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Ohh I don't know about this, but I'll bump for you since your wedding is so soon! If your caterer is from your venue, can you ask them how they normally do it?
I would have the DJ call out the tables. Otherwise it will be a mad dash and people will have to stand for a long time.
Ya DJ or MC call tables, that's how it's been when I've gone to a buffet wedding. Make sure you allow tables of elderly people to go first.
I would also request that the buffet table be pulled away from a wall so that people can go down BOTH sides. It will make things move much faster. Twiced as fast. I would estimate maybe. With both sides you can probably move everyone through in 20 minutes
The buffet weddings that I've attended have either had the DJ call the tables or an usher or something would go table to table and let the guests know they could go. How long it takes really depends on your venue and how much food you'll have. If you have someone there dishing out the food it should go quicker than if your guests have to serve themselves. Just remember that the last table called will be waiting for a while to get their food so whoever is handling this should do whatever they can to push the line. Being in the last table SUCKS, especially when you're hungry.
we had the DJ call the tables. it took about a half hour for all of our 60 guests to get through the line once
We are having a buffet style dinner for 170+ people at an outdoor venue. We aren't going to call each table up, but we will have 3 rows of tables with identical foods so that it gets people through the line in a timely manner.
If you have the space and can work it out for the caterer, I say see if they can even spilt it into two tables and have the DJ make an annoucement. We are going to have some light appetizers set up while we wrap up pictures
We are having a buffet style dinner for 170+ people at an outdoor venue. We aren't going to call each table up, but we will have 3 rows of tables with identical foods so that it gets people through the line in a timely manner.
If you have the space and can work it out for the caterer, I say see if they can even spilt it into two tables and have the DJ make an annoucement. We are going to have some light appetizers set up while we wrap up pictures
I'd have someone from the catering staff ask each table one by one. An announcement by table number from the DJ seems a little less classy.
Our catering staff let each table know when it was time. We had about 115 people, and everyone was through the line and eating within 20 minutes max. Our buffet had 2 sides.
Definitely call by tables. Having everyone go at once just results in super long line ups. I've been to lots of weddings where they do various things to make it a little more fun. Like having questions about the bride and groom and whoever answers, their table gets to go eat.
I agree to call by tables. Our venue coordinator went around and told each table when they could go up.
We had 10 tables, and had the DJ play a "trivia" style game with the group to dismiss them for dinner. Questions like, "the table with the non-blood related person who's known the bride the longest", or "the table with the people who had the same university major as the groom". Even with the roundabout way of doing things, it took maybe 20 minutes for everybody to have their food, and we served dinner fairly early (6pm) so people weren't THAT hungry.
For my job, I organize an annual buffet banquet for up to 300, and we usually just have the banquet captain go around and dismiss tables as they see the line is slowing down.
My wedding was identical to yours when it comes to the # of tables and the food. We had one long buffet and people could go down both sides. The DOC came around to each table and told them when to get in line, not the DJ. But the DJ certainly could. The DOC preferred to so that people could chat amongst themselves without getting interrupted by or not paying attention to the DJ calling them. It took 20 minutes. Not bad!
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I'm having a buffet for about 95 people= 10 tables + head table. How do you organize people getting their food? Just form a line or have the DJ call which tables can begin getting in line? Also does anyone know approximately how long it takes for that # of people to get through the line? Thanks! 1 week!!!