Weddingbee boards

So we have friends doing our food. We are not going to have a serious cocktail hour, and our tent for the reception will be about 10 steps from our ceremony set-up. Age old question -- do you think this is enough?

While we're taking pictures, we're going to have out finger foods:

• fruit platter (kiwi, pineapple, strawberries, cantaloupe, watermelon)
• veggie platter (broccoli, carrots, peppers)
• cheese and crackers
• dips

For dinner, we'll be doing a buffet:

• ham
• chicken breasts with italian seasoning and breadcrumbs
• pierogies in butter
• baked ziti
• a yet to be determined veggie
• rolls and butter
• salad

Wedding cake for dessert. Water and iced tea during dinner. Coffee with cake. Thinking about a cookie buffet, too. S'mores and alcohol at the afterparty.

Do you think we need some kind of plainer potato option like mashed or scalloped? Would you add another veggie?

@Amaryllis: I think what you have is ok. I hate those elaborate cocktail hours that stuff you before the dinner comes.. then you cant enjoy the dinner! My wedding is pretty formal but I am not going over the top.. there will be about 4 (5 tops!) passed appetizers during the cocktail hour and then they will have their elaborate meal for dinner. 

@MrsNeutrino: That's what Gram keeps saying about the food -- don't stuff people before dinner!

@Miss Longcoat: I kind of hate twice baked potatoes. I've had them at two weddings and they are never good. My friend is the one who suggested scalloped potatoes, so I am sure he'd manage them ahead of time. He is a chef by trade, so I am supremely confident in him on this. :)