hi my names becks i'm hoping to get married this time next year but i'm confused as to what food to put on at the reception, i want something that will keep the price down but will keep people happy any ideas anyone?? xx
CommentAuthorMel D
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We had a chinese buffet ... everyone said it was really yummy, and different xx
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CommentAuthorMel D
... and the chefs said it was easy to cook ... they marinated stuff from the day before and then it was just putting vegetables in a wok.
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CommentAuthorx~Hails~x
If you want to keep costs down their are LOADS of options hunni. We are having a 3 course meal after the service so to keep costs down we are just having bacon rolls and a sweet buffet with choc fountain at the reception. But you could do thinks like a hot a nd/or cold buffet, a hog roast or even mini fish n chips ive seen done!
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CommentAuthorcharlottelee
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We too are having the 3 course wedding breakfast and because we arent really having many evening guests we have opted for bacon rolls for the evening as majority will be stuffed at wedding breakfast. There are lots of ways to keep it down though my first wedding i did on a shoe string and we had a hot buffet but if i remember correctly it worked out about 7 poun a head and we chopped the numbers down like venue told us so we had 100 guests and catered for 80 there was more than enough food
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We're having a hot buffet at the wedding breakfast and a cold one in the evening. Haven't decided exactly that will include yet though
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CommentAuthorvicky2011
we're having fish and chips as our sit down meal delivered from the chip shop not very traditional i know but we not very traditional people lol then a cold buffet for the evening
CommentAuthorzowie
We are going for the traditional three course sit down meal for the wedding breakfast but for the evening reception we are having a hot roast served with chips so people can eat it on the go and soak up the alcohol. Vicky2011 I went to a wedding last year at the end of the pier where my friend lived and they served fish and chips and it was fab. They didn't want the tradtional sit down meal either and it was really effective for the wedding-everyone commented on how great it was x
CommentAuthorkimmy
Congratulations on 1yr today !!! Hog Roasts are popular and not too high on the budget!!!!
CommentAuthorPuddleduck87
Cheapest thing I found was a carvery. Me and H2B get served, the others have to serve themselves. Yummy, loads of it and cheaper than the evening buffet!!!
Oh and don't do pudding, nobody cares about it, give them some cake ;) lol xxxx
CommentAuthorkrazykitty
oooh i wanted a hog roast but im not too sure abot it having a head plus it working out expensive!! plus got a few veggies so wouldnt be fair on them to just have chips! still xx
i dont think i could go without a pudding!! but ithink we are having cake after at the evening do so the people there can see it first.
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CommentAuthorJodyx
Were having beef & Chicken at our wedding breakfast, sunday dinner style yum, yum. This was the cheapest option xxx
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CommentAuthorSoon2BBlackwell
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We're having the traditional 3 course meal. At our venue they dont charge for each individual course seperately, they charge one price for the main course of your choice and then you have a list of starters and puds to pick one of each from. For example, we are having roast leg of lamb and trimmings @ £18.50 per head and that includes the starter we chose of leek & potato soup and the pudding we choose then coffee & mints
In the evening we are having bacon and sausage buttys @ £3.95 per head, so much cheaper than the buffet they were wanting £8 per head, and you can always have veggie sausages too!! We're serving the wedding cake in the evening too.
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CommentAuthor*katie-Mrs Vlad2B*
i am sooooo fussy and really not into all the posh food that most hotels etc give you options of. So we have changed ours to starters - good old prawn cocktail and button mushroooms on ciabatta bread with garlic sauce. Mains - Beef roast dinner and chicken wrapped with parma ham. Desserts - chocolate fudge cake and strawberry cheesecake. :)
and were having a bbq on the night!
CommentAuthorsbride
We had a BBQ, cost half the price it would of if we had a 3 course sit down meal. It went down an absolute treat. All the guest were over the moon. Also had a choice of 2 desserts. It was a really hot day so just what we needed. Then just had a finger buffet in the evening.
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CommentAuthorMariephiz
Ive been asking venues to speak to the head chef and get back to me with prices for things like carvery and hotpot. One venue will do a 3 course meal with carvery instead of fancy meal for about £6 less than their meals advertised. I'm hoping hot pot will be even cheaper!
I've been going through some other ideas too, and considering emailing them again to ask about bangers and mash and fish and chips to see the prices of them, then for evening, something like chip butties or ham rolls!
CommentAuthorricky
been to a reception where they had tater pie and peas..also one where they had a carvery..we just had a late wedding and an evening buffet to keep costs down...think fish and chips is a fab idea x
CommentAuthorUnknown
i love the idea of fish and chips! so easy and cheap and everyone will enjoy it xx
CommentAuthorxxhan87xx
Were prob dropping the starter and having a main meal of our choice and pudding of our choice then in the evening we wanted a hog roast but i was unsure on the dead pig coming to my wedding so the planner/cook said he will do roast pork joints, slice them up into rolls with apple.sauce and stuffing then hand them out to the evening guests they will also have cake and possibly a chocolate buffet x
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CommentAuthorLiz3yy
In the evening we're thinking of having a cheese and crackers type buffet, with olives, bread, dips etc....plus of course the wedding cake.
Can't wait until the day I become Mrs. Johnson :)
CommentAuthorzowie
Although we are having a hog roast for the buffett they will serve vegetable kebab skewers and salads as well so that the veggies will be catered for. It's the only thing that H2B has asked for with the wedding so will be wrong to say no.
CommentAuthorAbi4tomboy
we are doing our own buffett going to tescos and iceland and doing it all our selfs
