Ok so my parents have graciously offered to pay for our wedding reception which is great. However, I have a question, it isn't really a problem yet and I don't forsee it to be one I just want some opinions....
My MOH is a vegetarian, she may eat seafood occasionaly but she doesn't eat any other meat. My parents want to offer just one dish, steak to, in their terms, 'keep costs down,'.... I don't know how ordering steak for 250 keeps costs down but anywho.....
I made a comment to my mom that Heather is vegetarian and I don't want her to have to stare at a slab of beef on her plate with all of its juices spreading around the plate in all the other food. Since she's going to be at the head table I thought maybe the wait staff could bring in a plate without the steak. My mom flipped out saying that it would be rude for her to think I needed to do that, it's her problem since she is the vegetarian, not me. If she doesn't want it then she needs to say something. But that she should just be gracious and not say anything and leave it on her plate.
I was shocked at my mom's reaction more then anything but what would the proper way to go about this be? Should I tell my MOH to say something to the wait staff at the reception that she doens't want the steak on her plate or do I say something?
thanks
Update: So after giving it a bit I started talking to my mom about it again. After telling her we're going to have to accomodate the kids that will be there, there is no harm in asking about a vegetarian dish which I told her would be cheaper anyways since there is no meat in it. She did agree. Thank you all for your great posts
(We have a handful of kids, I have 4 first cousins who are younger and FI's neice who is our flower girl and her little bros... That's where we cut the line at kids, otherwise we would have easily added another 50 to the guest list.)