Dessert First

Betsy Boo · November 2009

We are planning on having apple pie (My granparents are making every.single.pie) & soft serve ice cream for our cocktail hour. We are also debating on having cheese & crackers... would you be upset if you were only served dessert & no "real" food at the cocktail hour? Would cheese and crackers help tide you over? We are also debating on having 2 small plates of veggies & relish on the tables.. I'm kinda thinking dessert won't be enough.Wedding: 2:30Cocktail : 4:00ish-5:00ishDinner: 5:30 (we're doing buffet)Opinions...

kkchisholm · November 2009

I will not eat desert food that close to dinner. absolutely never. but I am really weird about it so I might be the wrong person to give an opinion. If I have ice cream.. I can't eat regular food for atleast 4 hours.

salt78 · November 2009

Yeah I wouldn't like that one bit. I hate pie and I don't like having dessert before I have real food.

Brie2010 · November 2009

I would think it was weird and I would be annoyed. I don't want to eat pie and ice cream and then go sit down for dinner and be served a salad. I would, however, want to try the delicious pie AFTER dinner. I would do savory apps only during the cocktail hour and add the pies to dessert. If you're having wedding cake as well, it's fine. We are having wedding cake plus two other desserts. Or, save it and put it out as a late night snack.

Nebb · November 2009

Yes I would be annoyed by that. Despite the fact that I dont eat pie, i wouldnt want my dessert before dinner, with only an option of some cheese if I dont want it.

Hello Sunshine · November 2009

I would find it quite odd.... but I would never complained about being served apple pie. Ever.

sarabellam · November 2009

I would be annoyed. Adding the cheese and crackers and the veggies would be an improvement.

Hello Sunshine · November 2009

*complainStill waking up, clearly.

Soon-to-be Mrs. Vogt · November 2009

Why do you need to have the dessert at the cocktail hour? Can't it be served for dessert, and you could still do what you mentioned for the cocktail hour (veggies, cheese and crackers)? If budget is an issue, keep it simple.We just had a few trays of cut fruits and veggies and dips. It probably cost us less than $100 for 200 guests. And it was later in the day than yours will be (cocktail hour from 6-7, dinner at 7:15 or so)...I'm generally not all that hungry at 4pm, so I wouldn't want more than a couple of munchie things to balance out the alcohol.

janedoe1113a · November 2009

I would prefer to have savory apps during cocktail hour.

[Deleted User] · November 2009

I would find it strange. I would eat it because I wouldn't be able to resist and then I'd be miserable for the reception. So, IMO it's not a great idea.

wadingmoose · November 2009

When I think of a cocktail hour, I think of people drinking and a lot of what they'll be drinking doesn't mesh well with apple pie. For that reason alone, I'd leave the pie for dessert AFTER the meal. And, Salt. I love you, but who doesn't like pie????

salt78 · November 2009

PS...Ice cream and cocktails don't mix.

kate51485 · November 2009

Yeah, that seems kind of weird to me -- there are so many tasty appetizers that you can have at a cocktail hour. I think it also restricts the mobility that to me, a cocktail hour intends to promote. Small bites on a plate are much better for socializing and mingling than a fork-requiring piece of pie with drippy ice cream. I also don't really understand having a filling dessert like pie and then half an hour later having a big buffet.

AlexiaANDRobert · November 2009

I LOVE pie, but if I was waiting to eat dinner, I'd probably get a stomach ache or something from cocktails and pie and no "food" to hold me over... It's A LOT of sugar so think about that too.

salt78 · November 2009

[i]And, Salt. I love you, but who doesn't like pie????[/i] What I should have said was that I don't like FRUIT pie.

I don't eat fruit and really can't stand apples. I love lemon meringue and key lime pie though.

wadingmoose · November 2009

Whew.

You've redeemed yourself.

Brie2010 · November 2009

I vote apple pie and ice cream as a late night snack. I'd be all over that.

Betsy Boo · November 2009

We decided to have pie & ice cream because we wanted to do something a little different. We were kind of trying to go with "life's short, eat dessert first". It's not a budget issue, we def. could add or do other things, we were just trying to be unique.. maybe our idea is taking it "too far". eh.. we'll have to think about it more I suppose..

kate51485 · November 2009

Late night pie would also make me happy.

Brie2010 · November 2009

Yeah, it's a nice idea conceptually, but I think the execution will not work and there will be lots of wasted pie and grandparent labor.

Nebb · November 2009

Its not unique, it just logistically doesnt make sense. The majority of people do not enjoy eating dessert first, then dinner, then dessert again.

squirrly · November 2009

I vote apple pie and ice cream as a late night snack. I'd be all over that. This. Either offer as a desert choice or a late night snack. Not cocktail hour. I get wanting to showcase what your grandparents are making, but I just don't think it's going to sit well with folks.

ecsmiles · November 2009

I agree with previous posts, but one other thing I wanted to add....When I eat apple pie and ice cream, its something that either takes both hands (and thus, no cocktail) or sitting down to be able to do cleanly as the ice cream is melting. I prefer to mingle during cocktail hours to talk to people I haven't seen in a while, or meet friends of friends...whatever it may be. Overall - Skip the pie/ice cream for cocktail hour. Its not a good appetizer, but would be fantastic for dessert.

kate51485 · November 2009

Well, I understand the life's short, eat dessert first mentality. If you must incorporate it you could do it in a better way than pie and ice cream, though. Like mini cheesecake bites, mini brownies, things like that -- the whole pie thing just makes me feel very sedentary. And if you did little sweet things and other little savory things I think it would just blend a lot better. But, I still agree with pp that it's just not really logical or needed before dinner and another dessert.

SnShne322 · November 2009

I wouldn't have a problem with it. I like pie and ice cream! Even if it's before dinner.

That said, I usually throw caution to the wind when I go to weddings as far as food goes, haha.I agree that it might be better served for dessert, but I wouldn't have an issue with it before hand.

twinkie757 · November 2009

It doesn't matter when it is, if you put pie in front of my face I will eat it. I recently heard that a piece of cheddar cheese with apple pie is supposed to bring out the flavor of the apple, so good idea with the cheese.

fangsiting · November 2009

At a cocktail party, people are usually walking around & mingling. Bite size apps are fine, but trying to eat a pie with ice cream while standing and holding a cocktail is just awkward.

wadingmoose · November 2009

We're at a point that if you think you've found a truly unique (and cheap) option for your wedding, it's either been done before or there is a reason it hasn't been done before.And as much as most people LOVE dessert, there's really a reason in our day to day lives that the order of meals hasn't changed.

danieliza1127 · November 2009

I wouldn't want a piece of apple pie with ice cream before dinner. It would fill me up and then I wouldn't be able to eat my dinner. I don't get this plan really.

ring_pop · November 2009

The concept is cute, and I LOVE apple pie, but I'd feel gross eating that much sugar on an empty stomach without having anything savoury to go with it.

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