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self-catered

DIY wedding catering ideas, tips, checklists, menus, and recipes! We’ve got all the advice you need for for how to do it well, plus ideas from real couples who’ve catered their own weddings.

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The Cheap Bastardette’s guide to self-catering your wedding

Our plan: rather than pay $15 per head for upwards of 160 guests (is it just me, or is the guest count never where I left it?) we’re stretching our $5,000 budget as far as we can by offering a variety of snacky things. Here’s how we’ll pull it off.

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Annie & Kyle’s kid & eco-friendly picnic wedding

Yesterday, you heard Annie & Kyle’s genius advice on reigning in their guest list. Here’s how the whole shebang turned out. (Spoiler: It was fabulous!)

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Stacy & Mike’s nerdy after-the-legal-wedding party

Stacey & Mike had a post-legal-wedding handfasting. Stacey had her mom, whom she described as her best friend, be one of her bridesmaids and she wore a beautiful long red dress.

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Michelle & Quinn’s musical and colorful wedding

The last wedding in Rock Your Wedding theme week features the groom playing the pre-ceremony music and lots of friends pitching in, musically and otherwise. -Becca