"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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Franfogel wrote:

> I'm helping a young relative plan her wedding. She and her fiance don't
have a
> lot of money, but would like to have dinner for their guests, not just
wedding
> cake and champagne. What is the least amount they can spend and still
have
> something respectable? Even the venues are pricey and don't include food.
> Would I be correct in thinking that they would do better going with a
banquet
> hall that could sell them a package, rather than renting a venue and
bringing
> in food themselves? If anyone's planned a wedding recently and has some
good
> advice I'd love to pass it on to her. Thanks!


Shoots, I got married in sweatpants at the opening of a buddy's BBQ joint.
We toasted with beer and another friend made a carrot cake. Another friend
was our minister. Cost of the wedding was a couple of plane tickets and a
hotel bill. We had a BLAST.

kili