Wedding dinner buffet-style
If you are trying to plan the perfect dinner for your upcoming wedding, you might be having a hard time choosing between the various options. After all, a fancy dinner with full service can be really classy, and a family-style dinner is a great way to bring everyone together. Of all of your choices, however, you might find that a buffet-style dinner is the best. These are a few reasons why.
1. Encourage People to Mingle
When you serve a seated dinner, your guests are generally restricted to talking to the people who they are seated with. However, with a buffet-style dinner, your guests are given the chance to meet and mingle with one another in line. If you want your family and friends to be able to meet and get to know one another or just catch up if they haven’t seen one another in a while, a buffet can be the perfect option. It can feel a lot less restricted and formal, which can help encourage your guests to let loose a little bit and to talk and have fun.
2. Save Money
When you’re planning a wedding, the cost is probably a pretty big consideration. The truth is that a buffet is often more cost effective than a seated, plated dinner for one main reason: it does not require nearly as many wait staff. Sure, there will need to be a few people on hand who can help supervise and replenish the buffet, but you won’t have to have enough wait staff to personally serve each and every guest. This can help you greatly cut some of the costs of your wedding meal. Discuss layout with your caterer and rental company. Your rental company can provide various CAD diagrams of different layout options for you to choose from, helping you to select what’s best for your wedding and your guests.
3. Accommodate Dietary Restrictions and Preferences
Your guests are all unique and all have their own preferences in regards to food. Plus, you might have some guests on your list who have allergies or other dietary restrictions. It can be a big headache to try to accommodate all of these things, but a buffet can make it a whole lot easier. As long as all foods are properly labeled so that guests are fully aware of what they are getting, it can be easy for everyone to serve themselves with what they can and would prefer to eat.
As you can see, a buffet-style dinner can be a great choice for your wedding. If you are still trying to decide how you’d like to serve dinner at your event, talk to your caterer and rental company about the advantages and disadvantages of a buffet. Depending on your preferences, you might just find that it’s the perfect choice for your big day.
