Do people really not eat at their weddings?

[sparkythelawyer]

I keep having all these people tell me "you never get to eat at your wedding, you're too busy" so I'm in the middle of a standoff with my catering manager about getting some meals left in the room because the fiance is going to need to eat at some point, and I'm worried he won't get to.  

So, are people just being histrionic biddies with this "you never eat at your own wedding" business?

[Deleted]

I ate at mine.

[Deleted]

I ate at mine and the bride's in the weddings I've been in ate at theirs.

[Deleted]

We ate at ours, but we had a small reception (50 people) so we visited half before the food, ate and then visited the rest afterwards.

[soozy87]

I ate at mine. Just make it a priority. You'll be starving!

[LeggsBenedict]

H ate, I didn't. Not because I didn't have time, but because I was sick.

We didn't do anything special at the reception, though. No special dances or cake cutting taking up time.

[ECB]

I made damn sure I ate at mine. The food was too good to pass up. We did stations and the staff actually served us first while people started to go to the stations. We got to eat a fair amount before getting up and talking w/ people.

Plus, I knew I wanted to have a few drinks, and I was NOT going to do that on an empty stomach!

[eddy]

I ate, but it wasn't what I normally eat. My dress was tight. I was excited. People kept coming up to talk to us. Then before you know it you are being buzzed away to cut the cake or dance or something.

[Bernadine]

I definitely ate at mine.

[lissaholly]

We didn't. We greeted tables instead of a reception line. Some catered will box the food for you if you don't finish your plate. Ours cleared out,next course! Luckily we were on a college campus and grabbed pizza.

[goaskalice]

Hell yes I ate at mine. Food was our biggest cost and I was going to enjoy the amazing food we paid for! Everyone kept throwing wine at me to, so I was plenty full and drunk.

[pantsparty]

I barely ate, mostly because I was too excited.

Also, we never got any cake

[LaceyV]

I ate at mine. We did a buffet and H and I got to go get our food first. So we chowed down while everyone else was on line for theirs. Our wedding planner even went up and got us seconds because H was so hungry lol. My nephew ate my cake though, little turd, so I didn't get to enjoy dessert but I think H did.

[lintscreen]

I hardly ate at mine. Maybe two bites? I don't know why, I sat down, but it's like I didn't have an appetite, there was too much excitement.

We ended up eating Taco Bell later in the night when we got home. 

[ndolehan]

I ate and it was delicious!

I did not get any hors d'oeuvres though - stupid pictures!

[AlpineSlide]

I ate at mine. I never really understood that line either.
But I think some brides and grooms sit down to eat but then jump up to start making the rounds visiting the guest tables.

[Deleted]

I didn't eat much. Between dealing with my MOH, people coming up to me every 2 minutes, and listening to everyone give 30 minute long speeches, I just didn't have a chance really. Which sucked, because the food was apparently delicious. Lol.

[Deleted]

We made sure we ate at ours precisely because of the horror stories I had heard, and the HIMYM episode where Lily gets wasted at her wedding. I ate a few appetizers while chatting with cousins who didn't care that I was stuffing my face. We then specifically asked the waitstaff not to clear our dinner plates because we were planning on doing table visits. We never specified an end time and the plates were sitting there at the end of the night. Ooops - better sitting around too long than missing out on prime rib, though!

[Kit]

I chowed down at mine! We ate quickly, and then went around to the tables to talk to people, but I made it a point to eat. I also ate my cake because I don't ever NOT eat cake put in front of me.

You're paying for your food, you should get to enjoy it!

[jane6672]

Apr 30, 2013 11:32:28 GMT -5 @astrid said:

I had about 10 mouthfuls and two bites of cake.

Yeah.

[sparkythelawyer]

Thanks folks, I am much relieved!

[sewf]

I ate. We set up a special table on the stage (we got married in a theatre) specifically so that it was harder for people to get to us. It helps if you have a cocktail hour and can do table visits then.

[fluffaluff]

We were told that, too. We definitely ate!

[Deleted]

We ate, but not as much as we normally do.

One thing that I did that seemed appreciated by the bridal party was arranged to have a fruit tray and meat/cheese tray with water (and beer) arrive during photos. There wasn't a piece left


I drank a lot less than I normally would though. We were too busy visiting to drink much.

[Captain Serious]

I ate. Not as much as I would have liked, because I was partying too much, but I ate at least some appetizers, salad, and the some of the main course.

[venice2007]

H and I ate at ours.
A good tip someone told us, only visit the tables who you won't see on the dance floor. Hot those tables first. Everyone else you will chat with and see on the dance floor. That helped cut down on the rounds. We had a good amt of time at those tables and had a fun time with the others on the dance floor. It worked great and we talked with everyone :-)

[auberge]

I ate everything at mine. I'm cranky when I don't eat

[sake]

I ate. I hadn't eaten all day, and our reception didn't start until 7:30pm, I was STARVING. i ate a ton, and didn't care at all. Plus, we had an open bar, and I knew I had to eat if I wanted to drink, which I did.

Unfortunately I didn't get any cake. Someone ate the piece that was in my place at our table

[Deleted]

Hells yes I ate. It was a classic new england clambake and I ate a whole lobster. :-) The bib went nicely with my dress.

[karmasabiotch]

We didn't get top eat and we were starving. It was a holiday wekend and everything was closed. Luckily we have a 5 lb challa bread left over that we could bring to our hotel room.

Definitely plan on getting a meal sent to your room or bring something to eat.