Family Style Reception Meal

August 18, 2009 | Categories Reception + Wedding Planning

Family style service “Please pass the green beans Kim.”  I love family style meals!  They’re fun and interactive.  Folks are busy passing food to each other and talking away at the same time.

This wedding trend is a fantastic option for brides and grooms that want to set a natural stage for their guests to interact, in a setting akin to “home.”

Some of the positives with a family style reception: permission to have low-key centerpieces~ need the space right?… comfortable/homey{esp. for large weddings where guests don’t know each other}…  no lines for your guests to be called to and wait in.

Some of the cons with this style: possible additional expenses {more dishes, servers, food costs}..  is there enough space on the tables?

What do you think? Other pros and cons?

Are you considering a family style meal?

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  • http://cherylscasualcontemplations.blogspot.com/ Cheryl

    I think it’s a great idea. There could be less waste with food as each person will take what they want and how much. I’m more of a casual, take-her-easy kind of person, so this style would be very appealing to me. And, yes, get away from those insanely long lines when serving buffet style.

  • Brittany from MN

    We’re having family style this weekend at our wedding :)
    I was very nervous about it, but our caterer is amazing. My fiance picked it out, because he loves the family atmosphere it will create. Hopefully, it works out!

  • Heidi

    Congratulations Brittany! You’ll have to come back and let us know how it went! I’d love to hear the details!

  • Heidi

    Thanks Cheryl! Goes w/ my personality too! :)

  • http://www.corinnahoffman.blogspot.com Corinna Hoffman

    I think it’s a fabulous and cost effective idea!! It’s not like a buffet where people have to stand in a line to get their food, but rather an inexpensive way of a sit-down dinner! I loooove Italian food, and we had our wedding reception at Maggiano’s Little Italy Restaurant in Las Vegas, and our guests were so happy with the amount of delicious food they got :)