Guests Have Decided to Go Vegan and I Don't Have Food For Them

LOL these people suck. 'No we cannot confirm that the chicken is free range nor can we accommodate any meal requests other than what is listed on the rsvp.'

I just love coming up with vindictive things to do to them or tell them.

"yes, the chicken is free range most of the time, but we injected the chickens full of toxins and made them fight each other in cages- but only for an hour a day."

"yes, the chicken is free range but they were all fed water only from a septic tank for their whole lives."

"yes, the chicken is free range but the veggies we are serving with it are covered in DDT and agent orange and we refuse to wash veggies before cooking or serving because it ruins the flavor."

"yes the chicken is free range but they are a special genetically modified chicken that is really more like a cow- we wanted the chickens to stop cackling and start mooing."

Good to know I'm not just an asshole! I'm going with "Sorry, can't confirm, we'll miss you at the wedding."

WOW...yea, might be the type of guests you wouldn't miss at this point :o

We have a ton of dietary restrictions coming to our wedding-dairy free, gluten free, paleo, etc. We will have a raw bar to ENSURE that there is an option for these restrictions. Talking to my friends with these restrictions, they typically eat before going to a wedding.

Omg @Rusty wins for comebacks.

I applaud your caterer for being truthful and upfront in their limitations. Yes it shouldn't be that difficult to make a vegan plate however the caterer feels that in light of their style of cooking they could not do this to their standards. This was stated up front so lets stop bashing the caterer. Now as for your guests and their sudden change of diet I would recommend asking them for a restaurant that they like that could deliver. Have the restaurant deliver the food and see if your caterer would be willing to plate the meals, making sure there is no cross contamination. Please stop stressing, I do know how difficult, frustrating and overwhelming this can be but its two meals and can be easily corrected. Find out the restaurant, pay for the meal, have them delivered and the caterer plate them and enjoy your day.

OP - you do not have a catering issue, you have a rude entitled jackass behavior on the part of your guests issue. They sound like jackasses. Class A rude people.

I love this:

I just love coming up with vindictive things to do to them or tell them.

"yes, the chicken is free range most of the time, but we injected the chickens full of toxins and made them fight each other in cages- but only for an hour a day."

"yes, the chicken is free range but they were all fed water only from a septic tank for their whole lives."

"yes, the chicken is free range but the veggies we are serving with it are covered in DDT and agent orange and we refuse to wash veggies before cooking or serving because it ruins the flavor."

"yes the chicken is free range but they are a special genetically modified chicken that is really more like a cow- we wanted the chickens to stop cackling and start mooing."

I would say the same!!!

I would have said yes the chickens were names Henry and Paul - thanks for asking, guests!

Truthfully, I would have said, the chicken is not free range, they were raised in cages by oppressed people with no health care who were made to work 12 hours a day with no break. I would tell these entitled people to stick it. Then twist it sideways.

Tell them, "Yes, the chicken was free-range but they were raised by enslaved child workers." Just kidding! If they attend, you might want to give the caterers a heads up about their silliness. They sound like the kind of entitled people that might try to cause a scene with your caterers about not accommodating special requests.

Wow, fuck them. I'd either give one of the snarky responses PPs have come up with or just tell them it's not free range and you're sorry to hear that they won't be attending. What entitled assholes.

OK after reading your update I've changed my stance. These people are not vegans, they're just assholes. You don't have time to be verifying if chicken is free range for some (not) vegans. Fuck 'em.

Celia was spot on prior to your last update. The daily and catering menu we offer is what it is. We can accommodate some things, but can't accommodate everything, especially if it's only 2 meals out of hundreds. We also won't serve anything that's not up to our standards or risk throwing off the rest of the meals.

Rusty wins the post-update comments though.

We have 4 recently turned vegan guests. But I'm 4 months out. We haven't spoke about options just yet. I'm on the fence about this. I think the caterer is def being lazy however they were up front so you can't totally be upset with them. I would however see if they can discount the 2 meals you will be having to order from another restaurant

Sorry I would tell them sorry I have a lot of food allergies and even been hospitalized due to complications. I put up and shut up because I'm a small minority. I use to have to carry fat free plain yogurt and ensure. people who choose to eat a different lifestyle and should be understanding since they already sent in their choice

Wow. Those people are assholes. I'm a vegan and former bride and find their behavior disgusting. They can either eat what is on the menu or bring something else or not eat at all. One of my good friends came to my wedding but she normally doesn't eat anything unless it's all organic but because she was making the trip to come out here she had realistic expectations that if she wanted to eat she has to eat what my city has to offer for the for the trip. I guess I don't understand people who expect others to bow down to their expectations that behavior and the line crossed was just ridiculous.

"The chicken is not free range, however, it has already been killed in your honor. So, you can choose to eat it, or you can choose to not attend because of it. However please note that all the uneaten meals WILL be thrown away. So, your chicken will have died in vain. Sorry"

They really crossed a line. I would probably be rude to them at this point.

"Our menu is not within your dietary preferences. If you choose to attend please bring your own food."

But if you care enough about their parents that you feel the need to be polite you could tell them that none of your meat is free range but you can put them down for the vegetarian option.

I don't know what bothers me more, the caterer or the guests

"Yes, the chicken is free"

"Range? Oh, there's no range of chicken. Only the one choice."

Umm, I was a bridesmaid at a wedding where they served only sandwiches and I have celiac disease and couldn't eat anything. I wasn't offended, so...

People really need to stop making so many ridiculous demands.

Lmfao to the people suggesting to just switch caterers at the last minute to accommodate all of TWO entitled, pushy guests.