Wedding Meal/Food Allergies

SCogs18

Yesterday I met with our reception location, which will be catering the meal, and we picked a menu.  We are having filet mignon with crab stuffed shrimp.  We're super excited, but I am very aware that some of our guests have food allergies, as I am deathly allergic to nuts.  The venue told me to put on our reply cards "We will be serving surf & turf at our wedding" and then a line that says "Dietary restrictions requested."  The reception place is awesome and will make special meals for those with seafood/nut/gluton intollerance and for vegetarians.

One problem.  We already ordered our invites and I had just picked them up that day.  I didn't say anything to her.  I decided to just put something about it on our wedding website.  Should I put it under the "reception" tab or "guest information"?  Also, how does this sound?

"We will be serving surf & turf at our reception.  If guests have a dietary restriction, allergy, or would like a vegetarian meal please contact the bride at myemailaddress@gmail.com and we will do our best to accomidate you."

Thoughts?

BMcLeodTeam

I would start spreading the word via word of mouth. Not everyone is going to check the website, so inevitably you are going to end up with someone that you don't have a meal prepared for. 

Some people don't have computers/not computer saavy, and others often just don't bother if they don't have a reason to. To be honest with the exception of a DW I have never visited the wedding websites my friends have set up previously, I figured the basic information required is on the invitation. 

mamameech

Spread the word and have family pass along the info. If someone has a severe dietary restriction, they'd probably contact you anyway.

I'd also spell it "accommodate"  That's the brown-noser in me :P

Starfish0116

Is it too late to order an additional insert for the invites? Even something small like business card size? Otherwise I'd put it on the website and do my best to spread the news word of mouth.

kellycatalo

Yeah, I'd start by word of mouth and just ask around. your relatives will know if someone in their immediate family has a restriction. putting it on the website won't hurt. if there's someone out there you think MIGHT have a restriction, i'd definitely try to contact them ASAP.

i am a vegan, and i cannot tell you how terrible it is to go to a wedding and not have anything to eat. i went to my dad's cousin's wedding and i couldn't even eat the vegetable served (they had bacon wrapped asparagus). but, on the flip side, the weddings that i have attended where i got a vegan meal, the food has been amazing. if you put in a lot of effort to figure out who has restrictions, they will be very very grateful that you did.

how many guests do you have? would it be possible to just call or text one person from each "family" that is being invited and ask if there's anyone that has restrictions?

SCogs18

Mamameech- THANK YOU for correcting my spelling!  I am a terrible speller and TK doesn't have spell check

Kellycatalo-  We are inviting 220 people, over half of which are FI's extended family I've met maybe once.  I could call most heads of the families, but not of them because they wound't know who I was.  Maybe FI could call?

kellycatalo

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[QUOTE]Mamameech- THAT YOU for correcting my spelling!  I am a terrible speller and TK doesn't have spell check Kellycatalo-  We are inviting 220 people, over half of which are FI's extended family I've met maybe once.  I could call most heads of the families, but not of them because they wound't know who I was.  Maybe FI could call?
Posted by SCogs18[/QUOTE]

it might even be possible to just mention something to the people that you know will see those more distant relatives more often than you would. maybe you see FI's aunt often but not her children or their familes, but you or he could mention it to her and then she will mention it to her children and they will contact you if necessary. (pretty much word of mouth) sounds like a lot of people to contact though.