Okay, I know why-- because it's cheaper--but seriously. I dislike buffets to begin with because where I live they're dirty and the people are rude and cut in line and shove you around like nothing. I don't see how a wedding would be any different.
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I prefer buffets over plated meals because if I don't like something on the buffet, I just won't pick it. Meanwhile, for plated meals, if you don't like any of the choices (or, God forbid, you're stuck with one), you're stuck eating something you don't like.
shareFrom the weddings I've attended (and seen on TV) most plated entrees come in choices of three; mostly everyone can tolerate chicken, fish, or steak and a few veggies and potatoes on the side.
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My cousin's wedding had chicken only. Thank God I like chicken, but if it had been beef or fish I probably wouldn't have eaten at all that night (and considering she only had vegetable trays for her cocktail hour, I probably would have passed out of starvation).
Plus, I like portion control. I feel awkward if I have a huge amount of vegetables or potatoes left because I don't eat them too much.
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I prefer buffets over plated meals because if I don't like something on the buffet, I just won't pick it.This is the reason why I like the buffet over plated food. I also like the buffet because you can control the amount of food you put on the plate; but I can see why someone wouldn't like a buffet because of sanitary reason. There are some buffet style restaurants I don't care for because of that reason. I should say that I also tend to like the more layback weddings than the formal ones that they show on the show.
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If done well, a buffet type of meal can be very nice. My friends got married this past year. It was a Sunday afternoon affair, so they served a brunch buffet and it was great. It was a Jewish wedding and the food was kosher and all fresh. There was alot of fish and spreads, salads and bagels. There were an omelet station and a waffle station. There was a dessert table with all kinds of sweets. It was amazing and delicious and alot better than a sit down meal in my opinion.
shareI'm having a buffet at my wedding. Every wedding I have been to has been buffet (no one is spending more than 15,000 on their wedding, and essentially everyone's was under 8,000). Not only is is affordable, but it grants people the ability to choose EXACTLY what they want. We are having a restaurant cater, and they have a choice between two, or both if they are really hungry, entrees with different sides.
You don't see how it would be different? Well, then I guess your guests would have to be dirty and rude people. A wedding buffet is totally different than a low-grade buffet restaurant. Unless you have family and friends that would come filthy and dirty and would shove other guests and behave rudely, then I don't see how it is comparable to a place full of random strangers. We're having our closest friends, family, and church and work friends attending. None are dirty and everyone is polite as can be (plus, they will be excused a couple tables at a time to prevent any chance of crowding).
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We had a buffet at our wedding, in the Midwest it is generally what you do. People were able to make as many trips as they wanted. We had prime rib carved to order. I bet there wasn't a single person there who thought to themselves "How gauche! A buffet!" Food was hot, freshly made and brought to the buffet table and DELICIOUS. Also, I prefer my steak RARE. And by rare, I mean throw a leash around its neck and drag it to the table LOL. Just my $0.02, I think it is a regional thing. Seems like all the NYC brides on this show turn their nose up at a buffet.
shareI guess depending on where you live and where you have your wedding; some buffets can be better than others. But, the general idea of a buffet is frowned upon. But, I've seen some buffets that were better than plated meals. I work for high end catering and venue's ($300. + per plate) and, I sometimes see that the weddings guests are too busy dancing and socializing and their food is barely touched. So, it's sa to see that the food gets thrown away. At a buffet, people generally take what they can eat,
shareWhen I go to a restaurant, I sometimes make changes in my dinner order. I don't care for baked potatoes, so I may ask for mashed potatoes instead, or scalloped potatoes, or fries. Or I may ask for a different vegetable. You get what you want at a buffet, if it's offered. And some chefs do not allow substitutions because they feel that the dinner they've put together harmonizes. Today I'm going to order Parmesan potatoes instead of the baked potato that comes with my filet I'll be having for my birthday dinner.
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I hate it when wedding don't have a buffet because then you have to get served what the couple picked for dinner and at times its usually not good, for example last time i went to a wedding everybody got steak and chicken, the steak had blood dripping out of it and the chicken had no taste at all. At a buffet you can pick what you want out of many things and how much you want..
shareYou can also go for seconds with a buffet....I have a teenage son and we went to a wedding with a sit down dinner and a 1/2 hour later my son was complaining he was hungry....my husband ended up taking him to McDonalds during the reception...2 months later we were at a wedding with a buffet and the chef cutting the meat told him he could come back for seconds or thirds and his face lit up like a Christmas tree! he did go for thirds of the Prime Rib (his one and only time eating that so far!! ) and the potatoes and rice.
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If I had a dollar for every time I got distracted,
I wish I had some ice cream
I mean, if the wedding is informal and a backyard or church hall wedding it's whatever, but a formal wedding should not have a buffet, I also associate them with being dirty, and even at expensive restaurants I've never enjoyed a buffet, the food is always mediocre at best. What kills me more than the buffet is the women who complain their steak isn't cooked enough. Steak is not supposed to be well done, come on, you're ruining the meat.
shareYou guys have to stop going to wherever it is you're going for buffets! Or you should start to lobby for stricter restaurant laws
I have never been to a buffet where I felt it was dirty...actually, I work in Food Service now and have seen steaks dropped off the plates onto the floor and picked up, blown on and put back on the plate.
If I had a dollar for every time I got distracted,
I wish I had some ice cream
have seen steaks dropped off the plates onto the floor and picked up, blown on and put back on the plate.I've also worked in the food service before and sadly things like this happen.
I agree - I happen to like buffets. Some of the brides on this show seem more interested in impressing people than anything else.
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Sorry but I like my meat welldone; I don't want to be reminded on what it's previous life was. Also it's unhealthy to eat it rare.
shareIn terms of what, bacteria? Ground beef has to be cooked to at least medium because of this, but rare steak is not like poultry where it has to be thoroughly cooked. Red meat isn't good for you in general and should not be eaten frequently, which is why I don't have it often but when I do, it's definitely not going to be cooked to death lol.
shareI have to agree, if it's a formal evening wedding, no buffet. If I'm attending a wedding, id like to be served. I'm by no means a snob or stuck up! I just think it's a nice part of the whole experience to be seated and served instead of having to get up and down and get my food and wait in a line with everyone else. I'm sure it can be done well, but it seems a bit tacky to me. Perhaps an afternoon wedding or a more casual affair it might be ok.
shareIn lots of places a buffet is customary; the guests might think they were trying to show off if they had a seated dinner!
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I'd prefer a buffet line even in which I was bumped into a couple of times to having an obsequious, hovering waiter. We had a real character at a high-end resort once who called the women "m'lady" in the second person - ugh! - and just wouldn't leave us alone no matter what we said!
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