its very nice that your dad is a minister...probably a very popular guy lol not joking...i mean it is very nice for people to help your father out so much!
must have been a HUGE wedding then? most people have small receptions...due to the fact that it costs a lot but if you live somewhere other than north america its usually cheaper my friend went to a wedding in india (he's catholic too...weird no?) and it had about 150 people! just imagine how much food there was! lol