Hi everyone,
My fiance and I are planning our wedding and currently are on pace to be able to do both ceremonies on the same day. The Catholic ceremony in the morning and the Hindu ceremony in the afternoon, followed by the reception. I am Hindu and he is Catholic. The problem we are running into believe it or not is not with the church or the temple, however it's with figuring out what food will be served at the reception. Only Indian, only Western or some combination of both. Easy answer would be both, but once we looked into pricing to do both, it seems a bit outrageous to spend so much money for about 50 people (groom's side is quite small). Unfortunaly, the mother of the groom is refusing to eat Indian food and insists all guests from their side won't either - which a difficult situation as it shows no effort to even immerse to our culture and food.
I'm posting because I'm wondering if there are any brides that have been able to pull off providing both types of food at a reasonable price. While we are willing to accomodate, price is an issue and there is no financial help from his side. I'm hoping I can get any insight from you guys!
For background, my fiancee is very supportive however, we are both at loss as to how to please his mother.
Thanks!