How much did you spend per person for hors d oeuvres (cocktail hour), dinner, and open bar?

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Dinner buffet, 3 entrees one of which is a tenderloin carving station., table wine service, 4 paased appetizers during cocktail hour $129 a head. Open bar. Haven't picked level yet, it will depend on number of RSVPs and where we are relative to our minimum. Range for 5 hrs. is $58 for beer, wine and champagne, $68 for full bar ( most likely pick), $85 for premium brands all categories.

Price break by hour is $7 for beer/ wine and $10 an hour for both categories of full bar. Meaning 4 hrs is $7 and $10 less, 3hrs is $14 and $20. Haven't asked yet if they will consider half hour increments.

This seemed pretty standard bar range acrossed all the venues I looked researched. Dinner menus vary more, but you really have to dig into the details on what you are actually getting to make sure you ate comparing apples to apples

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Ours was $250/person. Inclusive of cocktail hour, with finger food and drinks, five course seated meal, wine, cake and champagne

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