Thank you everyone for you input and votes on the food debate. As you can see plated dinner took the win and I think that is what we might actually be going with! BUT with a slight twist.
I loved the idea of a mashed potato bar too much to let go of it completely. Though there is not room for an actual "bar" and it would be silly to serve guest their meal and then expect them to get there own mashed potatoes we had to brainstorm another option. This is still up in the air but what I am thinking is having waiters carry around trays of the mashed potatoes, pre-scooped in martini glasses but will have the 3 varieties on each tray and as they walk from table to table guests will select their favorite flavor. They can have 1 or 2 or 5, whatever! This way I still get the yummy yum mashed potato selection I wanted and it flows more with the plated dinner without just having a plain old scoop on the plate.
Now we just have to make some decisions on what entrees to offer. I am a vegetarian and a lot of my family members are also vegetarian or vegan. No offense to anyone out there but every wedding I have been to the vegetarians get the shaft! Vegetarian food can be really good so I want to make sure our veggie option is delicious. Do you then offer, veg, chicken, beef AND fish, I would be most likely to cut out the fish but maybe people like fish?
If you are going with the traditional plated dinner which entrees did you choose to offer your guests? If you were a guest what would you love to see as an option?
