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Unless the wedding was Black Tie and held at an extravagant ballroom, I don't see how a food truck is an issue. That would be a good idea for an outdoor/ casual wedding.
I did once go to a somewhat tacky wedding in Vegas. The wedding was fine, the issue was the venue was so small that the bathroom was only steps away from the alter. It sort of ruined the mood to hear the toilet flush in the middle of "I do". Come to think of it, no that wasn't tacky. It was funny, we had a good laugh and enjoyed ourselves.
My husband and I must have had a tacky reception. We did a pig pickin' and had a keg of beer. That's what we could afford. We also told all the wedding guests to bring shorts and short sleeved shirts to change into since the reception was being held outdoors and it's hot here in May.
My former boss always threw a great pig-pickin' every year. When my daughter got married, that's what they wanted. I fully expected to pay for the pig, but they ended up doing that as a wedding gift. Everyone enjoyed the food and the casual atmosphere. Not tacky at all!
My late husband and I got married on the deck of an old log cabin that overlooked the Blue Ridge mountains (and we were lucky enough that it was an astoundingly beautiful early April day). Everyone wore jeans, even me. I cooked the food and made the cake. Oh, and I had some very tacky (synthetically dyed, neon coloured) daisies from the grocery store to hold. We poured similar coloured sands between two glass cylinders till they mixed. We only had 6 people there including us, and the minister. We all thought it was the best wedding we had ever been to. Total cost less than $300 (and most of that was for the cabin rental and the minister) but the rings were extra I suppose.
A food truck sounds fun and trendy. If the number of guests were over 100, I might have done 2 food trucks (the second a totally different type of food). I picked 100 as an example - but it would depend on how many meals were in the guest food budget and how many the truck needed to turn a profit to be there. Logistics - logistics.
Yes, on the posters that lauded the financial sense. I once went to a wedding where the bride confided that they spent over $50K for the wedding. They didn't have enough money for a down payment of a house. I guess that worked out OK on no house, since the marriage only lasted a year. Let that sink in - a $50K party and nothing to show for it (and we didn't get anything as cool as a food truck!).
Last edited by cheryjohns; 09-18-2016 at 10:15 PM..
It was probably better than most wedding reception food because it was cooked to order. Banquets, and wedding receptions tend to have pretty bland food because of the challenges involved in cooking and then transporting said food for multiple people at the same time while maintaining safe serving temps.
Tackiest and also funniest thing I've ever seen when it comes to wedding reception food was when my brother in law got married. It was an Armenian affair and one of the dishes ( the name escapes me right now ) is a ground raw lamb appetizer served on a stick. My ex took out a bic lighter and began cooking it at our table.
And it was her son's wedding, not hers so why would I be invited?
And they live 1500 miles away.
You people have no taste. Sad.
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