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10 Ways to Cut Your Wedding Food Costs
Couples planning to get hitched are often shocked at the price of wining and dining their guests. So Mint.com has come up with 10 ways to trim those costs without looking, well, cheap.
"Most brides (and even their grooms) dream of serving their wedding guests filet mignon and free-floating Champagne, but only have the budget for chicken picatta and the house white wine.The cost of feeding guests adds up quickly. Gourmet-loving couples can easily blow 50% of their reception budget, or a little more than a quarter of their total wedding expenses, on food and alcohol. That's roughly $5,000 to $7,000 based on an average wedding budget of $20,000. (Don't choke on your wedding cake, though: planners say that tally also includes barware and service.)..."
