You all are right...I probably need to plan for more people. My cousin cheaped out a few years ago and didn't have enough food or seating at her wedding...maybe because people didn't rsvp, but it was she who ended up looking bad. The truth is, I just don't want to bother with following up with those who haven't rsvp'd...I think it would be more work than just planning on more people attending. (That may sound lazy, but I have to get everything done in the next couple of days, and did I mention I have three kids ages four and under? Needless to say, I don't have much time for phone calls!). Anyway, I didn't mean to turn this into a rant about people not replying...that's just what people seem to do these days.
Ok, so I have 15 people definitely attending. Maybe I should guess that half of the other 17 will attend? That takes me up to 23-24. Here's the current menu:
2 breakfast casseroles
50 sausage balls
50 mini muffins
1 loaf banana bread, sliced into half slices
fruit and dip
garlic toast rounds and dip
Italian cream cake
I like the suggestions about bagels and quiche, but I seem to have a lot of eggs and breads. I just thought about those garlic toast rounds that you can buy at the grocery store...I could get those and a pre-made dip and that would help stretch things. I really think that this should be enough food...however, my plates are large and I don't want them to look bare! Probably sounds silly.
Thank you all for your advice...I tried to talk to my husband about it, but he didn't have any helpful suggestions!