Choosing a Menu
Deciding what you want to have as your first “married” meal is sometimes as stressful as choosing the right date and place. There are two ways to go with your menu–you can either choose a formal, sit-down dinner, which usually means more sophisticated meal offerings, or a less-expensive, well-planned buffet with lots of different offerings.
It can be extremely difficult to choose a menu that will please everyone, so a buffet is the ideal for bigger weddings. My favorite idea is a mashed potato and meat buffet. Choose different kinds of mashed potatoes, like cheese, regular and garlic, and then choose two kinds of meat, like grilled steak strips and grilled chicken strips. Another one of my favorite ideas is to serve the mashed potatoes and meat in oversized martini glasses. www.greatbigstuff.com has some great big martini glasses for about $29 a piece.
www.martinimart.com also has oversized martini glasses for about $26 a piece.
For those on a smaller budget, like I will definitely be, www.nextag.com has some 7.5 oz plastic martini glasses for only $7.95 for 20.
