A solemn reception will require a sophisticated official dinner in a chic hall. To brighten up the waiting for the lunch, guests can be offered non -alcoholic drinks and cocktails. Arrange all this on the terrace, in the beautiful hall.
Guests, it is also recommended to offer a choice of several main dishes. Ask to indicate which dish, they give their preference, and then you will definitely know how many servings and what dishes will be required.
But if you did not succeed, find out in advance about what the guests of the celebration want, order the supplier for several types of meat dishes, and do not forget about vegetarian dishes.. In this situation of events, the main thing is to make more vegetarian portions more. In addition, it is advisable to provide special dishes for people suffering from allergies who cannot eat milk, seafood, nuts or other types of products and spices. At the formal reception, the Swedish table so popular in our time is also allowed, but it should also be in a gorgeous place. And if you all decided to organize a buffet at the wedding, then try to designate your place for each guest, putting a vase with a salad in front of each of them. This will achieve balance between the front lunch, and the Swedish table.
A semi -formal reception obliges light treats, such as snacks or lunch. Informal technique enables you to boast of family hospitality. In this case, your guests will be able to try dishes that your relatives or friends have prepared. It can be light snacks, barbecue or desserts.
Types of dishes and their number, largely depends on the time of their reception. If the reception time falls for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, then it is customary to serve abundant treats; And for the rest of the time, make a buffet, with light snacks, cocktails, and tea drinking
Open bar means that your guests can order for free drinks throughout the event, up to the end of the bar (somewhere about 1 hour before the end of the celebration).
Another option is when waiters begin to carry drinks to guests, and if you want, you can control the number of these drinks. But in no case do not divide drinks into categories of guests, it will be indecent.
It would also be nice to put red and white wine on the tables, based on the eight invited to be a pair of bottles of both wine.
Punch is served at any tricks, except for solemn. As a rule, the punch is served two types – it is non -alcoholic and alcohol.
You can easily stop serving alcohol 1 hour before the end of the celebration, replacing in the bowls for the punch, alcohol with soft drinks.
A non-alcoholic wedding is also one of the options for your celebration, but then you will need to warn the guests in advance that the “dry law” will be observed at your celebration. Such a wedding will cost only non -alcoholic drinks, but then you will have to diversify their widest assortment.
A paid bar is never allowed in such cases.
If you will arrange a buffet, it is better that there is not one table. Then on each of these tables, there would be certain dishes. There would be fruits with cheese on one table, on the other only hot snacks, the next stood the main meat dishes, then the table with different drinks. Each table needs to be covered with a tablecloth, decorated with a bouquet, put candles on them or other thematic jewelry, but it already depends on what degree of formality your celebration will have.
But, if you have a buffet, then the table at which the newlyweds are located will certainly have to be served by waiters. Your guests will be able to get used to getting out only when the treats and groom are fed to the table and bride.
There is also such a service called “a la RUSS”. This is when waiters begin to surpass dishes with various treats and drinks of guests, and the guests themselves choose what to put on a plate.
Family style. In this style, a large dish with treats is placed on each table, and guests put food on a plate themselves.
The style is in French. This is when all dishes with treats are exhibited on carts covered with a tablecloth, and they are carried between the tables. The waiter himself provides treats on guests.