No doubt you and your fiance want to share your personal taste in food with your guests at the ceremony. However, deciding on the meal and refreshments served at your wedding can be quite tricky, as it seems the options are boundless and you really need to maintain a budget while selecting options with wide appeal. In the end, you and your fiance need to decide what is the most important when it comes to selecting the menu and bar options. Below are a few clever ideas to inspire you.
Easy To Eat Appetizers: It doesn’t matter if you’re serving an elegant three course meal or just throwing a simple cocktail reception, appetizers are pretty much considered a staple at most weddings. However, guests like to eat and mingle, and sometimes they can run into literal sticky situations. Try to serve tiny appetizers in little shot glasses and/or with spoons. This method should make guests more apt to relax during cocktail hour knowing that they don’t have to rub their greasy fingers on a napkin.
Serve Comfort Food: If you don’t like foie gras, that is okay. If your fiance loves a simple meatloaf or macaroni and cheese, that’s perfectly fine, too. Revamp your favorite dishes from childhood with the help of a caterer to wow your guests with more modern versions of classic home cooking.
Dessert Bar: Everyone loves sweets and candy! Why not share some of your favorite candy from childhood with your guests? Leave out large bowls of a wide array of candy like jelly beans, gummy bears, or even chocolates. Don’t forget to leave extra goody bags and clean plastic scoops so guests can take extra candy home.
Wine and Dine Them: Serving your guests wine ensures that they will have their drinks, all while saving you extra. If you can, ask your caterer if you can buy your own wine to serve. If you get the green light, buy boxes of different discounted wines in bulk ahead of time to serve at the reception. That way they can enjoy themselves, and you’ll still save.
