Are We Doing Anything Wrong??

sparklepants41

KwikSilver said:

PrettyGirlLost said:

KwikSilver said:

PrettyGirlLost said:

lyndausvi said:

I've always attended weddings with full meals, regardless of the time of day the wedding started.   Cold sandwiches are fine, but I would admit I would be a little disappointed in your proposed menu.  Especially considering all the traveling people would be doing.  

I'm also one who thinks weddings that require a lot of travel for the guests need to be stepped up a bit.  I know it's might not be a popular opinion, but destination weddings are expensive for the guests.

I'm with Lynda on this one.

I think your plan to add two hot food options to your reception is a great idea, and I agree with Charlotte that you should add a few more sides in general as well.

We are planning 2 kinds of pasta salad, coleslaw, 2 green salads, and a bean salad. In addition to the sandwiches and pulled pork. Also a healthy selection of crudités and fruit trays. I'm just wondering if you think that will be enough?  I also thought about doing roasted baby potatoes instead of mac n cheese as our second hot item. Do you think that will be good?  I honestly appreciate the opinions and feedback

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That all sounds great!  I would personally go with mac n cheese over baby potatoes, but that is just me- I love cheese!  In fact that is the only other suggestion I would have- maybe add a fruit/nut/cheese platter.

And maybe poutine :-P

OMG I would love poutine LOL. And we are definitely having crackers/cheese/nuts/etc during cocktail hour. I also love cheese, but FI and some of his family (our farthest travelers) are lactose intolerant, that's what made me lean towards potatoes is all Maybe I will have mac n cheese at the next-day BBQ though!  I love the cheesy goodness and it goes great with BBQ 

Given the dietary needs of you, your FI, and some of his family, I think roasted potatoes sound delicious!

SP29

It's not wrong to serve a cold lunch for your lunch time reception, but I think you'll find many people think if you're asking your guests to travel so extensively, host them well for it.

I think the hot item options are a great idea. Pulled pork goes perfectly with sandwiches and is easy to prepare and store. I was going to vote for the mac and cheese (because c'mon!) but in light of the many dietary issues, roasted potatoes would work better.

I would serve one pasta salad, one green salad and one bean salad instead of various types of the same.

banana468

I definitely love the idea of adding more hot options.

You'll just find me in the group that believes that a DW means that hosting should be stepped up.   (Note: that's for a true DW - not a wedding that's a destination for SOME).

This is a wedding off in the middle of nowhere - all guests need to do SOME travel and it's on a weekday to boot meaning that any guests with jobs have two days that they need to miss.   Put that all together and I think there are aspects of the hosting game that should be elevated. 

I can tell you that when DH and I just traveled for his best friend's DW, it went a long way that there was an open bar all night, plenty of food/candy and they picked up the tab for the next day's breakfast.