Meal options?

Hooray!!! Glad to help

I never thought of an apron.. I could get my new name Mrs._____ on it with our wedding date !!!! fantastic keepsake! awesome Idea thanks

What about etsy or anywhere online for an apron with a wide top? It might make a nice keepsake to cook in, and custom printed things on aprons are probably easier to come across than plastic?

I am on the hunt for one .. I am just trying to find a giant plastic disposable one that i cant put a decal on.. like those bigs ones people wear at food eating competitions .. so it will fully cover my dress lol

That would be super cute! what if you could find a bib that says "bride" on it?

We got a pretty funny one of my sister drinking her beloved chocolate milk on her wedding dress leaning over the bed in her hotel suite befroe the wedding- shots like that mean so much because they represent the people in the picture so well!

Pub food is a great option !!! My FH and I are not fancy people we love food we can eat with our hands and get a little messy !! thank god for wet naps and a bib for me thats for sure lol I hope my photographer gets a pic of that lol

We are kind of going for fancy pub food- as close to BBQ as we can get at our venue...and I love our venue so much I couldn't switch! But we did look at some smokehouses as reception options too

Food on sticks also makes me pretty happy

This was the one thing he asked for .. he said anything else I could have my way lol ... he just needed his BBQ ! so my FH got it .. and he got it big time ... even doign BBQ mini skewers for cocktail hour

I love your menu! If we were serving a full meal I would have loved to go this route! BBQ is one of our favourite meals (anything. anything on a grill at all)

yeah we are true country in the heart, even tho we are stuck in the city right now because my sons school, but my FH is a born and raised farm boy and his dream was to have a backyard bbq themed wedding so he is definatly getting his BBQ .. BBQ ribs and chicken I cant wait !

I may be currently drooling LOL! This all sounds amazing! I love love loveeee ribs! I think this nails the theme perfectly and you have lots of different options to satisfy everyone!

Now keep in mind its backyard country bbq theme... we have ribs, chicken, mix veg, corn on the cobb, mashed potato, baked potato, corn bread, plain bun, ceaser salad , garden salad, chilli

dessert is strawberry ruhbarb pie (FH fav in the whole world ) or Cheesecake ( my fav)

plus our late night is a sweets table our Cake and cupcakes along with a crazy candy bar with added homemade baked goods..(FHMIL is a baker at heart)

What food did you end up choosing to put in your buffet? How many people are you feeding?

We have chosen all our food options but ours will be a buffet so you go up and choose what you would like to eat !

I think that is great how they will be taking the order of the guests the night of! I like the choice selection as well! Chicken is definitely always a safe bet and I think it is nice how you will have something on the menu that is a local delight! Very nice

HAHA I fully agree... we will MAKE TIME to eat! I already told FH that we are not having people "clink" their glass for us to kiss because people do it too much and you better believe I will ignore that shit and eat my food!! (I get super hangry lol)

And I am with you on the flowers... if I can't eat it, it's just taking up space and I will wonder if it IS edible and if I'm suppose to eat it? I guess being brought up to finish what was on my plate has lead me to try and eat anything and everything put on my plate

We're doing a choice of chicken or salmon. We tried chicken, beef and salmon at the tasting and the chicken and salmon were our faves! We're big foodies so we wanted to give our guests an amazing meal! The beef tasted like something we could get anywhere and we figured salmon and chicken were safe bets. (along with vegan and gluten free options) There were some more expensive options like lobster and lamb but we were happy with the chicken and salmon and didn't think it was worth it to splurge. Also, the salmon is local BC salmon so we really liked that our guests would have the option of trying something from the area we'll be in! I would say that my family is very food adventurous and while my fiance is, his family isn't so we wanted to give options to satisfy both sides. My fiance is going to get the chicken and I'll get the salmon so we can taste a little bit of both. (We're definitely not going to be the couple that doesn't find time to eat! haha) We're lucky that our venue is a restaurant so they will actually be taking everyone's orders the night of the wedding (rather than guests having to remember what they ordered on their RSVP).

Also, unrelated but have you noticed that for weddings they always put orchid flowers on the plates? Haha you see it on Four Weddings all the time and it always makes me think of those cooking shows like Chopped where the judges say "don't put a garnish on the plate that isn't edible!" Must be a wedding thing.

Haha no it was just a photo of chicken I found that I posted! Although I am sure I could find one of the chicken I had. it was delicious!

Hey Chelsea I really like that you started this discussion!! It's so good to see what everyone's "safe" options are for menus and definitely think about the pros and cons for coordination. I think my safe bet would probably be to have a buffet so that everyone can choose what they want, but like Simone said, that can be a more expensive option.

You can also have a look at these discussions for more ideas:

Brunch, Lunch or Dinner Reception?

5 types of dinner for your reception

The chicken in that picture you just shared seems delicious!! Is that the creamy garlic chicken that's on your menu?

Of course I will, come to Winnipeg and I will save you a slice. Thanks, I know my guests and I would not want them to feel that they can't have something to eat or due dietary restrictions.

Hi Simone! Save me a piece of that cheesecake will ya? That sounds delicious! I love the different food options you have available - a little something for everyone!

Lol chicken is always a safe bet. We tried two different meals and then decided to just serve the one instead of doing the option.We didn't want people changing their minds or have to worry about tracking people down if they didn't get back to us in time.... We decided on assorted dinner rolls, a caesar salad for a starter. Then the meal will be a creamy garic chicken with a carrot and bean medley with oven roasted potatoes. It was delicious!

Hi Chelsea,For our wedding we are going for a three plated-meal which I found out is more affordable than the buffet. We are looking at giving food options: Chicken, Fish, Pork and Vegetarian meal. The nice part is that the guest will get New York Dtyle Cheesecake with their chioce of sauce like chocolate, caramel, and strawberry.

My venue actually doesn't allow guests to have a choice (aside from dietary restrictions, which they are great about accomodating thankfully). My venue said it is too difficult to coordinate and people change their minds too often (they check off beef then chnge their mind to chicken day of)... they obviously said it nicer, I'm paraphrasing lol. So we'll be doing a tasting in the new year and then just picking one meal (likely one of the 6 kinds of chicken they offer)