Help need Ideas

We are hoping to have our DS's Baptism in April (still to be arranged of course) but we have written the guest list and it is around 65 people (ridiculous i know) but we are not able to cut any of these people as they are family and very close friends. Anyway our house would no way suit that amoutn of people i was wondering is it tacky to get eveyone to go to a resturant and purchase their own meals or do we squash everyone into our home and cater with finger food? Need some opinions please.
With my DD I catered at home but I only had 30 people as i was on my own and only had my friends and famiy to worry about....

What about a picnic in the park? Or on the beach or somewhere? I'm sure you could find somewhere under cover if you had to, or have a plan b if you live somewhere with dodgy weather.
You could ask close family to help you out with the catering - ask siblings to bring a salad each, get your mum to do a dessert, best friend to sort out some bread etc. That spreads it out a bit.

Not at all!!!!!

Being in Canberra I dont think you can trust the weather in April ;)

Zander is also being baptised in April but in Ballarat where all of our family is - we are going to the cafe/restaurant across the road and will buy some drinks for ppl, but they buy their own lunch. We travel all the way to make it easier for them after all.

I think that is fine - maybe a club like Hellenic where there is a kids play area too if you have children coming etc ...

oh and if you have that many coming they might be able to give you a function room if not booked for small fee ..... that way your family/friends are all still together ??