For the reception we did a BBQ, at the time I worked for a food wholesaler whom laid me off right before the wedding, so using that guilt... I got a ton of free food!! We had Brats, Hot dogs, Cheddar wursts... salads, chips, TOO much food. We had a couple friends that grilled them outside and we set everything up about an hour before the reception. It was held at my husband's shop, he builds cars, so he had a huge shop and it was great.
The best thing.. the cake!!! I ended up making our cake!! It was 6 tiers high (3 layers of cake and 3 of styrofoam) and 8 10" cakes around the base. We had 4 different flavors and we decorated it like it was a beach... we got decorations at the cake store and it was great. it was a huge hit!! If I was doing a more formal reception I would think about individual cakes, or smaller tiered cakes for each table. Looks great and would be easy for you to do yourself!!
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