As with a wedding breakfast in the west, the wedding banquet follows the more formal ceremony. A banquet will typically involve feeding 100 or more people, and there are cases of 500 or more people being invited to attend. During the event, the couple will visit each table and toast with all the guests, many of whom they may not know. Banquets for luxury weddings are often held in five star hotels because of their status and services they are able to offer.

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