The garden table at dinner with platters out

Backyard wedding for 90, Midlothian

A backyard wedding for 90 in Midlothian, family style at $44 a guest with staff, bar and the $45 delivery.

A long wooden table set in a garden before the wedding

SET

The garden table at dinner with platters out

SERVED

THE EVENT

A backyard on a slope, a tent, a generator and a family that wanted everyone at long tables passing plates.

WHAT WE DID

Served family style from a tent kitchen with platters on every table, six servers and a beer and wine bar.

RESULT

Everyone ate at the same time, which is the point of family style, and the total matched the quote including the drive.

WHAT WE DID, LINE BY LINE

Family style at $44 a guest for 90

Tent kitchen on a generator, level platform built first

Six servers and two bartenders for five hours

$45 delivery to Midlothian written on the quote

Rentals collected and the lawn clear by dark

WHAT THE HOST SAID

“Two bartenders, no line at the bar, and the bill was the hourly rate they told us. Nothing added.”

Bar service, Manchester, April 2026

DISTRICT

Midlothian

SERVICE

One afternoon

PRICE

$5,565

SERVICES

Buffet, bar & staff

ALLERGIES

Short plates come off the bill

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