Hosting 60 Guests in Your Home

When Dan and I chose to get married across the ocean, we knew we would have to have an extra party for our locals who couldn't make it. 
Well that day came and over 60 people had RSVP'ed not including many plus ones and surprise visitors! 

How could we ever feed all of these people, fit them in our house on a rainy day, and keep the entertained?!?!?
We didn't want to pay for catering. I couldn't let Dan be in the kitchen or he would forgot his guests. But we had two fire friends offering to "cater" our celebration. I say fire friends because firemen know how to cook for masses- so that's important to note. I couldn't stress enough that the numbers were growing and this was a big offer they were filling. So I decided to help. I don't have their recipes but ill tell you what was made from right to left, bottom to top:

Baked ravioli with marinara

http://www.bakedbyrachel.com/2013/01/crispy-baked-ravioli/

Mac and cheese bites

http://spoonful.com/recipes/mac-and-cheese-bites

Queso with ground beef

Spinach and artichoke dip in the crock pot

http://spoonful.com/recipes/easy-slow-cooker-spinach-and-artichoke-dip

Red pepper hummus-not in the cups

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/red-pepper-hummus-cucumber-cups-10000001892084/

Chips, chips, chips, jalapeños

French onion dip

Pork and chicken for lettuce wraps.

Top row:

Fruit plate- store bought

Veggie tray- store bought

Tuna salad in cucumber cups from hummus recipe above - I made up the tuna recipe or just can't find it.

Cured salmon with crackers and veggies

Not pictured:

Jalapeño sausage rolls- a huge hit, I can ask our friend where this came from

Brisket- my husband went a little renegade with this recipe but it was highly complicated and definitely not repeatable

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Oklahoma-Brisket/Detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Thumb&e11=brisket&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Recipe%20Hub