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June 2012 Weddings
Table settings for buffet style dinner?!?
So we went and tasted the food on saturday for the caterer we will be using (check btw!!). We went to an event that they were doing and it happened to be a buffet wedding.
It was absolutely gorgeous but what threw me was that they had the tables set up for a sit down dinner (plates at every seat)!?!
I have never seen this for a buffet style! I absolutely love the look, and feel plates on the table add a nice polished look to the room....
but I'm not sure about making my guests carry their plates up to the buffet line!!! (which for our event will be out in the corridor, sounds weird but the setup works:))!
Just curious if anyone has ever seen this or attended a wedding where they had to carry their plates up to get food?! and or what are your thoughts?!
Edit.....
we will be having a coctail hour (hr and a half) from 5:00 to 6:30, would plates on the table be in the way if were serving drinks and appitizers?!
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[QUOTE]I've never attended a wedding like this, but we always do this at my aunt's house for holiday's and it works out great. <strong>I think it'll be nice for your guests because they'll have already found a seat before they get their food. This way they won't be balancing plates of food and looking for a table at the same time.</strong>
Posted by kelsey+brandon[/QUOTE]
<div>the dinner wont be served for an hr and a half after the reception starts, Im thinking everyone would have found their plated at this point. which leades me to another q! see edit!</div>
I've never seen it done before and I'm not too sure about the logistics of it all (will they remember to take their plates up with them?? They will, right?) But I think it's a great idea!
I'm interested to hear what others have to say
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[QUOTE]What if you just put a charger at the place setting and leave the plates at the buffet? You'll still get the look without worrying about logistics... unless of course people use chargers as a dinner plate.
Posted by diamondx423[/QUOTE]
<div>Woudl love to do this but it is a cost I siumply cant justify :(</div>
[QUOTE]What is a charger? lol
Posted by midgetthemighty[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>Midge its a fancy plastic plate that you would set your dinner plate on top of :)</div><div>
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[QUOTE]What if you just put a charger at the place setting and leave the plates at the buffet? You'll still get the look without worrying about logistics... unless of course people use chargers as a dinner plate.
Posted by diamondx423[/QUOTE]
This is exactly what I was thinking.
Midge- A charger is a larger decorative plate that goes beneath the dinner plate.
I don't know what overall look you're going for or your budget, but have you looked into wholesale, thrift stores, or renting?
Also, kipnus' suggestion could work really well too.
At the last wedding we were at, they had chargers and small plates on top of them already at the table. Even though everything else was buffet, they brought the salad to the tables which is what the plate was supposed to be for. FI and I both took those plates to the cheese/cracker/fruit table and got strange looks from the waitstaff when the salad was brought out. Sorry, I need instructions for these kinds of things.
[QUOTE]Oh, wasn't quick enough! I don't know what overall look you're going for or your budget, but have you looked into wholesale, thrift stores, or renting? Also, kipnus' suggestion could work really well too.
Posted by AshnRobo[/QUOTE]
<div>I have but a buck a piece is about the average and even that 150 or so spent is not worth it in my mind :) if I was going for something with a more elegant feel maybe...!</div>
We have to do buffet style at our reception, and now that I think about it, I'm not sure what the do about the plate thing (they do a ton of weddings and have strict set-up). Hmm...
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I think you can do it either way. I was thinking about doing folded napkins with the silverware in them on the tables. And having the plates at the buffet. Not sure though.
[QUOTE]I've never attended a wedding like this, but we always do this at my aunt's house for holiday's and it works out great. I think it'll be nice for your guests because they'll have already found a seat before they get their food. This way they won't be balancing plates of food and looking for a table at the same time.
Posted by kelsey+brandon[/QUOTE]
Agreed, That was the setup at my work party and it worked out well
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