Wedding Food Choices?

alan6012

I am considering a famous London hotel chain for my service that is around all year come winter, summer , spring or autumn.
The bare bones package is £125 a head. Now they are telling me I can choose between two starter , main and dessert courses. Then I must find out from all my guests which they would prefer on the day and let the hotel know before the wedding. Is this normal practice? As if there wasn't enough to do is it acceptable to ring your guests pre wedding and ask them - chicken or fish?

Al

pinkteapot

Some venues do this. You usually pay a premium for it as it gives the guests choice which they don't normally get at a wedding. The easiest thing to do is to include a menu choice tickbox on your RSVP card that goes in your invites, so it's not too much hassle really.

LEJC

If the guest realise that they have to let you know their food choice in advance it sometimes is the incentive to actually reply to the invite...so its a double bonus ...

just keep a note of the replies and then the choices can be written on the reverse of the name cards at the reception so everyone has a reminder of what they ordered.

Your other option is of course to pick one starter one main etc yourselves so there is no choice and thats what you and all the guests eat...