small simple wedding reception ideas?

Keara

hello! 😊 so me & my fiance are planning our wedding, we've decided to do a simple civil ceremony at city hall next year in September. it lasts about 30 minutes, we will be having 8 guests. our budget for the reception (if you want to call it that, we are just looking for a get together with family & friends to celebrate) is $380 hense the small & simple. one thought we had was to decorate our apartment & have everyone over, with just a buffet style set up in the kitchen. unfortunetly no one owns property in the city to host anything outdoors & most venues are too expensive. any ideas/suggestions/recommendations to do with the reception, food, activities, ECT...?