I'm getting married at the riu palace Feb 11/2013 and are only having 23 people, i'm having a private reception where I'm bringing my own bose ipod player for music. You just can't have a buffet if you have under 50 people, you have to have a per-plate menu which i think is between 36-50ish per person based on the menu u choose, and the private reception costs i think $500 in addition to the cost per plate. hope that helps!