Are we feeding people enough?

[Yissie]

1pm ceremony (hoping guests will think to have brunch before coming?)
2pm-4pm pancakes, waffles, ice creams, teas and coffee food trucks (2 servings of anything each)
6pm-10pm pizza food truck (1 9inch pizza per guest, lots of various toppings)
We will have a wedding cake in the evening
We can also bring crisps, little cakes and snacks like that and do a snack table?
I'm worried it's not enough but we are on a budget. I personally wouldn't need more than that but I don't want people to be hungry obviously so wanted a wider opinion?

We can't stretch to a sit down meal and it wouldn't really fit our wedding anyway it's very informal, think tipis, lawn games, live music etc.

I’m going to a wedding with similar timings and I think it is odd that no lunch is being served. I would move the timing of the wedding if possible to slightly later to give people time to have lunch before arriving

That sounds fine to me, but depending on the number of guests, might some people be waiting some time for a pizza?

I'd make it clear to the guests that's what the order of events is. If I saw waffles and pancakes being served, I wouldn't go for one, as I'd normally not have desert before dinner. However if I knew I wouldn't be having a meal for a long time, I'd probably have one.

I'd have some different salads, coleslaw, olives etc to go with the pizzas.

The registrar was fully booked that day so we were having to use a celebrant until the registrar phoned and offered a cancellation at 1pm, so no chance of ceremony being moved. Everyone invited knows the timings so I'm hoping they'd work around that? Either have an early lunch 11.30 and a bigger breakfast/brunch? I would and have for similar timed weddings and have never gone hungry but they have had a full 3 course meal as opposed to the two food trucks.

Yes there is a chalkboard sign out with the schedule for the day on, it was also on the wedding website they rsvp'd on so they are all aware of the plan. I will bring more snacks for a snack table too as you suggested thank you!

Do you have any vegan or gluten free guests? I'm coeliac, and I'd be really struggling to get anything to eat with that menu

Pizzas take 90 seconds each in the van so yes it will take a little while to get through every guest we have between 60-70

I agree with salads with the pizzas. Rice/pasta salad is filling and cheap.

Could you get someone to make some for you?

I don’t think people will want two servings of waffles / pancakes early in the day, and I’d be hungry with just a 9” pizza later.

If you can swing it perhaps it would be better to do a single sweet mid afternoon and another late on, or a single sweet and a larger pizza.

Anyone diabetic will be really struggling with sweet carbs and then pizza.

I went to a wedding with similar timings, where the offering was a 9” pizza for dinner & we left early as we were utterly starving and headed for McDonalds. People were literally hunting down the pizza servers for more food.

I can't eat pizza so if that's all there is I'd be stuck.

Can you serve the pizza first (eg 4pm) and then waffles / ice cream at 6pm? I also wouldn't want to fill up on sweet before savoury...

Our bride and groom warned everyone to eat beforehand - we went to Nando’s for lunch - but weddings are long days and if you are expecting guests to drink alcohol then you do need quite a lot of food.

I don't think that's enough. Could you make a few giant pots of chilli/curry or something?

Is the wedding soon? A similar informal wedding I went to and couple on a budget asked people to bring a plate

I’m not sure, I think it would well for me as I like sweet stuff but my DH would be starving by the time the pizza truck arrives.
Realistically most guests are probably going to eat at home at about 10.30 rather than have an early lunch as they’ll need to get ready and get to the venue.

Are any vegans going?

I would find no savoury/ lunch slightly weird. If it’s 1pm ceremony then most people start arriving by 12.30 latest, and they have to travel to get there. So won’t be eating lunch before hand

I don’t know what the solution is. But we are also arranging ours, it’s a small wedding with 35 guests, and even that we have babies/toddlers to cater for, celiac x2, x6 veggie, a diary free and nut allergy. So just pizza/ waffles/ cake and ice cream would leave a load un-fed.

( our wedding cake will now have separate mini tartlets on the side that will be gluten/dairy free also)

No it's not enough to be honest. Also until evening time, you're feeding them only sweet food. I have a sweet tooth but I would be seriously craving something savoury...I think you'd be better off doing the pizza first and the sweet stuff afterwards if that's all you can stretch to

Could you swap the pizza and waffle timings?

It will work as long as everyone eats a big brunch at 11:30 otherwise it’s not enough and people will leave early because they’ll be hungry. Really spell it out to people to eat before they come.
Or pizza trucks earlier and waffles/pancakes later might help.

No sorry not enough for me it's all just empty carbs as well so wouldn't fill people up for long.
A nightmare for anyone with dietary requirements or for example breastfeeding who might need something more substantial

1-10pm without a proper meal is a long time. Even 1-6pm is a stretch for me personally.
And I'd find the sweet snacks in the middle a bit odd. If it was me I'd switch it up and have some olives and nibbles 2-4pm, bring the pizza truck forward to 5pm and have the ice cream and waffles after.
But in saying that if you make it clear to guests that's whats happening, I'd have a very big breakfast and bring emergency snacks. I need fed .

Ps our wedding will be 12.30pm ceremony. Various canapés straight after (savoury) - enough for ‘lunch’ each.
Wedding Cake and tea about 3pm
Dinner - 4 course, 6.30pm

@toomuchlaundry

I’m going to a wedding with similar timings and I think it is odd that no lunch is being served. I would move the timing of the wedding if possible to slightly later to give people time to have lunch before arriving

The OP's not under any obligation to do something like that. Her wedding, her timings. People should be perfectly capable of planning to eat beforehand if they think they need to.