Do you invite fewer people, or not feed them? Actually, what about getting some wedding recipes and making your own reception food?

There are lots of benefits to making your own wedding food. For starters, you have more control over costs. You also have more control over ingredients. When you make your own food and choose the ingredients, you can guarantee that all the reception food fits all the dietary guidelines of your choosing.

But you'll need plenty of time to plan ahead, because your wedding day is going to be busy. Be sure to test all the recipes first. You also want to choose recipes that can stay fresh in the fridge for a few days, or freeze well.

Enlist the help of your family and friends. As long as you give them plenty of notice, a lot of them should probably be happy enough to help you make some wedding recipes for a few days.

Choosing the recipes to serve your guests could be the toughest part of the plan. There are thousands of possibilities. Peruse cookbooks at the book store, and perhaps buy a couple that each have several good ideas.

The best resources, of course, could be the internet. There are literally thousands of recipes on dozens of recipe sites. You could put together a fine menu with just a few hours of research.

A few things you may want to consider serving at the reception include pita bread chips with fancy dips, crackers with smoked salmon, tea sandwiches, skewered meats, or even potato skins with fun toppings.

You want your recipes to be tasty, but be careful that they don't resemble the ordinary kind of food you might serve at a Saturday night party. That way, the event and food will stand out in your guests' minds, and in yours.