Wedding reception- takeaway at home?

[DorisandDeidre]

Would we BU to do this? Considering having the church ceremony and then going back to ours for a takeaway. Would you be okay with this as a guest? We have a small guest list (less than 15) and most have complex dietary requirements so we were thinking takeaway gives them the option of where we get the food from.

Logan great minds..

Love the idea!

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Sounds great. And memorable rather than yet another formal meal. I'd make sure the house looks lovely, you have really nice serving bowls and plates out and lots of champagne in nice glasses for the celebration feel.

And book a cleaner for late morning/early afternoon while you go out.

I meant the day after!

Do you have any sensible teenage neighbours you could pay a few quid to help pour drinks, clean up etc? I remember doing that kind of thing for a few of my parents’ friends’ parties! Although at the wedding I went to there was nothing like that, we all just mucked in and it worked great.

I’ve also used Tesco’s entertaining range for parties before (you preorder it as part of an online grocery delivery) and that was great for things like desserts, side salads etc. Worth a look?

Sounds lovely! Hope you have a great day!

We once went to have a meal at a local restaurant (private room) after a registry wedding. It was lovely, especially since my son needs dairy and gluten free. If you’ve got requirements like that I suggest you check with any planned takeaways beforehand - lots of choice often becomes little or no choice. Also I wouldn’t trust a takeaway to be quite as considerate about dietary requiremts, especially if the allergy is severe

It sounds great. The older I get the more I like small laid back weddings. Just make sure there is enough seating :)

Have you considered asking a local takeaway if they can cook at your home? I’ve done this for similar size party and it was awesome. Didn’t cost much more either! Brought linen, serving dishes everything.

Daughter and I have cooked fish and chips for more than one wedding reception and it's been a big hit every time.

Go for it!

You could ask (in advance) the delivery person to unpack and lay out for a generous tip!

Of course it's ok! We just went to Wetherspoons for lunch.

Why not?

Sounds fun and relaxed.

It’s your day 😊

That sounds like a fab idea. Shall I R.S.V.P. now?!

Not sure why anyone thinks you have to be formal for a wedding. Normal people spending tens of thousands on weddings is a relatively recent thing isn't it?!
Have what you want OP!

Personally, OP, I think your idea sounds proper bangin! What a great party 🙂

Sounds terrific!! I'd love this wedding.

Sounds like a great idea to me too. Lovely and relaxed and not too many people for them to feel squashed.

Everyone can preorder their own choices, make sure you keep a list though as some will have invariably forgotten by the day of your wedding! Then arrange for deliveries to all come at roughly the same time.

Enjoy your lovely day 😊

That sounds lovely - informal, intimate and relaxed. And as stress free as you'll get. Have a family member in charge of unwrapping and off you go!

Sounds perfect!

How complex are the dietary requirements op? Are you sure the takeaway can cover them?

Also where will people sit? And have you got enough cutlery, glasses and plates?

Other than that sounds fab!

I think this sounds like a nightmare and not remotely special or relaxing- ordering takeaways for my family is stressful enough, it’s never actually that good, and it’s messy and it smells.

There is no law that requires you to have a meal. Have people over to yours for some drinks and put out some crisps, or time it for a tea and cake reception (two or three decent cakes plus a token savoury thing or two would be far less than a takeaway for that many people). Any of this would be much more special and memorable than trying to scrape a korma from a foil container and then eat it on your knee stuffed on a sofa with four other people.

I would enjoy your wedding much more than a 'standard' wedding op. It sounds great.

Just make sure that you aren't kept busy hosting guests, you want to be able to relax.

And allocate some people to set out the food, label it and put serving spoons in everything to avoid contamination before anyone starts eating, either guests or hired people.