What buffet style meal items should we serve at our wedding? I just don't know what to ask for ....?

Answer 1

lasagna
roast beef
Roasted chicken
buttered rice
potatoes
salad
steamed vegetables
dumplings
shrimp
cheese
cold cuts
bread
fruit

Answer 2

That depends.

Are you getting married in January or in June?

Are you doing the buffet yourself or hiring a caterer?

Are you having a very formal wedding where everyone will dress up or something more casual?

What does you budget look like? Do you want to spend $10 per guest or $50?

Where do you live? (You would expect to see very different things at a buffet reception in the Deep South than you would find in the Midwest.)

Where are you having your reception? Does the place provide cooking facilities you or the caterer can use or will things have to be brought in from elsewhere?

Answer all of that then I'll give you some reasonable ideas :)

Answer 3

Here are some thoughts:

1. Budget is everything!
2. Do you want a sit down dinner or heavy appetizers?
3. What time of day is your reception? Is brunch or lunch or a cocktail hour a better choice?
4. Where is your venue? Do they offer a catering service as part of a package? Have them put together a few menu's that stick to your budget.


Some typical wedding buffet items:

1. Appetizers: salami's, cheese cubes, crackers, prawns
2. Hot appetizers: shu mai, egg rolls, meat balls, chicken wings, fondue or artichoke and spinach dip (warm), cocktail weiners in bbq sauce.
3. Main dishes: Prime rib or roast beef; chicken piccata or with a sauce of sorts; any thing from fresh crab to lobster to poached salmon with dill sauce to a chilean sea bass; linguini with sundried tomatos etc.
4. Side dishes: potatos, rice, green beans or seasonal roasted veges
5. Salads: green salad, baby greens with goat cheese, currants, candied walnuts and vinagrette
6. Dessert: brownie bites, mini tarts, cupcakes etc. if desired in addition to the cake.

Good luck!

Answer 4

Prime rib. Omelette station. Roast Beef. Boneless Turkey Breast Served in light sage gravy. Brown Sugar Glazed Center Cut Ham. Roasted Pork. Chicken Parmigiana, Chicken Marsala Sautéed in Marsala wine with fresh mushrooms. Smoked salmon. Or, some kind of fish. Tomato with mozzarella and basil. Shrimp cocktail. Eggs benedict. Asparagus spears. Salad. Pasta.

Answer 5

You want to have pretty much something for everyone, without going crazy. Figure to have a seafood offering (maybe a salmon dish or shrimp scampi), beef or chicken (either roast beef or prime rib or chicken marsala or chicken francaise), and a non-meat dish - either stuffed shells, baked ziti, or vegetable lasagna. Have a starchy side - either rice or potatoes of some kind, and two vegetable dishes - maybe green beans almondine and mixed veggies, and salad. Get a bread basket and you're done. =)

The caterer you're using may not offer these exact dishes, but this is a starting point.

Answer 6

My dad did all of my cooking for my wedding, and he/we never recieved so many compliments. People just loving grabbing whatever and it was real home cooked food.

Meat Tray
Cheese Tray
Veggie Tray
Chips did/salsa
Potato Salad
Macaroni Salad
Pasta Salad
7 Layer Salad
Au Gratin Potatoes
Meatballs in bbq sauce and in spaghetti sauce
Little Smokies
BBQ Pork
BBQ Chicken
Cole Slaw
Baked Beans

Answer 7

Let the caterer tell you what he offers then balance everything out. Two kinds of meat at least, vegetables, potatoes, salad, and rolls. A vegetarian entree like pasta would be good, too. The people doing your food will know what is popular but don't just go with that - it may be what is the biggest profit maker.

Answer 8

Ham
Roast Beef
Roasted Chicken
Green bean salad
Rice pilaf
Stuffed shells
Veg table Lasagna
Dinner Rolls
In keeping with a decent budget you don't have to go over board to have a nice spread

Answer 9

make it easy-have a chicken, fish, and beef main course ( like chicken masala,roast beef and poached salmon) and a variety of side dishes- spinach salad, green beans almondine, peas, mashed potatoes, rice, couscous, fresh rolls, and fruit salad.

Answer 10

prime rib