A SIT DOWN MEAL

If you have read the previous two articles in this section you will have probably figured that a sit down meal won’t work that well during a night of dancing.  That doesn’t mean however that you couldn’t start your night with it.  The likelihood is however that you won’t want to (or be able to afford to) serve two meals – it’s also unlikely that your guest would be able to eat them both.

If it is your plan to serve a single meal for all of your guests before a night of dancing you will probably choose to have a late wedding.  Alternatively if you are going for the traditional wedding breakfast then a sit down meal is a must.

The meal can be composed of anything from three courses and upwards (starter, main & dessert) and for dessert you could always to serve your wedding cake – but for more thoughts on that see the article on the Wedding Cake.

The following sample menu shows all of the optional courses available and a few choices for each course.  Very few venues are prepared to offer your guests a choice of main course, outside of the Vegetarian option.  Also you will need to inform them in advance of how many guests will want the Vegetarian menu as opposed the standard menu.  (Your venue will probably offer your younger guests a children's menu selection or kids portion of your main meal – this will normally be slightly cheaper but again numbers need to be confirmed beforehand).

Sit down meal – Sample menu