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Choosing your wedding menu is quite a difficult task because you have to be meticulous in planning a menu that would fuel the appetite of the guests irrespective of their vegetarian or non-vegetarian or even vegetable preferences. Here are a few things you need to keep in mind to be the perfect host on your wedding day.
Firstly, you need to be very sure of the time you are going to have the wedding reception and meal. This timing is important because it depends on the time of the day, as well as the season you are marrying in. If you are marrying in the morning then will you serve your guests a lunch or a brunch? With an early evening wedding ceremony, the meal could easily translate to a supper and a light dinner. Here we need to keep in mind the season for specific planning of the wedding as well as the venue. Is it outdoors or indoors? What will you be able to serve accordingly? You can easily have an open barbeque for spring time nuptials and serve your guests a mid-day meal.
Let's look at what exactly you can serve your guests through the year.
Summer: Perfect for beach weddings, you can have coastal food on your menu. Beside seafood, you can serve your guests cooling drinks like sherbets, coconut drinks and cocktails.
Spring: Barbeques and poultry items on the menu are perfect like citrus soufflés, desserts with fresh strawberries, kiwi fruits and cream, fruit cocktails and herbs.
Fall: Warm, toasty drinks like ale and cider go well. You can have heavy meals this time of year and red meat with equally rich desserts with the fruit of the season, and apples are appropriate.
Winter: All Christmas goodies, chocolate, roasted foods, nuts and warm drinks will get your guests in the holiday mood.
The crockery for your wedding reception will most likely be decided by the theme. Although you can buy from department stores that will give you a discount, it is recommended that you rent the entire set of dishes, bowls, flatware and glasses (for wine and water). Simply because you will easily be able to choose from different styles. You will have matching sets and they could correspond with your theme. Plus, renting will not break the bank. Beside, they will deliver, pick them up, and also do the cleaning for you.
Finally, you have to decide where you are going to place and serve your food. Does the place you have rented include chairs and tables or will you have to rent them? Also, you will need to arrange them and decorate them as per your tastes. Make sure you have the seating arrangements figured out in advance to avoid confusion and also to have an idea of the number of people and what you will need to provide for. Make a rough floor plan with the settings and also think about the reception table décor and whether you will have place card holders. Be sure to include some of your favorite dishes or your and your groom's to feed each other romantically.
