Thinking of treating your wedding guests to something different for your wedding breakfast? Looking at budget friendly catering options perhaps? The latest trend seems to be Afternoon Tea; consisting of a selection of crustless sandwiches, followed by a trolley of fairy cakes or scones and cream, all tastefully presented mid afternoon then washed down with lashings of bubbly or perhaps a pot of tea? How delightful and how quaint, not to mention informal and novel. This option may suit those on a tighter budget or with a late wedding slot, too close to the evening’s buffet to justify a full meal for their day guests.
But remember; traditionally the wedding meal or ‘Breakfast’ was just that, because wedding ceremonies were only allowed in the mornings and so the meal became a feast which would gorge the daytime guests and leave them well fed for what was a long day of celebrations ahead, long into the evening. A plate of sandwiches may not go down so well as a feast…
As a walkabout entertainer I get to hear the guest’s comments and opinions, up close and believe me I have rarely heard a good thing uttered around a plate of sandwiches or a cake stand! I have attended many a well presented tea party (and some not so well presented), all of which bore the brunt of the guests grumbles, as their tummies rumbled away through what is a rather long day for most daytime wedding guests.
My advice is to take good care of your guests; book a fabulous entertainer and even better caterers, as rumbling tummies make for grumpy guests and if your venue suggest either Afternoon Tea or a cold finger buffet, then you may want to question why they are not keen to offer their kicthen? Just saying…
