Summer Wedding Food

[gingermarmalade]

I an getting married next summer. It's going to be a very informal, lots of children and our reception is in a field. My mother and her friends have offered to do the catering as we only want a cold buffet for the main meal and are having a hog roast in the evening. I really need ideas for the buffet. We are very keen to use seasonal and local produce and all things Kentish. I am sort of thinking Darling buds of May combined with village fete type theme. Any ideas would be great.

this was our wedding last year we had in basically had it in on of dh's parents fields his mum and sisters did the catering for us, from what i can remember there was

lots of cold cuts
rice salads
potatoe salads
quiche
cheese boards
fresh bread
leafy salads with various dressings
chicken legs
fresh salmon
various dips and bread stick type things

then for the kids there was sausage rolls - cubes of cheese and pineapple - mini sausages cucumber / tomatoes small bread rolls and there was also the stuff on the main table for them.

for desert there was
lots of fresh fruit
cheese cakes
huge chocolate cake
jelly and icecream

i'd say

ham/salmon
new potatoes
salads

cherries
gooseberry fool

locally brewed cider

we're having a BBQ for our spring wedding (next may).

Thanks for all the ideas.

Any more ideas ?