Wedding Menus

Whether you're having a Summer wedding, a small back garden or backyard wedding or a reception for 200 people, you will be needing a wedding menu. If you are looking for some inspiration or some ideas then look no further. Here are a few ideas as to what you can serve up on your big day.

Some Ideas for the Starter:

Prawn Cocktail
Shrimp Cocktail
Smoked Salmon
Leek Soup
Champagne Breakfast or similar
Mediterranean Prawns and salad
Onion soup
Fresh tuna salad
Smoked scotch salmon
Mushroom Soup
Cheese and biscuits/crackers
Crab, lobster medley
Melon and other fruit

TOP TIP: Decide how many courses you want to offer your guests and try to work out your menu from here. For example do you want to offer them a 3 course meal, 5 course meal or perhaps even an 8 course meal?

Some Ideas for the Main Course or Main Courses:

Smoked chicken with vegetables
Chicken Asparagus with new potatoes
Vegetarian Alternatives
Spaghetti
Salmon en cruet
Scotch Salmon
Lobster Bisque with salad or vegetables

TOP TIP: Try to get some menus and ideas from wedding books, wedding magazines and restaurants. See what they put together and see what works well on their menus. This will provide a valuable starting point for choosing your menu.

Some Ideas for the Dessert/s

Mints and Coffee
Cheese board/cracker selection
Summer pudding with cream
Cookies/Cupcakes
Fruit basket
Fruit Trifle
Strawberries and Cream
Mini Éclairs
Fruit and Cream
Fresh/homemade Ice cream
Champagne
Wedding cake
Chocolate fountain with marshmallows
Fresh raspberries and Cream

TOP TIP: Try to sample dishes, menus and set pieces as and wherever possible. You don't want to spend a great big lump of your wedding budget on food that you haven't tried out before.

Remember that when choosing a wedding menu it's always important to consider all of your options, from price to budget, to preference and taste. Try something different, be a bit creative with your wedding menu and it will make your special day all the more memorable.

Always remember as well to seek out the advice and guidance of family, friends and people who have done it all before, as and when ever necessary, and always remember that as it is your big day it is your choice, you have the final say.

I hope you have found this article both useful and helpful. Good luck with putting together your wedding menu. I hope you have a lovely day.