have good breakies they be right lol
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CommentAuthorMrs fairytale
yeah they should be fine, coz we arent getting married till 1 the sit down isnt due to start until 5-530 i think it is so if people havent had much to eat then they will be sssoooo hungry which is their own fault really, but i just love the idea of telling our guests that we are having drinks and canapes on arrival lol xx
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CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
MELODY I HAVE AN IDEA INSTEAD OF HOT CHOCOLATE.... toast!!
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CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
Ooooo I love toast when I've had a few to drink. And cornflakes! That would make my day!
CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
lol yes toast melody lol
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CommentAuthormrs pinkalice
ours is £36.50 ph for 3 course meal inc tea and coffee and £9.95 ph for eveing buffet. then we're paying for arrival drink, wine on tables and toast drink seperate. i actually think about a third of our budget has gone on food and drink lol its pretty ridiculous when you think about it lol. hope that helps x
CommentAuthorbluefish
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£18 per head for the buffet to include three choices each of starter, mains and desserts. All quality local ingredients where at all possible.
£5.50 per head for evening hog roast with apple sauce, rolls, salad etc.
This does not include any drinks, which my future FiL is paying for. He has had a huge order of red wine, white wine, champagne and they are also paying for a barrel of real ale, some soft drinks and the hors d'oevres with the welcome drinks (buck's fizz). Corkage for wine and champers is £4.50 per bottle, again FiL is paying.
We might also make elderflower champagne - which we will not be charged corkage for!
CommentAuthorsarahwasabride
we are only having a buffet in the night and thats costig £33.50ph for the package of chocolate fountain 2 xx
CommentAuthorMagicFairies
We're paying £17.50 per head for a 3 course meal, £9.50 for drinks package (inc welcome drinks, wine with meal and sparkley to toast) and then £8 per person for the evening buffet. Mostly it depends where you go but as you can see prices vary a lot. Good luck xxx
CommentAuthorRachie :D
£23.50 for a 2 choice menu then £7.95 per head for hot pork stottie buffet :) £13.50 per head for bottle beer/ white wine spritzer, 2 glasses of wine, sparkling wine to toast
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CommentAuthorLatoria
WOW.. you all have so many different deals and what not! x
CommentAuthorsuzky123
we are paying £100 ish all in for 3 course meal, welcome drink, canapes, two glasses of wine, sparkling wine for toast and evening buffet if that helps x
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CommentAuthorMadam Butterfly
£25 for 3 course meal, 10.75 for eve buffet, and I can't remember off the top of my head for drinks! x
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CommentAuthorSpecialSundae
There are a huge variety of choices out there and you can pretty much spend what you like depending on taste, much like with restaurants.
Also much like restaurants what you pay isn't a guarantee of the quality you'll get, so do your research well.
CommentAuthorsuzky123
yeah we realised we get naff all lamb for this figure yet if I went down the local pub would have a huuuuuuuuge dinner and be nice and full.
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