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Light evening food

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KupoNutCoffee · 23/08/2021 07:50

I am already hating wedding planning without the crappiness of wording. Regardless someone is going to be offended by how you phrase the gift bit (don't worry I've already vetoed the poem). I mean some will be upset you'd dare to hint they might want to get you something.

But now the debate of evening food.

If I wrote: light evening food - what sort of thing would you think I was serving?

For full disclosure, evening guests would be invited from about 17.30.

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PurpleDaisies · 23/08/2021 07:52

Sandwiches and sausage rolls.

It sounds wanky. Can’t you just write what it is or say a buffet then everyone knows what to expect?

ThursdayLastWeek · 23/08/2021 07:52

We did pasties and the cake was cheese so served with crackers.
At around 7/8 ish I think.

Not light necessarily but not formal.

ThursdayLastWeek · 23/08/2021 07:53

Yeah I agree, if you mention buffet everyone will know it’s not 'sit down' and the actual food doesn’t really matter.

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3Br1tnee · 23/08/2021 08:22

Light finger food.

3Br1tnee · 23/08/2021 08:24

I'm sure there's some classification involving 'cocktail' too but I can't remember it.

TheVolturi · 23/08/2021 08:34

Ahhh just say it's a buffet!

Zarene · 23/08/2021 08:39

‘Light evening food’ could mean pretty much anything. My guess would be canapés?

Surely if people are coming from 5.30 you need to give them a proper meal of some sort -buffet/ pizza/ ect would be fine, but you can’t expect them to last all evening on (as pp suggested) cheese and crackers or something. That would be really stingy.

SpamIAm · 23/08/2021 08:43

I'd assume a cold buffet. If it's less than that I think you need to be much clearer about it - I wouldn't eat beforehand if I was arriving for 5:30 unless I was forewarned.

BikeRunSki · 23/08/2021 08:43

“A light buffet”

Ie: sandwhiches and crisps milling around, not a sit down meal of salmon fillet, new potatoes and torpedo carrots or similar.

PurBal · 23/08/2021 08:50

Finger buffet.

BarbaraofSeville · 23/08/2021 08:51

But sandwiches, crisps and sausages rolls is the very opposite of 'light', it's pretty much the stodgiest, heavy carby food you can eat.

Are you having a wedding breakfast? If that's a 3 course meal served mid afternoon, you might find that many people won't eat much in the evening anyway, but it does sound like you're putting a buffet on to cater for the people who didn't come to the daytime bit, but it's a buffet, rather than served food, and snacky, rather than 'meal' food but it means that people can eat however much they want.

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KupoNutCoffee · 23/08/2021 08:57

The current plan, is bacon/sausage/vegetarian rolls and chips, with wedding cake and possibly some sort of cart selection.

But I'm still discussing all options with the venue so can't put exactly on the invite...

The buffet is just too much cost-wise and probably too much food - as the day guests are also paid and catered for (venue won't do less than numbers). Lowering evening numbers doesn't exactly help - as it becomes pointless putting on a buffet for 10 extra people.

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Lulu1919 · 23/08/2021 09:00

Hello
Depends what you are serving
Bacon sandwiches at 10 pm .....say that
Or xxxx will be served during the evening
Or please join us for dancing and a light supper

SpamIAm · 23/08/2021 09:12

I think "light food" is fine then. It's clear it's not going to be a full meal but it's sufficient that I'm not going to be hungry.

SpamIAm · 23/08/2021 09:13

Although yes, agree with PP that you should consider the time it's being served.

Whiskers4 · 23/08/2021 09:15

If you're offering food, you don't need to state what it is.

Just wondering what time are your other guests eating? We ended up eating around 4.30pm. The venue we'd booked had to be booked for the whole day, so we decided to have evening guests as well as we only had 30 to the main thing. We had to pay the our whole wedding, so money was really tight, but at the same time wanted people to celebrate with it. As our other guests had eaten, we were just open with everyone and said they'd be a couple of drinks in the evening (no food) and if anyone wanted to stay/come for just what, we'd love to see them. No one refused.

SpiesRUs · 23/08/2021 10:00

If people are arriving at 5.30 then you need to give them a meal. Even if they're only half an hour journey to the reception they will not be able to eat after 4.30 at the latest which is awkward. They'll be starving by 10pm and a bacon roll won't cut it I don't think. Sorry.

Galassia · 23/08/2021 10:08

Light evening food would be canapés served after 7.00pm

If guests are coming at 17.30pm and will be drinking alcohol then they will be hungry.

jesusmaryjosephandtheweedonkey · 23/08/2021 11:18

Wedding I went to a few years back put " supper of bacon naps and chips served from 9pm on invite"

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