[Jenn218]

Well, for my DH's side, that is a big family (he is the only child, but the WHOLE family gets together on holidays)...they rent a room somewhere...one year, it was a lodge, one year, it was the community center, etc. This works out well...not very "homey", but for all those people (we are talking over 50), it works out nicely.

For my family....on either side (mom/dad) it just depends on the year. Normally, they have it at someone's house and people are scattered everywhere eating....They both have 6 bros/sisters, so the table at each house is full of them and their spouses...everyone else is either squeezed in or in the living room, den, etc.