Vegetarian wedding meal?

sulkisu

Torry_Quine wrote: »

It's their wedding so have it vegetarian if they want. If I knew the couple were vegetarian then it wouldn't have surprised me to not have meat for the meal.

How do people know now anyway?

They were at another gathering recently, and somebody asked (tongue in cheek) if they were going to be fed rabbit food or real food at their wedding? They said it would be vegetarian and that started the whole discussion.

fabforty

Toothfairy4 wrote: »

I would think it a bit odd, after all meat-eaters often make special arrangements for veggie meals at their weddings so i don't see why it should be any different the other way around?

I think the difference there is about choice. Vegetarians cannot opt to eat meat, whereas us carnivores can eat a meat free meal as well as one containing meat.

fabforty

fake_smile wrote: »

Excellent point! Should work both ways, although as also mentioned the guests aren't paying but the couple would want them to enjoy their food I would imagine.

This implies that if you are a meat eater, you cannot enjoy a meal which does not contain meat - which speaking a meat eater, is nonsense.

fabforty

aliama wrote: »

If they were vegetarian for moral reasons, I wouldn't hesitate to agree that it's their wedding and they should be able to serve whatever they like. However, since they aren't vegetarian for moral reasons, it's a little trickier.

But why would that matter? I know many vegetarians and the reason behind their choice is largely unknown and completely irrelevant to me - the fact that they have made that choice is what matters. Why would the reason that they choose not to eat meat mean that they should not be able to serve whatever they like?

Gloomendoom

I certainly wouldn't get upset. It's all food to me. Some has meat in it, some doesn't.

If someone is feeding me for free, I eat it and don't complain.

DigForVictory

Sounds like a great opportunity to serve a range of vegetarian dishes & see if the omnivores notice. So long as it tastes great, who is going to fuss? You don't *have* to spell out what's being served.

pinkshoes

Serve some top notch vege food, then they won't even notice the lack of meat!

I can't stand people who complain about stuff at weddings - it's about the bride and groom, not them!

thistledome

It's up to them what they serve at their wedding. But if they feel uncomfortable not having meat on the menu, they can do what carnivores usually do to us:

Put one meat option on the menu and tell people they have to order it in advance if they want it, and make it something utterly boring and unimaginative. Like lasagne and chips with a salad garnish.

I don't fly but if the vegetarian option is better than the meat, then the meat must be really ropey!

paulineb_2

Their wedding, their choice. Surely meat eaters can go without meat for one day, really not a big deal is it?

shegirl

fabforty wrote: »

I think the difference there is about choice. Vegetarians cannot opt to eat meat, whereas us carnivores can eat a meat free meal as well as one containing meat.

Vegetarians CAN opt to eat meat if they're just like the ops friends who only eat veggy because they think it's healthier...

Personally,I think they should serve both like others do.If there was a different reason to their vegetarianism I may have said otherwise