So I’m thinking of cost-cutting measures for a reception.  There USED to be this wonderful show on TLC called “For Better or Worse”, where couples completely gave up any kind of control and let 10 of their friends and family plan it.  The catch?  They had a budget of $5000 and a week.  At the time, I remember thinking, $5000?  That’s it?  Now I’m like, WOW, $5K!  That’s HUGE!

Anyway, one of the things I saw them do was concerning drinks at the reception.  They basically bought liters of vodka, poured them into those fancy-restaurant-bar-style jugs with the pouring spout on top, and stuck some Jolly Ranchers in.  So you had almost instant martinis.  But I CAN’T FIND THE RECIPE anywhere.  I also found a great recipe for mass quantities of hurricanes, which would be fitting.. or we can go with my traditional (and favorite) recipe for punch:

four 48 oz cans pineapple juice
one 96 oz bottle orange juice
four 2 liter bottles lemon-lime soda
one 1.75 liter bottle vodka
one 1.75 liter bottle rum
Damn, it’s good stuff.  And, probably not surprisingly, will knock you on your ass.

Other cost cutting measures are needed, though.  So those of you who have gone the wedding route before, or have seen enough “For Better or Worse” type shows (like me), what had you seen that you liked?  Think elegant and simple for the ceremony.. and then laissez bon temps roulez for the reception.