Wedding Forum - Sit down meal/buffet...

I'm not sure if Im being blind, but I was looking for a topic on food, I guess budgetting comes close, as part of my issue is money related

I was thinking we could have a later ceremony, and completely bypass the sit down meal, just in favour of the buffett later on. But his mum mentioned that if we dont do the sit down meal, then how are we gunna do the speeches as the guests all sit down, have speeches then just kinda... hang around with no food. Raining on my parade! How rooood. But she kinda has a point lol, I didnt think about what we'd actually do once we went from ceremony to reception if we dont have the sit down meal

how does it work skipping the meal, or is that not an option? I dont really want to be a skin flint over it, but I kinda do at the same time because the prices per head are astonomical, and Im being a bit of a bridezilla beacuase I want THIS venue, and you cant bring in outside caterers.. do I just have to lump it and save extra hard?

We had a buffet for our London party. We simply got the DJ to do an announcement to say we were about to cut the cake, then whilst people were gathering round the staff came and gave everyone a drink to toast us. We didn't have speeches as such, but we did say thanks to everyone coming. Maybe you could do it in a similar way?

Oh both of those are good ideas! Cheers ladies!

then followed to the main buffet in the evening as they still wanted speeches but no formal sit down meal.

we were having a sit down meal but with me now expecting and not being able to work and not bringing any money money in we had to change plans. we are now having a cold fork buffet, its £10 cheaper per head and the kids are having a typical childrens meal for a fiver each so we have saved loads. we're still having it as a sit down meal where a table at a time goes up to get there food then sits down to eat but deserts are served to the table. so we still have our seating plan. hope this helps xxx

we have sevn tables in total and we're not going to make the next wait till the one before has sat, we're doing so it's litterally a steady line. we were at a wedding that did this and they had a lot of tables and they had a table up n the next one wasn't asked to go for theirs till the other had returned to their seats. took ages xx

Fork buffets can be just as nice, if not better than a sit down meal as guests are less restricted to what they can have....it can be a nightmare trying to find a starter, main and desert that most of your guests will also enjoy.

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You can still have speeches without a seating plan and with a buffet. I'm sure once the speeches are announced (maybe before desert is available) everyone will pay attention and if they're helping themselves to more food they'll nip back to their seat xx

no top table goes first. our venue is bringing our meals (bride & groom) while the rest of the top table get their meals, then to table one and so on. i am actually thinking too that this is nicer with the guests getting a choice in what they can have. oh! i have just realised i haven't even done menu's for tables yet! better pull my finger out haha xx

We are having a sit down meal for the guests who are coming to the ceremony, then having a buffet for the reception. x

I'm doing a buffet for my wedding as its easier and people can eat when they want, my cousin done an expensive sit down meal which was horrible in the end we all went chippy, which ever you choose make sure that you cater for everyone good luck chick xx

Went to a wedding few yrs back and they had no table plan, so you could sit whereever and they had load of round tables and they had a hot buffet after ceremony. Can't remember what they had in evening though.

We are having a sit down meal and buffet in evening as venue requests it plus I think its traditional and its what I wanted.

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