Vegan wedding

[Babysharkdoodoodood]

Would it be asshole-ish of me to smuggle babybels in my handbag?

The menu looks very tiny, and I don't intend to eat it in front of anyone, just find a dark corner. It's the only meal at the whole event.

I did think of peperami but it's vile and stinky.

Putrid 🤣
If you really can’t last a few hours at a wedding where the food is ‘putrid’ surely to Christ you just wouldn’t go

Well, since she’s being provided with a vegan meal paid for by somebody else, how about she doesn’t take the piss and bring a morsel of animal product to prove a point, and just eats what she’s given? Like an adult? What the fuck is a babybel going to do?
If she’s so sure that she can’t possibly eat what’s put in front of her without turning her nose up then she should decline the invitation and let the generous bride and groom save their 50 quid or whatever it’s costing them to feed the ingrate.

P.s. 5 is not an infant…

Why would it be tiny portions just because it's vegan?
I'm sure you'll be adequately fed! You might even enjoy the food!
I would do as you would at any other event and have a nice big breakfast. It's one day. You can eat again after it if you are still hungry!

FACTS! ⬆️

@SabreIsMyFave

why is vegan food putrid?

I don’t think you understand what inflict means- no one is obliged to attend a wedding, they are entirely optional. If it’s going to be miserable for people to not have animal products for one meal they can just not go.

Obviously vegan people will have vegan weddings, just like veggie people often have veggie weddings, or kosher/halal people follow their diet.

If someone doesn’t believe in supporting a particular market and wouldn’t spend the price of one dinner for themselves on it, it’s stupid to think they are going to spend the price of 75 or whatever dinners on it.

Would you sneak alcohol into a Muslim Wedding?

I believe the mantra is, it's an invite not a command. No one is inflicting anything on anyone. If the OP can't manage without animal products for a few hours, she is completely free to decline the invite. Or to leave partway through. Or to pop out for McDonalds and come back (I do know someone who did this and it was neither a vegan wedding or small portions). Not serving meat at your wedding does not, in fact, make you a torturer.

Why is this being made into such a big deal? The op just wants to take a snack with her in case she feels hungry. Weddings usually involve a lot of waiting around while the bride and groom go off and have a load of photos done. There's nothing wrong with making sure you have what you need with you. It's really just sensible if you know you will feel hungry, it doesn't mean she won't eat and enjoy the meal provided.

Most people wouldn’t bother to make a thread about it! It’s common sense to take a few snacks for the reasons you give.

People are taking issue with her sense of entitlement when she doesn’t like the bride and groom, or respect their choices.

That’s not the impression the o/p gave though.

everyone knows you hang around starving for weddings and snacks in bags are not unheard of.

o/p says the menu “looks tiny” and gives the impression that she will go hungry because it’s vegan and tiny, so she won’t be eating anything.

then the idea of taking babybel is a deliberate finger to the vegan ethos. Who wants hot sweaty waxy cheese that’s been sitting in a handbag all day? There are plenty of other options that will last longer and taste better, and aren’t so obviously non vegan. Flapjacks, as pp sugested, lots of people have mentioned oatcakes, even crisps from the bar would do.

if a wedding was vegan/gluten free/nut free/dairy free anyway I’d stick to that within the venue. There’s a possibility that a guest may have a severe allergy so all guests are being fed that diet to avoid cross contamination in the kitchen.

@Runningbird43

i have never “hung around starving” At weddings. Too busy having fun!

Yes. It’s inflammatory, with an anti-vegan undertone

Unless you have a food allergy or intolerance I can’t imagine why anyone would need to take snacks anywhere unless you’re heading somewhere remote or with children under 5.

Perhaps because they feel unwell and unhappy if they are hungry?

But it's okay to inflict suffering and death on animals so you can eat what you want? That's not "twattish"? So hypocritical it hurts!

You really can’t go a day without dairy or meat?

Weird. Eat a bacon bap before you go 🤷‍♀️

I think a lot of people are just very narrow minded and maybe not been exposed to many different cuisines. We have been to many different types of weddings, in various countries with various themes and menu choices. Never an issue. I wouldn't ever call someone's food putrid. If it was, the kitchen must have done something wrong/served out of date food. I think meat is quite disgusting when you think about it and the way the animals have been treated is not great. We were invited to a wedding in China where dog was on the menu. Would that be better than vegan food? Or do you see one type of animal as different/more important than others? Vegan, or plant-based food, is just food. And can be as delicious or bad as any other types of food. A muscle doesn't really taste of anything unless you add seasoning.

I would be very happy to be invited to a vegan wedding and happy to share the couple's wedding breakfast to celebrate their union. But surely, unless the feast is held in a vegan only setting it doesn't matter what I take in my snack bag. Especially if the wedding in the next door room is full-on roast hog on a spit prepared in the same kitchen. It all depends on the setting doesn't it?

My need to eat small snacks at regular intervals for my medication does not mean that I am not grateful to share in the celebration.

I uess the OP has written their piece by now though... <shrug>

Yeah. Bless them eh 🙄

Also, how can a menu ‘look small’ ?

^ Agree with this.

I know of someone who hosted a party, they had struggled with alcoholism so stated please no booze. One guest smuggled in whisky for her son because he couldn’t go without a drink for two hours. Pathetic.

I dont understand why it's a problem for someone to want a snack.

WaitingfortheTardis · Today 20:24
BigMandyHarris · Today 19:55

Yeah. Bless them eh 🙄

Also, how can a menu ‘look small’ ?
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“I dont understand why it's a problem for someone to want a snack.”

Don't suppose it is (though medical reasons aside I find it odd that an adult can’t manage without snacking for a few hours) but if you’re accepting the hospitality of others, it’s pretty rude to “snack” on things you know they find offensive.

It's pretty rude to impose your food choices on fully functioning adults that are able to make their own choices.

How can my eating meat upset you?

Just like some meat eaters would be upset at someone eating a dog.