We did a beach BBQ the night before. The food was amazing, it was nice to have everyone together, we had a large group- 47 total, so it was nearly impossible to meet up with everyone in any organized fashion, let alone eat together.
it was pricy, around $46/person including tax and gratuity, but I felt that since everyone paid so much to be there for me, it was just a drop in the bucket.
If you have a smaller group, less than 20, you would be able to maybe grab two big tables in the buffet area, but I am not sure.
I sent him a photo I googled, and also photos of the flowers I wanted (fuschia gerber daisies, fuschia roses and stargazer lilies) and he did the hanging corsages on the arch and flowers for the tables with the same theme. It was all perfect.
We had the tres leches cake, sadly, I never tried it It started to rain while we were still dancing as the reception was ending, and never got a chance to eat our piece.