Vegetarian wedding meal?

DKLS

Dekazer wrote: »

I don't believe you What else would make you refuse to attend a wedding of a friend or relative who *wanted you there*?? Didn't like the colour scheme? Worried the flowers would cause hayfever? No alcohol served? Too far to travel? I think you're just pulling our collective leg

Depends no alcohol served, and distance could be a deal breaker as well.

fabforty wrote: »

Really? Even if it were your child/grandchild/sibling/best friend?

Wow. Now I have really heard it all .

Yup screw em, a wedding is an expensive day out and I would expect a decent meal for my troubles which involves meat, the vegetables are just garnish.

LE3

DigForVictory wrote: »

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.

I would respectfully disagree that you don't have to spell out what is being served - for people like me with allergies, I need to know exactly what is being served to determine if it will make me ill!

I think a vegetarian meal is absolutely fine - I would be slightly concerned about a purely Asian buffet (unless the couple is Asian) as many people don't like or can't eat spicy foods, but as long as there is something quite "English" available (eg tandoor roasted chicken) and things are labelled so people know what they are, then I think it will be great

adouglasmhor

DigForVictory wrote: »

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.

One of my cousin's kids still tells people ten years after I made it that I make the best chicken korma ever. It was potato, cauliflour and lentil koftas (little pattie things made from lentils and gram flour) in a coconut based sauce.

adouglasmhor

DKLS wrote: »

Yup screw em, a wedding is an expensive day out and I would expect a decent meal for my troubles which involves meat, the vegetables are just garnish.

Well as you say there is always the option of saying no on the RSVP. Beter than one wedding I heard about where some family members brough cold ham with them to add to their meal,

violettasomerset

I agree with Bean83's comment "At someone's wedding, you eat what you're given and you tell them it was delicious. Anything else is just plain rude."

The menu sounds delicious - even my meat loving hubbie would be happy with veggie Indian buffet. Surely a wedding is one day when the bride and groom should be able to eat everything on their menu, not just part of it, and no-one should begrudge them it?

Admittedly I am veggie myself, but the way I see it is that I enjoy veg, beans, cheese, porridge, cake, crisps, ice cream, as well as 100 other foods - that doesn't mean that every time I go out my meal has to include cheese, porridge or crisps (OK, slightly silly as that would make a rubbish dinner but hopefully it gives the idea). So I find it hard to understand why a person who eats chicken, beef, pork, bread, beans, crisps and 100 other foods need a meat option when there are 100+ other things they can eat? Particularly when it's a free dinner! No-one is likely to faint with anaemia just because they've missed meat for one dinner.

DKLS

adouglasmhor wrote: »

Well as you say there is always the option of saying no on the RSVP. Beter than one wedding I heard about where some family members brough cold ham with them to add to their meal,

I went to one posh wedding where they had unusual priorities, totally free bar and the most delicious wedding breakfast but with portions that would have been suitable for a small mouse. Main course was 3 prawns and a swirl of sauce.

All was saved when some bright spark spotted a chippy and they delivered over 100 fish suppers for the guests.

aliama

sulkisu wrote: »

Also - to answer questions about what food would be available, they have planned an Asian buffet (with something for all palettes) of about 30 dishes catered by an London based vegetarian Indian restaurant/catering company who specialise in vegetarian food.

Well, I know I said I was going to shut up, but this post has completely changed my mind.

First off, and most importantly, that sounds absolutely delicious. I've always thought buffets are better to have at weddings than sit-down meals, because there's so much choice, everyone should find something they like.

Secondly, when I wrote question number 4 in my earlier post, i.e. 'Is it something that will be easy to arrange', having a vegetarian caterer was actually the exact scenario I had in mind.

aileth

I didn't notice it was an Indian vegetarian restaurant, even better. They are the masters of vegetarianism.

lazer

TBH - as as guest I wouldn't like because I don't like many vegetarian dishes (and for health reason's my diet is pretty limited), but in saying that It's your wedding and I would go along, tell you what a lovely day I had, how lovely the food was etc.

In reading that it would be Indian Vegetarian catering, that actually puts be off even further as I don't eat anything even remotely spiced, although as long as there was Korma and Naan Bread I could survive.

scmp

Gosh it was only a few decades ago where vegetarians had to go to a wedding with no vegetarian optin and had to pick at the vegetables around the meat and really not enjoy the food.

Now a days people expect a vegetarian option and many meat eaters will opt for it if it sounds nice (i am one of these people lol)

With all the theme weddings US style with burgers or afternoon tea with cakes, cucumber sandwhiches and coffee i do not see what the fuss is.

If i knew my friends were vegetarian for health reasons and have been for over a decade and it was not a 'fad' then i would be more than happy to 'go vege'
I am a meat eater, but to be honest i will give anything ago!