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We had a buffet because it was less expensive and let people choose what they wanted to eat without us asking!
We picked a seated dinner because it was actually less expensive than a buffet at our reception facility and we some of the dishes we liked were only available as plated (I guess they didn't hold up well in a buffet line). I was fine with asking our guests to pick an option when they RSVPed.
We went with buffet because I wanted non-traditional food. We're having an asian station and a mexican station.
We are having a backyard wedding and it's really casual, so we are having a buffet.
At our venue, buffet and plated dinners cost the same. We went with plated because we just preferred it over buffet-styled.
Buffet, because we also wanted to do non-traditional and stationy food. I'm hoping it'll create flow, and besides that, it's saving us money. Win.
We went with buffet because it was the most food for the money. We could have gotten plated for not much more but it was actually less food.
Plated. It was less expensive at our venue, plus I like the flow of it better. All the buffet receptions I have been to have been a huge traffic jam trying to get some food. Not a fan.
I really want to have heavy appetizers/mini foods (sliders, mini mac n cheese, mini tacos, whatever) but my fiance thinks it would be worng to do since we are having a 5pm wedding and guests will be hungry. Who cares? I could fill up on appetizers! I don't really want the boring sit-down meal :(
@loloheart, if done correctly heavy appetizers are actually more food than a plated meal. A plated meal is the equivalent of 4-6 heavy appetizers. During the dinner hour, you should serve at least 15-20 heavy appetizers per person to equate a full meal. So if anyone goes home hungry, it's their own fault. At the same time, heavy appetizers are not cheese trays, which so many people insist they are, and heavy appetizers are quite filling on their own. If that's what you want, then do it.
At our venue, the buffet was the most expensive option because it included the most food, and we selected this. This includes a plethora of hot and cold butler passed appetizer, multiple different chicken entrees, seafood entrees, beef entrees, salads, pastas, carving stations (where a chef carves the meat and places it onto your plate), and an Italian sweets buffet in addition to our tiered wedding cake.
We selected it because it was the most food and gave guests the most selection. We are also having a top shelf open bar and we wanted our guests to eat as much as possible so that people aren't getting too drunk (although those who want to still probably will).
we went with plated. there wasn't much of a price difference... plus it wasn't just a "per person/per plate" price... we just had a minimum spend amount... that we could meet however we wanted between liquor, food, dessert, apps, etc.
they had a trio plate option that offered everyone a bit of everything so we went with that...
reminds me... i need to do a tasting of our choices ASAP! :)
We are having a very smallw edding- 15 people- and are having a fiarly fancy sit down (since it own't cost that much)
We are doing heavy hors d'oeuvres and mini-foods. Our wedding reception starts at 8pm though!
I am so looking forward to it - appetizers are always my favourite part of any meal (I sometimes make myself "appetizer dinner" at home)
We are having passed appetizers and stations. No one does seated dinners where I live.
Our food stations and buffet were actually *more expensive* than plated, because they require having more food to make a good visual display, and it is harder to guess how much guests are going to consume.
But we went with stations so people could pick and choose what they wanted.
We decided plated meal for dinner because we like the idea of our guests being served their meal! But I have gone to a wedding with stations..and I have to say YUMM!!
Plated.
I don't think our venue has a buffet option. But we wanted a formal dinner so plated it is! For the cocktail hour, we are having passed hors devours and stations.
We're having a plated meal. We felt like that suited us better and since all of our friends have done buffet style dinners, we thought it would mix it up some. Guests get to choose their main course when they RSVP, so there are options.
I selected "other" because we're having a tea reception. It has cake and desserts but also tea sandwiches and finger foods. Drinks will be tea, coffee and wine (grape juice for the kids). We selected this because we wanted a small wedding and love our wedding spot so much, that we wanted the reception there, too. There's not a whole lot of space or need for a sit down meal, and since we're getting married about 2, an afternoon tea worked out well.
Heavy appetizers/tapas reception. We wanted something different, and we wanted a more festive atmosphere. The tapas approach is very condusive to a lively party. There just wasn't much about the traditional seated dinner with entrance and toasts and head table and the whole nine yards of tradition that spoke to us.
Our venue doesn't have a buffet option, and I never really considered it anyway (no specific reason) so we're doing a plated dinner.
We had a mix: The salad was plated when guests entered the reception, the dinner was family style, and dessert was buffet of sorts.
We’re doing a plated dinner because it suits us and our wedding more, and it was cheaper than doing a buffet.
We’re actually doing 4 small courses vs. traditional “salad and entrée” because that suits us better and was essentially the same price as doing just salad and entrée option.
plated dinner... haven't selected a caterer yet so no details concerning the menu to share :D
We are thinking we are doing buffett but we are doing Italian and I am kinda leaning towards a family style because it helps promote talking and less waiting in line.
Ours is a tapas buffet. We decided on this particular menu because tapas is really popular over here and everyone loves it. Plus it's really easy to substitute veggie dishes for the fish/seafood which several folks are either allergic to or flat out don't like.
Plated because that is what my family expects and my parents are hosting. I like the idea of stations and/or buffetts though, although have heard some horror stories about food sitting out too long or there not being enough!
We will have some stations during cocktail hour so people can load up a little ahead of time.
I am torn between plated or heavy apps. I love the idea of heavy apps because I have never been a fan of the whole dinner thing, BUT a seated dinner does give structure and flow to the whole evening. People don't get confused, they know when to eat, sit, dance, etc. We have been pushing off the decision, but have to decide soon.
i thought i would do a buffet but the venue i went with is more of a plated kind of place. what I really liked about this option is that the guests don't have to choose their meal way ahead of time, they are given a menu at the reception and get to pick. So they get to pick whatever they're craving at the moment without having to wait in line. best of both.
Plated dinner. The last few weddings I've been to with stations or a buffet were a huge disaster. Too much time waiting in line, mass confusion, etc, etc.
I hate plated dinners (as a guest). Even though it can save money, it assumes that everyone likes the choices you've picked. I've been to many weddings where most of my food goes to waste because its just not what I like (or too little of the yummy stuff). For our wedding we went for a mix of heavy apps and a buffet. I'm a huge fan of dancing so we asked the caterer to stick to a carb heavy meal (pasta sation) and a lot of easy apps that could set out for a few hours for guests to graze on as they danced. It worked wonderfuly and EVERYONE commented on how delicious the food was (and how they liked the fact that they could get as much as they wanted!!).
We are doing buffet and it was an easy choice for us. FH family is Persian and we are having a Persian wedding with Persian food. There are so many choices when it comes to Persian food that there is no way we could have done it plated.
Heavy passed appetizers. It was a space issue.
Heavy apps reception- can fit 80 people
Plated dinner- can fit 50 people
Buffet- can fit 40 people
We are planning for 5-6 pieces of food per person, per hour of reception. Everyone should get plenty to eat.
We are also warning guests in advance by indicating on the invitation it will be a "cocktail and hors d'oeuvres reception" so there are no surprises.
plated - dont like buffet style because i have never had warm food at a buffet wedding and hate sitting aroudn while other folks are eating....
Gator, I don't really like plated dinners either. I find stations/buffets so much more fun. I've never had to wait in line. I think it is because the way I've seen them set up, people get small plates of food throughout the evening-it's not everyone sitting down and eating at the same time.
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