Those having canapés

That sounds fine!

Our wedding is at 1pm in Church, then traveling to venue for canapes and drinks reception. We are having two drinks and 4 canapes per person, but our wedding is earlier than yours. I think we are eating our dinner around 4pm-ish (I can never remember these little details, I'm afraid!)

Sounds fine and the same as we did. Nobody went hungry, don't worry.

I don't think it's stingy at all. Your wedding is "post lunch" - ours is also at 2pm - and your wedding breakfast is not late so it's just a little nibble with a drink whilst you are having your photos and they mingle.

we are providing 3 types of canapé but it'll be about 6 each on average.

Personally I never eat the canapés at weddings, but then I am odd and OH always makes me take them for him to eat anyway!

I think it'll be fine and certainly no one will comment on it so it doesn't matter!

We are having 4 per person, but you know there are always a few guests (like moi) who have had to pour themselves into their dresses that morning and will be abstaining, so the hungry ones will end up with more than 3! :-)

xxx

That is fine, we are also having 3 with buksfizz each. I think that's enough to snack on as they will be having a meal which will fill them up.

I actually have no idea!

Sounds like 3 per person would be fine.

We haven't really gotten around to looking at the menu package in detail but i believe we have 4 canapés and 1 drink upon arrival each... The timing of your day is pretty much the same as ours wedding at 2pm, wedding breakfast at 4-4:30pm... we are toying with the idea of breaking the speeches up and doing them at different stages though the meal or at the end...

This doesn't sound stingy at all and i wouldn't worry about what other people think hun this is your day they are not there to pick fault with the food x

Sounds ok to me. If you are really worried and have the money can you put out some kind of cheese board or pretzels or something? I wanted to do a few platters for our wedding but wanted to do it ourselves and Im not sure thats allowed

Hi MrsSkinner2be,

I think that three canapés sound about right, especially as your wedding ceremony is 'post-lunch' as another hitcher helpfully pointed out. My only concern would be that you are only having one drink per person for a reception that will last an hour and a half. In my experience, especially if it is hot, people will be clamouring for a drink as soon as they leave the ceremony, and will guzzle down their allocation in about 5 minutes. If you have any spare money in the budget, I would put it towards more drink allocation (think iced water, fruit juice, or sparkling wine - not Moet!).

Hope that helps, M x

Well that's a shocker ha ha - wedding twin ?

I really cant wait to compare our wedding review just to see how much we have that is similar luckily its only 8 weeks between lol ?

Personally, if I was going to a 2pm wedding (as ours is too!) I would eat beforehand. I think most people would (I can't be the only gannet out there!), so you could get away with no canapes?