Shop Dollar Tree For Frugal AppetizersPlaces like Dollar Tree sells jars of marinated mushrooms, olives, roasted red peppers, etc. for about a dollar a jar. You can use these to make giant, inexpensive antipasto platters.
Creative Ways to Serve FruitI am planning a wedding for July 12, 2009. I feel like I have a very tight budget, $2000 for food (for 100 guests) and decorations. I have learned some great things from this website. I was attempting to create a palm tree made from pineapples for a fruit display.
Save On Catering With A "Dessert" WeddingHave your wedding later in the evening and serve desserts only instead of a full dinner. It is no longer a "must" to serve a full meal as long as your ceremony and reception are late enough for the guests to eat before they arrive.
Decorated Ice For Punch BowlAt our wedding, we made special large cubes for the punch bowl and froze rose petals in it. You can use anything non-toxic, on other occasions I have used fruit slices, sprigs of mint, etc.
Flower Ice Cubes to Keep Punch ColdWe served iced tea at our summer garden wedding in a big punch bowl, and made large ice cubes with flowers frozen into them in margarine tubs in the freezer. They were decorative and kept the tea nice and cold.
