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I ate every single bite of it, it was so good! :)
It's one of the many benefits of having a very small wedding!
Hell yeah! I worried so much about the food there was no way I was going to skip it. :)
I definitely ate my main course - it was so good, I was starving, and everyone else was eating so there wasn't anything else I would have been doing. I didn't have any hors d'oeuvres or any of the desserts, though :( Just too busy and having too much fun!
like a couple bites of everything...but i was way too jittery to eat a full meal :-)
We didn't have time to eat during our cocktail hour but we both sat down and made sure to eat our dinner before we started making the rounds to the other tables to talk to our guests. We didn't take our time with it, but we definitely made sure to try the food and eat our fill.
I ate all of it - passed apps, dinner, cake! THere's no way I was spending a year planning the food and then not getting to eat any of it!
ETA: I also had a relatively small wedding - 70 people - and had spent the previous two days hanging out with everyone, so we were less pressed for time at the actual wedding. I could totally see how a bride with a 150+ guest list could be pulled all over the place!
I ate everything. We got done with pictures with 5 minutes left of cocktail hour and had someone bring us a plate of food. Then we were first in line for the buffet so we could eat and go around and talk to people while they were eating. We had a sweetheart table so we didn't have many distractions. I did have an issue where my hubby's friend kept talking to me during the dessert, but I was very motivated and focused on finishing it, so I just sat there and waited and finally got to eat it. There was no way I wasn't eating at my wedding!
I ate a little bit of everything for dinner, but totally missed out on cake. The only cake my husband and I had was from when we fed each other at the cake cutting.
Yes I did! It was a huge priority for me, I could not imagine missing out on all that delicious food we planned. But, I will say, I can easily see how brides end up going without food and just about passing out. Your adrenaline and emotions are just up so high, even just from sheer happiness and excitement, that it's easy to completely fail to feel hunger. You're just so wound up and on top of each moment that you find yourself wanting to go around and greet each table instead of eating every bite on your plate. I really had to force myself to slow down and take the time to enjoy my food, and man was I glad I did. It was like I broke a wall that had formed between me and my stomach. I still wish I'd gone and gotten seconds, but they took the buffet down while I was greeting guests at their tables. You really can't do everything.
I ate! No way I wasn't. I had one of my bridesmaids whose job was to make sure I ate. I only had two people come up to me while we were eating, and both were super quick.
Yup, I ate part of my dinner and a little bit at cocktail hour. I was just at my BFF's wedding and dragged her off the dance floor once her plate hit the table so she could at least eat some of it.
I think the bigger issue is that a lot of brides forget to eat during the day... I had our maitre'd get me a roll right before the ceremony because I was feeling faint! And at the wedding I was just in, we were only nibbling on stuff all day... no meals. I kept an emergency half-bagel in my purse for the bride, but the bridesmaids ATTACKED the cocktail hour - we were starving. So I think it's just as important to schedule in lunch.
@Meghan, I agree that having lunch beforehand is a great idea. Most places (of any cuisine and type) offer delivery so it can be eaten while you are getting ready if you aren't able to go out for any reason.
Of course, I ate! (Although I missed out on the passed appetizers). I tried all three types of cake we had...it was fabulous! Yum!
I ate about half of my food. I wasn't really hungry which is weird because i have a big appetite most the time... I think it was partly because i was talking to people and excited. The venue sent us home with some left overs so i go to eat more of it as a midnight snack ;-) I def recommend asking for a to-go box!
We were left alone during our dinner but we only got one serving and one piece of cake. We didn't taste the appetizers at all.
some of my friends got married and werent able to eat during the reception but i've never heard of any bride passing out for lack of food... this would only happen if she hadnt been eating for days prior
Yes, but I'm such a glutton I would even eat in a life threatening emergency.
They first brought us all the appetizers we missed while everyone was in the cocktail and we were off taking pics, which was great. I would be upset if I didn't get to taste those because I handpicked each one, and they were so good! I then ate my salad, but unfortunately missed half of the main course. DH and decided to do a quick round and say hi to everyone, and by the time I got back my chicken and risotto were gone :( I did fill up on the heavenly chocolate lava cake later though. And I managed not to get any chocolate on my dress. An amazing feat for me!
Absolutely! I had both of our appetizers, both entrees, and both cake flavors. One or two people came up to talk to us while we were eating at our head table, and we chatted, but we kept shoveling food in at the same time. Most people were busy eating and left us alone.
I ate some of the passed appetizers, but didn't get to sample all of them (I heard they were all delicious though). And I ate about 75% of my salad and dinner. I had like 3 bites of our yummy cake too! So yes, I definitely ate at my wedding! :)
I wish I had time to eat all of it. It was sooo delicious... vegetarian lasagna (yum!). However, for whatever reason guests thought it would be a great idea to keep coming up to us and giving us their "best wishes" DURING dinner. I kept wanting them to just sit down because I was so hungry and we were going to make our rounds after dinner. So really I only got a few bites of everything in the end.
I ate but my poor husband was so busy socializing that the only thing he got to eat was a bite of wedding cake!
Yup!!!!
I wasn't too hungry but I had all of my salad, half of my entree and ALL of my dessert - the dessert is AMAZING!
I ate all of it, there was no way I wasn't. Two problems I hadn't thought of:
1) Even though my dress was a bit loose, the giant elastic "seatbelt" type thing inside really made eating too much uncomfortable. I wish I had realized to undo the stupid thing.... I took a break, walked around a bit and was fine to eat dessert.
2) Despite having a sweetheart table everyone and their brother wanted to talk to us while we ate. Ugh. At first I was polite and restrained myself, but by the time my steak came I just dug in and ignored whoever was talking to DH in hopes they would leave, LOL!
Overall though, I loved my first meal with my husband, I just wish it had been a bit more solitary! On the other hand, I love that our guests felt free to walk around and chat between courses, it made for a really friendly intimate atmosphere :)
heck yeah!! we were making rounds and someone woud come up to us saying the course had been served. then we'd go to our sweetheart table and eat, then get back up. no one came up to us at all (well a few took pictures).
i was once in a wedding where a fellow bridemaid passed out during the ceremony as she hadn't eaten all day. it was scary and i still feel bad for that bride because it caused such a distraction!
Nope! But, I must add that my situation was different:
I think my not eating had a lot to do with the fact that it wasn't a seated reception.
I had absolutely no appetite the day of our wedding. There was just too much going on for me. I forced myself to eat yogurt as I was getting ready and then someone forced me to eat a few bites of our main course. Afterwards on the other hand I completely chowed down. So if you don't eat make sure you talk to your venue about sending you some leftovers wrapped up at the end of the evening.
Nope, someone was talking to us (came up to our head table) the entire time. I wanted to get some food back to the room later but wasn't able to... And everyone said the food was good... Oh well :(
edit to add- Also, no appetite. Nervous? Anxious? Busy? Somthing like that.
I totally sat down and enjoyed my supper - it was delicious!!! I definitely didnt want to have an empty stomach and feel tired before the night was up. The meal isnt just for your guests - its for us brides too!
I ate! It was really relaxing and peaceful to have our sweetheart table. We were both really glad we decided to do that. I probably could have had seconds but I didn't want to feel bloated, especially since our dance was right after dinner. We did have a few people come up to us while we ate but it was no big deal.
sort of - we had a sweetheart table so we were planning on eating the whole meal and had separate apps downstairs in a holding room... however we were 1.5 hours late to our own reception because our transportation didnt show up so everything ended up being rushed until the dancing started. soooo i ended up eating a few bites of my pork and all my potatoes and my cake. thats it. everyone kept coming up to our table to say hi so it was like *holding fork full of tasty food* "oh we are sooo happy for you!!! PICTURE!!!" (random aunt) *putting for down with a sigh untouched*
the venue though packed up two full dinners for us to take with us. we had our first "married" meal at home by ourselves it was glorious :)
however the whole passing out thing - yeah i collapsed after my photos, it was hot, i hadnt eaten since breakfast, and my blood sugar was low. thank GOD for the guy who was in the hotel lobby with a bag full of snacks im sure were meant for his toddlers. if it wasnt for his juicy juice and animal crackers i would have been a gonner.
my advise - have someone carry crackers and some juice or soda with you for after the ceremony so you eat SOMETHING in between before the reception.
I ate - but I didn't make it a priority - we had a buffet so when I moved round and ate and talked!
I can't imagine not eating at the reception....after all this time of dieting, I'd want to chow down!
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I've heard so many conflicting stories regarding the bride eating at the reception. Most say during the planning that they can't imagine not eating the food they picked out. But so many marrieds say that they didn't have time with guests trying to talk to them while they ate or they had too many nerves. Was that the case for you? Maybe the folks I've been around were raised differently, but I've always been told by elders that it is rude to interrupt people who are eating unless they are at your table. Also, I've read that if the bride doesn't eat that she (and anyone for that matter) will get very sick or pass out from lack of blood sugar. But yet the groom has no problems eating. At the same time, it seems that the number of brides who say they did eat a full plate (sometimes with seconds and full dessert, etc) and made it a priority to do so are in the very rare minority.
What was your situation? Were you able to eat a full plate or was it not important to you?