No one likes our food!

Ha sod em!bid be a bit miffed too cus it's really not cheap to feed everyone!! I agree with everyone else in that don't tell anyone else, it just gives them chance to decide they don't like stuff/try and sway your decisions, as long as it's not an allergy issue people should just suck it up n eat it, I find it hard to believe in your (very yummy) menu that there aren't at least some elements that people couldn't eat. It's just rudeness! I forget about other people being fussy cus I will eat anything usually, even the few foods Im not keen on I'll still eat out of politeness because I do think it's rude to kick up a fuss when someone else has made you dinner...

at our venue everyone gets the same too, no choice, so we won't be telling anybody (except parents probably, n then future MIL might comment cus she's fussy) but everyone else can find out on the day. I'm hoping everyone will be mature enough to just eat what they can without silly comments! food, as with everything else is one of those things where you'll never please everybody so as long as you like what you've picked then just enjoy!!

Personally, i think it sounds delicious! It's so hard catering to everyone that there is no way that you will manage to please everyone unfortunately! As people are aware of your menu in advance and seem to think it ok to complain i suggest you smile sweetly and tell them that they are welcome to bring themselves a snack....I would be tempted to say if they dont have any dietary requirements that they can just lump it and loom forward to their mcdonalds at home time!

If your friend wants a childs meal give her one, it will be cheaper wont it? Or tell her the caterers say that there is an age restriction! ie no over 12s!

I think it sounds really good! What on earth? Let them eat the children's meal if they don't like it. Saves you a couple of pennies.

Don't tell anyone what you're having. They need to deal with it on the day unless they're allergic. It's a lovely sounding menu with nothing overly weird on it so they have to lump it.

On another note I don't get people who don't like things they haven't tried. It's silly talk!

This!! It drives me nuts!!so many people I know do this n it's just like, how can you say it, YOU HAVENT TRIED IT!! (This obviously does not include weird stuff like thousand year old eggs or insects a la I'm a celebrity) I do kinda get that people might not fancy something, like I don't fancy eating tapioca but I still wouldn't say I didn't like it unless id given it a fair try...n not just a wussy little lick n instant spit out!

Agree with all of the above - We have this joy to come as im absolutely expecting people to kick up a fuss about our menu.

I have allergies - lots - im also a strict vegetarian, so I guess in a lot of ways I am one of those 'difficult people' HOWEVER would I make a fuss? NO WAY!

If it's what you like and you enjoy it then don't worry.

My brothers mrs told me before we'd even CHOSEN OUR MENU that she souldnt be eating any of it. We told her not to come until the evening then as we didnt want to waste £50 on her (in a sort of matter of fact/joking way) and she soon shut up.

People can be fussy, but they shouldnt turn their nose up before even trying it!

See, at risk of being mobbed, I would only eat the pudding (cant stand ham and I am intolerant to chicken) so I always get a bit uh-oh at weddings where you dont have at least a choice! Luckily the last one I went to chose beef (yay for me!). yes yes its your wedding etc etc... but think if you went to a wedding and a slab of pork was your only option, and you didnt like pork, you'd be "aaaah this would be more enjoyable if i could eat it"

Anyway, dont stress. Let people know in advance so they can prepare alternative options if people dont like your food, thats all i can say =)

But this is why we are not doing a formal meal, more an afternoon tea. 8 fillings of sandwcihs i'm sure everyone will have something and cakes, scones and fancies (who doesnt like those??) the only one causing a fuss for us is he Groom - he doesnt like bread!

Ey???

the groom doesn't like bread so you're having an afternoon tea???

Sorry but that's the funniest things I've heard all day (yes tough day). Don't you think the food options should at the very least suit the bride and groom? It's not like he can walk out and go to get a meal somewhere else without everyone noticing...

Bliss balloons, your menu sounds amazing and I would know, I'm a chef. Sod everyone else. If you like it then that's all that matters

In all honesty I wouldn't eat the starter or main but the dessert hell yes!! The sauce would put me off the main as I hate mushrooms is there an option for the sauce to be taken off if people don't like it or a veggie alternative? It's always a tough one feeding guests and I would never grumble as one but I do dread sit down meals as I tend to dislike a lot of starters. Its easy to say but don't let people get you down. You are always going to have a few people who dislike the food you have chosen but in all honesty they have to like it or lump it and I would if I was attending.

Can I come? Pleaseeeeeee

I'd eat it all except the piccallilli but I'd just move that to one side and thoroughly enjoy the rest. It sounds yummy!!!

Can I have two puddings?

Fussy eaters do my nut in.

Your menu sounds delicious.

So long as you've given people a chance to state any dietary requirements then people can pipe down! If somebody is genuinely intolerant to certain foods then they should tell you beforehand, they'll be used to having to do this.

I learnt to not tell people what our menu was after a few negative comments, turns out every course was a hit.

We are not telling anyone the menu. choice is limited and we have to pick one for all (exc vegetarian). it can be a surprise on the day! if i tell people, and they start twisting their faces il get stressed! funnily enough, my mum keeps asking - the person most famed for saying 'you wil eat what is put in front of you!' for 34 years...

Hi if I remember correctly you're getting married at the same place as I did in July and we had the chicken and it was lovely. The venue were really accommodating for fussy eaters as well we had one person who had an adult portion of chicken nuggets and chips and another who had seabass because she didnt like anything on our menu and another who had a different pudding. Also, if its the mushroom sauce people are concerned about they will put it in a pot on the side if you ask (we had a few people who we had to do that for) just make sure you give the venue plenty of notice. I came off hitched but pop back on every now and again and after reading this I felt that I couldnt ignore it xx hope this helps xx

We've asked guests if they've any dietary requirements we need to consider (none so far).

Apart from that we're leaving it to the venue to provide a locally sourced, organic where possible menu with choices.

Guests will be asked what they'd like when they arrive on the day prior to the wedding. If they don't like the choice, tough taties!

I just went to an event this lunchtime and had ham hock terrine and skin on chicken in a mushroom sauce! No creme brulee (it was lemon tart) but the starter and main were bloody gorgeous! I bet your picky guests will eat their words (and your dinner) on the day when it is put in front of them.

This is jut my opinion. If you and OH like the food, no need to ask for permission from your guests. Probably just the immediate families but that's about it because you won't be able to please everyone. Good luck!

I am the WORLDS FUSSIEST eater but I think that sounds GREAT! Lol. Not a massive fan of creme brûlée but I'd def give it a go!

I don't understand the fuss over your menu... I think it sounds amazing.

My only thoughts for the fussy eaters were;

You don't like piccalilli.... Don't eat it.

You don't like the skin on the chicken... Take it off.

Nothing wrong with a brûlée.... Stop being fussy and get over yourself.

Thanks, yeah we'll ask about the sauce on the side, the venue have been quite good with different options. Hope you had a fantastic day!

Thanks, yeah we'll ask about the sauce on the side, the venue have been quite good with different options. Hope you had a fantastic day!

Your guest would be screwed if they had our menu seafood paella or veggi paella! It sounds lovely I don't eat meat but sounds lovely

We are having Paella as our wedding breakfast and I have fussy eaters coming but my one friend said to me il just pick out what I don't eat but we have decided to do a pasta bake for the kids but our caterers are doing enough for those fussy eaters. Bloody hard work isn't it. X

Foods a tricky thing with weddings. Personally I would struggle with your menu as I wouldnt eat the starter or desert and wouldn't eat the sauce on the main. However - if I was a guest of yours I wouldn't actually tell you this! I'd just make the most of it abd eat what I could. I attended a wedding last year where lamb was the main course, a meat a hate but I just ate all the yummy bits that came with it. My sister is marrying this summer and although a choice was offered in the meal options I wasn't a huge fan of any of the options, however I've never actually tried her starter and am looking forward to trying something new (fingers crossed I like it!). You'll never please everyone but as long as majority will eat them don't worry about it

Purely out of interest, what is it about the menu you don't like? I'll eat almost anything (bar snails) so I'm interested in finding out what others might not like about those dishes.