Some newlyweds consider the traditional wedding celebration in a restaurant to be irrelevant. In order to add a touch of originality to this holiday, the bride and groom are planning to hold their significant event in nature. Fresh air, limitless space, and an abundance of menu will provide you and your guests with a good mood throughout the day.
Recommendations for choosing a wedding menu in a restaurant
If you decide to invite guests and celebrate your wedding day in a restaurant or cafe, then you will make your work easier in the pre-holiday bustle.
A whole team of cooks, waiters, decorators, and DJs will work for you. You will only need to discuss your preferences with the establishment’s staff in advance. An important point in the conversation will be the wedding menu for your table. You will create it together with the head pastry chef of the restaurant. You will be offered a catalog of wedding dishes, from which you have the right to choose the ones you like best. A wedding menu in a restaurant is not much different from a home menu. The first thing that should be on the table when guests enter the restaurant is cold appetizers. There is a great choice here: from cold cuts to assorted vegetables. The second is the main course. This includes meat, fish with side dishes.
The third table is the final stage of the banquet, sweets. The pastry chef in the restaurant will offer you a huge selection of different delicacies, from bagels to wedding cake. Since there are always a lot of children at a wedding, there should be a decent amount of baked goods on the festive table.
Particular attention should be paid to fruits. They will not only complement and diversify the feast, but also decorate the banquet hall with their appearance
Fruits (apples, bananas, oranges, pineapples) are suitable for a snack between the main courses of the wedding feast. They are also good served with alcoholic drinks.
Dessert and fruit
Fruit canapes instead of the usual sliced fruits are an interesting and colorful dish. Seasonal berries and fruits can be diversified with exotic fruits of mango, pineapple and kiwi.
As an option, you can offer guests a fruit salad with low-fat yogurt dressing.
The art of carving can turn fruit slices into a masterpiece that will be a pity to eat.
Portion distribution of dishes is perfect not only for cold appetizers and salads, but also for desserts. Muffins, macaroons, cupcakes and basket cakes are a great alternative to a wedding cake. If you think that you can’t do without a cake, then replace the sponge cake with ice cream, combine this masterpiece with fruits and berries – and your guests will definitely be satisfied!
Design ideas
It is quite possible to hold a buffet immediately after the registry office. You can organize everything yourself or entrust it to people who can arrange a beautiful celebration. There are quite a lot of ideas for decoration, and it all depends on the wishes of the newlyweds or the time of year. For example, you can hold a reception at the bride or groom’s home, outdoors, or even in a restaurant.
Outdoors
First, you need to formalize the relationship, and only after that start organizing the buffet. In the summer, you can make it an off-site event, in which case everything will have to be organized on the go. But this does not mean that the celebration will be chaotic.
Then even a familiar park will turn into a magical place for your dream wedding.
In addition, you can decorate everything yourself. To do this, you will need to carefully consider any little things: prepare a small canopy in case of bad weather, tables, benches or chairs. You will also need beautiful dishes: large plates, forks, elegant wine glasses. A list of all appetizers and desserts should also be compiled. It necessarily includes fruits and various sweets.
You also need to tastefully decorate yourself or with the help of others the place where the event will be held.
At the restaurant
Arranging a small buffet in a restaurant is one of the easiest ways to host such an event. This option is good because you don’t need to think about furniture or any cutlery. There is also no need to be afraid of bad weather. Everything falls on the shoulders of the restaurant owners and waiters.
However, in this case, you need to think about how the tables and chairs will be placed.
At home
Many newlyweds hold a buffet reception at home, especially if they have a small budget. But even such an event can be made quite fun and varied. First you need to think about all kinds of competitions, as well as music.
You need to calculate in advance where it is better to place tables in an apartment or house
It is important that guests feel comfortable approaching them. To achieve this, you need to remove excess furniture.
A place for entertainment can be organized in the room located nearby.
You also need to decorate the apartment itself. You can put flowers, hang balloons, and draw posters everywhere. You definitely need to find a person who can become a leader at such an event and will monitor everything.
Outdoors
A wedding ceremony taking place outdoors is different from one held at home or in a restaurant.
It is important not only to decide on the menu and competitions, but also to prepare all the accompanying materials
It is necessary to decide where guests will sit, how level the area is, and how food will be stored or heated. Small weddings won't require a large number of tables or chairs, but they will need to be set up in advance - before guests reach the venue.
Most often, small outdoor weddings are held after registering the marriage at the registry office, but if the newlyweds want to hold an outdoor ceremony, then they need to prepare a place where the solemn exchange of vows will take place. If the holiday is planned to be informal, then you can hold it in a picnic style, then you will only need a large number of blankets. But this is only suitable for the warm season on a cleared site. When newlyweds have a wedding ceremony outdoors, their parents meet them at the end of the aisle with bread and salt.
If only the banquet part will take place in the fresh air, then it is necessary to agree on where the car will stop, and that is where the newlyweds will wait.
To give the meeting place a special solemnity, you can install an arch of fresh or paper flowers. This is one of the few exceptions that distinguishes a holiday in nature from one held in a restaurant or cafe. Another feature is a larger number of active competitions. After all, fresh air and large spaces around stimulate guests to greater mobility.
- find a clothespin;
- touching your favorite lips (the bride is blindfolded, and she must determine who the groom is by a kiss on the cheek);
- general creativity (the first team names a line from the song, and the second must supplement it with words from another composition, until someone stops the chain).
Scenario for a wedding with on-site registration
Speaker 1: We all just watched as you combined your destinies into one. The vows you made really touched us all, so we sincerely congratulate you! Hooray! Applause to our friends!
Presenter 2: Now please us all and satisfy our curiosity - who will be the main one in your family? Break off a piece and show who has the better grip!
Presenter 1: Now, dip it in the salt shaker - offer the treat to your couple. Dunk to your heart's content! Let your loved one show that he is ready to eat more than a pound of salt with you, sharing not only happiness, but also problems.
Presenter 2: Yes, it looked creepy, I’m sure that many people’s jaws were cramped from the amount of salt. But we are all happy that you are ready to endure a lot for each other. Now drink all the champagne so that the wine washes away all the unpleasant sensations.
Let there be many joyful events in your life together that will hit your head as softly as the bubbles of this golden drink!
Presenter 1: Break the glasses on this stone to show that there is no turning back, and you are ready to go with your spouse to the end.
Broken dishes - fortunately, even if in the most difficult moments it is the kitchen utensils that suffer, and not your relationship!
Presenter 2: Let's go to the tables, listen to the first toast, and you will dance your first dance as spouses.
After the first toast and dance have passed, the closest relatives or witnesses give the floor. This should not drag on for long, 3-4 wishes are enough.
After this, several quiet competitions are held to fill the time between the ceremony and the first course.
The wedding menu includes:
Cold and hot snacks
A feast at the dacha is different in that when preparing dishes, the newlyweds cannot navigate the serving of cold and hot appetizers. The main difference between a wedding is its unlimited duration. On average, there are 1.5 kilograms of food per person.
What cold appetizers can you offer?
Lavash roll;
Cuttings from: vegetables, meat, cheese, fish;
Salads;
Sauces.
Hot snacks are served along with cold ones. The general meaning of both appetizers is that they are served from the very beginning.
What hot appetizers can you offer?
Pancakes;
Syrniki;
Baked fish;
Main dishes
The main course is one of the most satisfying and important on the holiday table.
It is important to include main dishes in the menu
What can you offer?
Meat/fish steak;
Shashlik;
Pilaf;
A wedding cake
The perfect ending will be a sweet dish made especially for your celebration.
It is very important that the cake does not lose its beauty at the banquet. That is why it is necessary to arrange delivery within a few hours to the destination of the event.
Beverages
At a wedding party, you can encounter only two types: alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Guests will definitely not be able to do without cooling water. Dancing, competitions, summer weather, all will lead to thirst for water.
What can you offer?
Juices;
Mineral water;
Compotes;
Lemonades;
This option will help guests choose a drink to suit their taste.
Choice of food depending on the place of celebration -
A summer wedding can be held not only in a cafe or restaurant. If the weather favors the future newlyweds, then the banquet can be moved outdoors. In this case, you can hire a catering agency, whose employees will deliver all the products to the celebration site and beautifully arrange all the dishes on the tables. The bride and groom can do this themselves - it will take more time, but it will be more economical.
Outdoors, the appetite will be higher than in an establishment, so it is worth preparing a larger number of snacks, but they should still be light, mainly vegetable and mushroom. The main course can be safely replaced with shish kebab, freshly cooked fish soup or pilaf cooked in a cauldron over a fire.
Another option for celebrating a summer wedding is at the dacha. In this case, you can combine an outdoor and indoor banquet, and cook all the dishes yourself. The peculiarity is that the menu for a wedding at the dacha in the summer can include appetizers and salads with vegetables picked from the garden, and grilled meat can be served as the main course. If the bride and groom have a smokehouse, then with its help they can make delicious fish or meat snacks.
How to create a menu for a wedding of 60 people
It is difficult to please every person who comes to the holiday: some do not eat meat, others are allergic to nuts or citrus fruits. Western countries have long used a convenient system for creating a wedding menu. Couples, along with invitations to the celebration, send out a list of dishes offered, and guests choose what they like best
There is no such tradition in Russia yet, so when planning a banquet menu it is better to focus not on the number of appetizers or salads, but on their variety. In this case, you will be able to satisfy the desires of each invited person
Calculation of dishes and products for 1 person
Many couples, calculating the required amount of food or drinks, order more than necessary and spend extra money. In other cases, there is not enough booze and food, then the organizers of the holiday have to urgently buy more. As a rule, to feed an adult, you need about 1 kilogram of food, but newlyweds better play it safe and order food at the rate of 1400-1600 g per person.
Sample menu for a wedding for 1 person:
- 3-5 different salads – 250-300 g;
- cold snacks – up to 300 g;
- hot dishes, side dishes – 500-600 g;
- sweets, including cake, fruits – up to 400-500 g;
- non-alcoholic drinks – 1-1.5 l;
- alcohol – 1 l.
Mandatory Must Have: what you can’t save on
There are three things that it is better not to skimp on at a wedding: the appearance of the bride, the rings and the photographer (videographer).
If a dress and shoes can be bought or rented, then it is better to do makeup and hair in a salon with the skillful hand of a professional.
Rings are something that will accompany the rest of your life. It’s also better not to save on them, especially since it’s not a very good tradition to change wedding rings after the wedding.
Photos or videos are memories that will last a lifetime. Unprofessional photo or video shooting is fraught with blurry frames, spoiled photographs, and bad angles. A person who knows his business will turn wedding photos into a fabulous love story.
Examples of table decoration
It is very important to decorate the table correctly, because it is to it that the attention of all guests will be riveted. There are many ways to do this using beautiful napkins, ribbons and various little things. In addition, you can prepare aesthetically attractive compositions of fruits and slices
In addition, you can prepare aesthetically attractive compositions from fruits and slices.
One of the most popular examples is classic table setting.
You can also choose snacks to match the table. Each serving should be large enough to be eaten in a couple of bites. Ideally, with this serving option, it is worth dividing the tables, placing hot appetizers on one, sweets on the other, and alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks on the third. This option is suitable even for a large event.
Another great option for holding such a celebration is a luxurious outdoor ceremony in a fairytale style.
It is best to arrange tables in the shape of the letter L or W. It is recommended to place dishes on elegant metal stands, so it will be more convenient for guests to get food. Plates for guests should be placed in empty places. Visitors to the celebration will quickly take them apart, and the vacated space will be functional.
A buffet is a great alternative to the usual wedding celebration. It is perfect for organizing summer and spring weddings. Such a short but memorable holiday will lift the spirits of the bride and guests, and will definitely not leave anyone disappointed.
Watch the video below to learn about the features of a buffet wedding.
Forest images for young people and guests
A wedding in the forest requires certain images from the newlyweds and guests. You should not wear sneakers or tracksuits; outfits must be appropriate for the situation.
Based on the style of the wedding, the bride can choose between a chic wedding dress and a light, casual outfit. It is advisable to decorate your hair with fresh wildflowers. The groom can wear a classic suit with small accessories similar to the bride's jewelry.
If you wish, you can make a mandatory dress code for guests. They can choose outfits that match the main color of the celebration or choose clothes with a similar style.
Forest wedding decoration
The forest is rich in different bright colors, so when decorating it is important not to overdo it. At the same time, there are a huge number of different options that can be implemented in the forest.
For example, the venue for the celebration can be decorated with colored ribbons - they look beautiful on tree branches. Candles, bright light bulbs, glowing lanterns will add coziness and magic to the forest atmosphere.
Bridal bouquet and floristry
The bride's bouquet is one of the main attributes of a wedding celebration. A bouquet of wildflowers is perfect for a wedding in the forest. You can also add fern, spruce branches, berries or cones to it.
Decor and attributes
Decorating an original, themed wedding requires its own attributes. Invitations should be designed in the style of the celebration so that guests immediately understand what kind of wedding they were invited to.
The cushion for the rings can be replaced with a cushion made of moss, and all other significant details can be made from natural materials.
A wedding cake
A forest-style wedding cake can be decorated with fresh flowers or mastic figures; branches, pine cones and berries also look interesting. Flowers in a wedding dessert can be replaced with figurines of forest animals.
Treat recipe
To prepare the dough, you need to use flour - about 300 g, 2 eggs, a glass of honey, butter - 55 g, sugar - 60 g and baking powder - 1 tsp. You also need to take some cloves.
In order to prepare the glaze (prepared twice), you should stock up on 0.5 cups of powdered sugar, lemon juice, and egg white.
Dragee and sprinkles are suitable as decoration.
Place honey, regular sugar, vanilla sugar and butter in a saucepan. This mixture is heated over low heat. It needs to be stirred. After which it cools.
Add the spiced egg to the butter-honey mixture and mix.
Flour is mixed with baking powder and added to this mixture. Once the dough is kneaded, it is rolled into a ball and wrapped in film. It cools down within two hours.
All elements are cut out of paper. For the roof you need two products 12x14 cm, for the walls also two - 6.6x12 cm, for the facade - 16x12, the height of the wall should be 6.6 cm. A pipe is also made from the dough. After rolling out the dough into a layer, the products are placed on the very top and elements of the house are cut out.
Baking the dough takes approximately 10 minutes. The baking temperature should be 180 C.
Preparing the glaze
Add powdered sugar and lemon juice (1 tsp) to the protein.
Pour the glaze into a bag and use a nozzle with a small hole to trace the contours of the windows and each door. The house can also be decorated with colored sprinkles.
Apply glaze to the bottom and sides of the façade. To do this, use a nozzle with a huge hole and place the front on a base (in the form of cardboard).
After this, apply the glaze to the lower part of the walls and fix it near the facade - press the blanks with your hands and hold them a little until they are installed.
A day later, prepare another glaze from the protein and do not forget about the roof. First, place half of the roof on the glaze, press it with your hands and secure it with toothpicks. Do the same with another part of the roof. Using the same method, install the fence and attach the pipe to the roof of the house. Now the sweetness is “built”.
Ready gingerbread house
Today, confectionery professionals compete in the production of delicacies from gingerbread dough - large and small, containing a variety of ingredients. Only one thing remains constant: such a house is a symbol of true love and peace.
How to arrange a buffet at off-site registration?
One of the most interesting options for organizing a wedding is off-site registration followed by a buffet reception. This is a very unusual way of celebrating in our country.
Ideas and scenarios for an outdoor buffet are very diverse. Whichever one you choose, provide seating for guests. After a long time spent on your feet, you will want to rest a little.
You need to decorate and set the tables in such a way that it is convenient to approach them from any side. The shape of the furniture does not matter - rely on your taste.
Despite the fact that the buffet involves self-service, you should hire several waiters who will ensure that there are enough drinks and snacks, and can also help guests with the choice of dishes.
Photo of a buffet table at a wedding in nature
Tables are usually divided by theme: appetizers, sandwiches, dessert, drinks, cold cuts. A table with a special event feature also stands out. For example, it could be a chocolate fountain or some kind of grandiose dish.
Traditionally, entertainment events are organized at buffet tables every 40-60 minutes. This could be a dance of the newlyweds, the launch of lanterns, balloons or fireworks, time for congratulatory speeches, etc.
If you are not afraid of judgment and misunderstanding from the older generation, choose a buffet instead of a banquet. This way you will save time and money. In addition, this version of a wedding event in our country is still considered original.
The main thing at a buffet table is beautiful decoration. As a rule, guests entertain themselves by communicating with each other, so there is no need to hire the notorious host.
Hot dishes
It is better to take vegetable dishes as the basis for the menu for an outdoor wedding in the summer, however, hot dishes must also be present.
It is best if several types of meat, poultry and fish are served.
But this is not at all necessary; when celebrating a wedding outdoors, you can make a barbecue or bake meat right there.
But most often baked turkey, chicken or pork steak are served on the table.
However, here it is important to consider whether among the invited there are those who, due to their convictions, will not be able to taste the offered treats.
Make sure there are dishes on the table that are suitable for vegetarians (strict and non-vegetarian). Strict vegetarians do not eat milk, eggs, cheese, fish, butter and other animal products.
For vegetarian dishes, you can serve buckwheat noodles with stewed vegetables and mushrooms or soy cutlets with wild rice in sauce.
Let's return to the main menu - you can also serve the meat with rice with sauce, baked vegetables (they can be cooked immediately with the meat - it will be tastier), potatoes and broccoli with cranberries are best.
You can also include stuffed vegetables and lasagne in the menu for a wedding of 60 people in the summer.
Buffet is the best solution
The simplest solution for a pre-wedding table is a buffet table, which provides opportunities for serving refreshments without seating the guests. It is in this case that comfort can be ensured both for the bride in a dress with a lush crinoline, and for the groom, who is tired from completing tasks. A beautiful buffet table allows freedom of movement and at the same time provides the best conditions for decorating the surrounding space comfortably and elegantly.
When preparing for the celebration, it would be preferable to choose light snacks - they will not interfere with having a lot of fun after the solemn registration of the marriage, and will satisfy your hunger. In this case, light wines are placed on the table. Non-alcoholic drinks should be available in abundance at the redemption table. Juices, fruit drinks, compotes, and mineral water are suitable.
How many dishes should be on the wedding table?
Experts in organizing wedding celebrations advise that the menu should, if possible, be composed of interchangeable dishes. It must be taken into account that guests have different taste preferences, and some may have serious gastronomic contraindications. To ensure that none of the invited guests goes hungry, the wedding table menu should be balanced and varied. Among the obligatory treats should be cold snacks, vegetables, and fruits.
For those couples who intend to celebrate their wedding at home, the issue of drawing up a wedding menu and preparing delicacies for the table is especially difficult. This is one of the reasons why celebrating such a large-scale celebration is easier, although more financially expensive, in a cafe or restaurant. Professional chefs, as well as the administration of the establishment, will help you decide how many treats should be on the menu, as well as their portion size and composition. In addition, you won’t have to worry about the subsequent cleaning of the wedding table or washing a huge amount of dishes.
The wedding table menu, as a rule, is organized so that the food is served in stages. Traditionally, there are up to 4-5 shifts per wedding evening. This mode helps to liven up the guests a little, making the holiday active and fun. It should be taken into account that during a visit to the registry office, a walk and a photo shoot, some guests arrive at the restaurant even before the young people appear there. For such an occasion, the menu should include a light wedding buffet, including several glasses of wine or champagne for one person, fruit and light snacks on the table.
Saving or reallocating funds
As noted earlier, ideas for organizing weddings without banquets began to appear largely due to the newlyweds’ lack of money for them or due to the desire to save the family budget. Often these decisions pay off.
The average cost of preparing a wedding banquet ranges from 1.5 to 5 thousand rubles per guest. At the same time, the average size of a cash gift is about 2-3 thousand rubles.
At modern prices, only a banquet with minimum orders can pay off, and its absence is guaranteed to save the newlyweds a considerable amount. And then, this is only if these budget funds are not “redirected” to other “needs” (travel, romantic evening or extreme vacation). Congratulations to guests are not canceled in the absence of a banquet. But how the newlyweds decide to use the money saved at the banquet determines how rational this decision will be.
Decorating the pre-wedding feast
You can also make decorations with your own hands in the room where the table is installed. The space around can be decorated with vases with fresh flowers, as well as white, red, and pink balloons. The tablecloth for the table is chosen in a noble shade of ivory or pure white; openwork and lace decorative solutions and napkins made of natural fabric would be appropriate.
The sophistication of the design when decorating the table for the bride price is also characteristic of the dishes that are used on the menu. The beauty of the serving in this case provides additional attractiveness to the design; here it is better to abandon disposable tableware in favor of, albeit inexpensive, but beautiful dishes made of earthenware, glass or ceramics. As a table decoration, origami to match the bride’s dress or compositions of fresh flowers would be appropriate. It is also worth taking care of the place for photography - luxurious vases with fruit, candles in candelabra, and lush fabric draperies will be a good background for pre-wedding photos.
Wedding in national Belarusian style
Suitable for those who value traditions and honor their roots. This way it is possible to mark both the first and second days. A 2-3-hour program, if entrusted to real specialists, can convey in a concentrated form the essence of the key moments of a classic wedding, and thereby introduce young people to the culture of many generations of ancestors, as if to enlist their symbolic blessing. It’s up to you to decide which of the classical rituals to keep and what to omit. We recommend that you use the services of special estates, where young people are secretly dressed in folk costumes. Classic folk dances await you: polka, krakowiak. And, of course, classic Belarusian cuisine. If you are planning to celebrate a wedding in a small circle without countless unknown relatives, there is another beautiful option. Rent a large tent for an outdoor celebration. A small comfortable manor, decorated to your taste, next to a tent for outdoor gatherings, surrounding nature. Then you will need to ask your girlfriends to prepare a script for a real Belarusian wedding. Needed tips:
- The estates of the outskirts, Zarechany, Martsinova Gus will help you organize everything without unnecessary hassle.
- It is also possible to place an awning on a suburban area, and it will constantly protect from rain.
- Ask each guest to prepare at least one piece of national costume for themselves.
- The national cuisine is quite heavy, so take care of active competitions, dances and games so that guests have the opportunity to burn off calories.
- Ask the grandmothers to sing folk songs and perform all the wedding folk rituals.
Features of the wedding menu. It is fundamentally important that there are potato pancakes, babka, pancakes, pancakes, vinaigrette, potatoes with mushrooms, pies and jelly on the table. This is the pride of our kitchen.
Beverages
For an outdoor wedding, this menu item becomes the central point. What you need to take into account. If you count on 30 guests, then soft drinks such as lemonade, fruit juice and compote will need about 60 liters, and purchased juices should make up no more than a third of the assortment of drinks.
- Compared to holding a wedding indoors, the quantity. soft drinks should be doubled at least.
- Juices and soda do not quench thirst well, so it is better to replace them with natural lemonade and compotes.
- Low-alcohol cocktails are the best alternative to alcoholic drinks for ladies.
- Ice is an indispensable and indispensable companion to all drinks in nature.
As for alcoholic drinks, their quantity depends on the guests themselves - how “drinking” the company is selected. Alcohol hits your head harder in hot weather than in cool weather, and your blood pressure rises, which can lead to a sharp deterioration in your health. To avoid unpleasant moments of various origins, it is better to purchase and consume alcohol in moderation. Eight liters of vodka and cognac, and fifteen liters of wine and champagne for a company of thirty people in hot weather is more than enough.
Scenario for a modest wedding
Many weddings have common moments: the bride price, the registration ceremony at the registry office, a walk around the city and a photo shoot, a banquet.
However, not every couple likes all these moments, so the wedding script should be drawn up individually
If everything is clear with the registration of marriage, it can be in the registry office or away, then how to conduct the banquet part if the budget is limited and there is no opportunity to draw up a script together with specialists? Here are some basic recommendations:
- Involve your creative and cheerful friends in drawing up the script; perhaps one of them will agree to host your evening.
- There are various wedding banquet scenarios on the Internet that you can use as a basis, but you should adapt them to suit yourself and your guests. Taking into account interests, views and tastes.
- Select competitions carefully; they should interest everyone present. At the same time, take into account the age category of your guests, sense of humor, and views on life.
- The evening program should be rich so that none of the guests gets bored, but do not forget that everyone wants to eat quietly and relax a little, so do not overdo it.
In order for a wedding script without a toastmaster to be complete, it must include the following points:
- meeting of a young couple;
- competitions;
- newlyweds' first dance;
- dance program;
- cake;
- farewell to the newlyweds.
For each item, you should carefully think through the scenario and combine it into a single picture of the festive evening.
You can celebrate the creation of a new family even with a limited budget; it is important to approach this issue with all responsibility. Regardless of whether it is organizing an inexpensive student wedding or a celebration in a banquet hall for 30 people or more, you can save money, but not always to the detriment of the overall atmosphere of the holiday
Cold appetizers
As cold appetizers, you can serve profiteroles with filling, lavash rolls, canapés with or without skewers. A few examples with recipes.
Profiteroles come not only with a sweet filling, but also with meat or vegetables, and it would be a sin not to take advantage of this; besides, you can save a lot of money on this type of snack.
Judge for yourself. One portion of dough yields about 50 profiteroles.
The great advantage of this snack is that it is prepared quite quickly and does not require any exotic products.
For the dough you will need 100 grams of flour, water and sunflower oil, and 3 eggs.
The filling can be pate, vegetable, mixed - it all depends on your taste preferences.
A hearty and tasty filling option is chicken liver pate with mushrooms, taken in equal proportions and with the addition of a small amount of onion.
Let's prepare the dough first.
- Boil water, add butter and flour, and, without removing from heat, knead the dough.
- After the mixture has cooled a little, beat in the eggs and knead again, you can do this with a mixer.
- The baking sheet is covered and balls of dough are squeezed onto it using a pastry bag or bag with a cut off corner, at a distance of five centimeters from each other.
- The baking sheet is placed in the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes, while the profiteroles are being prepared, you cannot open the oven.
Filling
- The chicken liver is boiled until tender, the champignons are fried with onions.
- All this is turned through a meat grinder or ground in a blender.
- The tops are cut off from the finished profiteroles, the pate is placed inside, and the cut tops are put in place.
It takes longer to tell than to cook, to be honest.
You can choose the filling options to your liking yourself - unleavened dough allows for various combinations.
In terms of weight, the profiteroles are very light, but at the same time very filling.
The “Baku” appetizer is prepared even faster, and the speed at which this dish is consumed by guests speaks volumes about its taste better than words.
This appetizer requires tomatoes, cheese, mayonnaise and garlic. The combination is a win-win.
- The tomatoes are cut into slices, the cheese is grated and mixed with mayonnaise and garlic.
- The filling is spread evenly onto the tomato slices.
All.
To prepare the next snack, you will need thin sheets of pita bread, mayonnaise, cheese and herbs - these are the main ingredients that appear in any type of such snack. Additional ingredients - crab sticks, lettuce, garlic.
- Lavash is laid out on the table, greased with a mayonnaise-garlic mixture, sprinkled with grated cheese and finely chopped crab sticks.
- Then the sheet is rolled up, wrapped in cling film and placed in the refrigerator for several hours.
- Before serving, you need to cut the roll into portioned pieces, each of which is placed on a plate on a lettuce leaf.
This way, it will be easier to take a snack from a common dish.
Universal options
The final list of dishes is selected depending on the preferences of the newlyweds, but we should not forget about the tastes of the guests.
For example, a universal version of the summer menu looks like this:
- fruit canapés of kiwi, peach, apple and orange;
- sandwiches or croutons with crab sticks, cheese, cucumber and mayonnaise;
- tartlets with red caviar;
- Greek salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, olives and Feta cheese;
- salad with boiled chicken, eggs, pineapple and mayonnaise;
- salad with Chinese cabbage, crab sticks, corn, hard cheese, croutons and mayonnaise;
- aspic with fish, lemon and olives;
- Lula kebab and mashed potatoes;
- ice cream;
- punch, green tea or freshly squeezed juice.
An example of a more expensive summer menu looks like this:
- a plate with lightly salted red fish and seafood - mussels, squid, scallops;
- tartlets with red caviar and olives;
- tartines with smoked salmon and avocado;
- salad with squid, melted cheese, eggs, cucumbers, garlic and mayonnaise;
- salad with ham, smoked cheese, eggs, corn, croutons, lettuce and mayonnaise;
- salad with tuna, brown rice, lettuce, eggs, herbs and olive oil;
- champignons stuffed with ham and cheese;
- croquettes made of rice, shrimp, chicken, green peas and corn;
- cold salad of kiwi, grapefruit, apple, tangerine, raisins, chocolate, lemon, yogurt and honey;
- mint lemonade or berry smoothie.
What's a possible list of snacks?
The following treats are suitable for the holiday table: · Fruits (whole or sliced). · Vegetable slices. · Canapes. · Sliced meat and cheese. · Tartlets. · Small sandwiches. There are recipes that are best suited for a celebration. So, you can offer guests sandwiches. To prepare them you will need the following ingredients:
- Cream cheese – 200 gr.
- Carrots – 1 pc.
- Red bell pepper – 2 pcs.
- White and gray toast bread – 2 pcs.
This amount of ingredients will yield 8-10 servings. 1. Take the bread, cut off the crust and make rectangular slices of the same size.
2. In total, the output is 8 white and 8 gray pieces of bread.
3.Chop the pepper into small pieces and mix thoroughly with the cream cheese.
Spread the resulting mixture onto the pieces of bread, combine them, and grease them on top.
After all the sandwiches are ready, decorate them with carrots and place them beautifully on a plate.
What salads to prepare for a wedding
Salads are especially popular on the holiday table. Cooking them at home is a very important task, because any mistake you make can overshadow the guests' feast. You have a huge choice. There are so many tempting culinary salads: summer and winter, spicy and sweet, puff pastry and cheese, meat and vegetarian, mushroom and seafood. We bring to your attention recipes for wedding salads that will decorate the table on such a day.
Puff “Wedding Waltz”
Prepare four layers. Each is covered with mayonnaise sauce:
- Layer in the form of boiled chopped chicken, garlic, nuts.
- Mushrooms fried with onions.
- Protein.
- Cheese (you can grate it).
"Wedding ring"
Photo of lettuce wedding ring
Grated carrots and potatoes, pickled mushrooms, boiled meat, onions, eggs. Interlayers:
- potatoes (3 pcs.);
- mushrooms (1 jar);
- onion (1 pc.);
- meat (400 g);
- carrots (300 g);
- eggs (4 pcs.);
- a jar of corn - to decorate the dish.
Everything needs to be greased with mayonnaise. A round vessel is placed in the center of a beautiful flat bowl. They cover it with salad - a circle comes out, symbolizing a wedding ring, decorated with bright corn sprinkles. You can also cross two rings.
Additional recommendations
A few simple recommendations will help you create a menu for a wedding banquet for 30 people.
The holiday usually lasts 6-8 hours. During this time, guests will eat no more than 1 kg of food per person. This is how portion sizes are calculated. Particular emphasis should be placed on cold appetizers. They make the table more varied. When creating a menu, keep in mind that guests may include vegetarians, Muslims and people watching their figure. Do not serve large quantities of pork treats or too fatty dishes.
If necessary, the menu includes vegetarian dishes. It is worth paying attention to table setting. Even if the newlyweds create a wedding menu for 30 people in the summer and the celebration will be outdoors, the decorations will look advantageous in photo and video shooting. If you have limited financial resources, you can replace expensive treats with cheaper ones: turkey for chicken, sandwiches with red caviar for canapés with red fish.
Meal options
Each season has its own wedding menu nuances that need to be taken into account during the preparation process. As for summer, in hot weather satiety comes faster, so the menu for a summer wedding outdoors does not include too heavy and high-calorie dishes.
It is advisable to choose a light menu for a summer wedding - mainly cold appetizers, soft drinks and desserts, as well as low-calorie main courses. It is advisable to use more fresh vegetables and fruits, since in summer they have a rich taste and give a slight coolness.
It is better to make 3 salads - one with vegetables or mushrooms, the second with meat or chicken, and the third with fish or seafood. This way the menu as a whole will be varied and thoughtful. For a summer wedding, you shouldn’t make salads too heavy, with a lot of ingredients. It is better to give preference to simple and unobtrusive solutions.
As a kind of aperitif, canapés with low-fat fish, tartlets or sandwiches with red caviar, snacks with tomatoes, cheese and boiled eggs are made. Among the cuts, it is better to give preference to vegetable, Greek (olives, olives and lemon) and sausage. In addition to this, a fruit plate is organized; you can even depict some kind of figure from fresh fruits.
As for appetizers following salads, jellied meat or aspic is ideal in hot weather. You can also serve a shared plate with chicken or meatloaf, battered fish or baked champignons.
Pork, beef, duck or lean fish are most often chosen as the main dish. This can be used to make steaks, chops, goulash or cutlets. Meat, poultry or fish can be baked whole or grilled if the establishment where the banquet is taking place has such an opportunity. Potatoes, rice or vegetable stew are suitable as a side dish.
The main dessert of a wedding is a cake, but sometimes you need to please your guests with other sweets. For example, at a summer celebration, single-serve ice cream or chilled pudding would be appropriate. Also, after the main course, you can serve mousse, soufflé or jelly in a separate bowl for each guest.
Interesting! We recommend that you familiarize yourself with how to choose the right cake and decide on dishes that are ideal for an outdoor banquet.
Particular attention is paid to drinks. It is better to avoid store-bought juices and sodas, replacing them with freshly squeezed products or homemade lemonade with lemon and mint. You can purchase sparkling and still mineral water. From alcohol, it is better to choose mainly light drinks, but in no case beer. You can give preference to champagne, wine or liqueur, or even better, offer guests cool cocktails.
Cold and hot snacks
In nature, the wedding feast will last approximately nine hours. To do this, guests must be full
It is important that there are about three hot dishes, two of which will be placed on common plates on the tables. For example, it could be lula, shish kebab or baked pig
Each person should have one hot dish containing approximately three hundred grams. There must be a side dish and some kind of baked meat. Cold appetizers include various types of salads, pita rolls and canapés. There should also be cheese, fish, vegetable and meat plates. They are placed as shared dishes for the convenience of guests taking what they want.
Wedding banquet
According to tradition, the newlyweds must be seated at the wedding table by an older relative who leads them around the table three times. After all the guests are seated, the wedding feast begins. The toastmaster or host makes an introductory speech and makes the first toast in honor of the newlyweds.
Next come congratulations and instructions from the parents of the bride and groom and from the witnesses. It’s the turn of the newlyweds’ first dance, and then the process of congratulations and presenting gifts from friends and relatives continues. It is necessary to take breaks between congratulations so that guests can relax and taste the wedding treats. Fun competitions and dances are needed for everyone's entertainment and fun. Traditional forms of entertainment include stealing the bride's shoe or the bride herself.
The ceremonial removal of the wedding cake symbolizes the closing of the wedding day. The first piece of wedding cake is traditionally given to the parents, and subsequent pieces are distributed to the guests present. You can hold an auction to sell the first piece of the wedding cake.
Then the ceremony of lighting the family hearth and the final dance of the newlyweds is held. They also need, before leaving the banquet, in a final speech to thank all those present for doing the honor to the newlyweds by coming to the wedding celebration.
