What About 100 Pizzas?

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OH-EM-JEE. I don't even want to think about catering for at least 2 more days. I'm going to have to promise my firstborn child to Angelina Jolie in order to actually get what I want. Why does 5 hours of hot hors'doeurves cost over $xx,xxx? It absolutely makes zero sense to me and my head is pounding.

Ryan says, "Honey, we're not getting married in the middle of nowhere. We're getting married in Napa. There's a difference."

Even shopping around, we still were given about the same price range at each company. The food cost is appropriate, but adding the servers, the linens, the clean-up and trash disposal, the CA state tax, the service charge, and the we-need-to-make-profit-so-lets-jack-it-up-because-we-live-in-Napa charge, the company we really want is going to come in at A LOT. *Cue tears*

For a slightly smaller price we can do less hors'doeurves and more of a buffet style thing, which I can deal with, but then I'd have to do table seating. I've been trying to avoid that. So really at this point, I've given the whole thing up to Mr. Barrettes. I will more than likely barely eat anything other than bread...nerves, ya know? I don't even eat cheese and I'm the one fighting to keep the huge cheese table.

I'm sure everything will be okay and I'm overreacting. I've never thrown a party for 150 people before so maybe these costs are just normal and I'm having sticker shock. My biggest priorities are the invitations and the photography so as long as I can have what I want in those areas, I'm willing to give a little in other areas. With all the wine flowing and people dancing and everyone in various states of bliss, I doubt anyone will be upset with the food. Even the pizza in Napa is amazing.


Did you have sticker shock about the cost of catering?