Food at home

[Cheapskatewedding]

We’re having a micro wedding and decided to just have cake and Prosecco at home.
But we get married at 3.30, and I think people may be starving by the time we’re offering just a slice of cake.

Our budget is tiny, so I was thinking I could do a little table of food, so people can at least have a snack

I could keep a few things in the fridge to add to the table but I really don’t want to be trying to cook and lay things out in my wedding dress and in a rush before people come back to the house so It’ll mostly have to be stuff that I can put out before the wedding and won’t go bad and I don’t want it to look tacky and like a kids birthday party.

Any ideas how I can make this work and not look a bit sad…

How many people is it and if close family would they not mind bringing something each?

Failing that some bread, olives and cheese might be a good reasonably priced option?

Could you do platters (meat, veggie, cheese) that you prep the day before, pop in the fridge and then pull out when you get back?

Depending upon the number of people a few easy things like quiche, cheese, french bread, crisps, olives, cold meat platters, pate or cocktail sausages would be pretty easy to do.

If you have them pre prepared in the fridge surely another family member guest could pop them out on to the table for you.

Bread meat and cheese.

But if they are close friends ask them to bring a bottle, chocs etc. I wouldn’t mind doing that.

Big slow cooker to do hot beef and crusty bread sandwiches? Cook it day before just leave it on low and let people serve themselves? Just put a basket of bread rolls out?

Or most supermarkets at this time of year have antipasti platters which are just chilled and literally just need opening

Thank you it will be about 15 people and us

I’m not confident in how reliable anyone will be in helping, I don’t want to get stressed on the day or end up annoyed at anyone so would rather it’s something just DP and I can sort

You can have a nice spread that requires no prep. Antipasti with salamis / olives + several cheeses, biscuits, and hummus… if you lay it out nicely in any fancy plates you have the night before and keep it in the fridge it will be lovely.

Order in pizza!

I would just order some platters of sandwiches from Sainsburys or M&S, few bowls of nice crisps. I think that along with cake that would be plenty for late afternoon. If you want it to go on to evening then something more substantial would be better, but obviously more hassle.

I always do it myself to save budget and then think - darn it - I could have got a dominos pizza deal cheaper and much less hassle!! - Lovely would be a cheese platter, a cold meat platter, olives, cherry tomatos, french bread, houmus etc - easiest is to preorder 4 pizzas - £40 - they turn up - stick them on the side and people help themselves.

I think ordering some pizzas would be fab