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Joey
WeddingWire Admin May 2015 Maryland

What's Your Wedding Style: Buffet or Plated?

Joey, on August 13, 2017 at 14:05 Posted in Wedding reception 0 78

Hello everyone! This week we are discovering "What's Your Wedding Style" through a series of questions.

So...

Will your food be served buffet style or plated? What about family style, or stations?

Mmmm, I'm getting hungry!Mmmm, I'm getting hungry!

Have not decided yet how you'll be feeding your guests? Get informed about all your options with the Catering Serving Styles Glossary.

>>Click here to go to the next question: Adults-Only or Kid-Friendly?

>>Click here to go to the previous question: Day or Night?


78 Comments

Latest activity by Tina, on January 29, 2020 at 23:38
  • T
    Curious July 2020 Ontario
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    100% buffet !
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  • Kaisha
    Super March 2019 Nova Scotia
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    Plated meals

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  • Jessie
    Expert September 2018 Ontario
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    Plated meals

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  • Vinod
    Top August 2017 Ontario
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    4 course meal plated and it was excellent. Everyone loved the meal til the end. A menu card for everyone to know what was served.


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  • Victoria
    Expert November 2019 Ontario
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    My FH's ONLY request was "no buffet". Since I'm forcing him to get married in Ontario (he's from Chicago) I figured we would do plated lol. We are getting married at Pillar & Post in NOTL in November, and their plated options in their "winter" package were VERY reasonable!

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  • Stephanie
    Frequent user May 2018 Ontario
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    Buffet option is my favourite.

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  • Stephanie
    Master July 2018 Alberta
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    Buffet. It's a better variety than the plated.

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  • Jen
    VIP June 2018 Ontario
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    We are doing a cocktail hour and then a plated dinner

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  • Valérie
    VIP September 2019 Quebec
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    We're having a cocktail reception w/ bigger hors d'oeuvres around 'dinner' time and a late night snack.

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  • Michelle
    Super September 2018 Alberta
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    Plated Smiley smile then everyone can start together and finish together

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  • Dani
    Frequent user February 2018 British Columbia
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    As much as I like the look and feel of a plated dinner I prefer buffet style. People can eat what they want and there is less wasted food compared to plated.

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  • G
    Curious August 2018 Quebec
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    Buffet for hors-d'œuvre, candy bar and sweets table.Plated 10 course meal.
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  • Amanda
    Curious September 2017 Ontario
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    Buffet is what the catering at my venue is doing.

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  • Amanda
    Frequent user October 2017 Alberta
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    Buffet it will be an interesting selection
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  • Lisa
    VIP May 2018 Ontario
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    Plated for sure!
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  • Amber
    Devoted September 2018 Alberta
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    We will be doing a plated meal. We are also doing passed appetizers at cocktail hour. I was initially thinking buffet, but the plated dinner is the cheaper option (surprisingly!) and works best to give us the glam vibe we wanted.

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  • S
    Curious September 2018 Manitoba
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    I think buffet would be better for my guests

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  • Cherie
    Curious July 2020 Newfoundland and Labrador
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    Mine is going to be a pot lock bffet style! Instead of playing an arm a and a leg for catering services I am using my huge family that loves to cook to my advantage!
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  • Cristina
    Frequent user September 2018 British Columbia
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    We were thinking to have a buffet because it is more of a selection so our guests can eat what they want to eat.


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  • Melissa
    Devoted November 2017 Ontario
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    We would have preferred buffet, but were surprised that the less expensive option was to have a plated dinner.

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  • Ebanesar
    Beginner May 2018 Ontario
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    Buffet .. we are expecting 400-500 people at the reception.

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  • Kimberly
    Frequent user December 2023 British Columbia
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    I expect it to be plated if we are in Cuba and a buffet if we are here.


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  • Faith
    Devoted October 2017 Ontario
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    Buffet and potluck style. So excited to taste everyone's dishes
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  • Carol
    Super March 2018 Ontario
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    Dinner is plated, and a late night buffet.
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  • B
    Super August 2017 Alberta
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    Buffet! We like to eat
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  • Aixa
    Curious September 2017 Ontario
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    Plated meal
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  • Sabrina
    Frequent user October 2017 Quebec
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    Ours will be a plated meal

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  • Katherine
    Curious September 2018 Ontario
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    Buffet. So everyone can go back and forth
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  • Stephanie
    Devoted June 2021 Ontario
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    Hors d'oeuvres
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  • Alexa
    Devoted July 2018 Alberta
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    We are having Buffet!!!

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  • Alanna
    Curious November 2017 Alberta
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    Due to our numbers, buffet

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  • Dawn
    Frequent user July 2018 Ontario
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    Family Style seated dinner
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