Your menu also will be influenced by your location and the climate of your area that time of the year. May here in the South can be hot like summer or cool and wet like spring. Will you be inside or outside? I would suggest foods that hold well in chafing dishes but that aren't too heavy: Dijon Chicken over Rice Pilaff or Chicken Chausseur over Rice with fresh herbs or Shrimp Creole over rice; Roasted Vegetables with Carmelized Onions and Fresh Herbs, Pear Caesar Salad, a platter of assorted cheeses with sliced baguettes and crackers, a platter of fresh fruit, wedding cake and ice cream (for that small number not too hard to do). When a good friend got married for the second time, they had a pig pickin' (BBQ pork - very casual) after their home garden wedding and instead of wedding cake, we had lots of different kinds of cakes. But that event had a lot more people than yours. It makes planning easier if you have a theme of sorts: English Garden Party, New Orleans/Seafood fare, Country BBQ, Southern Traditional Foods, etc. Hope this helps. I can find some recipes if you need. Teresa

We have a small swimming pool, around the pool in bad shape. We look for some paving/pebbling ideas around a small sized pool

What is your budet. I am assuming you can only do cosmetic fixes and not remove the current cabinets and sink. Theoretically you could purchase new appliances since yiu couod take those with you but appliances don’t seem to be the issue. Easiest fixes would be painting and perhaps you could paint the cabinets. The pot holder rack isn’t attractive and if you need it, you could get a more aesthetic one for not much money. Flooring is relatively expensive but you could get a nice rug to cover most of the floor as they have relatively inexpensive tugs that are washable and meant for kitchens and other high use areas

Thank you Lily ! I’ll check it out.