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Our venue only offers a buffet dinner. Another venue we looked at and almost booked at also only offered buffet. I used to work in the catering department of a country club and even though we catered both seated and buffet dinners, most people opted for buffet.
So, I am just curious what the majority is doing because it sounds like most people are doing seated dinners.
We're doing a buffet. We could have done either one at our location.
We're doing family style. It allows for the variety of a buffet, but allows guest to interact at the table.
Because of the way our venue is set up, we could only do a seated dinner. And that's what we wanted anyway.
But there's nothing wrong with a buffet. It's just a different way of doing things :)
We're having a couple of stations plus some passed appetizers and a dessert table, so I chose other. Our venue is at the beach, so I didn't think a sit-down dinner would work. If we were doing it anywhere else, we would have a huge, yummy multi-course dinner. I don't love the idea of a real buffet and we're not having enough seating for everybody either. We're doing small 4 person tables, cocktail tables and a couple of seating areas with couches and end tables, but not all big round dinner tables.
We had the option of a buffet, family style, or seated and we chose to go with a seated, french service dinner at the wedding. It's eight people to a table and a waiter and an assistant waiter per table so the service will be quick.
we're having a seated dinner. we liked the idea of a family style dinner, but the options we were presented for the family style weren't things we knew our guests would like, so we went with the seated dinner... which ended up being cheaper than the family style and buffet.
Buffet. Here's why, for me:
There was a selection of vegetarian plates but no real entree. With vegetarian food I wanted people to be able to choose what they wanted because they might be picky with food preferences. Also, I had a smaller wedding which helped with the process of people going to the stations.
We are doing seated - we want to do toasts throughout dinner (so people don't get bored) and this is easier when they are seated as opposed to getting up and getting food! But we did consider a buffet before we decided on the toasts!
We decided to go with plated over buffet since we were doing it at a Country Club and wanted everything to look elegant. If you go with buffet, personally I think it really downgrades the event and makes it look too casual. When I think of buffet, I think of the buffet near my house which honestly isn't that great.
We decided to go with plated over buffet since we were doing it at a Country Club and wanted everything to look elegant. If you go with buffet, personally I think it really downgrades the event and makes it look too casual. When I think of buffet, I think of the buffet near my house which honestly isn't that great.
We decided to go with plated over buffet since we were doing it at a Country Club and wanted everything to look elegant. If you go with buffet, personally I think it really downgrades the event and makes it look too casual. When I think of buffet, I think of the buffet near my house which honestly isn't that great.
We are doing a seated dinner...but I've been to buffets and they were excellent!
Sometimes I prefer buffet since you can actually choose more than one entree instead of marking what you want on an RSVP card. For mine, we'll likely do buffet because of the type of food we'll have.
We did a plated dinner service. It just made more sense for us, as we had a smaller wedding/reception room. I think a buffet would have taken up far too much space. Also, I'm a total klutz, so I hate attending formal events (all dressed up) and having to go through buffet lines. I always feel like I'm going to spill something!
We're having a lunch reception, so a buffet works perfectly for that.
I am doing faily style also. You get double orders of everything to each table.
I think buffet would be easier, everyone can pick the food they want
Still deciding, but I think it would be nice to have a sit down dinner. I just don't know if the logistics will work out with that, since the venue doesn't have a full kitchen.
I have meat eaters, vegans, people with allergies...its easier to please everyone to have a scrumptious buffet. Also, I've been at so many weddings that I was still hungry after the meal since there was very little on the plate!
We're having a buffet. I would love a seated dinner, but we have too many guests and they're usually only for very formal high class events where I live.
We are having a buffet, for a couple different reasons...
I have been to receptions in which so much time is wasted having 2/3 of the room waiting to be served while the other 1/3 is already finished. Buffets also are easier to please the masses, and makes for a more social event. We are also going to allow the bar to be open during dinner so that people can actually get a drink and not have to worry about watching the time for when the bar closes. Buffets just make for a more relaxed, social event. :) :)
Wow I just equaled out the vote, 20 each :)
We did a plated meal, a salad and a duet entree of chicken and filet. I think it depends on what you want for your wedding, I look at a plated meal as more elegant but thats just me. Buffets are a good option if you dont know what to serve your guests or if everyone will like the same thing. It gives your guests alot more options to choose from and the ability to not put something on their plate they dont want (veggies!) :)
We are doing a seated dinner. I've never actually been to a buffet wedding before, but I'd like to attend one!
We are doing a seated dinner. I have been to both and don't mind a buffett, but prefer seated. By the time dinner comes around, I'm usually full from cocktail hour so I couldn't care less about the food.
We are doing a buffet for a number of reasons. First, we have 300 guest and the cost of a full sit down is just to much for our budget. Second, I always appreciate getting to pick how much food I want. I perfer to pick more veggies than meat for my meal...and with our head count it will hopefully go quicker than a normal sitdown.
Whatever you pick your guest will enjoy. Most of the time I think people remember if there was good food, drinks, and fun music to boogie.
Wow, I am actually amazed that the numbers are so close!
I can't change my mind now even if I wanted to and I don't. I was really just curious what was the norm. We're going to have tastings for our menu choices ahead of time so we will be sure the food will be good.
There should be plenty of booze which makes me nervous since it seems like everyone is mainly looking forward to the free alcohol. I don't know how many times I've mentioned to my fiance and one of the groomsmen "NO GETTING DRUNK". Truth be told, FI rarely gets drunk and has never ever gotten to the passing out stage, but this might be that ONE occasion he deems important enough to let loose!
For some reason I just really love the idea of a nice sit down dinner. I'm getting married on New Years Eve so technically I do not need to have a sit down dinner, could totally jusy do stations or a dessert reception but I wan't to have a sit down dinner to add a time frame to the reception. Also it will be a good time to make rounds and thank people for coming.
We are doing a plated dinner because my fiance hates waiting for allt he tables to be called when we go to buffet weddings, and that's usually all he remembers - is that he had to watch other people eat and he had to starve while he waited for our table to be called, lol. i personally don't think there is a right or wrong, but we are doing plated for him. one other option - we recently went to a wedding that was buffet, but they had passed hors d'oeuvres to the seated tables while others were in line - i thought this was a good idea :) kept us busy and satisfied while waiting for our table's turn!!
Buffets are great if a) everybody gets fed in a reasonable time and b) you have guests who have larger appetites. I get that sometimes you need a little more food, but at the buffet receptions I've been to, these people literally go back for 3 full plates at least and pig out. I wanted to avoid this.
Basically, nobody wants to be the last table and wait 40 minutes to get food (buffet or seated) while over half the people there have already eaten. It really depends on your venue and set up. We didn't have to worry about people eating certain things...everybody in our families (and friends) eats chicken, potatoes, corn, and salad.
For ours, we had a plated reception. But everybody was literally fed within 5 minutes of each other. They were seriously on top of it and said a buffet would have taken forever. They were right! We had plenty of food on our plates, too. And the buffet would have been sitting on the dance floor. Boo.
We are doing a family style dinner. If our guest list was smaller I think the option of a plated or buffet meal work well. I have never been to a family style dinner before so this should be interesting :)
@hhcheung2000- I think that was a pretty rude comment to say that having a buffet downgrades the event, some people can't afford a sit-down dinner or prefer a buffet for other reasons but I don't think it makes it any less casual and it definitely will be better than a resturant buffet since it is still personalized and cooked for the event....
I voted for what we're having but based on that comment, I don't want to say it here on the boards...
I didn't know they "call" tables to come to the buffet. Hmmm, I guess I should ask my venue how that works.
I've been to some really nice buffet weddings and love that you can pick and choose what you want because I'm pickey when it comes to meats. I don't like that there always seems to be someone missing from each table and thus discussion can be hard to maintain. However, we do not have the space for a buffet so it will be a sit down dinner without question.
buffet! Everyone was coming from our cocktail hour where we had fairly heavy hors d'oeuvres so I wasn't worried about anyone being extremely hungry. We had 75 guests and had our DOC dismiss each table to the buffet area as she noticed the prior table being almost through the line. We also had her dismiss key tables first and have friends that didn't mind being last until the end. So our grandparents went first, followed by a table of guests that needed to leave early for a long drive home. By having the DOC quietly and personally dismiss each table it kept from having the DJ do buffet calls over the sound system, which I found a bit annoying. It kept it moving at a quick pace and everyone had "hot" food. That honestly was my biggest concern....the past 2 plated weddings we had attended the last tables to be served had cold food. It also gave us time to visit a few tables while they were waiting. I think each option is what you make of it!
I also agree it is easier if you have quite a few special meal preferences to do a buffet since everyone gets to choose. I didn't think our buffet option looked or felt "downgraded" at all.
We're having a seated dinner, but mostly because it actually is more cost effective at our venue. They don't have much in the way of buffet options. I personally didn't feel strongly about having either. I used to work at a lot of seated dinner weddings and it seemed like the food was in better condition most of the time (at the venue I worked at). I've been to plenty of buffet weddings and only disliked it when it was 200+ people and I had to sit for over 30 minutse waiting to get in line. They both have their pros and cons I think - at the end of the day as long as your venue/caterer is well organized and on top of everything, it works either way!
Buffet. It's actually cheaper for us, and it'll give our guests options, and allow them to get as much as they want! We're doing BBQ, so it fits with the general theme of the food!
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