Reception Food Challenge

When I got married, it was use their caterer or pay more for the hall.  We went with their caterer, had beef and chicken in a buffet style and they had awesome food.  We had planned it perfectly.  We had enough food left over for a sandwich.

Figuring out what to serve at your wedding is hard.  So many questions.  Will it be sit down, or served.  Will you serve beef or chicken, how will it be prepared, who is preparing it, will be it catered or will friends and family be making the food.  And the big question, what will you be serving for side dishes (or sidings as my daughter calls them).

If that wasn't hard enough, there are other options, food stations.  I love this idea, sending people off in different areas to eat, it beats a long line to stand in waiting, look at the cost  to see if it is in your budget.

A friend of our family's brother recently had a wedding where they had a pot luck wedding reception, this was in a casual setting and could help you with the food costs as well.

I found Wedding Ideas Etc, had some good ideas for reception food from catering, food stations, appetizers (what people want to eat before they eat!)

If you are doing a themed wedding, planning your food may be easier or challenging, depending on your theme and flexiblity.

Whatever you plan for food, make sure it is food that you and the hubster to be like and if you had left overs, would want to take home.  If it's not something you'd want to eat more than once, chances are  your guests might not like it.

If you are having a family friendly reception (aka kids allowed), concerned if kids would want to eat it. If you are paying a lot per plate for kids to eat, you don't want to get expensive beef that they won't eat, and maybe a buffet style works better with kids, versus a served plate.

And then there is family style where dishes of food are served to the table and people take what they want.  So many different options, but this might save you money too.

Not all these options may be possible at the venue you are having your event at, so find out what is available and choose which one best suits your style.

The cake on the other hand . . . is another story.

Author: Regina, Tupperware Lady & Savings Queen
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