And I’m a firm believer in the idea that no bride or groom should go hungry at their own wedding reception because of lack of options! You definitely need to make sure there’s something you can eat at your own wedding.

Melissa B., that strudel sounds so delicious I’m drooling in a most unladylike manner.

One of my major requirements for a caterer was a decent vegetarian option — 2 of my bridesmaids are vegetarians, and I think they’re sick to death of eating extra side dishes or being served a boring dish of pasta with red sauce. I was really impressed with what the caterers came up with as a “vegetarian alternative” (goat cheese and roasted vegetable strudel … yum!). There’s definitely no reason for a vegetarian bride to go hungry!

History: I am a vegetarian of nearly 5 years, for health reasons. My fiance (hehe) is a devout carnivore. It works for us because we enjoy the challenge of making meals that are adjustable one way or the other for one of us.

I have a few veggie friends (that span the spectrum) and two of them have already said “Oh I’m glad at least ONE wedding will have something I can eat!” when I was calling to give them the happy news.

Having been the guest who ate just the mashed potatoes or fruit/cheese for dinner at many a wedding, I feel like I have a tiny bit to prove. That we can have a great spread (something that’s important to both of us) and still have more than 1 delicious option for our veggie friends (and myself!!).

As I told my fiance (hee again!) “Its my wedding day and I will NOT go hungry at my own party, tyvm.” I said it was the one thing I would go Bridezilla over.

I have 11 months to plan, so we’ll see where it goes.

But you’re so right that family members can get worked up about these things. My brother (a groomsman) has threatened a revolt if there’s no beef at the wedding!

And as for the booze . . . well, I come from a family of drinkers. The only question we had to answer when we were planning it was “open bar, or cash?” Since one of my uncles owns a nearby liquor store, and was willing to sell us the bottles at cost, it was kind of a no-brainer. But if I were to go to a wedding where there was no alcohol, I wouldn’t feel slighted. I don’t need to drink to have a good time

From what I’ve learned as a vegetarian, there are very few actual vegetarian-specific foods, i.e., foods that our omnivore friends aren’t already familiar with. Now if I could only convince my father to stop calling regular old pizza “vegetarian pizza” just because it doesn’t have six kinds of meat on it, I’ll be happy!