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So... I'm sitting here watching HIMYM (How I Met Your Mother) on Netflix and Marshall and Lilly got married, and can't get any darn wedding food!
So during your wedding were you starving?? Did you get a little bit to eat? Or did you get to eat your fill??
And if you did eat... how did you do it?!?
Maybe there will be some useful info to be found here!
Thanks!!!
I haven't experienced this yet... I have heard that you should ask the caterer to box up a meal or two (if this is possible) for your hubby and you though so you can enjoy the meal the next day just in case!
Nope, DH and I didn't get the chance and I am still pissed about it. Everytime we tried, someone needed something. We ate hotdogs on the grill when we got home.
I didnt get many appetizers, my favorite part, but I definitely ate my whole dinner!
Yep! We showed up to the reception and made a b-line for the buffet. I was starving after the ceremony/two hours of picture taking, and I needed food asap. I didn't get much of our cake, though, just the bite DH fed me during our cake cutting.
We were able to get dinner (buffet) and cake but I really didn't feel like eating, so I didn't enjoy it very much.
Yeah, we had plenty of time to eat, but I didn't eat much. I wasn't hungry at all! The caterers were very attentive, but the attention was wasted on me!
I'm not married yet but this is a huge concern of mine. I am hoping to avoid it by not having a bridal table. Fingers crossed sitting with my guests will mean I can still eat... otherwise, I am not afraid to talk with my mouth full if I have to haha
Getting married in a month and this is one of my concerns! We're having our reception at Lawry's and I absolutely LOVE prime rib.. with creamed spinach on the side. GAME OVER. No joke, I'm almost as excited for the prime rib as I am to get married to the guy of my dreams haha. We're going to be sitting at our own sweetheart table for dinner so I'm hoping we'll be able to eat! Another concern? My super fitted dress isn't going to be able to hold me in once I devour my meal!
We ate. Right after the ceremony, the two of us went into a private room for a few minutes and they put out a HUGE buffet of apps. They thought all of our wedding party would be in there too...but no, just us! I didn't actually eat any of it because I was too excited, but hubs ate all of it lol
During the reception we had our own waitress, but she was really more like a servant! She did anything we needed and when it was time for dinner, she came and found us, dragged us to the sweetheart table and stood there until we ate something...she was like another mom! I was so glad I ate, though. I ate mostly protein through the day to avoid bloating, and then ate most of my dinner
I am thankful that my MOH made me eat breakfast because I got back from taking pictures and had about 30 minutes and then people were coming in to clear us out of our reception area, I was a little pissed about that. I got to eat a cupcake when we got home.
DH and I had ample time to eat. We had a buffet meal, but our caterer prepared plates for DH and I. So we were able to eat while everyone else was getting food. Then we could visit the tables while everyone else was eating.
While I had ample time to eat, I ate almost nothing. The combo of adrenaline, nerves, the tight dress, and being the center of attention meant I just had NO appetite!
Thankfully our caterer gave us the leftovers, so we had them for dinner the next night.
Not really. They put a spread of the food in the bride's room for us to eat privately for a few minutes after the wedding, but we were still so wound up, we didn't eat much. Halfway through the reception, we calmed down a bit, but had no chance to eat. But then we went to dinner and didn't eat much.
I am still annoyed we didn't get to enjoy the wedding food, but it wasn't because we didn't have time. Just too nervous/excited.
Gah, I better get to eat more than a few bites. The one thing I made clear to FI and venue is that I was going to eat that food - Rawrstuffmyface! Yum!
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I didn't eat anything. I wanted to -- we were the first to get food, so it was there in front of me -- but between feeling excited and my wedding gown's corset that kept tightening, I could barely breathe, let alone eat.
I really, really wish I'd had something, but adrenaline kept me going for the most part. After I changed into a more comfy outfit for the after-party, I managed to have a few bites of food and cake and drink a glass of wine. That was the first thing I'd managed to consume since the welcome dinner!
I only got 2 canapes but I ate all of my sit down dinner as it was served to us by waitors - yummy! i was hungry and tipsy so thank god i did. I also ate a good breakfast. However the evening buffet i totally missed.
We joined cocktail hour about 20 minutes into it (we took most of our photos before the ceremony) and had a few of the passed appetizers as we mingled with our guests. When we sat down to dinner the caterers made sure our table was served first and our planner was adamant that we eat, so we pretty much licked our plates clean and got up and made the rounds to the other tables as they were still being served/eating dinner. I do wish I'd actually stopped dancing to enjoy a piece of our cake (or 3), since I only had the one bite during the cake cutting which was delicious. I seriously consider busting into that top layer in my freezer at least once a week :) We also had a late-night snack, and I grabbed one of those, so I really was never hungry the entire night and I feel like I enjoyed the reception to the fullest. Having your caterer/planner look out for you here is the key.
@mrs-v-to-be: Oooh, wait.... evening buffet? Did you have a late-night meal too?
Our reception staff went through the buffet line for us so we wouldn't even have to get up from our sweetheart table, and thanks to them, we got to eat SO MUCH of our reception food. It was amazing!!!
We got to eat, but frankly, I could hardly do it with all the excitement of getting married. I ended up eating part of my salad, a few bites of dinner, and my cake.
Our venue had a platter of the hor d'oeuvres and champagne ready for us and our wedding party after the ceremony. And they served us our salad and entrees before everyone else. I made DH scarf down our food. I wanted to take photobooth photos during salads...and we had to make our table rounds during entrees. So we said we could eat until everyone was served and then we had to stop. Needless to say, I never knew I could eat that fast. LOL
Budget wise, food/booze was our #1 priority and I was bound and determined to stuff my face at our wedding! (I know, I am such a lady). We had sations, with tons of food, and I intended to hit each of them. Ended up never making it to the carving station and a year plus later, I'm still hearing raves about the beef tenderloin, and I'm still not over missing out. We had an "up and around" reception with stations spread about the venue, so it was hard to walk from one end to the other without being stopped 500 times! I didn't go hungry, but I definitely could have eaten more food than I did.
Almost missed the bananas foster station, too, but one of the catering staff was nice enough to get some for us.
Sadly, no, but it sort of by choice...I had ample time to eat, but I between the adrenaline and my corset/bra thing, I had no appetite. The caterer made us boxes to go, but we saved them for the following night. On our wedding night, we ended up going through the Taco Bell drive-thru at 2am. Because we're classy like that.
we had time to eat but I wasn't hungry. Nerves got the best of me. We made a trip to waffle house after the wedding because I was STARVING!
our site coordinator stopped us from going in to the cocktail hour at first by giving us a plate of the hors d'oerves to eat before anyone else saw us, it was really sweet! and then during each course we managed to stuff a few bites down before circulating around to the tables
We had a dinner party reception, and ate all 4 courses, plus the passed hors d'oeuvres during cocktail hour. We had our own personal server for the evening, and her job was to assure that our glasses and our plates were always filled. Amazing food and alcohol were very high priorities for us, and we dang straight wanted to enjoy them. :)
Before the wedding we decided if we were paying that much for a meal we were definately taking time to eat. We sat and enjoyed our meal. It was great to be seated at our table and enjoy a meal with our best friends (we had our wedding party and their guest seated on bothsides of the table so everyone could talk). It was perfect and the food was so good.
We paid too much money to not eat any of our food. DH and I stayed at our table for the duration of dinner so we got to enjoy everything. Cake was another story. Beyond the taste that we each got during the cutting, we didn't really get to eat any. That was okay though, since we ate our top layer for my MIL's birthday 2 days later.
Our caterer did an awesome job with the food. I was a bit nervous considering she is a friend of my MIL and she charged us slightly over $1000 for even trays of food for our buffet to feed 175 people with lots of left overs. Everyone commented on how great it tasted. I got a few bites here and there but since I didnt get to go up to the buffet table I didnt really get to choose what I wanted. The usherettes/DOC team served food to the high table and they asked me what I wanted to eat, I was so excited and just said I didnt mind, plust I barely got to sit down much because we constantly on the dance floor or talking to guests
We finished pictures early so we were able to go to the cocktail party. My bridesmaids got me a plate of appetizers and I ate that. When it was time for dinner, the caters served our food first. We ate quickly but we did eat and then circled through the tables to say our hellos and thank yous :)
I intended to eat at the reception. We have buffet style so the head table will go first. That way we get a chance to eat while everyone is waiting for their food. by the time they all got their food, we can go around the tables and greet them all.
That's my plan. :)
@Mrs Sarah McK: "Because we're classy like that." yeah baby!!
OMG I actually LOLed at your post. First time I have laughed today.
I told my FI we will probably be hitting Denny's after our reception but after hearing how tired everyone gets we will probably hit the drive thru also. LOVE IT!
We ate. I was so excited! Our caterer had already made our plates and they were waiting at our table after the first dance. We had a pasta bar, and my caterer was kind enough to give me only white sauces (in case I spilled on my dress). DH got the red sauces.
At my first wedding, we had plenty of time to eat. We had a full dinner with appetizer, salad, intermezzo, entree, and dessert (separate form cake), and we sat down and were able to eat the entire meal. We missed the cocktail hour, but the coordinator at our venue had a few pieces set aside for us for when we were done with photos. In a four hour dinner reception, I don't understand how people don't find time to eat. I only had 85 guests, but we talked to everyone and danced a ton. At every wedding I've been in or to--and some had hundreds of guests--the bride and groom ate.
We did, but I could barely eat anything just because of all of the excitement, I found I wasn't very hungry. But just eat when your guests are eating, I'm always baffled by how brides can go the whole night without eating!
We barely ate anything, and I was kind of bummed about it! From what I was told, the ravioli was really good (though I wouldn't have dared it with a white dress on anyway). I got a couple bits of chicken and a roll, and one bite of cake from the cake-cutting part of the evening...but that was really it. DH and I ate M&M's and Rasberry-chocolate covered Oreos back in our hotel room later (we grabbed leftover favors because we were both so hungry!!)
@TopazWedding: we ate our dinner when our guests ate dinner. they were nice enough to let us eat (only about 2 or 3 came up while we were eating) and then after we finished we mingled with our guests :)
I made SURE I got to eat! It was a priority of mine. We had a buffet-style dinner, of course the bride and groom get to go first!
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