If the dinner is bad because it's at a wedding, wouldn't it make much more sense to serve something that you know you will like rather than picking something at random off a caterer's menu? Why not go with a restaurant that you already know serves good food? Most are more than happy to cater off-site and cost less than a regular wedding caterer.
Same for the cake. Everyone says wedding cake has a reputation for being nasty, yet they insist that it must be there for tradition, no questions asked. Why not get a dessert that you actually like instead?
2007-03-14 00:16:12 · 11 answers · asked by Cinnamon 6 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I'm originally from south Louisiana. Traditionally we don't do sit downs. We are party people and like to mingle and talk to everyone, so food at our weddings is beautifully displayed on banquet tables and is self serve. There are usually waiters walking around with finger food. Tables are provided for those who wish to sit and eat.
You can buck tradition and do as you please if it's your wedding. Be sure to taste food from caterer before ordering. Better yet go to one of their catered functions be fore hiring. Good luck.
2007-03-14 02:25:15 · answer #1 · answered by Rox 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not "everyone" insists on dinner. Who is insisting that? I've been to weddings that served just finger food or served lunch, brunch, etc.
But you're right, regular wedding caterers' offerings are boring.
I think the "nasty wedding cake" thing is an old myth. Most bakeries are more careful about the ingredients they use now, and fewer freeze the cakes. They can charge more for a cake that tastes better, so it's to their advantage.
2007-03-14 01:40:09 · answer #2 · answered by Etiquette Gal 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LOL....its all about the ambviance...
Once you get all decked out in that fancy dress and tiara, it seems silly to eat at a bar or local grille where the public is still hanging out after 9. Every bride has to decide between fancy chandeliers and good food (except maybe for Paris Hilton and Brittney). Other than that, you pay for service, food and fanfare. We all try to strike a balance. For lots of brides the wow of the hall wins over the woe of the food. As for the cake, I love the wedding cake tradition. I find fondant personally yicky...but love traditional white cake with way too sweet frosting----once every 3 years when I get invited to a wedding lol.
There are compromises....if you dont need to see your name in lights in front of the local country club and on the high society pages there are plenty of options---including restaurants, groves and banquet facilities. There's also something to be said for shopping around and tasting the food first---but lots of brides are held hostage by the families and moms who MUST have a reception at such-n-such a place.....the pictures are lovely, they last a lifetime....the indigestion, not more than an hour or two....
2007-03-14 01:19:53 · answer #3 · answered by Sweetserenity 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're having an afternoon wedding, then traditionally you're not obligated to serve a sitdown dinner. I believe that you're supposed to serve a sitdown dinner if your wedding is after 5 p.m. You're also not obligated to have the wedding catered. Our wedding was at 2:00 p.m. and my mother-in-law and her friends made all the sandwiches, bought potato salad and cole slaw at the deli, and there were chips, dip, and peanuts. We also had a friend who baked our wedding cake and it was delicious. All the food at our wedding was good. If you can afford to take your guests to a restaurant that you like, then by all means do that. Most people can't afford to do that, so it's less costly to have it catered or have family & friends pitch in to make the food.
2007-03-14 00:52:47 · answer #4 · answered by saylavie2u2 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
More and more married couples are having their reception dinner at resturants and having different desserts than cake. It's just more formal having a sit down meal and having a wedding cake. But its all up to the bride and groom what they like. They should pick what they will be wanting to have, not every guest will like what is being served, thats why you have a different selection and than surely they will like something thats in front of them.
2007-03-14 00:44:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been to weddings with great food, and I've been to weddings with so-so food. Nothing too terrible. The last wedding my fiance and I went to, they had a buffet. The downside...the sauces for the chicken was right next to the salad dressing, and nothing was labeled! A good handful of us put what we thought looked like French dressing, but it was hot sauce on our salads. haha.
Since we're on a tight budget with our wedding, we're having friends and family do the food. We're doing simple sandwiches, a few different salads, and vegetables along with meatballs and something else...forget...
As for the cake, we wanted a variety in flavors, but could not afford $1.75 a slice.
Instead we opted to go for a cupcake tower. With that we're having 6 different flavors of cupcakes, and it turned out to be $8 per dozen and much bigger serving sizes.
2007-03-14 02:31:39 · answer #6 · answered by sweetxgrace 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because its a tradition!! and the food doesnt tast bad... i dont think it does... i always liked the food at weddings ;) .. for my wedding im gonna make a cake out of ice cream and is gonna look like a pretty tall cake... except for the top layer i want that one to be vanilla :) .;.. everyones gonna think im crazy lol i never heard of a ice cream wedding cake
2007-03-14 01:45:37 · answer #7 · answered by Angelika 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Been to scores of weddings, never to one with bad food! Quite the opposite, I guess we have been lucky.
Don't understand the wedding cake thing; didn't have the showy one for our wedding, had traditional Ukrainian wedding breads on display, gave out traditional wedding fruitcake, wrapped, for people to put under their pillows to "dream on".
2007-03-14 01:34:54 · answer #8 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause they are not paying for it. It's your wedding. Do what you wanna do. It's supposed to be a pretty happy day. If things aren't the way you want them, you will not be happy and may even regret it later on. Life is to short to go by the norm.
2007-03-14 00:51:23 · answer #9 · answered by Dana O 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 19:17:49 · answer #10 · answered by ximenez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋