Wedding parties are one of the highlights that guests look forward to in a wedding because there is going to be food, drinks, fun and laughter.
In wedding receptions the manner in which food is served varies.
Food doesn't immediately reach our plates.
There are different ways in which they are served to guests.
The most common way that food is served during the party is the American service.
Plates are prepared, filled with food and handed to guests.
Guests merely have to wait for their meal to be served.
The disadvantage of this set up is that one plate already means one meal.
If guests will not attend you will still have to pay for that plate.
Another is that some guests might not appreciate your food choice and be hungry even if a plate is served.
To avoid this problem, there is the buffet style of serving food.
Guests will just form a line, choose what type of food they like and they can keep on coming back for more.
Less waiters and servers are needed in this case.
However, you need to have a lot of food ready because this set up creates a tendency to some guests to get more than they should.
In this set up, guests will eat like a king.
Another style is the family style.
Waiters serve large platters of food on each table.
Guests on the table will help their share.
If you choose this style, be sure to have a seating arrangement wherein friends are seated near friends.
It will not create any embarrassment when it comes to asking the person across the table to pass the sauce.
This is advisable if your wedding party is small, intimate and everybody already knows everyone else.
Last is the Russian service.
The waiters bring large platters of food to the table and serve the food on the guests.
You can say that this is a cross between the American style and the family style of serving food.
This can be time consuming; therefore you'll need a lot of staff to serve the food.
Your guests will feel like kings in this set up.
However, it should be noted that these styles should be made to fit the kind of party you want to give to your guests.
These styles are recommended for full meals.
To adapt these styles to cocktails and snacks will be absurd.
Secondly, when choosing your party venue, it will sometimes depend on how you want food to be served.
If this detail is not so important, restaurants, hotels etc.
have their protocol.
In wedding receptions the manner in which food is served varies.
Food doesn't immediately reach our plates.
There are different ways in which they are served to guests.
The most common way that food is served during the party is the American service.
Plates are prepared, filled with food and handed to guests.
Guests merely have to wait for their meal to be served.
The disadvantage of this set up is that one plate already means one meal.
If guests will not attend you will still have to pay for that plate.
Another is that some guests might not appreciate your food choice and be hungry even if a plate is served.
To avoid this problem, there is the buffet style of serving food.
Guests will just form a line, choose what type of food they like and they can keep on coming back for more.
Less waiters and servers are needed in this case.
However, you need to have a lot of food ready because this set up creates a tendency to some guests to get more than they should.
In this set up, guests will eat like a king.
Another style is the family style.
Waiters serve large platters of food on each table.
Guests on the table will help their share.
If you choose this style, be sure to have a seating arrangement wherein friends are seated near friends.
It will not create any embarrassment when it comes to asking the person across the table to pass the sauce.
This is advisable if your wedding party is small, intimate and everybody already knows everyone else.
Last is the Russian service.
The waiters bring large platters of food to the table and serve the food on the guests.
You can say that this is a cross between the American style and the family style of serving food.
This can be time consuming; therefore you'll need a lot of staff to serve the food.
Your guests will feel like kings in this set up.
However, it should be noted that these styles should be made to fit the kind of party you want to give to your guests.
These styles are recommended for full meals.
To adapt these styles to cocktails and snacks will be absurd.
Secondly, when choosing your party venue, it will sometimes depend on how you want food to be served.
If this detail is not so important, restaurants, hotels etc.
have their protocol.
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