Having grooms parents at reception food tasting

I want to know if it is okay for the parents of the groom to come to the food tasting at the reception venue? They are paying for limos and the rehearsal dinner, but they also offered to pay for other things. The bride's parents are paying for everything else and they declined the offer of the.... [Read more]

Ordering food for children at the wedding reception

Hello.

We're planning a wedding reception where there will be plenty of children, and a handful of toddlers.

How old should a child be to "count" in the final plate count? I understand most places offer a kids menu for children under 12yo, but what about infants, toddlers? It's not that i'm.... [Read more]

Hawaiian Themed Bridal Shower Menu

Hi! I am having a bridal shower for my friend at the end of Sept. It is Hawaiian themed and I am in need of some ideas for a menu. We are all college students so we are trying to keep the costs low. The shower is also at 4:00 pm. Can someone please help? This is my first bridal shower to host. I.... [Read more]

Menu for a cocktail wedding reception

I am getting married in October and we would like to have a cocktail reception because it would be cheaper than a sit down meal and we are paying for everything.

My question is about the food itself. I have had some ideas from caterers about food choices but I don't know what we should do. Is.... [Read more]

LOTS of Food!!

Last night my fiance and I wrote out a list of all of the people we would like to have at our wedding. The total came up to be 258 guests. When we were first talking about this wedding, our idea was for it to be in the evening and extremely formal. When discussing the "food plan," we decided.... [Read more]