Yummy food for wedding.

Re: Yummy food for wedding.

• kayleighe

  

  November 2010 edited December 2011

  when is your wedding.... what is the "theme" or style of the wedding.... how many guests... All of that matters when it comes to selecting the food. 

  
  

  you should check out the diy board (do-it-yourself) for help on this.... those girls are good at this stuff!

  

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• suz62984

  

  November 2010 edited December 2011

  Etiquette wise it is rude to ask people to bring food and feed other people they don't know for your wedding.
  
  How many people are you having? I think it is going to be harder and more stressful for you to try to cook while also getting ready for your wedding, doing a ceremony, keeping the food warm, and keeping the food "stocked" while being a host at your reception. It seems like a lot of stress and extra work for you. I just don't see you getting to enjoy your day that much. It is great if you have family members willing to help you with this; however don't ask someone to miss your wedding to take care of food or demand they help instead of get ready for the wedding. That is also rude.
  
  Otherwise stick with simple things you can easily prepare or don't take lots of work. Salad, small deli meat sandwiches on croissants, meatballs, cheese/crackers, veggies/dressing, fruit/chocolate.
  
  Keep in mind you are also making the cake. As a pastry major you should know how much time goes into this. My aunt does cakes and caters and I help her. I just see a lot of your time taken up by food prep instead of you enjoying the day and getting ready. The wedding day flies by...try to sit back, take it in, and enjoy it.

  

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• lenzi13 member

  

  November 2010 edited December 2011

  I am going to have 150 people and we dont have a "theme".

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• kimnelson09

  

  December 2010 edited December 2011

  First of all, it's incredibly rude and presumptious of you to require your guests to do anything at all.  Their role is to support your union, not feed people that you invited. 
  
  Secondly, I'm a chef and there is no way on earth that I would make the food for my own wedding.  Having gone through the whole wedding process (with about the same number of guests), I can honestly say that day is high octane enough without adding food prep and all that goes into it to the list.  You will seriously regret handling that yourself.  
  
  Catering need not be expensive.  You can order a deli tray, veggies, fruit, etc. and call it a day for a relatively low cost.  Same with pasta or barbeque or ethnic food.  
  
  As far as what's "good" or "bad", I would hope as a baking and pastry major, you would at least have some clue as to what jives.  Besides, that's a really open ended question.  Are you wanting a buffet?  A plated dinner?  Hors d'oeuvres only?   
   
  Go with what's seasonally appropriate, first and foremost.  That means nix the Caprese salad in January.  Pick foods that make sense for the type of wedding that you're having.  I wouldn't serve fried chicken and biscuits for an upscale, evening wedding, for example.  If you're having a daytime, backyard wedding, something like that would work, though.  
  
  Whatever you do, ensure that you have enough variety and take dietary considerations into account.  For example,  you might love baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and potato salad (German and Southern style), but that doesn't mean that you should serve all of them.  A vegetarian option is also a must and it shouldn't just be a compilation of sides. 

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