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Wedding Day Potluck
by Rachel Paxton
Description: Tips for an easy, inexpensive wedding reception potluck.
When my husband and I got married, we literally threw
convention to
the wind. Trying to plan a wedding on a small (almost
nonexistent)
budget, we decided to have our wedding outdoors, down by
the
river at a
local park.
Although the weather is usually scorching hot at that time of
year,
the day we got married (August 26) was unusually mild, although a
bit windy.
I don't think the temperature ever rose about 80 degrees that
day.
After a short wedding ceremony and lots of wedding day
jitters, our
family and friends stayed around for a potluck picnic. We
couldn't
afford anything fancy, and knowing how much our families enjoy
getting
together for picnics and barbecues, we knew they wouldn't at all
mind pitching
in.
My husband's aunt made a beautiful wedding cake for us, my mom
brought
the sandwich fixings (hoagie rolls, lunch meat, and cheese from
Costco),
and everyone else brought stuff to drink, salads, chips, and
desserts.
Everyone pitched in to help and we all had a great time. My
aunt
and uncle even brought their brand new motor home for us to
change our
clothes in.
After a wonderful lunch, cleanup was a breeze, and my husband
and I
were off to the mountains for a quiet weekend alone.
Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom who is the author of
What's for Dinner?, an e-cookbook containing more than 250 quick
easy dinner ideas. For recipes, tips to organize your home, home
decorating, crafts, holiday hints and more, visit Creative
Homemaking at http://www.creativehomemaking.com.
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