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Carnival. Comfort. Cultural/ethnic. Gluten-free. Lite. Menu Help??

JoyfulBride2012JoyfulBride2012
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Haha ok, so hopefully you were intrigued by the title rather than confused, lol. Here's my dilemma....

What I'm having trouble with is I'd love to have a carnival/country feel being brought into the reception food like brisket sandwiches, sweet potatoe fries, roasted corn on the cob etc. but then I like comfort food (meatloaf, mac n cheese, cornbread and chili) and ethnic food (but don't want people who aren't used to it to have tummy trouble). However, I want something lite because I want people to be able to dance without eating something heavy....but an early November wedding with a winter vibe, soup sounds ideal. Oh, and I'll need to have some gluten-free options for some family. Sooo..... help??? Any ideas? Can't stop thinking about the menu and I'm a bit overwhelmed.
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Re: Carnival. Comfort. Cultural/ethnic. Gluten-free. Lite. Menu Help??

  • Sue-n-KevinSue-n-Kevin member
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    It sounds as though your brain is being inundated with too many options.

    You don't say anything about your reception venue. Is it in a backyard, so a carnival "feel" will fit? Is it in a banquet hall, where that type of feel or "theme" might be misplaced?

    I think you need to decide how you want your wedding to look and feel........fun? elegant?

    If you are not having your wedding outdoors or in a really informal hall, you probably want to skip the carnival idea. All the foods you mentioned are messy and your guests would struggle with eating them and staying clean IMO. You could possibly add a late-night touch like a cotton candy machine or crullers, which is sort of carnival/fun, but not an entire meal of this.

    On the other hand, I've seen many posts where people are having comfort foods served at their weddings, especially in the fall which you state is the season of your wedding. Mac & cheese (maybe jazzed up with lobster if no one has allergies), meatloaf, cornbread & chili, AND soups sounds great. You could even have beef brisket not as a "carnival food" but as a carving station. If you have the brisket, then you could have oven baked chicken instead of meatloaf.Chicken has always been a comfort food, often eaten for Sunday dinner along with mashed potatoes.

    If you want adventurous ethic foods, I've generally seen people plan on having food stations, with separate tables set up with various foods, like a pasta station, nacho or taco station, oriental station. But this would be in lieu of a buffet or plated meal of other foods.

    You probably do want to consider having a gluten free or vegetarian option for any guests that may have these issues, but don't plan your entire wedding in that manner, as most people expect a meat and potato type meal at dinner time.

    Good luck.
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