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Mei
Just Said Yes August 2022

Chinese wedding banquet with American? Venue

Mei, on February 7, 2020 at 2:00 PM Posted in Virginia Planning 0 5
Hi everyone! I recently got engaged (YAY) both my fiancé and I are Asian, grew up in US. We’d like to have a chinese banquet with the family style dinner, but having trouble finding a venue that is not a chinese dim sum place. As last resort, we will settle for a chinese dimsum restaurant to have our reception but we wanted to try for a venue that allows for ceremony and then our guests can just walk in for the reception. I’d love to decorate as well and not sure if a restaurant would let us decorate as we please.


Anyone went though some similar? How did you guys do it. Or any ideas?
We live in Northern Virginia and Maryland.

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Latest activity by Mei, on February 17, 2020 at 12:25 AM
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    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    Ah I went thru this for my wedding. Why don't you ask those dim sum restaurants if they'll be able to cater and then find venues that allow outside catering?
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    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    There are also some caterers that specifically cater the family style Chinese food for weddings!
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  • Mei
    Just Said Yes August 2022
    Mei ·
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    Oh wow! I didn’t know that. I just assumed the caterers would only provide American/western food. I am curious since you said you went though the same dilemma, did you do outside caterer or the provided caterer that does family style Chinese wedding banquet?
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    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    I would ask those restaurants if they cater because I found out some of my local dim sum banquet halls did cater!
    I ended up just having it at the Chinese banquet dim sum restaurants aha because it was gonna be extra expensive to have it done the way of catering in an American venue.

    Another thing I did was I found Asian fusion/American caterers who had Asian food and they said they'd be willing to give ten dishes as buffet style rather than served family style. So that's another option for you.
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  • Mei
    Just Said Yes August 2022
    Mei ·
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    Thank you!!! I think we might try the catering if not and it’s too expensive we’ll settle for having it at the Chinese restaurant 🙂
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