The wedding menu causes many an engaged couple severe stress.
Chicken is easy, a buffet is a lovely option, but everyone knows these are less expensive choices. Will your guests judge you based on your wedding dinner choices? Probably. When planning your wedding menu here are a few truths you have to accept:
- Someone is going to take issue with the food you serve at the wedding.
- Someone is going to complain about the food you serve at the wedding.
- Someone will probably think you went “cheap” on the food for your wedding.
Once you accept you can’t make everyone happy, you will feel your stress levels drop and you can make a good decision about what to serve.
What do you think the average gift is going to be from your guests? Is your goal to break even on the wedding or are you trying to use your wedding gifts toward a down payment for a new home? How many vegetarians will you have at the wedding vs. “meat and potatoes” guests?
When it comes to a dessert table or a fruit table or a cheese and appetizer table, the same questions apply. How much can your guests possibly eat? Will they have munchies and appetizers and dinner and dessert and cake? That’s a lot of food. You don’t want to find that at the end of the night everyone has a half eaten dinner plate and the servers are carting away plate after plate of little desserts and appetizers. That’s just a waste of money that you don’t want to have, because that’s money that could have stayed in your budget for your honeymoon.
These questions will help you determine the best wedding menu for your budget and your guests.