Wedding Guests Outraged After Being Served Single Slices of Pizza at Black-Tie Destination
In a viral Reddit post, the attendee outliners how the reception's food offerings consisted of single French fries on skewers and slices of subpar pizza.
In recent years, there's been a shift in terms of what's deemed appropriate to serve as a wedding meal . Traditionally, a choice of chicken, beef, or fish, or else a buffet with a variety of different offerings, was the go-to wedding meal; today, couples are serving just about anything they like, selecting everything from plated surf-and-turf dinners and family-style offerings of their favorite pasta dishes to sushi and taco food stations and never-ending cocktail hours. The only rule? Make sure there's enough food for everyone in attendance.
Unfortunately, not every couple understands how important that rule really is. According to one viral Reddit post titled "My friend served all his wedding guests meatless pizzas at a black-tie in the middle of nowhere and now I’m [traumatized,]" family and friends were invited to a black-tie destination wedding, only to be served a lackluster meal. In the post, the Reddit user details how he was invited to a friend's overseas wedding; in the end, he spent over $1,500 on flights, hotels, and attire alone, but he was happy to do so, as he wanted to "show up" for the groom.
In the weeks leading up to the wedding, a mutual friend who had attended a wedding at the venue let the original poster know what to expect in terms of food. Unfortunately, it wasn't great news. "[He] shared that from experience he knows that the food was bad, and that their specialty was serving pizzas for weddings," the OP wrote. "I gave my friend the benefit of the doubt because I'm no food snob, MAYBE the pizza would be really good? As long as we are fed, that's not a problem."
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The wedding itself turned out to be a bit of a disaster. The guest noted that there were not enough seats for guests during the ceremony, cocktail hour "canapés" consisted of single fries on skewers, and that the escort cards and place cards didn't match, so attendees struggled to find their designated seats. Once seated, the dinner they were served was just as much of a mess. "For our first course, we were presented with meatless pizzas," the OP explained. "The portion was so tiny, every guest was given ONE SLICE EACH." Their second course? More pizza. "Again, one slice each. Carbonara pizza without egg, mushrooms, and bacon," he explained. A chicken dish was served next, but the guest noted that it didn't even look cooked.
"Sigh. I am not a fussy person but goddamn it, if you're going to request for your guests to fly to a different country, wear black tie, give wedding gifts, at least feed them properly please," the OP concluded. Other users chimed in with their own experiences. "Pizza inherently isn’t a red flag. Like I’ve had SUCH good pizza at weddings but oh boy it just got worse and worse the more I read," one user wrote. Others disagreed, noting, "It's a red flag for black-tie. Don't make your guests eat with their hands if they're in tuxes and gowns ."
Our take? While a black-tie dress code does denote a more formal event, particularly as it pertains to attire, receiving an invitation to this type of wedding does not mean you should expect a specific type of meal to be served. The editors at Single Sparklehave seen black-tie wedding guests served everything from multi-course tasting menus to burgers and fries—modern couples are shaking up their receptions with high-low pairings or offering a meal of their favorite comfort foods. The distinction is that these events always have enough food for all of their guests, and they serve it in a way that's elevated and in keeping with the more formal event style.
Simply put: You can serve anything you'd like on your wedding day, but it's essential that you ensure all attendees are well fed.
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