family style food

trueleo818 · May 2010

I was on Maharani and saw this!
The picture on the left - serving trays- Since I'm considering it to be family style, i think those would work great! It rotates!!!! what do you ladies think? Family style or no?

Bhanu&Anuj · May 2010

Hey trueleo818
Ya its a very nice idea.
Are you serving indian food? i've read that indian food is served best when hot/heated...so they say a buffet line is best...but not 100% about that.

meelabeela · May 2010

Family style would be awesome! It's a little more formal than buffet style and the big plus (as mentioned in the post) no long lines waiting for food!! Especially if you have a big guest list. I kind of want to do family style but both our venues recommended against it since we're having some outside catering.

trueleo818 · May 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_south-asian-weddings_family-style-food?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:430Discussion:36e5f7ea-ebbb-4f60-910d-e07d822098d7Post:b00c9b56-22f9-4bb1-9199-b262a26e8dc4">Re: family style food</a>:
[QUOTE]Hey trueleo818 Ya its a very nice idea. <strong>Are you serving indian food?</strong> i've read that indian food is served best when hot/heated...so they say a buffet line is best...but not 100% about that.
Posted by Bhanu&Anuj[/QUOTE]

Nope, Indian food will not be served. =(
BUT we'll be having Thai food and as for dessert- sri lankan cake and sweets.

Hinaj · May 2010

True, you and I are thinking so alike, I had saved this pictures this morning because I want to do a family style dinner. LOL. I finally knew I wasn't crazy since I was thinking about doing the same thing, but I wasn't sure it existed. It's awesome!!!

trueleo818 · May 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_south-asian-weddings_family-style-food?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:430Discussion:36e5f7ea-ebbb-4f60-910d-e07d822098d7Post:79208bb5-2ccb-4c6a-b499-78a832ec15c5">Re: family style food</a>:
[QUOTE]Family style would be awesome! It's a little more formal than buffet style and the big plus (as mentioned in the post) no long lines waiting for food!! Especially if you have a big guest list. <strong>I kind of want to do family style but both our venues recommended against it since we're having some outside catering. </strong>
Posted by meelabeela[/QUOTE]

We're having outside catering as well. We didnt want to do a buffett line because then we'd have to set up 2 different tables and it was just going to be complete chaos. Family style on the other hand, will be an icebreaker in my opinion for guests who dont know each other. did that make sense? hahha

Bhanu&Anuj · May 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_south-asian-weddings_family-style-food?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:430Discussion:36e5f7ea-ebbb-4f60-910d-e07d822098d7Post:bf097733-2d40-470e-a502-bf3948ec7a7f">Re: family style food</a>:
[QUOTE] we'll be having Thai food
Posted by trueleo818[/QUOTE]

Lucky girl...I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE to have thai food at my wedding....!!!

meelabeela · May 2010

Me too Bhanu! I loove Thai food. Invite me to your wedding True lol Having the family style dinner will definitely be a little more intimate. Let people have the chance to talk and get to know the people they're sitting with and get more comfortable. Makes a lot of sense.

kavita85 · May 2010

I love Thai food. I order it once a week, I am ashamed to say! I think it will be a big hit with the Indian side. Everytime I go to a Thai restaurant, it's filled mostly with Indians. I also like the family style dinner. Kind of in between a formal plated dinner and a buffet.

trueleo818 · May 2010

Bhanu, Meela, & Kavita,
IF YOU LADIES CAN MAKE IT TO SoCal IN JULY OF 2011, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME!

I told you knotties, I WANT all of you there if you can make the trip.

SonaliPop · May 2010

I love family style dining and it's really common in the UK - which I appreciate.

However, my Mom went to a wedding where above it, there were candles...which melted INTO the food. The Bride and Groom must have not thought that bit over. The food really wasn't something people indulged in at this multi million dollar wedding in London.

kavita85 · May 2010

Aw, thanks trueleo!

SonaliPop - jeez, multi million dollar wedding? Do you ever watch that show, Platinum Weddings? It makes me sick, so I stopped watching.

SonaliPop · May 2010

Yeah, that show makes me kind of jealous but mosty angry.

I can't walk around with half of that crap knowing the things I say about waste and being ridiculous with money. Then again, I know I won't get that crazy even if I have the chance. The desi in me and the person who watches movies about children in Africa and cries over them can't possibly have a million dollar wedding!

trueleo818 · May 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_south-asian-weddings_family-style-food?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:430Discussion:36e5f7ea-ebbb-4f60-910d-e07d822098d7Post:f2fbfe2f-7be0-4a00-99d0-e9aa3da5818e">Re: family style food</a>:
[QUOTE]Yeah, that show makes me kind of jealous but mosty angry. I can't walk around with half of that crap knowing the things I say about waste and being ridiculous with money. Then again, I know I won't get that crazy even if I have the chance. <strong>The desi in me and the person who watches movies about children in Africa and cries over them can't possibly have a million dollar wedding!</strong>
Posted by SonaliPop[/QUOTE]

Last night, I was on a Sri Lankan orphanage site...and I cried. I woke FI up and told him that I'm sponsoring a child. So when we go there in July, I get to meet her and possibly sponsor some more. It breaks my heart to see them with no parents. <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-cry.gif" border="0" alt="Cry" title="Cry" />

mrs.khan · May 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: family style food : Last night, I was on a Sri Lankan orphanage site...and I cried. I woke FI up and told him that I'm sponsoring a child. So when we go there in July, I get to meet her and possibly sponsor some more. It breaks my heart to see them with no parents.
Posted by trueleo818[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>Good for you! You never know how much your kindness can change someone's entire life....</div><div>
</div><div>I love the idea of family style dinners. I wonder where she got those awesome serving things. I've never seen those before.</div><div>
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trueleo818 · May 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: family style food : Good for you! You never know how much your kindness can change someone's entire life.... I love the idea of family style dinners. <strong> I wonder where she got those awesome serving things. I've never seen those before.</strong>
Posted by mrs.khan[/QUOTE]

Me neither! I wanna know where so I can get some

charlayne · June 2010

I just wanted to let you guys know that we just had our wedding and we did family style. It was great because people got a little bit of everything (not just steak or chicken) and they got as much as they wanted. It was great!

charlayne

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