Hi...am having a 3 course sit down for everyone plus wedding cake and am thinking it may not be necessary to have an evening buffet? What do you think? If the ceremony is at 2.30, then when would we sit down....6ish? Won't everyone be full and not want to eat again at like 10pm. Party finishes at 11.
CommentAuthorMrsMac2B
but you know what people are like once they get a drink in them, well my grubber lot anyway lol!
I would say so yeah, are you having evening guests that wont be there during the day?xx
CommentAuthorMrs-West-2B
It all depends on how many evening guests you are having i think.. We are getting married at 3 then having a 3 course meal and an evening buffet aswel because we are having another 100 + evening guests so its more for them really xx
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CommentAuthorMrsMac2B
we get married at either 3 or 3.30 not quite sure and we are having canapes at drink reception, 4 course meal and buffet at night :) I think everyone expects food when they have been invited to a party of any sort. I know I would expect to be fed after spending money on an outfit, a gift, getting there, drink etc :) just my opinion though xx
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
We are not finishing ours until about 7.30 so I'm just having a small buffet to nibble on later rather than a full spread and using the money (have to cater for 100%) we would have spent on lots of food for canapes earlier on in the day when guests will need it more. I think its always a good idea to give them something to soak up the alcohol but you don't need vast amounts of food as you wouldn't normally eat much after a 3 course meal. It depends too if you are having extras on the night as if you are you need to inform them that there isn't a buffet if you decide against it.
We're getting married at 2.45pm, having a 3 course meal at 5pm - but we're not bothering with an evening buffet as we're not having any extra guests just coming for the evening. Maybe if you've got a lot more guests in the evening then a buffet would probably be a good idea, maybe about 8-8.30pm ish.
CommentAuthorsbride
If your having extra guest to the evening then yes you will certainly need to out on an evening buffet. If not then just a small selections of nibbles will be enough x
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CommentAuthorButterflyDreamer
I'm having a rolling buffet as we are getting wed at 3.30, an hour for our ceremony 45-50 mins for photos by time we get to the venue it'll be quater to 6 and the disco is starting at 7.30 so by time we've had speeches and what not sat down and eaten i think its better just having a buffet that goes through the night instead of a sit down meal especially as we have more guests coming in the evening xx
CommentAuthorekielty(now Trow)
Thats what Im doing Butterflydreamer. Im getting married at 4 in the afternoon. I was thinking of having nibbles on the tables (nuts and crisps) and then open the buffet at 7ish?
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CommentAuthorButterflyDreamer
that's a good idea ekielty xx
CommentAuthorekielty(now Trow)
thanks :)
I have put on the invitations for the evening guests to come at 7, so i figured open the buffet at the time? xxx
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CommentAuthor~*~ Becca ~*~
well no..if ur not gettin married til 2.30 (which is the time i got married) Give it ..45 mins at least for ceremony..then time for ur photos etc...sit down meals tend to start about 5ish and last about 1.5 - 2 hours which would be 7...then u get that half an hour to speak to people whilst they set up for reception.....and then buffet is usually served about 9.30ish! well that is how it went for me and i had same ceremony time as u x
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CommentAuthorpixie.bunny
We are having a buffet in the evening, due to more guests coming to the reception. Xx
CommentAuthorgreyarea
We want to have the meal then disco so we wont have a buffet but crisps and nuts will be avalible at the bar it would save us money
CommentAuthorRags
I'd just do a pie and peas or something like that. I understand that you'l all be pretty full, but it's nice to have a supper.
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CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
i wud hav a buffet BUT say if u hav a guest list of 160 for nite wud only cater for 100 hun!!! dont cater 4 all cos like u said most of guests just had a 3 course but later on they mite get pekkish and ure nite guests wud feel like they r not wanted if u dont put anything on 4 them
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CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
butterfly dreamer!!! BE| CAREFUL my mate was meant to be havin a rollin buffet but they forgot to replenish it for the nite people and took it away ( she got money back afterwards) but wen us nite guests got there we felt we wasnt welcome!!
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CommentAuthorSoon2BBlackwell
We're having sausage and bacon butties at the evening reception. I'm having about 60 during the day then another 60 for just evening. We looked into buffet but it was so pricey for a ton of stuff we wouldnt eat. Bacon and sausage butties are only £3.95ph so i cant complain.
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CommentAuthorNHR115
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We're having an evening buffet but that's because we're having an extra 100 guests at night. We're getting married around 2-2.30pm and the meal won't finish till later on but we need to feed our evening guests. I'm having bacon rolls, sausage rolls, scrambled egg rolls and our wedding cake. xxx
*I meant to add that we're having a four course meal so most of my day guests will be full but I've decided not to cater for 100% of them*
CommentAuthorSoon2BBlackwell
Isn't it usually the rule with a buffet that you cater for 2/3 of the total no. of guests.
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CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
yes, but thats wen most of them aint had a 3 course meal!
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CommentAuthorButterflyDreamer
My dad had the same thing at his wedding at the same place where im having my reception becky and they were very good, so i'm not too worried, i have a meeting with the wedding co-ordinator next week so i will make sure i let her know exactly what i want :D
CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
gud gud!! just thought i'd warn u so u can make sure x
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CommentAuthorNHR115
Hollymarples some places insist you cater for 100% of your guests. xxx
CommentAuthorx~Hails~x
We get married at 3 having a sit down 3 course meal with the wedding cake as dessert at half 5. So instead of a buffet we are having bacon rolls in the evening at 9-9.30 (h2b wanted mini fish n chips) and just letting our evening guests this is the only food so maybe eat before they come.
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CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
i wud actually hav the rolls an hour later than that mayb! nhr they dont kno how manys cumin just lie lol luckily ours is ok wiv it!
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CommentAuthorSoon2BBlackwell
NHR115, It doesnt surprise me some places do that! The amount of food wasted in those places must be insane.
I worked in a hotel for a few years and once worked a wedding that didnt have an evening buffet, they had hot pork sandwiches served at midnight for the guests to eat on the way home. It seemed to go down really well with the guests. Not sure how many venues will keep the kitchen open to serve at midnight though...
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CommentAuthor'ca'ca'ca
we're planning to have a delievery of southern fried chicken from our local outlet [we're having our recption in a field, so no cscary venue kitchen for us!] for our evening guests, and our day guests. Our Wedding Breakfast is either going to be the same, or a hog roast type thing. This way, we can continue to have the hog roast into the eveing; both sets of gusts can have either. We're also planning on having big spread of salads, potatoes, breads, cheeses etc and let people help themselves. <3 x
CommentAuthorNHR115
That is a fantastic idea 'ca'ca'ca. xxx
CommentAuthorskinny piglet
Am not having any extra guests in the eve- they are lucky we're feeding all of them for sit down!! So think decided no eve buffet now- too exp to do both..thanks for your advice girls.xx
