My parents went to a wedding where the bride and groom were the ones serving the buffet, so they had someone manning the food, and they couple were able to make sure they greeted everyone, which I thought was genius!

What makes your videos a hit is that they’re not a sales pitch. So many times when you come across wedding advice it’s biased or sponsored or coming from a source that might mean well but ultimately has a sales goal at the end of it. By giving professional advice, that’s backed up by experience and common sense, it’s the best help a bride can get. I personally work in the event industry and I still found your videos so helpful in planning my wedding. Congratulations on hitting 100,000! I’m sure your channel will only continue to grow!

As someone who has worked in restaurants, it's a LOT of work to prepare that much food, for more than 20-30 people. Even if you're only doing a cold finger buffet, it's so much organisation. Any bride/groom who can prepare a full blown, nice meal for their own wedding day of 100+ guests in advance, is impressive.

I catered my own wedding last year, from apps to dinner and even dessert! It was incredibly time consuming but got tremendous compliments for the food! Control freak that I am, good food was the only thing I needed to be perfect for the wedding!

I dreamed of catering my own small wedding. I created menus, practiced recipes, and planned it all out. What stopped me was fridge space. I had no where to store the food for 2-3 days. Most standard fridges won't hold the large aluminum pans flat. So I went with a pro!

I’m not technically a professional baker but I’ve done several cake decorating lessons and been baking everyone’s cakes for years. Not engaged yet and probably won’t be for a few years but the idea of making my own wedding cake, especially because it’s relaxing for me and can be done a few days in advance, is super exciting for me. I think making my own wedding cake would be so personal and lovely and it means my fiancé and I can have any cake we want and know how it’ll turn out.

I don’t even have a wedding to plan. (Been married 23 years) I just enjoy your videos! You have a great personality!

I was considering doing a “grazing table” and sourcing almost everything from Costco. Fruit, deli meat, cheese, etc. all need to be around the same temperature, and can sit out for a similar amount of time without spoiling. Plus it would be cost effective and delicious depending on the type of cheeses and meats used! Plus crackers and breads are super easy to deal with when it comes to food safety/transport.

Ive been in business for 6 years, and even us planners need someone on KZfaq to go to. 😉 Congratulations!🎊

You need more cups than you think, especially if it is hot or you have multiple locations. People put their cups down or throw away after use or half use. My cousins wedding we ran out of cups before dinner even started because it was outdoors and so hot people used 1-2 cups right after the ceremony.

I was once asked to plan a cold platter for a wedding, just for snacks. this was already such a complicated undertaking that i cannot imagine ever voluntarily planning the whole meals for a whole wedding

My fiancé and I were just talking about this!!! We were discussing spending around 1200for only 50 people or ask a few family members to help make some food. 1,200 just seems like too much for only 50 people…

This was recently something that me and my fiancé recently contemplated. Breakfast food catering in the dfw area for 90 guests was going to run about $1500-2000. Our friends agreed that was ridiculous and offered to cook for our wedding. We all agreed and decided that’s what we were going to do. The more I got to thinking about it, the more I realized I didn’t want them cooking on my wedding way. I was them to celebrate with us. Someone from the Spanish service at my fiancé’s church reached out to us and offered to cater. We are getting eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, bread, and fruit for 90 people for around $800!

Me doing a DIY pasta bar: Jamie plz don’t tell me it’s not a good idea Jamie: it’s totally possible Me: THANK GOD

Super informative video, as always Jamie! I went to an intimate, 20-person wedding a few weeks ago in a cabin, and they DIY’ed their food with great success! It was pretty much all Wegmans - trays of subs, wraps, chips, veggies, and fruits, followed by a dessert table with cake, macarons, cookies, and lemon bars. The bride had bought single-use plates and utensils, but they were made from bamboo. Everyone threw their own plates away, and some friends helped with clearing the rest later that night.

Congratulations on 100k! I've been watching since almost the beginning and now I am actually engaged! So amazing to see how far you have come! You deserve it all!

I DIY some food on my wedding day, we did a charcuterie spread, made potato salad, pasta salad and charro beans because we had a taco truck that only served tacos and sliders w fries. Food was bomb!

I am blessed to have a mom who’s a chef and caterer. The plan is to have her and a catering friend cook food in the days prior to the wedding. And then on the day of wedding hire two of her catering friends to run the food show! I’m really excited about incorporating our cultural food but having the help day of to prep and serve.

I would say another problem when catering yourself and knowing how much food to have, is that some people eat A LOT of food in general, not really keeping in mind that other people need to eat as well. That is what kinda bothers me. My fiancé eats a lot but he at least knows not to stuff his face when others need to eat as well, unlike some people. Our wedding is this November and will be 32 people.

Jamie my only favor and recommendations for you is to never ever ever change you. I look forward to these videos and I love that even though you edit your own videos you still leave all the good funny moments of you which we love. I know more followers does require more responsibility but we are all here because of you and your personality so don't change we love you and thanks for the video as always

I love that all of your "Should you ___?" videos don't necessarily come with a yes/no answer! You present the question so your betrothed viewers can make a more educated decision for themselves. So helpful, and doesn't seem like something everyone else in the business is doing.

My sister married a man with a huge immediate family and they all got together and pot lucked the reception dinner. It was a variety of foods served buffet style , cake was made by a friend and it being a smaller at-home wedding about 100 people (lots of his family ha ha) no fuss over budget. The wedding was casual yet still a wedding look and vibe with a dj and family event atmosphere. Was one of the nicest weddings we've ever had.

Yay!!!!!!!! 🥳🙌🎉 Congrats Jamie!! So happy for you!! Here's to 200K! 🤞💜

Aw I almost teared up at the beginning lol! Congrats on 100k! I’ve been here since the very beginning and I just got engaged in April! So now I’m rewatching everything 😂

i am a covid bride that has been watching every single one of your videos since i first got engaged in 2019. wedding planning has been incredibly stressful for many reasons and you have saved my sanity so many times. i really feel like you are my planner! it looks like our september 2021 wedding is going to happen and i am so happy for that- and also for you hitting 100k! i cant believe its not 1M as everyone should see these videos. it will happen soon enough, im sure. congratulations jamie!

Jamie!!!! You reached 100k!!!! Congratulations Jamie!!!!!! I'm sooooo happy for you it's amazing how much you have had an impact on people just since I started following you about a year ago I've watched I think every one of your videos and I'm personally so grateful for all of them.

I'm a recent subscriber (only been watching since I got engaged in February) but you have helped me with my planning IMMENSELY. I love that you cater to every budget and that you give so many tips to brides in every possible wedding planning category (ones I didn't even know existed!). Thank you, truly, for everything you are doing on this channel for all of us brides (past, present, and future)! Your warm, bubbly personality and humor really make wedding planning so much more fun and less stressful. Congrats on 100k and cheers to 100k more 🥂💖🤗

Yessss!! I’ve been waiting for this for you! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! 😍✨😭🎉

Did diy on my wedding day! Had stuffed shells, chicken alfredo. Had a family member make tiramisu and some others made the other desserts. Was so delicious everyone loved the food! I had such a hard time deciding whether to order or diy but ordering was just too expensive for 40 people and we had a small budget 😭😭

Congrats on 100k. I am planning my wedding and actually planning drop catering thank you so much for this video definitely need the tips

For real- love your kindness, personality and your direction. I have been watching you FOR YEARS and am now engaged and feel more empowered thanks to you and the Master Plan.

100k BABY! So freakin proud of you! You have worked so hard and have thrived through this past year. I love your spirit so much and am grateful I found you in a very stressful time, you brought a lot of joy to my fiancé and I. We are now getting married July 16th and it couldn’t have been possible without your master PLANning ❤️

Congratulations on 100k Jamie and Team! 🎉

Jaime - congrats! Couldn't happen to a greater person!

congrats jamie!!!! been watching since you put out your 3rd video! preparing for my special day whenever that happens!

Such a cute dress! Congratulations on the 100K!. Perfect timing for this video, needed this help. Plus the Master Plan I purchased last month has been awesome!!!!

Congratulations!!!! 🎉🍾🎊

Congratulations on 100,000 !! Thanks for your super helpful videos.

So happy to be a part of this community since getting engaged

I have work at 8 in the morning. And it's now after 9. I should be sleeping but, I'm watching Jamie telling me how to plan my wedding that I don't have☺. I love you Jamie 😍☺☺

We love you Jamie!!! I can’t wait to start the master class. You are such a light. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! ♥️

Congratulations!!!! I'm soon happy for you. I started watching your channel when you only had 6 videos and to see where you are now im just sooo happy for you.

This was super helpful. I just got engaged a few days ago so I will start wedding planning soon! We want to avoid hiring a caterer (trying to save as much money as possible). Our plan as of now is to have his brother-in-law cook 1 or 2 pigs, and have other family members bring sides, but this video brought things to my attention that I hadn't even thought about!

I'm DIY catering my wedding of approx 200 people and I'm actually sooo excited about it. Going over all the lists and details and timelines has become my passion project! I'm hoping to find 2 or 3 culinary school students to hire on the day of to do the reheating and such, as well as another 2 as buffet attendants. I couldn't find any catering company with the food we want so we decided to do it ourselves!

Thank you for these videos. I absolutely love weddings, and have already obtained my LLC. But, I've had a bear of a time figuring out what aspect of the field I want to get into, (leaning toward design and/or coordination) and how to get started. Your channel has been unbelievably helpful, and incredibly inspiring.

hey! early squad! Congratulations!!

Congrats on 100k! I’ve been watching for a few years now even I’m not planning a wedding. I just find your content/explanations to be interesting and the tips are helpful for general event planning too💙

thank goodness I have a professional chef friend who has offered to cater my wedding as we only have about 50 guests. I've cooked meals for parties of 140 people and you are so right, it is a ton of work!!

Congratulations on 100K Jamie! We love you so much! 💓

Congratulations! I found you early 2020 and now I am finally engaged and planning my February 2022 wedding! Thank you for your wisdom and support on this channel!

I've been subscribed to your channel since there were only 10K of us! Way before I was even engaged lol (now I am yay!) and it's been amazing seeing you and your content grow and evolve, you have helped me -and I'm sure many many others- SO MUCH. Oh, and just so you know I watch you from Mexico, and most of your content still applies for what I'm planning right now :)

Congratulations on 100k 🥳🎉 💓💛💓 xx

Congratulations on 100k! Love from Australia 🥰

CONGRATULATIONS on 100K!!!!!! 🎉🎊 You are the sweetest human and you totally deserve it! ❤️

We DIY pretty much a whole wedding. Proposal date was 2/14 and wedding date was 5/30. We watched most of your videos and have to say that you helped us plan our dream wedding.

I am not even engaged yet just love wedding so I will forever watch your videos!! Congratulations on 100K 🎉

So helpful, thank you!!

Well I love the idea of a baked potato bar for the dinner at my future wedding when it happens, everyone would start with one big potato and they can put whatever toppings they want (I.e. butter, sour cream, cheese, bacon, chives, chili, brisket, onions, avocados, etc.)

We’re getting married 12/30/21, and we’re going with an amazing BBQ place that has amazing food and reviews. The owner is a lovely married couple and they actually both come out and supervise the buffet. They stay for 2 hours, clean up and offer styrofoam but we decided to go with clear plastic plates/cups, and silver plastic utensils. Still trying to figure out who’s bussing tables but we have time. We will probably just hire someone or see if the bartenders will do it for extra money 🤣 As for breakfast we’re catering chik-fil-a!!

We are doing DIY rehearsal dinner and expecting roughly 50 people (lots of out of town guests that I wanted to include). We did a trial run for 20 people at my DIY day :) Doing soup, salad, and baked potato bar. And some kind of sweets but nothing crazy.

absolutely love what you do to support a more humanizing experience in the wedding planning process. Thank you Jamie! I hope to meet you one day! (I'm out in the Midwest!)

I’m so happy you just posted this because I’m having a hard time to decide !

Congratulations on 100K! 🎉 Wishing you much success as you make your way to the next 100K

Good topic. We own a small venue, where people are allowed to bring their own food. So for small parties on a tight budget people really do bring in their home made meals. Since no one wants to run out of food, we see it over and over again: people have double the amount of food they need. Or more! Once a person had to take two thirds of all food home after the party. Go easy on the food! You already have cake too. We even put it in our rental contract: think about bringing enough containers for the many leftovers. People actually left with food in small plastic bags before. Stack up on the candy/salty bar, since that stuff stays good for a long time, if you have too much. But if you do face food shortages, people can fill up there.

Yay! We love you Jamie!!

First Congratulations on 100k I’ve been watching you for years lol before I was even engaged. I just got married in January and this was a big decision for me and my fiancé we didn’t want to spend too much but also wanted amazing food. We ending up doing drop catering and having some amazing women from our church serve the food. We were able to serve 120 guest with leftovers for under $900.

Congrats on 100k 🥳 You deserve it 🥰

Congratulations on 100k !

Well....I almost had it all figured out. But! I forgot we will need napkins for the cake table and appetizer table! So....very glad I watched. Really appreciate not only the information, but your precious spirit. So funny and so engaging. I know your family must be very proud of you :)

Congratulations!!!!! Your hard work pays off!!!

This is a great video for rehearsal dinner as well!

You worked so hard! You earned this!!! Congratulations 🎉🎊🎈

Congrats on 100k! Been here since you had about 600. I wasn’t engaged then but I’m about to be now and am so happy to see this channel grow :)

Congratssssss I remember when you were at 20k. Super proud of how far you’ve come

So happy for those 100k! You derserve it!

Congrats!! I've been married for two years now, and still watching your channel :) Also love your other channel!

I'm planning a potluck taco bar! So I mostly need help from people to make the meat portions, and maybe a few sides or desserts. I want to make my meal as inclusive as possible for cousins with allergies, grandparents with diet restrictions, and pretty much all ways of eating! The best way to accomplish that goal is to invite them to make and share their own dishes! My aunt volunteered to help me with the food portion because she's fed whole family reunions before, *and* knows how to coordinate a potluck. Unlike me, the inexperienced bean I am. I'm very, very, *very* grateful for all the people who are helping my FH and me out! I've got less than a month left, and things are coming together!!! 😆

I'm honestly surprised you don't have more than 100,000 subscribers. I've been watching since September or October 2018 and you're great!

Happy to be a subscriber and a part of your awesome Channel! 👏☺️🙌

Heyo, I love your channel ~ my partner proposed in december and we were brainstorming ideas for the wedding and your channel is helping ~ we arent sure whether to wait until after covid times but might just plan a covid wedding with a max of 30 people instead so now have 2 separate plans. Ideas for a covid small wedding and/or planning possibility of a wedding after covid times for a better atmosphere, more people. We arent sure yet so this is helpful as we dont know our options haha

This just affirmed my decision to DIY/Potluck my wedding. I was a little nervous BUT I was able to answer most of your questions. I know who is willing to help but im not asking until save the dates go out. I have event planning experience. I have done weekends for 80+ people so calculating food is easy peasy for me. My wedding is half of that (accounting for vendors and rounded up by 2-3 people) Plus it is only one meal and dessert not 5 meals and 3 snacks. I have family who likes to cook and we do potlucks all the time, we always have a good variety. I know some people will ask what to bring so i have a list of goodies i would love to have. I am not asking my out of town guests to bring in anything but if they offer i will have a few super easy or store bought ideas like a fruit or veggie tray. We are doing the main course, dessert, and drinks. If budget allows we may do a few 'must have' sides that are easy to prep. I was able to answer most of your questions. Bonus my venue is perfect for this. They have a kitchen with a huge double sink, industrial stove/oven, and a microwave. They have chaffing dishes and if anyone leaves extra sterno i can use them. They have a big space with lots of plugs (like a huge bar counter area)They have some dishes and utensils JUST INCASE I forget something. My plan is to do pulled chicken and meatballs with mini rolls, condiments/toppings and ham/cheese baked sliders. All three things are easy to make ahead and have simple day of prep. Literally just throw in crockpot/oven. If budget allows i will add in mac and cheese (again super easy to pre-make) and my grandmoms baked beans (which HAVE to be made ahead for best flavor). Dessert we are doing cupcakes and maybe a small cutting cake. I did put in my notes to make sure to bring foil, tupperware, and extra serving utensils.

Literally clicked & saw 100k👀👀🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 go ahead wit yo bad self, Jamie!!! 💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽 love it! 💕💕💕

Here for it, Jamie! Love your content. Getting married in 1 year, I need all the tips I can get.😅🎉❤

I subscribed two years ago with no fiancé in sight. But I feel so prepared for when I am engaged because of you 🤍Congrats on 100k! Get that silver plaque!

100,000!!!!! Whoooo hoooo!!!!🥳🥳🥳 Hugs from Napa Ca

Congrats on 100k!!!!!

You got me as a subscriber even before I was engaged and don't worry I'll be a subscriber after my wedding too ❤️ you're wonderful keep doing what you do ❤️

Your intro literally made me tear up! I'm so happy for you and could see your excitement.

This is soo good... Will share it to help my customers think through their wedding plans. So true that it often times can end up being more costly than hireing a cater if you don´t think it through. It also makes me realize how crazy I am who loves to plan DIY wedding dinners. :)

Your videos are SO GOOD and you deserve a million followers!!!!! Even my fiancée is enamored by your videos!

Love the honesty

Love it!

My wedding is 5 months away.. I’ll be the one who cook for D-day. My job is a chef, so I think making food myself is a wise decision ☺️ and of course I could save a loooot of money. Cause the catering price is really 🤑🤑🤑🤑

Something that recommend is seeing if there is anyone in your area (or even some acquaintances) that would be willing to prepare and serve the food, instead of a traditional caterer. My mom and I used to work weddings, where the family would provide the food and ingredients, and then we would come in and make the food and serve it. They would also provide the serving dishes, utensils, some would also provide the pots and pans and cooking utensils. We also served the food but some may not be willing to do that. You may want to look into hiring servers. We also worked for donations. It’s worth looking into!

Woohoo you deserve that plaque!

I just discovered you and it has been amazing watching your videos I am currently in the process of planning my DIY reception meal And we're looking at doing a diy sandwich bar For roughly 75 people it's scary to think that I'm Doing this while camping that entire weekend Luckily I do have a couple of people coming in from the nearby town that Are saving me by bringing certain things and picking up a couple of things for me

I love “ to celebrate your love story” it’s not cringe if it’s true ❤️❤️ E&E 8-15-21

YOU DID IT!!!

Our catering is included with the venue. We just have to provide the alcohol for the bar. But I still watched this video from start to finish because I still want to hear your thoughts on the subject 😂

I'm not in the wedding industry and I'm already happily married but I still watch your videos because I just love you!