Why do wedding venues force a vegetarian option into a two-choice menu?
Venues often mandate that couples pick one meat dish and one vegetarian or vegan dish for every course, leaving guests with fewer overall choices. Expanding the menu or adding an extra meat or fish option can cost thousands of pounds extra, forcing couples to choose between higher costs or limiting what their guests can eat.
What people tried
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- 1Paying extra to upgrade packages or add alternative meat and fish optionsDid this help you?
- 2Calling the venue to ask for clarification or negotiate termsDid this help you?
- 3guessing which entrees guests would preferDid this help you?
In their words
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“when choosing the menu options in which we have to choose 2 options for each (starters, mains and desserts) they are saying that we HAVE to choose 1 meat/fish (ie like chicken, beef) and HAVE to choose 1 vegetarian/vegan option for all courses.”source ↗
“I’m just confused because it then limits other people and the options available.”source ↗
“I’ve looked and I’d be paying an extra £5,000 just to add an extra meat or fish option and I don’t wanna be bloody paying £5,000 for beef! 🤣”source ↗
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