Creative Food Ideas!

Came across these new and fun food trends at weddings! Photos and ideas courtesy of The Knot!

I once coordinated a wedding where their midnight snack was McDonald's french fries, a favorite snack of the bride's. It was a great snack to eat while dancing! Another wedding I was a guest at had a lot of fun foods: cotton candy, monogram cookies, chocolate fondue fountain; it was like a carnival! One day, when I get married, I definitely know what my snack/drink will be... mini spam masubi and a self serve boba bar! If you know me, you know I love bubble tea, I would drink it everyday if I could. At one point, getting boba was a task on my things to do list. Whatever it is, incorporating your favorite snacks and drinks will definitely make your wedding a memorable one.




Mini wine pairings to go with your entree! Guests would LOVE this, a great compliment to any main course.




Guests will leave early, some are stuffed from dinner, and some just don't have a sweet tooth. There is always leftover cake, and I know the bride and groom don't want to eat it all. Provide boxes for your guests to take home extra cake. You will be glad you don't have to haul 40 servings of cake home!



Make your own smore table! How cute! Provide sticks for the marshmellows, Hershey's bars, different flavored marshmellows, candles, and graham crackers. It will be just like camping.. at your wedding!



Build your own champagne bar. Let guests build their own bubbly!



Dipping bar with different types of breads, cheeses, spreads, vegetables, and oils.



Infused tea and lemonade, a refreshing idea that adds a lot of color!



Edible menus or reception programs. Thats definitely a new one!



Interactive hors d'oeuvres bar, let your guests make requests to sample different appetizers!



Soup shooters! Fun and easy to drink in one shot! No spoon needed here!



Comfort food all dressed up! Personalize your snack container with monograms and labels.



Luau bar! Better yet, let your guests mix their own drinks with a suggested menu!



Mini donut tower. (I was in Starbucks today, and they sell the cutest mini donuts with pink frosting!) This can be an alternative to that cupcake tower or your cake, and great for on-the-go snacking and inexpensive dessert.

Eat Dessert First!

.... and with a gorgeous dessert table like this one.. how could you not?! I love dessert tables! It's such a great idea to have mini cupcakes (a lot of weddings nowadays have so much leftover cake, I am almost begging guests to take it home!) and a variety of different desserts, sure enough to please every guest! I had the honor of being a guest at my friends' Josie and Victor's wedding this past weekend, and this beautiful table, designed by Natalie Nguyen, sat right next to the happy couple. Gotta love the mini lego cake topper! Life is always uncertain.. why wouldn't you eat dessert first?!

Some tips for DIY dessert table: 1) add a lot of height using boxes and maybe some phone books under the table cloth 2) use a consistent color or color palette throughout the table 3) know the size of your dessert table beforehand 4) always lay out the table and desserts prior to the actual run on the plates, jars and towers you will use 5) Consider having a 6" cake for cake cutting 6) apothecary jars and nice plates can be expensive, see if you can borrow them from a friend or your caterer 7) it's perfectly fine to store buy your baked goods! 8) have the dessert table as your favor, provide guests with a mini container to take home some sweets!


























Photo Credits: David Kim Photography