Vintage Wedding Food Ideas

Re: Vintage Wedding Food Ideas

• Rose March member

  

  January 2012

  Vintage as in 20's 50's 70's? Would make it easier to help.

  

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• FaithCaitlin member

  

  January 2012

  I don't even know what vintage food is, lol!! Maybe do some googling or look at other vintage brides' food choices. 

  
  

  Wish I could help!

  
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• andra loves andre

  

  January 2012

  I just typed out an entire essay and theknot.com ate it. Lovely. Here's the recap:

  
  

  -it's not always in the TYPE of food, but in the way it's PRESENTED. try to google some pictures of food in whatever era you're considering.

  
  

  -narrow down your search to a particular era/culture (ex, France in 1950).

  
  

  -check out movies about Marie Antoinette, you should draw some nice vintage food inspiration from there

  

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• Magdala9 member

  

  January 2012

  Turn of the century Ice Cream Social (Elegant picnic food....tea sandwiches, fruit salads, cold fried chicken, devilled eggs)

  
  

  1950s diner food--burgers, fries, milkshakes

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• cwaggoner07 member

  

  January 2012

  I'm doing a vintage-y wedding with Mexican foods and margaritas. I mean, I love lace but I also love tequila.....
  
  I think PP is right about presentation definitely, though.

  It was a fairytale.

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• SamiMichelle08 member

  

  January 2012

  Thanks Everyone. I should have noted I want the 50s era theme.

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• Peavy member

  

  January 2012

  I attended a 50s themed event where they served meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole and a jello mold with fruit.  It was all delicious.  I think that any kind of homey comfort food would go great with a 50s vintage theme.  Just ask yourself "What would June Cleaver serve?"

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• Rose March member

  

  January 2012

  50s foods think homey, simple and satisfying. Bare in mind that some of the food will come of cliche outside of the 50s theme but ....

  
  

  You can either do Malt shop/dinner for a more causal evert or you can think along the lines of a of a retro dinner party

  
  

  This might not be 100% authentic but definitely give off the 1950s feel.
  

  
  

  Appetizers/Cocktail hour

  Cheese puffs (filled with devilled ham)

  Sliders

  Mini quiches

  Shot glasses of tomato soup with mini grilled cheese

  Pigs in a blanket 

  Deviled eggs

  Swedish meatballs

  Bacon wrapped chestnuts/dates/liver/scallops

  Chicken/salmon/potato croquettes

  Shrimp cocktail

  Crudities with pimento dip

  Cheese (log) and crackers

  Chex mix and mixed nuts on the tables

  
  

  Dinner

  
  

  Soup - Cream of asparagus, onion

  
  

  Salad - Standard garden or wedge salad

  
  

  Entree - Simple meat, potato, vegetable

  Dinner Diners

  Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans

  Chicken ala king in Puff Pastry

  Macaroni and Cheese with broiled tomatoes

  Middle of the road:

  Smothered Pork chops, mashed sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts

  Sirloin steak, twice baked potatoes, mixed vegetables

  Poached salmon, rice pilaf, green beans almandine

  Chicken cordon bleu, potatoes gratin, broccoli & cauliflower

  If your budget allows:

  Beef Wellington

  Lobster Newburg

  
  

  Dessert - Baked Alaska/Pies/Sundae bar

  
  

  Drinks

  Martinis

  Gimlets

  Tom Collins

  Punch with sherbet in it

  Milk shakes

  Root beer floats

  Sodas in glass bottles

  
  

  Hope this helps

  
  

  

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• NOLAbridealmost member

  

  January 2012

  Fantastic ideas Rose!

  
  

  I just want to add:

  
  

  Ambrosia

  Pine-Apple-Upside-Down Cake

  Deviled eggs

  Tang

  
  

  Also check out this link

  
  

  http://www.foodtimeline.org/fooddecades.html

  
  Fatty Blog

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