Here's the website: http://www.buffet.com/Do you think its tacky for me to have my wedding reception at Old Country Buffet?
I've eaten there several times and there is nothing wrong with the food or the fact that it is a buffet. It's not my favorite restaurant but I wouldn't be offended if the couple chose that place for their reception. If that's what you want to serve then do it. If someone is that offended by your gracious hospitality then they don't have to attend. However the locations I have been to don't have a private room and they don't allow you to bring in food (cake, alcohol, etc) so you would need to make arrangements to buy out the entire restaurant, meaning close it off to other patrons.
Usually people pick restaurants because they want something lowkey and they aren't dancers. Nothing wrong with that if including dancing doesn't fit your vision anywhere.
Wow, this is the worst idea I've ever heard.
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Do you think its tacky for me to have my wedding reception at Old Country Buffet?wow. sorry, but that's pretty gross.
Yeah kind of, but at least you would be serving food. Will there be dancing?Do you think its tacky for me to have my wedding reception at Old Country Buffet?
It's your wedding reception. Have it wherever you want. If you want he family happy, though, maybe you should compromise?
who's wedding is it yours or your friends and family
decide with your family and not yahoo family
tacky is a word i would use for it... but it's your wedding...
i didn't think they did weddings...can they close down the place for you?
there's nothing wrong with a buffet style reception but there? just seems like someones backyard would be nicer... you could decorate....
rehearsal dinner maybe, but not the reception
i do not believe it is tacky at all. if that is where you want to have it then have it there. it is your wedding and you should have what you want. have fun on your big day.
I would try to see if there is anything in the area of comparable pricing that you could have a private room. Congratulations
As long as you are not going for a formal, traditional wedding theme, why not? Have a sense of humor about it, encourage people to be festive-casual, and it will be fun. I would think some of your guests will be a lot more comfortable there than they would be in a stuffy formal reception hall! They'll probably be glad that you lightened it up.
Yes. Iwould rather have it catered by church ladies in a basement. But I had a very small wedding at a nicer place.
Kinda yeah....
I don't blame them for being mortified. That is the tackiest thing I have yet seen on Q%26amp;A. You will certainly be the talk of the town, and I do not mean in a good way.
I think its cheap and low cost. I think that if you have that kind of family, who will not expect you to have an upper crust wedding, I think that would be fine.
I have been to people's weddings where they rented the back room at a China Buffet and everyone ate for the low cost of $15.99 per plate, gratiutiy included when they paid. Now, what caterer, what hotel has wedding dinners that cheap, and provides that much food? NOBODY!?
Its a brilliant idea, the only thing that it isn't... is... special.
And if you can handle that being where you eat on your "special" day, then you are a very, very resourceful, intelligent and unsentimental gal/guy.
I like that idea. everybody gets what they want to eat and it is a reasonable price. Is there a private room for socializing available? Can you have a wedding cake and flowers brought in? What about dancing and music?
I just don't think the place would at all be appropriate, unless there is an option of a private dining area or private room available.
I am not familiar with this restaurant, though I guess it is one of those national chain ones or such.
Haha, I miss that place. The one we had closed down I used to eat there every sunday with my grandparents.
I don't think it's tacky. Not the most formal elegant setting, but I wouldn't think it's tacky. As long as your paying for my food, I'd be happy attending. They have a nice selection of food so everyone would find something they'd like. And that's nice.
Are you paying for it or your family? If you're paying for it then have the reception where ever you want. Your wedding not theirs. People will complain no matter what you decide, so do what you wanna do.
To quote Rick Nelson " you can't please everyone, so you've got to please yourself"
Sorry, I'm in kind of a weird mood tonight. It's true though.
A wedding reception is too special an event to have at a chain restaurant like Old Country Buffet, Denny's, TGIFriday's etc. Although you can do what you want foodwise, I join your family and friends in thinking it's tacky.
I think it's extremely tacky, but mostly because it is really poor quality, not because it's in a restaraunt. There are a ton of really cheap alternatives if your having it there because of cost.
Yes it is pretty tacky. It's the the "buffet" part that's bad, but its essentially a loud public restaurant. It will completely take the"intimate" out of your reception. If you want a buffet check prices with a local caterer and then you can share the day with your wedding party and guests - not strangers in a dirty restaurant.
The food is gross!!!! And I guess there will be no drinking or dancing??But your the one paying for it so you can have it where ever you want...
Yeah, but who cares? OCB is tasty, and if it's free, people should shut up and dig in. My friend just had her reception at a BBQ ribs place in Memphis, and I shut up and ate my @#$%26amp; dinner. It was good.
the buffet is way too casual
this is not a good place to have your reception
Yes, I think it's tacky and if I were your family, I would be mortified too. Pick another place. Old Country Buffet may be ok for a rehearsal dinner but it's totally inappropriate for a wedding reception.
YES! Your family is so right! I don't think that place is appropriate for any occasion.
Not at all, they offer it as an option for large groups and parties so how would it be any different than having it at any banquet or hotel? I would make sure that they had a separate banquet room for your group, but other than that, why not?
Simple answer: Yes.
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