Incorporating Desert Party into Menu?

[Disney9.9.10]

I am going to post here, and in my pj in hopes that someone will have some answers for me.

I have been thinking a lot lately about having a desert party. Our wedding ceremony is at 10am so we are having a brunch, but I would really like to do something with our wedding guests in the evening. So a desert party seems like the perfect idea.

I would like to have it at Sago Cay, so as far as I know the only charge is $75 for set up, and a minimum of $500. Please correct me if I am wrong.

So now onto my questions. We are having the Tinkerbell's Brunch buffet - but substituting the salmon for mickey waffles. So we will be having the yogurt parfait martini's, chicken, pasta, bacon and sausage, omelette station, waffles, breads/pastries - and I cannot remember what else. This seems like a lot of food. I was wondering if we would be able to scale down the brunch menu and use the amount of $ that we save per person to add to the desert party. Does this make sense? I heard that the desert party also counts towards your per person minimum for the wedding (i.e., $75 minimum for brunch) but is this true? If I took out a couple of things, most likely chicken and pasta, would this still leave enough food and would it look cheap?

We really don't have much of a budget for a desert party, but it is really something that I would like to do if we can somehow squeeze it in. I will talk to my planner at some point, but I have been having a hard time getting a hold of her, so thought I would ask you ladies for some help.

Thanks for your help!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

I'm pretty sure that the dessert party would count towards your per person minimum...I am sure someone else would come by and confirm that.

I would personally omit the chicken and pasta, and I don't think that looks cheap. We had a brunch as well, and decided not to have any of the lunch type foods, and we were so glad we did that! Everyone was so full from the bacon/omelets/waffles, etc, that I think it would have been wasted. Plus, I have always felt that chicken and pasta doesn't go well with breakfast food, but maybe that is just me

 

[Disney9.9.10]

I'm pretty sure that the dessert party would count towards your per person minimum...I am sure someone else would come by and confirm that.

I would personally omit the chicken and pasta, and I don't think that looks cheap. We had a brunch as well, and decided not to have any of the lunch type foods, and we were so glad we did that! Everyone was so full from the bacon/omelets/waffles, etc, that I think it would have been wasted. Plus, I have always felt that chicken and pasta doesn't go well with breakfast food, but maybe that is just me

Thank you for your input! It might be a Canadian thing lol I don't much care for chicken and pasta with breakfast foods either

 

[daisygirl902]

I thought that too, until I tried the chicken and pasta!!! It's sooooo good! I wouldn't be able to eliminate them now if I tried.

 

[lurkyloo]

I was wondering if we would be able to scale down the brunch menu and use the amount of $ that we save per person to add to the desert party. Does this make sense? I heard that the desert party also counts towards your per person minimum for the wedding (i.e., $75 minimum for brunch) but is this true?

Yes—any food and beverage purchased for your wedding day counts toward the per-person food and beverage minimum. As long as you still meet Narcoossee's $1,500 food and beverage minimum, you can take as much off the brunch menu as you want.