Chicken or Beef?

Your menu can be puzzling. It’s a part of your wedding you might not have really thought twice about. By the time you cross your budget with your guests dietary requirements you’re not left with much other than Chicken or Beef, boring! Don't despair there are plenty of alternatives.

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Your venue is going to play a huge part of this decision with some only offering you limited choices. Going off the beaten track with your reception venue will give you a bit of luxury in designing your menu. So, do you opt for hours d’oeuvres (finger food) or buffet, sit down meal or call for KFC? How do you choose? 

Well, what do you like for dinner?

If it’s your turn to host a dinner party, what would you cook? Would you whip out your Masterchef apron and get busy whipping up some fancy pants dish nobody can pronounce? Or would you order Domino’s?
Remember this is your wedding… yes you want to “please everyone” but guests will be much more delighted with a surprising Wedding Menu option then with a Chicken or Beef decision.

One way you can get around the menu is to do what Tonya and Darryl did, they hired an their favorite restaurant for their Reception, giving their guests the choice to order whatever they like. This also saved the B&G (bride and groom) big bucks in their budget as their guests paid for their own meals.

Pizza anyone?

You might screw up your face at the thought of watching your Grandmother shoveling a Ham and Pineapple slice into her mouth come 7 pm, but surely even she likes a good ol’ slice-o-pizza. So if it’s your ideal meal, then have it. Who doesn’t love pizza anyway!

Your venue costs will include a price-per-head for your guests which will include meals, so if the menu options are limited, bloody boring and uninspiring, then find something that you love. Knock the price per head down with your venue manager and hire a caterer that will cater (pardon the pun) to your wants!

If you’re sushi lovers, hire a sushi chef! If it’s all about the Circus then serve up corn dogs, popcorn and fairy floss! Get inspired, and let me know what you want for dinner at your wedding?