S/O vegetarian options at weddings?

[mrssavy42112]

I usually have a light meal beforehand. If it's a plated dinner & we didn't get to indicate our choice on the RSVP, I just ask the server for a veg meal. I've never had a problem with it. It's buffets that can get hard sometimes. I try to bulk up during cocktail hour.

[HiC]

No, if there is a vegetarian option, that's what I eat. I usually don't eat off the same plate as meat, and I don't make a big deal out of it. Never!

[janegold]

I don't think I've ever been to a wedding that didn't offer a vegetarian option. But I mentioned in another thread, a (non-wedding) event I went to this weekend had no veg option so they brought me a clean plate with just the vegetable sides.

[alleycat]

I eat before I go anywhere because I am tired of going hungry at events. If I know there is a vegetarian option, I will order it. I will not eat around the meat or eat anything that has touched meat and if there is meat on the plate I just send it back.

[frauschmindy]

Meat broth and stock are usually a concern when it comes to just eating the sides. I couldn't eat the green beans at the last wedding I went to because it was cooked with ham chunks for flavor.

I usually bring snacks.

[underwaterrhymes]

If there's a veggie option, I eat that. If not, I just eat the salad and sides.

ETA - good point, Leggs. I also double-check that the sides are, in fact, vegetarian.

[allhis]

I find I get plenty full from apps, salad and the vegetable side. plus I always like to save room for like 3 pieces of cake. And yes, it is a benefit when you feel more of a buzz from eating less anyway.

[mommylikestattoos]

I worked at a catering hall for a long time, and where I worked there was always some sort of vegetarian dish available to serve, even I it wasn't specifically offered.

At my wedding, we offered a chicken, beef, or vegetarian choice; we skipped any fish options.

[Deleted]

i've been to a couple weddings w/o a vegetarian option, including one where the "vegetarian" option was fish (my husband and i made "you no eat meat? i make lamb!" jokes all night). but typically there's something.

i put snacks in my purse. and i make friends with the servers and sometimes they'll make me up a plate of sides/extra big salad/etc. i figure it's my job to feed myself and it's only one meal in a day. which is also what i told my mom when she had a nervous breakdown that we didn't have beef at our wedding. i told her to tell anyone who asked to have sausage for breakfast and a hamburger for lunch and to STFU.

[cleo29]

Cville, we do that same line all the time. Aunt Voula a gem in the movie.

I have one friend who just went with the red snapper (we did a duet, snapper and filet) and some others that went with the veg entree. As a somewhat picky eater myself, I understand about your guests needing choices, especially dietary ones.

[melindafelinda]

I served vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free options at my wedding. So....

[kellbell191]

Professional conferences for me are a lot worse than weddings. They always seem to have a veg option at weddings, conferences not so much.

[panicked]

Only one time have I had an issue getting a veg meal at a wedding. The bride was amazing and made sure that my husband and I had a veg meal ordered. (She even showed us the caterer's reciept, stating that two veg meals were to be served.) We got spinach and a tomato. That's it. Cooked spinach and a half of a tomato.

[macmars45]

Disclaimer: not a vegetarian.

At my wedding I had pasta with a few different choices for sauce and lots of salads, veggie & fruit dishes. I wanted everyone to be able to eat what they feel comfortable eating.

I haven't been to a wedding where weren't plenty of options for vegetarians.