This is a thread that was started in our old BlissWeddings.com forums by Annabean on 05/28/2005.
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posted by Annabean
We plan to have an Evening lunch at the reception and are banking on about 170 people. The Caterer just callde and asked what i prefered to do with any leftovers...weather the guests could take stuff home(if so she would bring boxes) or f we wanted to keep any leftover food.(in that case we would have to bring plastic stuff to take it home in)
I never stoped to think about this...wwyd?
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posted by wynelle
Our caterer boxes up a small box for us to eat (because the B&G seldom get to sit down and actually eat) and then everything else was boxed up and taken to the battered women's shelter for the ladies there to enjoy.
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posted by roseprincess
we had tons of leftover food and we took it with us on our honeymoon -- we spent a week at a house on the beach, so that was a great solution for us because it cut down on the amount of cooking/eating out we had to do and we ate like royalty. If taking it with you is not a viable alternative for you, another great thing to do is to donate the food to a local shelter/soup kitchen. This would've been my solution if we'd been travelling to a faraway location for the honeymoon. Of course, your caterer has also mentioned that your guests could take the food with them in little boxes.
I'd say that you should choose what to do according to the kind of food you'll be serving, the custom in your community (is it commonplace for the people you know to take leftover food from catered events?), and whether you have a favorite charitable organization.
May I ask what an evening lunch is?
Oh, and make sure you have a plan for leftover wedding cake... I'm guessing your caterer is probably not responsible for the cake too. We had maybe 1/3 of our cake left -- even though several guests sheepishly admitted to eating more than two slices of it, LOL. We took some of it on the honeymoon as well and sent the rest to church because they were having a party the next day.
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posted by rosefeather
we took our leftover food and served it the next day at the gift opening. Since it was only close family, they didn't mind and the food was great. If you are having a gift opening you could do this!
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posted by Annabean
Yes it is accepted for guests to take home food i just dont knw if i wanna pay for all that food and not get any of it lol
An Evening Lunch(or Midnight Buffet as some call it) is bascily a Buffet style meal (we are having fruit and veggie trays, Cheese and cracker trays,desert squares, pies and other stuff)served around 10:30 pm at the reception and served after the cake has been cut(the cake is then sliced up and served with it) it is generaly done around our Area when you have a later afternoon wedding that runs into dinner time(like ours does) and when the Bride and groom have not planned a formal dinner. In my town we have a By-Law that states you can not alow people to consume alchohol without providing food at large parties like a Wedding Reception(In fact i think it is any party with 25 people or more) so this is a way to be sure eveyone has food in their stomachs before they leave the hall.This way you are less likley to be held liable if anyone gets into an accident when they have been drinking. The hall we are renting has its own bar so we would not be the ones sued they would lol BUT still thats why we do it....
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posted by roseprincess
learn something new every day on Bliss! Thanks for the explanation Annabean.
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posted by Annabean
NP...and i THINK we will take what we want and then let her Divy up the rest lol. I mean crackers last weeks and fruit can be frozen right??LOL
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posted by syringa
For containers, you should be fine taking a box of gallon-sized plastic bags. In my area, the caterers supply them for the left-over food - no other containers needed except for the cake.
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posted by TheaterDiva1
My cousin had a BBQ at her wedding, and the next day they brought all the leftovers to us at a picnic.
-Maggie
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posted by marchbride05
We did the same thing Wynelle did. Our food was donated to the food shelter. Conveniently our wedding was right before Easter so maybe some people got a nice Easter dinner
. If you are not going to eat your food, check to see if the caterer will donate it to the food pantry. They are always in need of food!
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posted by NovemberGal
Some specific charities, cities, counties, etc. have regulations about what kind of food can be donated, and often "leftover" food can't be. So check that first; your caterer might know that info, or you could call the particular charity you were thinking of and ask how it works.
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posted by feb-bride
November's right. Not all places who provide food to the needy will accept leftover food. We had a bunch of food left over after one of our employee luncheons. We had to call almost a dozen places before we could find anyone who would accept the food. If you're planning to donate leftover food, find out in advance who will take it.
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posted by Annabean
I can't find anyone that is able to take it...ALL the church's i called said if they had a dinner planned the folowing day they could have taken it but since they don't they can't
I will just keep what we can and serve the rest at the Gift opening the next day i guess.Thanks everyone.
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