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How should I ask people to bring food to the wedding.?
I'm looking for some wording advice on how to ask my guests to bring their favorite pie or cobbler with the recipe to our reception. We aren't huge fans of cake so we have decided to do a pie bar but I'm not sure how to ask. We are on a very limited budget because of some medical issues the last Year. so It's a small wedding just family.
8 Answers
- Etiquette GalLv 59 years ago
You really can't ask your guests to help cater your wedding. Providing all food and beverages served is the role of the host(s). If you are issuing the invitations, the host is you.
If people come forward and VOLUNTEER themselves, asking you if they can bring something, or help out with your wedding planning in some way, THEN you can indicate your request that they bringing pies for dessert (and afterwards you send prompt thank you notes to those helpers).
But you can't request in your invitations, regardless of how you phrase it, that they bring food-- it just would not be polite. They are your guests-- you are supposed to feed THEM.
Source(s): many years of etiquette research - 9 years ago
Well in first place, if I can't serve that many people, I would not invite them. If I have to invite them, I will serve them food at my own cost. It may be something really low cost but I would not ask them to bring food at my wedding. In many parts of the world, it would be really cheap and mean to ask your guests to bring food.
- GrinLv 79 years ago
I would not put this on the invitation. Call, text or email family only and ask them to do this.
- Anonymous9 years ago
Just send something in the mail like "Hey everyone! Im so happy your going to be able to attend our wedding! Its going to be very fun! But as you all know we are on a limited budget, so we have a fun idea for a pie bar! So, if you could try to participate in our pie bar by bringing your favorite pie/cobbler/ or any dessert! Its going to be so much fun! Thanks so much!" :)
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- 9 years ago
That sounds like a great idea and people should not be mad about! I'd be happy to bring a pie to a wedding! As of wording it i have no IDE good luck and congrats
