What food and drinks should we have while getting ready on wedding morning?
Bridal parties need easy snacks and drinks on hand while getting ready, but figuring out quantities and timing can be confusing. People struggle to avoid overbuying or choosing messy foods that might stain dresses or cause bloating, leaving them unsure whether to put out a single spread or arrange food deliveries.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Putting out muffins and fruit for breakfast and getting a sandwich tray delivered for lunch with a veggie tray, iced coffee, and mimosas
- 2Using a couple of charcuterie boxes for lunch and individually packaged snacks to graze throughout the day
- 3Dividing food into two intentional moments: a light morning breakfast spread followed by a more substantial lunch around 11:30 to 12:30
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Need help getting together a list of food/snacks to have the morning of my wedding while we all get ready.”source ↗
“I don’t want to overload on food but not sure what I should have on hand in terms of food & beverages.”source ↗
“I don’t want anything messy that could stain clothes or make people feel bloated”source ↗
“trying to figure out the whole getting-ready food situation. 😂”source ↗
“I’m not really sure what’s typical for food. Do we have food delivered at different times? Bring in Grubhub at some point? Just put out one big spread and call it a day?”source ↗
“I tend to go a little overboard with food so I’m trying NOT to end up with a ridiculous amount of food sitting around all day.”source ↗
“What did your wedding party actually like having to eat while they were getting ready? Looking for things that people actually ate and enjoyed, not just what sounds good in theory. 😂”source ↗
Where this came up
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