Catering to picky eaters

Can’t edit but to add for your reception not at a regular get together

We chose to do a buffet with multiple options so there would be something that appealed to everyone. I'm a picky eater and have always appreciated buffets for that reason. We chose to not do anything wild and exotic (for the lack of a better term) for our meal choices and we picked things that we knew the vast majority of people would enjoy. We did not cater to specific people, but we did try and ensure that people would enjoy the food at our wedding.

My future sister-in-law is one. I'll make sure to have one dish that she'll likely eat but my partner and I are foodies. The whole menu will mostly reflect our love of food and fusions of different cultures in one meal.

In my opinion, in something as big as this, catering to picky eaters is impossible. If they don't like what's served, idk, go to McDonald's and get a burger? lol. I have way too much to worry about without wondering if Cousin Sally won't eat what I give her.

No. I mean we're planning on chicken and beef with potatoes and veggies. If they're that picky that any of that doesn't sound good, then I think they should be used to eating before going to an event. There are 2 people that are pescatarian or vegetarian and there will be a veggie plate for them.

Nope! I definitely have some picky eaters (my Fiance for one) and I refuse to cater to any of that. I have a couple Gluten free, one by choice and one not so much by choice. So that is the ONLY thing I am giving in to cater to. Also because I know enough about it to be able to make delicious choices that anyone would love so it won't be food limited to only feed a small group of people.

Yes, I'm catering to a picky eater. My FH.
We can't agree on what to pick and we have to decide within the next two weeks.

Other than that no. If it's an allergy of course we'd definitely accomodate. I'd love to have crab-stuffed mushrooms, but a lot of my aunts plus my FH plus my daughter are allergic to shellfish so I'm not even risking it. But if you don't like what we're serving, run out to McDonald's or wait until later I guess. I can't pick a hundred different meals. We'll have two options for our main dish and if you don't like either I'm sorry, I tried.

One of my guests is a crazy picky eater. She just asked to be served what the kids are getting - chicken fingers and fries.

Hm. Not really. Most of the picky eaters opted for the vegetarian option.

I don’t mean this in a disrespectful way, but this is not the last meal these people are ever going to get. I’m getting grief from some people for not doing a buffet and for not offering more entree choices. I’m not running a friggin Golden Corral. The options are a filet and chicken duet plate, a vegetarian entree, or a child’s chicken fingers meal. Pick one. Between the food as cocktail hour, the meal, the desserts, and the late night snack, I’m offering plenty to eat.

Rant over. Thank you.

View Quoted Comment The thing I’ve noticed is that the more options you give people, the pickier they are. We asked guests to mark their food choice on the response card and our parents got a few calls about what the exact menu items were and what they came with and could we modify this for that because I don’t like X. We had beef, fish and a vegetarian option, but people acted as though we were running a restaurant.

If this was a dinner party at your home then it would be more reasonable to cater to picky eaters but a wedding is a big event and you can't worry about them. An adult can deal.Maybe I'm not as nice as others but like a previous poster said, they can eat what I serve or starve - that's how I was raised and probably how my siblings and I didn't become picky eaters.

We are picking the food we like. It's a taco bar with chicken enchilada bake, rice and queso with chips and salsa. If anyone is picky I'm sure they can figure out something to eat and if not they can have cake or find food elsewhere. I'm a picky eater and I would never request for someone else's wedding to cater to my tastes.

I attempted to cater to picky eaters with my wedding reception. But alas, there were still some people that weren't happy. The venue either made medium steak or well done and couldn't get the right temperature before the guests gave up. I complained to venue, but.... the point is, you can try but if they are picky there might not be anything you can do. Lol Good luck and congratulations on your special day!

We did our best, for our VIP's . My nephew is on the spectrum and eats primarily gluten free, FSIL is vegetarian by choice not by intolerance, and one of FH's GM eats like my son did at 6 - chicken fingers, hot dogs, & pizza. We did our best with the variety of foods coming from the two food trucks we are having. I think you have to think of the masses when you decide on food for a lot of people and you are not going to please everyone, but it's nice to try.

My FH and I are both picky eaters. I read something similar recently where they even went as far as to tell them to "grow up." Meh. We are grown up, we have absolute right to not like certain foods.

Anyways, we picked out menu based upon what we liked, so I would have to agree with that person despite her despise for pick eaters. I think the general consensus is that if guests don't like it, they don't have to it eat. HOWEVER, allergies are something completely different. My FH's nephew, our ring bearer, is deathly allergic to peanuts. We made sure to check with our caterer, and luckily, none of their food was made in or around nuts or with nut products, so we were all set. We are having regular cookies, and he knows to stay away from them, but we're going to have a nut-free cupcake made just for him.

My one cousin is vegan, but we didn't caterer to her preferences. 99.9% of our guests are meat-eaters, so it seemed silly to have a side especially for her. Besides, there will be things she can eat, like salad and veggies.

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IMO, being vegan is not the same thing as someone being "picky." Veganism is a lifestyle choice, and there are several vegans that choose said lifestyle due to being allergic to dairy and/or animal products.

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I wasn't insinuating that is was, just simply stating that we weren't changing what we wanted due to other's eating habits.

We have a line for dietary requirements on our RSVPs and we will accommodate whatever gets written down there. It's easy enough for the caterer to make up a few separate meals. If people don't think it's serious enough to mention then they won't be accommodated, we still have two meats and I think five salads at the buffet so I'm sure they'll find something.

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Hahaha. I know someone IRL who gets that same thing no matter where she goes, she's like a big kid