Here’s the deal: My FI and I are both from the small “city” that we are getting married in. I use the term city loosely because the population is about 26,000, and we’re the capital. My FI is a Red Seal Chef, and therefore is in charge of organizing the reception food, along with our respective mothers. Due to the fact that my FI wants the food to be up to his standards and edible by me (I am allergic to wheat, dairy, gluten and bananas), he made the decision that the food was going to be DIY. He wants to set the menu, use his recipes, and partake in as much of the prep cooking as I will let him(LOL). I am in charge of every other aspect of the wedding, he wanted to deal with the food, so that’s what he’s dealing with. There are a few hitches in our giddy-up though. Like the fact that there were 260 people invited to the wedding. I think that we need to plan feeding about 200 people.
I suggested to my FI that we do a gourmet sandwich bar. He could cook and cut prime rib, turkey, and ham the day before the wedding. If he really wanted to be super involved he could create some signature sandwich spreads (garlic pesto mayo or something like that, who knows). The helpers (family members) could do things like cut up the veggies, make the breads, etc etc. I also suggested that we have an array of salads and some appies to go with the sandwich bar. Our reception starts at 5pm and is a casual summer wedding. Everyone will be dressed nicely but it’s not a black tie event. We are having 2 cakes and a candy buffet for dessert.
My FI thinks that the sandwich bar is too.....subway-esque. What do you think? Alternate ideas? We need a meal that can be done 95% beforehand....
Thank you in advance!!!
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