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.

Depending on wedding time and wedding set up (church and then onto a reception venue or service and reception on same venue) I would find a way to sneak a picnic. You will probably be fine as there will be something you will like.

So if it's a morning wedding ceremony(10-12) I would have a big breakfast and take snacks for in the car in a cool box. If you are going from a church to another venue just have a little picnic in the car on the way. If it's all in the same venue, pop out to the car and have a picnic in the car. Weddings are so busy that no-one notices people popping out for 15 mins. You can have a cool bag in the car so picnic is nicer.

Early afternoon wedding ceremony (1-3) have a big brunch/ decent early lunch around 11.30. Food is likely to be served around 4 so best to have something filling. You can take a picnic for the car in a cool box (it will be easy to sneak out for a picnic).

Later afternoon/ early evening ceremony (3-5). Just have a big late lunch around 2ish. Again take a picnic for the car. The fact there is only one meal served suggests it is a later in the day wedding. Have a big lunch and pop a picnic in the car. You will be able to sneak out for a picnic in the car around 8ish if need be.

In all honesty I've known people sneak off to McDonald's during an early evening wedding so having a picnic wouldn't be that out there in terms od things wedding guests have done (wedding was woefully under catered and late in the afternoon 4pm service and then to the venue for photos, everyone was starving and a scone with cream and jam and then 1 slice of margarita pizza each was not cutting it).

That is unfortunate but it is factually incorrect to say most crisps actually have milk. May contain is different to it being an ingredient. As long as milk is not an actual ingredient then it is vegan.

I work in events. Most vegan mass catered food is ok at best. Of course, this could be a small wedding with a chef who specialises - and I hope it is. I've had amazing vegan food in people's homes and in restaurants. But I'm still going to say take snacks. Not because it's vegan but because if it's in a standard hotel/event space, it's likely to be awful.

If the situation was real, why would you need to talk about it when nobody would be aware? You can do what you like.

Therefore I agree with the posters saying the thread is bollocks, attention seeking and hoping to get posters to bash vegans.

Woo hoo! A party with “rules” 😂😂😂

Oh lord these threads are depressing. It's just food, does it really matter? As long as there's enough of it to fill you up does it matter if there's no meat or dairy in it? Why the fixation with labels - presumably you're happy eating foods that happen to be vegan or is literally everything you eat containing animal products in some way? My DH is vegan, I'm not. Most of what we eat is vegan as it's easier. It's perfectly filling. Sometimes I eat meat, mostly I don't bother. At our wedding party (no sit down meal as we had a very small family only service) we had a professional caterer serving massive burritos, all of which were vegan. Everyone loved them, had a good old dance and that was that.

Absolutely. And in the spirit of debate, I’m asking, why does it have to be vegan?

If someone wants to bring snacks that are against the theme of the wedding breakfast, why is that a problem? I’m sure they wouldn’t be cracking them out in the middle of reception drinks (at least, I’ve never seen anyone do this before at a wedding). So why is a vegan snack necessary if one isn’t vegan?

How often does your DH eat meat, so that it's easier?

That's not the point though is it. I could eat meat for every meal if I wanted to, he couldn't care less. I don't, mainly because I don't want to and I prefer to stick to better quality meat less often. Clearly OP isn't going to die going one day without animal products. If there's not enough food that's a different issue, but that would apply regardless of what's on the menu

U ok hun?

@Itsallabouttea he could also eat meat for every meal, he's chosen not too.

@ChurchOfSeitan yeah hun, I'm fine thank you. You ok?

I'd be popping out my a Maccy D's 😂!
Of course it's fine to take some babybels, especially if you aren't going to eat them in front of people.

Also as a vegan I wouldn’t give a shit about a baby bel or even a pepperami being eaten near me, honestly.
i would however think it a bit pathetic that a grown adult needs snacks like a toddler in case they the meal on offer wasn’t enough . It’s not hard to decline or eat before or after. You’re a grown up and you can go a few hours on a small meal surely

@Sharptonguedwoman I would never impose those types of rules on anyone ever. No matter what I ate. I would feel a bit guilty openly chomping cheese if everyone was a hardcore vegan, or it was for religious reasons. I had my wedding at a Buddhist temple, then ate a massive fillet steak at the pub immediately after! But I didn't feel the need to bring one in with me, lol
Each to their own if course. I was only joking about hiding in the toilets though, hoping it wouldn't come to that!

I don’t see the problem with taking snacks just in case, and I don’t see why they would need to be vegan. Just be discreet.

@crackers5

or how about skip the McDonald’s and keep an open mind?! You might just like the food at the wedding! it’s likely to be way nicer than McDonald’s

some people on here are soooooo weird about veganism / vegetarianism

i don’t get it?!

This.

🙄🙄🙄

You're not wrong! DH and I were at a wedding once where the 'drinks reception' took so long that we nipped out for a carvery and were back before we were missed..!

😂😂😂

Yes it’s asshole-ish and rude. Have you even seen the menu?

Vegan food is just food? And I say this as a confirmed carnivore. It won’t kill you to eat a veg based meal.

@ChurchOfSeitan

Two easy ways to get b12 for vegans are

marmite and nutritional yeast flakes.

To be fair most weddings would come under “belief system”.

those arguing that vegan food is forcing someone’s beliefs on you- did you get married? Imo that also comes under forcing beliefs on someone, particularly if there was any sort of religious aspect.

i don’t believe in marriage. I don’t believe in soulmates or promising forever. But I’ll go to friends and families weddings to support them and their beliefs.

if someone wants to serve vegan food I don’t see why people can’t go and support them in that. If you are vehemently against veganism, don’t go, in the same way you shouldn’t be going to a church wedding if you are vehemently opposed to religion.

it’s one meal. Ime wedding food is shit anyway, vegan or not. And yes to the pp who’ve said that many weddings involves waiting around hungry while photos or whatever are being done. You don’t go for the food, you go for the wedding.