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    • nora
      CommentAuthornora
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    Here is my idea which hopefully some B2B will appreciate. This is what I'm doing to cut my costs of caterers as i dont have a huge budget.
    I'm hiring a hall in a local village near me which i love. The village has thatched roofs etc, so totally looks the part for me. Here we are doing it all ourselves from the main meal(buffet-style) to the finger food for the evening. I was hating the thought of finding people in my wedding party to help with the cooking of feeding 50 people a main meal and another 50 or so for the night. Here's my mums idea. I have a local college near me where they teach catering. I'm going to go down there and speak to the head tutor and ask a couple of students to do the cooking for me. I'll get the food and they can cook it all so the night runs smoothly. Its fantastic experience for them and i will pay them a days wage and proberly buy them a case of beer to say thank you. What you think??
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    • CommentAuthorCherryCoke_x
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    I think that's a great idea!
    And a lovely oppertunity for the students :)
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    • Mrswright
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    That is a great idea i'm off to ring mine to see if anyone fancies filmimg my day thanks for the idea
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    • Emsy5000
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    what a great idea!!

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    • Kesha
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    thats a really good idea! Im sure they will be able to manage aswell.
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    • Eriksfjord
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    I think that is a great idea! If you have a uni nearby who do catering might be worth trying them too! When I was at uni we catered for a function with a tutor in charge and gained loads of experience - they used it as one of our practical exams!
    Good luck!

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    • lillylou
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    great idea! Wish I had one near me now :-). x
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    • lou
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    i think its a great idea and was looking at the idea myself x
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    • pouchi-loo
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    great idea, hope it works.
 

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