Have your reception in a restaurant3 of 7When you have dinner at your favorite restaurant, the bill doesn't come with a rental fee for the table, chairs, napkins and wine glasses. There is no surcharge for the candlelight and flowers on the table. It's all covered in the price of the meal. The same principle applies when you're buying dinner for 200 -- the price of all those soup spoons and salad forks is included, and there is no fee for transportation and setup -- everything is already there. Plus, free parking!"During the recession, many restaurants have tried to focus on special events, and many will hold private functions and do it very affordably -- even if you rent the entire restaurant," says Fields.Lynn Truong, managing editor of the frugal-living blog Wise Bread, treated her 200 wedding guests to a 10-course meal at a Chinese restaurant. The cost: $55 per person -- with no extra charges like cake-cutting or corkage fees. "There's no beating the price for a Chinese wedding banquet, and the food is delicious," she says. Related Articles:Wedding insuranceWedding savingsSave on an off-season weddingFrugal wedding secretsRelated Links:Savings goal calculatorMarriage and taxesName change checklistHow marriage impacts taxes advertisement
When you have dinner at your favorite restaurant, the bill doesn't come with a rental fee for the table, chairs, napkins and wine glasses. There is no surcharge for the candlelight and flowers on the table. It's all covered in the price of the meal. The same principle applies when you're buying dinner for 200 -- the price of all those soup spoons and salad forks is included, and there is no fee for transportation and setup -- everything is already there. Plus, free parking!
"During the recession, many restaurants have tried to focus on special events, and many will hold private functions and do it very affordably -- even if you rent the entire restaurant," says Fields.
Lynn Truong, managing editor of the frugal-living blog Wise Bread, treated her 200 wedding guests to a 10-course meal at a Chinese restaurant. The cost: $55 per person -- with no extra charges like cake-cutting or corkage fees. "There's no beating the price for a Chinese wedding banquet, and the food is delicious," she says.
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