to think I am going to be starving at this wedding?

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Wedding breakfast is at 4:30pm.

Evening food will be wedding cake and some cheese.

AIBU to think I am going to have to bring along a sandwich and some late night snacks?

All I know is... I'm dreading my DCs getting married (we are on the way to this)
Obviously we need to feed guests continually in case of complaints like this. To not have even been to the wedding but be moaning about it on a forum is mean. I hope OP you aren't good friends with the B&G.

I would far rather some lovely local cheeses, crackers, bread, relishes, figs, grapes, and a slice of cake... than a load of chicken nuggets and cocktail sausages , yuk.

Agreed. Cheese option sounds loads nicer than sausage sarnies, sausage rolls and chicken nuggets!

As you're still clearly worrying you're going to STARVE on the day, I suggest you plan for the following:-

7am Bowl of porridge, yoghurt and fruit
11am Full English Breakfast; two sausages, two bacon, two eggs, two hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms, beans, unlimited supply of toast with lots of butter
1pm A main meal with dessert
4.30pm Three course wedding breakfast with seconds for starters, main and dessert
9pm Cake and cheese

I reckon if you take a whole roast chicken with you to snack on in the Church and evening reception you should be okay.

I disagree that it's the need to eat excessively/constantly but more so poorly hosted English weddings and people inviting more guests than they can adequately feed/drink.
It's pretty shocking how many people feel the need to pack snacks away.

For goodness sake they are not bringing out one slice of cheddar cheese are they! It will be a selection of cheese and crackers ( maybe other bits too ) and cake, plenty. You are being dramatic.

@lap90 needing to eat another substantial meal just couple of hours after a wedding breakfast is definitely eating excessively, it shouldn’t be the responsibility of the bride and groom to provide for excessive eating- to provide enough food, yes which they are doing- but not to excess. Most people wouldn’t want loads of food after wedding breakfast so they could end up with loads wasted, why should they have to fork out for that? Weddings are expensive enough as it is!

I have learned to have snacks avaliable at weddings after the one in the arse end of nowhere with a 12pm ceremony and nothing other than a couple of biscuits provided before the 8pm wedding breakfast which was at the lower end of average. By the time we'd politely clung on for the first dance through interminable speeches, it was 11pm and time for thd hour's drive back.
The couple and immediate family pissed off for 3 hours for photos and a pub meal but didn't communicate this to the rest of the guests who were left to stand around awkwardly with no nearby access to food and just a pretentiously priced bar.

I wouldn't be worried too much about hunger after a wedding breakfast, it's being kept hanging on waiting for one that's worse.

I would be concerned about the effects of dairy and dried fruit on my digestive system next day and avoid being indoors too much

You should have told the B&G what time you usually had dinner. I’m sure you’re worthy of them revolving the entire day around you

No wonder there’s so much obesity in this country.

Can’t stand greedy folk. YABU

Bonkers thread because firstly, as someone who happily eats to excess when delicious food is in front of me, it wouldn't cross my mind that a three-course meal at 4.30pm would leave me starving at any point that day, especially with cake and cheese (both pretty filling things) later on. Especially with drinking and dancing and socialising.

And if I did somehow think I'd be ravenous later, popping an energy bar or bag of nuts in my bag isn't exactly a difficult solution to come up with.

@lap90

I disagree that it's the need to eat excessively/constantly but more so poorly hosted English weddings and people inviting more guests than they can adequately feed/drink. It's pretty shocking how many people feel the need to pack snacks away.

People are just greedy.

@PurpleDaisies

People have different ideas of what is fat. Uk women average is a 16. That’s fat and if you are not fat then you wouldn’t be moaning about a wedding breakfast at 4.30 and then having cake and a cheese selection later on.

People should know they don’t need to be putting their hand to their mouth constantly to enable them to have a good time.

You aren't going to starve to death in 4.5 hours op.
The greediness on this thread is disgusting. No wonder we have a problem with obesity in this country!

Starving? It’s 1 night just deal with it.

[quote BeHappy91818]@PurpleDaisies

People have different ideas of what is fat. Uk women average is a 16. That’s fat and if you are not fat then you wouldn’t be moaning about a wedding breakfast at 4.30 and then having cake and a cheese selection later on.

People should know they don’t need to be putting their hand to their mouth constantly to enable them to have a good time.[/quote]
I’m a size 8. I am not fat.

I wouldn’t be moaning to the bride and groom though. I’d just be taking emergency sandwiches in case the portions were small/the food was late.

Weddings are tricky for eating. The timings are often weird.

[quote BeHappy91818]@PurpleDaisies

People have different ideas of what is fat. Uk women average is a 16. That’s fat and if you are not fat then you wouldn’t be moaning about a wedding breakfast at 4.30 and then having cake and a cheese selection later on.

People should know they don’t need to be putting their hand to their mouth constantly to enable them to have a good time.[/quote]
Yes but typically at weddings people drink a fair bit and making sure you don’t have an entirely empty stomach whilst drinking tends to be sensible. I’m not a lover of a full three course dinner, I’m more of a grazer. Best wedding I’ve attended had a running charcuterie board that was refreshed throughout the day with bowls of salted roast potatoes 🤤
Most people don’t go to a wedding every day of the week so I’m not sure what a bit of over indulgence on one day (Christmas anyone?!) does to contribute to the obesity crisis 🙄

@PurpleDaisies You can still be greedy and not be fat! You hear about it here all the time with people’s mindless husbands who devour all the food, clear the fridge of that nights meal ingredients, wolf down all the snacks. Often these men are described as ‘tall and skinny’.
To be fretting about the food at a wedding in advance - will it be to your liking, will there be enough, when will you get fed, etc etc IS greedy, especially given what’s on offer at this particular wedding

@PurpleDaisies you really don’t need sandwiches a couple of hours after a three course meal.

[quote LuckySantangelo35]@PurpleDaisies you really don’t need sandwiches a couple of hours after a three course meal.[/quote]
Thank you for that. I’ll go with my own appetite and personal experience of wedding portions

You clearly didn’t bother to read any of my other posts where I explained I get drunk very easily and have been to a fair few weddings in the past where I’ve felt uncomfortably hungry. I’m not sure why it’s so offensive to you that I (and others) would have food in their bag to prevent that happening. It’s not as if I’d crack it out and eat it aggressively in front of the bride and groom.

@PurpleDaisies if you get drunk so easily and find yourself so hungry after what would be adequate portions of food for most people, maybe go to the doctor just to get checked out?

As a side note threads like this are like an adjective masterclass