Buffets can be a dinner option that will suit any wedding theme.
The wedding couple needs to choose a menu that fits their particular reception theme. If the wedding is during the holidays, consider a holiday meal. If the wedding is being held outside, think about casual food. Buffets can be a mix of different ethnic foods or other foods that the bride and groom like.
Barbeque
A barbecue is a casual outdoor dinner idea. With a barbecue, you can serve food as simple as hot dogs and hamburgers, or ribs and chicken. Serve salads like potato salad, macaroni salad, pasta salad, and a green leafy salad. You can also choose corn bread, corn on the cob and coleslaw. Appetizers can be stuffed mushrooms and bacon wrapped scallops or jalapeno poppers. For beverages, serve iced tea, lemonade and soda.
Thanksgiving or Christmas Dinner
If the wedding is during October, November or December, consider serving a holiday dinner. It's hard to get the whole family together for Thanksgiving, but celebrating it during the reception is a dinner option. For the meal, have roasted turkey and ham. It can be set up at carving stations and be carved in front of the guests. With the meats, have the traditional fixings like stuffing, mashed potatoes, squash and cranberry sauce. To go along with your wedding cake, serve fresh baked pies to add to the holiday feel.
Luau
If the wedding is on a beach, or if the wedding has a beach theme, consider having a luau for the reception. Have a traditional pig roast with a pig on a roasting spit. You can also have pineapples carved to be shaped like baskets and fill them with other fruits. Also consider shish kabobs with pineapple and ham. If there will be a lot of children at the reception, serve a Hawaiian pizza.
Buffet
Buffets can be anything you want them to be. If the bride loves Mexican food and the groom loves Italian food then, have both. If the reception is Asian in theme but the bride and groom love American food, then have a mix of Asian and American foods. Or, if the bride and groom just want their guests to have a good variety so that everyone is happy then the buffet is the way to go. There can be trays of meat, hot and cold vegetables, mashed potatoes and rice, and spaghetti and meatballs.
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