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And an other question... Do I need a theme for my buffet?
I would definitely pare down the options and go with some cohesion. These are a little too eclectic. My advice for a buffet is to pick a style of food and run with it. There is a lot of variety in Italian food or Mexican food.
Where is the reception being held?
Evening or afternoon?
How formal?
These are also important questions for deciding on food.
I would pick two (or no more than 3) main dishes - one that is meat based and one that is vegetarian based. I would have them somehow related though (same theme, like Mexican food).
I think 3 main dishes is plenty. Do you have any guests with dietary needs (gluten free, kosher, veggie, vegan?). I think it's generally a good idea to offer at least one vegetarian choice.
Hum... Well my FH loves mexican carne asada, but carne asada doesn't really fit with weddings. I feel that steak fajitas do alot better. But Idk. I'm a huge fan of Italian food. Can we have both Mexican food and Italian food?
I would say that this isn't really a time for "here is a bunch of stuff I like" planning. Unless you are going for a more casual pot-luck feel, in which case go for it.
Have you talked to the caterer for suggestions?
I don't have a caterer yet. My mom is in charge of paying for it. We don't know who's cooking the food yet. She wants our family to cook it. And just serve it in those warmer thingys. It's a low budget wedding. So IDK that's why I asked.
I think 3 choices would be enough as long as you have something that vegetarians could eat. Any more than 3 would probably be hard for people to try everything and it might also take a lot more work for your family to cook.
If you do mexican and italian, I'd do two food stations (like two small buffets), one with each, that way its a little more cohesive.
Having two food stations sounds like an excellent idea.
1.) Italian (main dishes: Lasagna and spagetti)(side dishes: veggies, bread roll, ceaser salad)
2.) Mexican (main dishes: enchiladas and steak fajitas)(side dishes: rice and beans)
I will definetly run that idea by my mother. So it's still a total of (4) main dishes.
What do you guys think about my station number 1. and 2. ?
I think dividing it into different stations is a GREAT idea! I have never heard of this before but it definitely would solve the problem of you wanting your favorites and your FH wanting his. I say why cant there be both there should be no rules when it comes to your wedding day whatever makes the couple happy. 
Most buffets have at least 2 main dish options. 3 is considered generous. At the same time, there are some caterers who only give 1 main dish option, which defeats the purpose of serving a buffet. If you want a combination of your favorite foods, whether they "go together" or not, you have every right to do so.
I think you could cut either the lasagna or the spagetti. They are so similar and making both adds a lot of work. One or the other would be fine. Think about keeping one of the options vegetarian, if you'll have any vegetarians or non-red-meat-eaters there.
I was going to suggest the food stations as well so you can have both Italian and Mexican but get it to go together a bit better. If you are doing spaghetti with meatballs I would suggest keeping the lasagna vegetarian or vice versa if you have veggies that you are aware of.
We're doing two meat dishes and a vegetarian dish, along with all the sides and such. I think this gives a good variety without it being too overwhelming. I don't want to slow down the buffet line by causing everyone to spend too much time making choices!
I personally like the variety! It could be because we are going to have a large array of different types of food. The food station idea is a great one; you can certainly have both italian and mexican served in my opinion!
I agree msbuttons...I too like the idea of a variety of food. I also think your guests will enjoy it also. The food stations is a great idea but in the end...you do with what you want it doesn't matter what the "right" thing is to do!
You should look at a post Ms.Scissors did- she's doing something similar, I do believe.
http://www.weddingbee.com/2009/12/21/we-wanna-rock-and-nom-all-niiiight/
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I was thinking.
1. BBQ chicken or baked chicken
2. vegetarian or beef Lasangna
3. Steak fajitas
4. Enchiladas beef and chicken
Side dishes
1. Rice
2. Beans
3. Veggies
4.Salad
5. Dinner rolls
Is this too much food? We're going to have a over 150 guests...What types of food do you all suggest???? Please help my mom is paying for the buffet so she needs me to tell her whats on the menu asap.