POLL: food at a wedding

TheDohertys

are your guests getting 1, 2, or 3 options?what are you serving?buffet, family style or plated?

ChiBride82

Chicken or steak plated dinner, white glove service

jess&lane52804

1 option (a lot of extra charge for extra options) served plated. FI's aunt has planned 3 weddings for her daughters and she advised us to do a served dinner rather than a buffet because in her experience, the family had more time to actually eat with the served dinner vs. a buffet.

bdklatt

I guess it's 2 options....but really no options. If that makes sense....lol. We are doing chicken and filet. So each person will get both. Since I don't like steak and DH LOVES it we already agreed to switch. LOL. So I'll have 2 peices of chicken and he'll have 2 peices of filet....if we get to eat! It's plated style. I couldn't do it any other way!! We do have buffet style appetizers though! Excited for all that food!!! And we add pasta....lots of food for the big italian wedding. We'll have buffet appetizers, soup, salad, pasta, main course (chicken, filet, potatoes, and veggies). Yum-o!

MAKohler1986

Just one option, but we also have 3 butler passed hors dourves during cocktail hour, and it's a 3-course meal. It just makes it easier. If they aren't happy with the plated selection, hopefully they can fill up on something else. If not, we purchased the super premium bar package, so they'll forget all about it.

WoodsSeltzer09

We gave each guest two options Chicken Marsala and Filet Mignon with Mushroom sauce. Then for the children who are attending are getting Chicken Tenders. All will be served plated.

Noron

One option (chicken).  Plated.

GeeAndJay09

We did hors d'oeurve style cocktail reception and the guests loved it... so I guess none of the above : )

krisdi78

We did plated with each guest getting both chicken and filet.  We also had 6 butler passed hors d'ourves.  Children got chicken fingers (but also still got all other courses - soup, salad, dessert). 

romagrrl

White glove plated. Other options: Hors Stations That said-- it really depends on how you do a buffet. I prefer buffets when the b+g don't assign seating and dismiss tables. Guest go up to the buffet at their leisure.

Elizabeth7277

Plated and 2 options Chicken Vesuvio or Roast Loin of Pork and vegetarian dishes for only 3 guests.

duckie1905

We did two options.  One was a mixed grills (chicken and beef) and two was a veggie option.

Heeeyhoney75

One option...chicken. It's simple...it's what fit in our budget.

angeliu27

No options. Just a combination of Chix and steak Plated. The caterer did not provide options for the guests to choose. I think this is easier. More than likely, the guests forget the option they chose on the RSVP card. If you are doing a seating chart, it is way easier too IMO.

mandybear7

3: chicken, salmon, veggie   I guess 4 if you count gluten-free...Plated

rhodesign

Three options--chicken, pork tenderloin or vegetarian (pasta). We actually so far have had people opt for veg when I know they aren't vegetarian, so that's interesting!

raeyn

It was really important to FI that we have a plated dinner rather than a buffet, so that's what we're doing. Our package includes hors d'oeuvres, appetizer, salad, intermezzo, entree, and wedding cake. Our venue offers the guests 2 options, and we're having our tasting in a few weeks to decide what those options will be. We will offer one of these: 1. HERB SEARED PACIFIC HALIBUT with morel mushroom succotash, potato pancakes, wild baby leeks, and truffled corn puree 2. WILD STRIPED BASS with roasted pepper 'basquaise', fingerling potatoes, crispy speck and fines herb 'salad' And one of these: 1. BUTTERMILK POACHED BREAST OF FREE RANGE CHICKEN prociutto ravioli, sunchokes, wilted spinach, porcini confit and cream 2. CHICKEN ROASTED WITH 'HERBS DE PROVENCE' with toasted pearl pasta, ragout of peas, pearl onions, and baby vegetables, tomato and lavender essence.

marafaye

We're doing what our venue calls "Guests' Choice", so they get a menu with 3 choices on it and they decide when they sit down at our reception. Their choices are: 12 oz. ribeye, chicken francaise, and tortilla crusted tilapia. In addition, they get pasta e fagiole soup, mixed field green salad, twice baked potato, sauteed spinach, wedding cake, and ice cream sundaes.

kar45

We did a white glove plated dinner. 3 choices - Free Range Chicken, Grilled Salmon, and (my favorite) was our veggie option, Garden Pave.

LexiMS

Plated:-Asian grilled hangar steakor-Salmon with white wine and leeksBoth are served with a pilaf and roasted green beansWe will also have a veggie option and perhaps a kids.Plus 6 passed hors d'oeuvres and plated salad and artisan bread selection.  Dessert buffet style-a cold chocolate type of thing, wedding cake, and fresh fruit.

tonyandstef

Ours will be plated, guests will get 2 choices (we are thinking a chicken dish and salmon dish) or a veg. entree.

chicagochocolate

We're doing passed hors d'oeuvers, including mini grilled cheese & tomato soups, mini patty melts, veggie spring rolls, and a cheese platter. Dinner is buffet stations- fried chicken, braised short ribs, a mashed potato bar, green bean 'casserole,' and brussels sprouts with bacon. We're spending a lot of $ but food is my life and pretty much the most important part of the wedding for me!

lmb5109

Seated. 3 options (beef, chicken, or fish). It was no so easy to manage but the guest said they loved the options.

mjune3881

Plated.Combo of steak and chicken, or Veggie meal, or Kids meal (chicken fingers).