Is this necessary???

BRITTANYBRIDGETTE · February 2010

Ladies tell me what you think...... is a menu card for the wedding necessary? besides the fact that they do look nice on the table, nobody really cares about them or reconizes that they are missing. I don't know if I am for it or against it.

MairePoppy · February 2010

Not necessary, you can skip it.

megk8oz · February 2010

Save the money: skip it.

Yes, it's a nice little detail, but this is one of those things that nobody will miss if you don't do it.

trix1223 · February 2010

I've never seen a wedding with a menu card on the table. Isn't neccesary. Won't be missed.

Liz4444 · February 2010

we're not doing it... but i don't like any of those types of cards. we didn't do save the dates and we're not doing programs either...

[Deleted User] · February 2010

I have only been to one wedding with one. It was a wedding of a loacl knottie.

It wasn't needed at all.

Lasairiona · February 2010

Everything at the reception is totally optional, contrary to popular belief. The only thing required at a wedding are the vows, an officiant, two witnesses, and a marriage license. Everything else is fluff. Menu cards are never mandatory. They are impractical for a plated meal but are a godsend for a buffet dinner or stations. In that case, they allow guests to read over the selections before they head up to the buffet table to fill their plates and thus they already have an idea of what they want and what they don't (or can't eat) which makes the lines go much quicker.

psichick · February 2010

i think it depends on the type of meal you're serving. we're doing menu cards because when people sit down for dinner the waiters will be taking their dinner orders, and they have a choice of four meals. without having a menu card it would be a little difficult for people to know what their choices are to order.

if you don't want to do a menu card at each place setting, you can opt to do a single larger card for the table. it might not be necessary at all though depending on what you're doing.

SarahPLiz · February 2010

We will probably do one just because some of our guests have food allergies and I want to be able to highlight those dishes that will not be healthy for them, without singling them out. We only have one main dish, but lots of sides, so it will just list the available foods and tell which ones contain nuts, citrus, and/or gluten.

That being said, it is totally not necessary to have them.

StarStruckDreamer · February 2010

I would just skip it personally. They do look nice on the tables, but it's just one more expense that will probably not even be remembered by the guests at the end of the day. I'd save the money and use it elsewhere.

dsouldiva · February 2010

Not really necessary but it's always good to know what's coming so you can inform the waiter if you have an allergy or you need to order the vegetarian version etc, if you're doing a table plan you could always just post one there and save the hassle (and cost) of printing multiple copies

evabee · February 2010

I really don't think they're necessary, and the one wedding I went to where they had them it was actually more confusing than helpful.

I'm having a late reception with heavy hors d'oeuvres only and there are going to be about 10 different kinds of apps passed around. In this case, I'm doing mini menu cards stashed all over the venue to let my guests know what options are out there for them. I don't want anyone going home and saying "OMG they had CRABCAKES and I didn't get one!?"

But then again, a friend of ours is a chef and making all the food so we wanted to honor her by describing her little creations deliciously, and also to let people know that she had cooked everything.

BRITTANYBRIDGETTE · February 2010

Thank ladies! you helped a lot! a lot of great points!

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