Evening buffet at wedding, is it important?

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Obviously I will have the wedding breakfast for people who attended the ceremony! But is an evening buffett for the evening guests important?
The wedding is at 2pm. the wedding breakfast is the meal after the wedding, i.e. dinner, which is served around 4.30
 
I don't understand...are you having a morning ceremony followed by a breakfast? If so, that's all you need to do. Once the breakfast is over, everyone goes home and it's all over. If you mean you're having a breakfast for the bridal party, then having a later wedding, yes, some sort fo party is expected afterwards.
 
It is if people are likely to be drinking alcohol and/or are likely to have travelled quite some distance to get to the evening do.
 
hi no i got married two years ago and had the ceremony at 2.15pm then had a 3 course meal at 4.30pm
my reception started at 7pm and i had no buffet i just mentioned to my guests first to make sure they had their tea lol.
its too expensive.
or if you wanted to have a buffet get married later then go straight to your reception.

congrats and hope you have a lovely day.
 
I don't know what a wedding breakfast is. breakfast is served before noon so if you're having a meal at 4:30, that would be dinner dear. it doesn't matter if it's a buffet really, but evening weddings are usually more formal so you would have a served banquet style dinner. 4:30 doesn't really constitute an evening wedding time though, if you were getting married after 6 that would be evening time.
 
It is your wedding, your guests and your money that is paying for it all so do as you please. If money is no object then go ahead and spend but if you are watching your pennies then the guests will know you and not expect too much.
 
Are you in the US? If so, it is considered rude to have an A list and a B list; guests invited to the ceremony and to eat, then a group more guests just to a non-food reception. It sounds like an awfully long day, too.

If it is acceptable in your country I have no idea. But I would imagine that anywhere, inviting people to an event and not providing refreshments is not acceptable. There should at least be finger foods.
 
Well, people do expect to be fed at receptions.
But, if saving money is your goal- than opt for heavy h'orderves. There are so many options, they can be done beautifully and at a fraction of the cost. You can even offer little deserts as part of h'orderves (like chocolate mouse, choc covered strawberries)

Go simple gourmet, chic and sophisticated. Your guests will be blown away (and actually they will "fill up"), you will save money!

Did you know that plated dinners actually waste food anyway? H'orderves allows options, and light-hearted sophistication!
 
"Wedding breakfast for people who attended the ceremony" and "evening buffett for the evening guests" - - AREN'T THEY THE SAME PEOPLE??
If you are keeping these people involved in your wedding the whole day (breakfast to evening) then a meal is appropriate. How would you feel spending an entire day at a wedding and not being fed?

And if the breakfast/ceremony people are not the same as the "evening guests", you are going to tick off alot of people who will feel slighted that they didn't get to see you take your vows! <if you were my friend, I'd be really ticked to not be invited to the WHOLE wedding>
 
yes I think so, it's nice to put on food in the evening, we went to a wedding in the evening and their wasn't food provided and we were starving all evening. just a few nibbles is all that is needed
 
I'm having a larger buffet for my afternoon reception, but for the evening reception, I'm just going to have a small buffet - I'm not expecting my guests to be eating so much as drinking on the evening :P
 
I dont think it matters either way, as long as if you decide not to do food, you let the evening reception guests know that there to have their tea at home first.
 
My daughter didnt bother as the meal was at 5pm anyway but if you are asking evening guests they will probably expect to be fed - its a bit much to expect a present and not feed them. I thought it was rediculous and so I told everyone that I knew was coming to eat first. If I was invited to an evening do, I would expect food at around 9 and so wouldnt eat first so would have to leave early.
 
My daughter didnt bother as the meal was at 5pm anyway but if you are asking evening guests they will probably expect to be fed - its a bit much to expect a present and not feed them. I thought it was rediculous and so I told everyone that I knew was coming to eat first. If I was invited to an evening do, I would expect food at around 9 and so wouldnt eat first so would have to leave early.
 
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