I have met two couples in the past week that have complained
about the food at their wedding. You don’t want that to be you. And after all
of your hard work you don’t want your guests walking away hungry, or talking
about the dry chicken!
Here are some noteworthy thoughts to ponder upon while
making food selections:
Know your guests:
You may be a foodie, but are your guests? If you want to showcase the talents of your Rock
Star chef make sure to balance the meal.
Offer some trendy palette teaser for appetizers, but you may consider
keeping the entrée basic.
Menu Matters:
Spend time with your catering manager to discuss your
tasting. Select items that are in your
wedding package, but do not be afraid to ask the chef to be creative. Never arrive hungry to a tasting. You will not be able to judge the food for
its taste and quality if you are starving. Once the food arrives at your table,
give it few minutes before you take a bite.
This will allow you to better understand how the food will taste if it
is served during a large dinner service.
Not Happy:
If you are not happy with the quality or presentation, try again,
and try until you are happy. It is your
big day, and you want to make sure that your celebration dinner is truly
something to celebrate. You want your
guests to enjoy the food, as much as you did at the tasting. Your catering manager wants to make sure that
you are happy, and will be accommodating within reason.
Teen or Children
Meals:
Don’t forget the younger guests at your reception. They may not care for the lavish artistic
meal presentation, but would be satisfied with a less “foofooie” dish. Do a plan a course for them that is similar
to the selection you are offering your adult guests.
Offering a meal
choice:
Letting your guests choose between the salmon and steak? This
will certainly create more work for you in the tracking of the RSVPs to
correctly count the meal selections being made by your guests. Keep in mind that your guests have selected
their meals 6 weeks in advance, and may not even remember their choice on the
day of the event. Some venues may offer
“at time service,” which will allow guests to choose their selection once they
are seated in the ballroom. This is the
easiest choice for pleasing your guests, but it will most likely cost more.
As you make the final selection of your royal feast, be sure
to take pictures of the plates you have chosen.
Do share with your catering manager special notes or comments made
during the tasting. Have all your
special requests, temperature preferences and presentation choices written in
detail so that the catering manager and the culinary staff are aware of your
requests. Once you have enjoyed your culinary
experience be prepared to work it all off on the dance floor.
Happy Feast!!!
BBFN (Bridal Bliss for Now),
Olivia
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