Posh lunch nibbles on a bus

How about something like this?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brown-craft-paper-gift-bags-with-tags-and-tissue-ideal-wedding-birthday-party-/160868605456?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Celebrations_Occasions_ET&hash=item2574841e10

You can put your initials on it and the date of your wedding to personalise it or something.

I love the idea of flapjacks etc, slightly filling and stodgy so that people won't get to smashed on the champers!

Can't think of much else that isn't cakey...Sausage rolls?

K

I've stolen this from a fellow Hitcher, but we're using these for overnight guests -

Cupcakes

raisins

savoury biscuits

dried fruit

croissant/pain au chocolate

muffins

and some mints for after?

I love these! Now I just have to find an excuse to use them

We are doing a little breakfast / snack pack for guests on our coach, got pretty much the same ideas food/drink wise!

Also want to say thanks for this- we could only find boxes with no handles or paper bags! Excellent find thank you!

What about sushi?!

Were having it tonight on the train to my friends hen do!

Hi, sorry for the slow reply. I'm not being rude - I just can't post replies from my phone and only just got laptop sorted again.

Thanks everyone for the great ideas. I LOVE the takeaway boxes especially - and they are a very reasonable price too.

I would have loved Sushi but no one except me likes it. I think I'm going to keep it easy by doing stuff like the lists you all suggested - think I might get baking flap jacks now (purely for research purposes you know).

Thanks everyone

Have nothing to add, but just wanted to say your idea sounds BRILLIANT!

My sister went to a wedding where they did this and thought it was a great idea. The bride was a teacher so she prepared "packed lunches" for everyone for the bus journey between the church and the reception. As she was following the school theme, she went for kid style sandwiches, e.g. jam but you could really do anything.

If they're having a 3pm meal, they don't really need anything much more than a little snack. Keep away from anything messy and perhaps include a paper napkin in the bag even if you're going for something like a flapjack, because people won't want to get crumbs on their party clothes!

Does anyone know much about graze boxes? I've never had one - they seem an easy way to get all the stuff packaged on the bus with no hassle from me. There's mixed reviews on the internet - I'm bothered about the portion size but then on the other hand it is only meant to be a nibble before lunch.

Has anyone got any thoughts on these please?

Thanks very much.

CT x

I never heard of 'graze boxes' before so cant comment on taste/quality but just did a quick google and think they sound pretty cool quite quirky. I guess you just need to work out if it would be cheaper to make something similar yourself.

I have had graze boxes before, but had to stop because I kept eating the entire thing in a day!

They are ooookaaaay. Sometimes they don't seem to listen when you put your choices and send whatever they fancy. Some of the naughty things like the flapjacks and breads are scrummers, but the nuts and seeds are a little less exciting.

Value for money-wise, I think you would be better buying those clear tubs of supermarket-baked shortbead, flapjacks, mini-rolls etc. I'm sure they will stay fresh a few days as the boxes they come in aren't air-tight. Maybe you could put them in paper sweetie bags before popping in the takeaway carton and day or two prior to the wedding. Whenever I buy anything from the bakery they put the bun in a little white paper bag, it reminds me of that!

I just wanted to add even though you are staying in a hotel the night before I am sure they will store a few bits in their fridges for you (if you wanted to include perishable food) particularly as its for your wedding!!

I was going to suggest these too...and I finish mine off far too quickly as well.....

I'm planning on doing something similar, but will definitely be staying away from Graze boxes. I like them (also guilty of munching all 4 in one day!), but there's no guarantees what you will get and if I got stuck with a box of seeds it would just go to waste. Some of the stuff is scrummy, but it depends on individuals. It's a bit if a waste of money if you get mostly nuts and seeds and hardly anybody likes them. I like the idea of shortbread, nom nom nom

Same here, had to stop the graze subscription as I didn't graze... I scoffed!!

Posh nibbles sounds good! My sister did a similar thing, a bus your round London inbetween ceremony & reception. She only had small bags of pretzels though but it was nice to have something. One small word of advice, depending on the length of the bus journey don't ply people with champagne on the bus like my sister did- it lead to most the guests bursting for a wee by the time we got to the reception! I've never seen people run in to a reception venue so fast! Haha.

Thanks for the replies. Update is I've ordered a Graze box just to see if it suits what I want . If I don't fancy it (I know to cancel the next one though!) I'm going with either the take away boxes + those cake nibbles and nuts and bottle of water . But seeing what Lottie said (I've never thought of the toilet stop problem before - another thing to put on the 'to think about' list!) I might have to bin the water . I've also seen these / that I could lay things out in a tray and look nice.

Funky jamieson - I hadn't really thought about asking the hotel but seeing so many of us are staying there they should try to help us - thanks for the idea.

Thanks! CT

I LOVE the bus idea!

I think small bottles of water would be ok, just try to get as small as poss maybe? It a tricky one because if it's warm then water on the bus would be a good idea... I think it's mostly alcohol which makes people need to pee more. I love the bus goodie bag idea!