What is Traditional Wedding Fare?

After meeting some brides and grooms to be, I think I may have a different outlook
on this topic than I had even one year ago.

Imagine if you got a piece of paper that had one single question written on it.
The question said, "Write down what you consider traditional wedding fare."

This is a question that I ask almost every couple we meet with - So far the answers are almost all different. Endless amounts of bad pasta is a popular answer, as is carved prime rib.
Most of these people have to stop and truly think about the question before answering.
That pause led me to wonder if there is such a thing as classic wedding fare.
Ironically, many of the brides and grooms seem to be extremely open to menu options.
Most have one or two "Musts" that need to make the menu in some capacity.
One major influence is parents and grandparents - I am told often that they need to have some traditional "______________." - Insert the family favorite or ethnic staple.
For that reason alone, I am in love with wedding consultations and tastings.
Getting to know a couple is one of the best parts of this whole process.

Many of the crews we meet have such an amazing appreciation for fusion style cuisine, for which I am eternally thankful. A great example - meeting a young couple that loves all styles of food and wants their favorites combined into a theme for the wedding menu actually makes my job much more fun.
Creating these menus from dishes they have tasted or even imagined often involves some classic cooking techniques paired with one or two genres of food. From these wedding consultations we are seeing all kinds of menu item ideas surface - take Prime Rib on a Build Your Own Taco Bar or even a smoked pork belly corndog appetizer.
We have booked weddings with pig roasts and weddings with prime rib carving stations.

 

I am starting to wonder if traditional wedding fare is starting be nothing more than a starting point for the imagination.

To many, starting a food truck already puts us in the "Rogue" Category, among other labels....
Our grand plan to make wedding catering more fun for the people involved is starting to take place.

Make sure that you keep some tradition, no matter what that means to you, just remember to make the wedding menu all yours.
If our catering team can ever help with ideas in any way, please let me know.
You can always ask us questions here - catering@wanderingdago.com

If you just feel like cruising the wedding menu, check it out here - www.wanderindago.com 


Brandon
Chef/Owner - Wandering Dago Food Truck & Catering