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I am currently sitting in the airport with my fiancé, Matt, preparing to take off for the final wedding of the year (and might I add, the one I am most excited for as we will be celebrating Matt’s older brother, Mark, and his amazing bride, Becky – yes there will soon be two Becky Boland’s). Anyway, Matt and I were just chatting about the many weddings we’ve attended over the last few years and we realized how many really cool things that our loved ones have done on the big day. We’ve seen homemade photo-booths, full rooms devoted to foods from all over the world, incredible bands, engaging DJs, donut walls, and so much more. While we’ve had a blast attending all of the weddings we’ve been lucky enough to receive an invite to, I think it’s only natural that we always circle back to our own and what we wan that day to look like. Early on in our engagement we decided that come wedding day, we wanted our main focus to be on the food. I’m not going to give away any spoilers as to what we have planned for our nuptials next fall but I will share some of the unique ideas we came across during the planning process. So fellow foodie brides/grooms to be, this post is for you: Five Food Centric Ideas For Your Wedding.

“The only thing I like better than talking about food is eating.” – John Walters

I couldn’t agree with this quote any more than I already do. Unfortunately, airport food just won’t cut it so while I urge you all to grab a snack, I will have to settle for simply talking about food. Check out the five ideas below and let me know what you think in the comments!

Food Trucks: A friend of mine recently told me that instead of a sit down dinner, she and her husband to be hired multiple food trucks to park at the venue for a few hours! I’ve seen this done a few times recently and I love it more and more every time. We all know that local food trucks often have the best stuff and we all want the best for our wedding day, right? Well then it’s the perfect fit!

Edible Décor: Okay so I don’t actually mean décor that your guests pick up and eat, but the idea of using food as décor is one that I am absolutely in love with. Of course flowers are beautiful, but so are herbs, produce, and grains! My future sister-in-law first sparked this idea in my head actually. Last summer, we were cooking a meal for our collective fiances’ parents and she used fresh rosemary as part of the table setting. It was absolutely gorgeous. Depending on your budget and your general theme, you could totally take this a step further and incorporate fresh or dried herbs into your floral arrangements, bouquets, table settings, or general décor. I also love the look of uncooked spaghetti standing tall in a glass vase as an accent to an antipasto station – or something along those lines.

Hours d’Oeuvres All Night: Everybody loves the cocktail hour portion of a reception so why not keep that going all night long? Rather than a sit down dinner, a lot of couples are sticking with passed snacks and station style receptions. Here’s why I love this: guests can eat all night long (um, win) and it allows SO much more variety in terms of what types of food you can serve.

Late Night Snacks: Matt and I went to a wedding a couple of years ago where the newlyweds offered Italian Ice and ice cream to their guests on their way out. If you know me, you can imagine how excited I was over that fact. You also know that I took one of each and skipped out to the car. But it doesn’t have to be sweets. Any snack food is a welcome treat after a night of over indulging with drinks!

Gourmet Give-Away: Last but certainly not least, let’s talk favors. Food favors are definitely really popular these days and there are dozens of way to approach them. I know of couples that host a late night campfire for their guests and so they offer individually packed s’mores kits. Or you could go savory like a friend of mine did earlier this year at her Italian restaurant venue and gift a jar of gourmet marinara. A lot of vineyard/winery weddings end with a bottle of wine, etc. etc. Favors are kind of tricky because you want to thank your guests with something that they’ll find useful. Well in my opinion, food is useful.

So what do you think? Is a food focused wedding something that peaks your interest? How else would you incorporate your love of all things gourmet into your special day?

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Rebecca McKinney

I was born a foodie. My dad is a chef, baker, and restaurant owner and my mom might as well be because she owns whatever kitchen she walks into. I grew up working in my family’s restaurant and bakery in Pawling, New York – McKinney and Doyle. I started behind the bakery counter at 12 years old after begging my parents to let me start working. At 16 I worked as a hostess. By 18 I was serving tables and training behind the bar where I then worked every other weekend throughout my college career. Even now, when I am visiting my family in New York, I help out where I’m needed. To make a long story short, the food and restaurant industry has been my life for as long as I can remember.

I wanted to create this blog for a few reasons. First and foremost, to share tips, tricks, and knowledge about the food and beverage industry in general but also to help people see a different side of the restaurant world. Every restaurant has a totally unique culture and world within it. I want to help open people’s eyes to more than how fast the service is or how easy or hard it is to secure a reservation.

So, thanks for stopping by! I welcome your ideas, input, and feedback and hope you enjoy!

Eat well & travel often,

Becky McKinney

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