Many weddings are remembered by the guests for the food and festivities. This can be difficult for the bride and groom to come up with new and interesting wedding menu ideas that will suit each of their guests.

Quite often you will find the majority of wedding menu ideas will consist of a simple starter, a chicken coarse and then a desert. However, there is no reason why you can’t go for something totally different and unusual.

The first thing to consider when planning your wedding menu ideas is if there are any special dietary requirements such as vegetarians, nut allergies, gluten free, dairy and shellfish allergies. Usually a note will be included in the wedding invitation to ask the guests if they have any special requirements when it comes to the food.

The last thing you want to deal with is someone becoming ill during the best mans speech! So, yes, this is a very important part of wedding planning.

Once you have all your dietary requirements sorted you then need to find a local company who can provide the food and show you all the different wedding menu ideas they can create.

Recommendations are always a good idea and do not forget to ask at the venue where the wedding reception is held if they can also provide food. You may even be able to negotiate a discount for having both the food and the venue provided by the same people.

Always ask to see and taste the wedding menu ideas. This can be a really fun part of planning a wedding. Why not ask your maid of honour or your mother in law to be to accompany you when testing out all the different foods. It is always good to have more than one opinion so it’s worth taking two or three people with you.

Generally if the wedding is in the afternoon, a sit down meal is more appropriate. If you are worried about your guests being hungry later you can always have a buffet that is brought out when the evening guests arrive.

When looking at the different wedding menu ideas choose what YOU want. Whilst you will obviously want to please your guest and for them to enjoy the food, it is your day and you should have it exactly how you want it. At the end of the day with so many guests to consider you will never please everyone.

A wedding is a special day and something you will only get once so now is the time to have exactly what you want for your special day.