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Full Dinner?

dream2011dream2011 member
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in Minnesota-Minneapolis and St. Paul
Hi Ladies, wondering if it is acceptable to serve only heavy appetizers, deserts/cake for an evening ceremony taking place around 7pm?

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Re: Full Dinner?

  • tegdirb2001tegdirb2001
    500 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Yes. We are doing that bc our ceremony doesn't start until 6:30pm. Our reception site is approx 20-30 min away, so butler passed items at first, and then buffet style hors d'oeuvres for the rest of the night. I would be sure to put that in your invites so people know. I put ~hor's doeuvres reception to follow~ on the announcement & then on the reception inserts, I put, please join us for cocktails, hors d'oeuvres & dancing at xxxx xxxxx! HTH
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  • quincygirl77quincygirl77
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    edited December 2011
    I think that is totally fine, appetizers can be more than filling!
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  • chelseakopperudchelseakopperud
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    edited December 2011

    we are doing the same thing..... cereomy will be at 6:30 and reception with cocktails and hor's douvres to follow. we just met with the caterer last night.... what are you thinking for hor's douvres and how many options?

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  • emilykathleen511emilykathleen511
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    edited December 2011
    I would suggest pushing ceremony times back to 7:30pm or 8:00pm for an appetizer only reception, especially if your wedding is on a Friday or other weeknight. This way people have time to get home from work, eat dinner, change clothes/get ready, and get to the ceremony on time. On Saturday, I would still suggest a ceremony time of at least 7pm because 6:30pm is really still primo supper time.
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  • maybe984maybe984 member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm inclined to agree with emilykathleen. Personally, I get very grumpy if a wedding is that close to a meal time and I don't get an actual meal. Really, the only weddings where I haven't minded it was an early afternoon wedding with a short reception (they were on a suuuuuper small budget) or a late night Friday wedding (I think the ceremony didn't even start until 8, and then they had laidback cocktail party-style reception afterward.)
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  • KateJ10KateJ10
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    edited December 2011
    I think it would be ok, as long as you had enough appetizers to fill people up, which it sounds like you are planning on that.
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  • tegdirb2001tegdirb2001
    500 Comments
    edited December 2011
    We are having lots of food. Veggies, fruit, meat & cheese, shaved turkey and ham sandwiches, martini mashed potatoes, pinwheels, bruschetta, satay chicken. There may be more but I can't remember it all. Bruschetta and satay chicken is going to be butler passed for the first 45 min and then the rest of the food will come out and be refilled over 3 hours for people to enjoy when they want.
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  • chelseakopperudchelseakopperud
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    edited December 2011
    We are planning on having a lot of hors d'ouevres so that if people have no eaten they can. It is my dads biggest concern so I know we will have plenty of food. I am not worried about being being angry that its not a sit down meal- it will still be a meal, just different.

    We are planning on having a variety of 9 or 10 hors d'ouevres. We are having a food tasting in a couple of weeks to decide what we are going with for sure. Can't wait!!
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  • leggwilliamsleggwilliams
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    edited December 2011
    I love apps so I say go for it!
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