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We had a late reception, though not as late as yours, and served heavy appetizers. Chicken nuggets, mini quiche, finger food type stuff.
Have an amazing dessert selection! Maybe feature a fun sweet dessert-y drink?
I would do a total dessert buffet-candy, cookies, cake, brownies, pasties, and an ice cream sunday bar.
I think an incredible dessert selection would be awesome. Think the fun Amy Atlas dessert bars. If you want not so sweet you could do like a nice cheese and fruit display as well.
10 dollars per person seems really reasonable as a late night buffet for a reception at my venue would be 12 dollars a person!!!!
People like to snack late especially on NY!!!!!
i'd love the dessert bar and champagne and fruits and cheeses and wines?
maybe you can say a cocktail reception to follow?? and do passed hor dvoures?
Are you assuming people are eating dinner before hand? If so, I'd def. do a CRAZY dessert selection, and perhaps have a coffee/espresso cart/bar!
$10 doesn't sound expensive at all. It takes extra work to get finger food sized portions rather than full size.
At 9pm, I would honestly not expect any food other than after-dinner sweets such as cake, etc. However, if you plan to serve alcohol of any kind, you have no choice but to serve substantial food, be it a lunch size portion of something or finger foods. Just having sugar alone from the cupcakes and candy, mixed with the alcohol is going to make people drunk and sick in an instant because there is nothing to soak up the alcohol with.
If you serve the fajitas (a lunch portion is still very filling), even if they aren't a full dinner portion, you may have alot left over that go to waste if people ate beforehand because they had no idea what you are serving. Some people say they naturally wait until 7-9pm to sit down to dinner and that eating anytime before then is unheard of in their circles. On the other hand, if people do regularly eat that late and thus expect you to feed them, you could possibly run out because they may not feel the smaller portions are filling enough. But if your social circle and family naturally eats earlier, then it shouldn't be a problem either way. But no matter what you decide, you do need to let guests know that you are serving food even if it is not a full dinner portion.
I am assuming everyone will eat beforehand. So, is everyone suggesting that instead of finger foods, etc... I should just do a fabulous dessert bar instead? I'm just worried that people are going to be drinking and they will want something with more substance than just sweets.
If everyone eats beforehand, just serve desserts but skip the alcohol so you don't have drunk guests. Have espresso catering if there is any in your area which can make hot tea, chai, cocoa, steamers (hot steamed milk flavored with any syrup), Italian sodas, etc.
Make sure to mention on your reception card that it is a dessert reception so people plan accordingly. Set out a fruit and cheese platter for any diabetics who can't partake of anything else and that's all you need really.
What about a traditional cocktail hour maybe with a carving station, and then champagne and dessert party.
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I am getting married on New Years Eve at 8:30 and the reception won't start until 9:00. I don't want to serve a full meal because I know everyone will have eaten by that time, but I also don't want my guests to go hungry.
I was thinking a Nacho Bar and Lunch portioned fajitas for everyone... Either that or finger foods.
Even if I serve finger foods, it's still going to cost about $10 per person, that seems a little high for snack foods, but seems like it's the norm. Do you think this is too expensive or cheap?
I will also have cupcakes and a candy bar, so people will also be able to snack on sweets through out the night as well.