Okay so I thought I would share some tips I have picked up in the last couple of weeks regarding wedding catering. There seems to be a shift this year from traditional ways of catering to offer a more contemporary food service. I think some of the ideas listed below are really good ideas and provide more social ways of feeding your guests after your wedding.
Grazing
This is a new style of buffeting. Although it does rather sound like feeding gazelles in a field it is actually a more social take on traditional wedding dinning methods. Many people are finding that when you allocate people a table for a three course meal you are limiting the amount of interaction they are having with other guests. Not to mention the nightmare of creating a seating plan, who does auntie May sit next to? Do you keep families together on tables or mix everyone up to spark new friendships? If these are all things that bother you then try this technique instead. The idea is to set up several buffet stations dotted around the room. Keep the food simple finger food in a buffet format. This encourages people to explore the room in search of new food making new acquaintances along the way.
Let them eat cake!
Having an outrageous cake is becoming very fashionable. Out the window with traditional styles and hello vibrant colours and elaborate icing. I think is possibly my favourite growing trend. The eating of the cake is not so important, it is about the look and feel or the cake which let’s be honest sits in the room looking stunning and that’s about all. Brides are designing their cakes to fit in with the theme of the wedding and compliment the colours used i.e. red and black.
Cocktail bars
Welcome to the reception, would you like a drink? Well there has been a massive increase in letting the guests make their own! Instead of a traditional regular bar, many brides are setting up cocktail stations. These are areas equipped with liquors’, fruit juices and mixers and occasionally a cocktail waiter to assist your guests and show off every now and then.
Supporting good causes
As you get married is nice to appreciate how lucky you are. Many couples are now involving charities and good causes amongst their wedding day. For example instead of wedding gifts many people chose to donate money to a charity of choice. Instead of buying wedding favours for all your guests why not donate the money to charity and put a little thank-you note in your guest favour box. This is a great way to raise awareness and support for charities you feel close to.
These are just a few growing trends I have noticed recently in the wedding industry. I will keep you posted with more things I see and like at other peoples weddings. When organising a wedding it is always good to read about other people’s ideas and experiences to then come up with your own concepts! If you would like to see some of the catering available in Newbury and the Berkshire area please follow this link, Wedding Catering Newbury.
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