Hi All! Just begun planning my wedding and we're considering not having a wedding breakfast. This is partly due to cost but also to be a little different. I'm also not very good at being the centre of attention so it'll make me feel a lot more relaxed.I just wondered other peoples thoughts on this? Has anyone done this for their wedding or been to one similar, how was it? Also, it is proving quite tricky to find venues that will do this without having two seperate venues, which I'd like to avoid. If anyone knows of any in the East Midlands that would be very helpful! Thanks
CommentAuthorInDreamland
I went to a wedding where they had a small handful of people at their registry office ceremony then had no wedding breakfast and went straight into an evening buffet and party.
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CommentAuthorElizabethF49
I haven't been to a wedding like this,it was an idea I had Get married as late as possible then straight into evening do It didn't work out like than as we couldn't get a venue we liked that would do this. Think of how much money you will save by not having a wedding breakfast xx
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CommentAuthorMrsH-2B
My brothers wedding last weekend was like this ! Ceremony and reception in same venue.. Ceremony at 4pm, speeches at 6.15pm buffet at 7pm then partied til midnight.. My only advice would be to tell people that it's not a full meal as some people did moan about it as they'd purposefully not eaten.. Personally if I hadn't known, I'd have assumed it wasn't a full meal by how late the ceremony was but hey go :-) I don't know if it was cause it was my brothers wedding but it was the best one I've ever been to :-) xxx
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CommentAuthorWhovianbride
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Do whatever makes you happy. Have your ceremony later in the day so you can skip the breakfast; how about hiring a marquee and then getting catering in for the buffet? May be easier if venues are being difficult :S
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CommentAuthorHelenW
Our friends did a hot buffet for lunch, and a cold buffet in the evening. Meant the ceremony was still at 12, people got fed, the tables were decorated nicely and speeches etc but saved a load of money! Xx
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CommentAuthorVictoriaB
My uncle's wedding was like this and it was still all very grand,they got married later on in the day,had the ceremony then pics let everyone stroll round the country gardens them straight into nighttime, they didn't scrimp on the buffet though probs because it was the only food people would get all day,there were jacket potatoes ,curries, chillis, pastas, chickens, sandwiches allsorts hot and cold,lovely wedding x
CommentAuthorbeximo86
I'm having a BBQ rather than a formal wedding breakfast. We are getting married at 3, having a BBQ at around 6 and in the evening we are having a cold buffet but that won't be til about 8ish I believe. We're getting married in a church and then the BBq and evening buffet are being held in the same venue and we have saved roughly 3.5K on food!
We went to our venue and discussed what we wanted, it has meant that we have a 'bespoke' wedding rather than a package deal which meant we lost out on a couple of extras like the venue decor and we have to pay for a drinks package but even factoring in those costs we've saved around 2.5K - we could have saved more if we opted for a different drinks package but we wanted premium beers or cocktails as arrival drinks and champers for the toast so it cost us more. Speak to your venue and see what they can suggest :) x
CommentAuthorkatielea100
We're not having a wedding breakfast because of the cost and because H2B doesn't like attention This is why I've not got a church too lol it seemed stupid to pay the church cost when were literally having immediate family at the ceremony because h2b won't feel comfortable otherwise We're just having a late wedding and party at evening :) xx
CommentAuthorFranM76
We're not having a wedding breakfast either - ceremony is at 5.30 then straight onto the evening do which includes a hot buffet in the cost. The future MIL said they paid a fortune for their wedding breakfast and in hindsight wished they hadn't - it added a fortune to the cost and meant many people didn't eat the buffet or hog roast later which meant loads got wasted. I also think it makes it more relaxed and less formal which is what we're after. It's your wedding - you do what makes you 2 happy xx
