If you were catering a wedding how many lbs of mashed potatoes would you need to feed people?

-My fiance and me have decided to make the food for our wedding to help save costs and I was wondering how many pounds of mashed potatoes would we need to make for a guest list of 200 people.I usually go by about 1/2-1 full potato per person. Take into account how big the potato is. You could probably reduce it touch since there will be other choices of food.



I agree w/ the poster ^above^ on the measurements for the pasta salad and salad...sometimes people have big salads, others don't. It will also depend on whether this is self-serve or not. If you are in control of serving sizes, you can easily gear the portion control, of course, if people want more you can't decline. But people will be less likely to pile it all on their plates if someone is doing it for them.Potatoes are the cheapest thing you can feed your guests. Get as much as possible. If I was your guest, I wouldn't attend, thats for sure. My suggestion is to cut down the number of guests and improve the quality of your food. At least you wont lose 200 friends and relatives after the event.
1 pound of potatoes equals 2 cups mashed



For salad/pasta salad, figure on 1/2 cup per person
I would use 1lb of potatoes per person. A group this size is tricky. Hope you have experience, the proper equipment and lots of help.
I think 2-3 lbs of potatoes per person would be about right.