Shared Meal

[jemcee]

Would it be acceptable to have a shared/potluck BBQ lunch for a wedding reception.

The idea would be, guest coming to service and reception would drop off food before hand, and then walk over to church. The BBQ would be heated up during the service, and we have access to keep warms/ fridges etc for storage. Reception only guests would bring food with them as they arrive, with a plan to eat at a certain time. We would also provide some meats and other food for the reception

My reasoning for this idea would be much lower cost, not having to worry too much about numbers for catering, people will always have something to eat that they like/can eat.

Jem

[overmydeadbody]

It's fine if you don't mind what people bring, because what if you just get horrible things from Iceland and the such, and who would tend to the bbq and how would you make sure you have the right amount of things like bread and salad.

I think it is hit and miss, but having said that if you are happy to have a very low key informal wedding and you don't mind if the quality of the food is questionable, then go for it.

[CMOTDibbler]

If you can get someone to co-ordinate, and the rest of your wedding is equally as low budget (and I think people should be invited to it all, not just reception if lunch time only), then its lovely.

[jemcee]

People would be invited to everything - they can just choose to come to one, both or none :)


I wouldn't care what people bring, if they want to bring a plate of snadwiches, or a bowl of potato salad... or something 'horrible from iceland' then I wouldn't mind. Maybe I could ask them to bring a 'home made dish'

We would provide plenty of supplementary goods like, bread salads burgers etc.

[Nocomet]

So long as a good percentage of your guests are local or can get to M&S or Tesco on route it could be fun.

If guests are staying the night before or leaving London at 7am with a 5hr drive on a hot July day as my cousins did, it should be OK.

Otherwise just find a local catering firm, get a quote for a 40th Birthday, then tell them it's a wedding.

Our buffet was very reasonably priced despite the W word, but I got married somewhere fairly remote.

[psychicpaper]

We did this for our engagement party.

We had so much delicious food that everyone ate their fill, then the bar staff did, then the people in the bar downstairs, and there were still left overs!

IME no one minds bringing a plate