Bringing Your Own Food to a Wedding?

If I had been told in advance that she was bringing her own food it would not have bothered me. When we got married our food choices just said vegetarian option as we knew that no one was vegetarian but there was a possibility one or two would pick it for health reasons, so we were going to let them decide which vegetarian meal they wanted. If they had showed up with it on the day I would have been upset but only because the food we provided hadn't been nice!

It wouldnt bother me unless i had paid for food for the guest already. In which case im sure a vegan meal could if been arranged before the wedding. If i paid for a standard meal and someone rocked up with their own i would be a little bit peeved.

mmm... am sure they would have vegetables at the wedding? or even pasta...

I think that is wrong I never been to an event or wedding where there was no fruits or no vegetables!

as well as meat or fish....

Plus at weddings there are lots of snacks which have no meat flavours in them...

unless she had an illness or allergic reaction to certain foods then I think it's o.k apart from that,

I don't think it's right what she did...if there was food for her which she can eat..

I wish we knew if the Bride was told beforehand before I made a comment but as it stands I can't blame the Vegan. I am your average Flintstone carnivore but I try to accommodate friends and family with their dietary needs. So many people think pasta is clear cut Vegan option and it isn't. A Vegan will insist on a 'no animal ingredient' option - fresh pasta contains egg and some dried options are not Vegan. Gelatin is a hidden extra in many foods that appear to be safe - agar agar should be used but very rarely is with bog standard catering. It may have seemed rude to have taken the tupperware but perhaps it was taken as a back-up.

hspexy I just HAD to look for the article and found this version. I was torn between outrage and breathless laughter. If you want me to delete it just say. https://www.allure.com/story/vegan-wedding-guest-brought-own-food-shamed

We've all been in the situation where we know we are going to be offered food not to our liking. Personally I would have eaten well before going and not made a fuss.

This wouldn’t really worry me at all. I’m fact it sounds like a great idea.... ask every guest to bring a packed lunch and a bottle and slash the cost of your wedding

I would be a little angry because your paying for the meal and it's just going to waste. If I had a guest tell he beforehand I wouldn't be that bothered

I think it's a touch rude bringing your own food, surely if the bride/groom were aware beforehand that you were a Vegan they would have done their best to accommodate them , but even if there wasn't a vegan option, most people would just eat whatever they could and leave the rest, after all it's just one day, one meal.

If you can not accommodate someones vegan needs in your wedding then it should not be a problem if the person brings there own food without causing a problem or mess it would also take the stress away from the couple getting married.