Few things set the tone of your wedding more than the food you choose to serve. Whether it is filet mignon with crab claws at a formal dinner, muffins and ripe melons at a wedding breakfast, or an icy berry frappe at a garden reception, your food adds a rich layer of romance and sensuality to your celebration. The intimacy created by sharing food together is nowhere more noticeable than at a wedding.
When planning the food for your wedding there are several things you will want to consider. First you will need to determine the event - whether it is a wedding breakfast, luncheon, dinner, reception, or open house. You must also consider the setting and scale of your wedding, the style, the budget, and the season.
There are many choices for how you want to gather people together to celebrate your marriage. What is important is that you pick what works best for you. For example, do you want a traditional wedding breakfast for family and close friends following an early morning ceremony? Or do you want to celebrate with dinner at your favorite restaurant? Are there many children you want to include in your wedding that would make a backyard retreat more appropriate?
Many couples have a large-scale wedding reception with two to five hundred guests. In this case, a well-chosen refreshment plate is often the best option, providing guests with a few tasty bites to savor rather than a full-fledged meal. Another attractive option for a large reception is a cake buffet (featuring several choices of different cakes) or a dessert buffet (featuring several choices of desserts, such as a slice of chocolate cream cake, a strawberry tart, and a creme brulee).
Another nice choice for couples is to avoid the fuss of a huge reception altogether and replace it instead with a more intimate gathering at a formal dinner. This dinner is for anywhere from thirty to eighty guests, and is often the night before the wedding. The cost of a big reception can be focused on a more limited number of guests, giving you more freedom with fancy menus. This is a good choice for couples who prefer a smaller setting to a large-scale celebration. It is also an ideal solution for couples who are marrying for the second time or if they are blending families with their marriage. It allows them to celebrate the importance and joy of the event without the complexities involved in a reception.
The parents of the groom may wish to host an open house in addition to the bride and groom's wedding reception. This is often the case when the bride and groom's families live in different cities. An open house is more casual than a reception, with a shorter guest list. As the name "open house" suggests, it is often hosted in the family home of the groom. It is usually given a week or two after the wedding. Food for an open house would be along the line of a smaller refreshment plate or dessert buffet.
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