Diy crockpot wedding food...is it possible?

It depends on the type of wedding you’re going for and type of guests you’re inviting. FH and I are having a very laid back wedding with picnic food and legged beer and bottled wine. Liquor will be byo.

Hello Op,

This is not a good idea. You, family or friends should not have to deal with any cooking on your wedding day nor should you have guests eating out of crockpots. If you are to afford it please jas the food catered. Look into places in your local area and leave food to professionals. Hope this helps.

I went to a crock pot wedding once. I wish they had at least warned us so we could have brought something to eat. I've seen enough dog hair in my office potlucks to know better than to eat anything at a crock pot wedding.

We are doing something similar to this. Just because our wedding is so small. Only 34 people and more than half is family. No one is allergic to anything and we have plenty of hands to help with cooking. We are getting married in the morning so we aren't doing anything heavy. I say go for it only if you have enough people to help you. I personally plan on cooking the night before so it'll be ready the next day. And we are doing some fruit and veggie trays. And have a cake as well. I would do something that can be cooked in the crockpot that's super easy and more than one person can make other than yourself. Make sure you know people that have crockpots handy.

If you don’t have funds for a caterer then I suggest doing a morning wedding and serving only cake and punch, but not diy food cause of the stress and food safety issues. Also maybe cut the guest list down.

I would definitely hire a caterer. Making and serving food for an event is a lot of work. Are you really going to want to spend the days leading up to your wedding making soup? Are your family and friends really going to want to spend your wedding day working to heat and serve the food? It is also a huge risk if someone gets sick. it will be a lot easier on you and your friends and family to hire a caterer and be able to really enjoy your day.

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Who's going to make sure the mayo based salad's don't spoil? Who is going to make sure they maintain a safe temperature?

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Not to mention the hours-old chicken they plan to serve...

View Quoted Comment Ive already answered this before
But we have fridges that will keep the food cold until the reception
It will be inside so not in direct sunlight
After the guests eat for an hour we can put it back in the fridge to keep it cold

View Quoted Comment These are great suggestions, OP!

If you had a caterer in mind, who in there right mind said "you should just do crock pots instead"? Terrible idea!

Is it possible? Sure, if you want to spend your morning slaving over food instead of enjoying getting ready. Or forcing your loved ones to do it.

Will it end in disaster? Most likely.

I never eat at potlucks or self catered events. Why? Well here's a story. One of my best friend's ILs are hoarders. True hoarders. Their cats have free run of the house, and there's even a litter box on the counter where food is prepared. This same family often brings food for church picnics and potlucks, as well as family gatherings. Once my friend learned this, she stopped asking them to bring food to any event. Because ew.

Yours may not be this extreme, but because of this experience, I don't eat any non catered food. Even at work. You'll have guests who think the same.

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THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS!!!!!!!!!

So much this. I'm so grossed out. Ew.

OP, no one wants to eat your crockpot soup at your wedding, and this is why. I promise.

This is pretty gross, tbh. Multiple crockpots and all those people to feed on day plus old soup. Don't do it. Have a smaller list and take them to breakfast or lunch.

Could it be down....probably...can it be done without much stress, mess, concern for food safety...personally I do not think so. For a wedding I honestly think that most of the people
on WW feel a caterer is warranted. I have planned my own wedding plus 3 of my daughters weddings. I can tell you from experience the week of the wedding is hectic. There are so many things that need to be done. Stress and anticipation levels are thru the roof. Little things tend to go wrong which is turn raise the stress levels more. The. To add in buying, cooking, packaging, and the storing all of the food before he wedding and then having to transport all the food, set it up, ensure it is at the right temps, etc is just too much. Since you have handled these events in the past it would be somewhat easier for you however I also think your expectation for perfection maybe heightened which could bring more stress and cause issues for those who are helping. Just my opinion...I say hire a caterer and let them deal with all the stress.

Our family is cooking for our reception and we are all so excited! It is so much better than catering.

Everyone is talking about sanitary concerns, which I agree is #1 concern for guests. But what if your location doesn't have outlets by your planned on buffet... now you have to bring out extension cords, for people to trip on or look bad. And what if you blow the power. Now it's not going to stay warm and your SOL.. as for the one cooking the day before, it's going to be a long night. Plus your guest then have to go and take there own plate to trash and someone needs to take out the trash when full. Good luck in a wedding dress taking it out.

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A lot of others have commented and I hope you don't feel bad, op. I agree with others that it's not ideal. Home cooking for 70 people is a lot to manage so it will be stressful. As you can see here a lot of people won't really trust it or feel comfortable. Catering should be one of the top priorities in your wedding planning. Well fed guests are happy guests 😊

I'm doing pizza and salad bar. Plan to prepare salad morning off and pizza ready for pickup shortly before actually wedding. My brother and sister going to go grab and will having chilling in the oven during ceremony... Didn't want alot of stress of cooking day before and day off and catering was not in the budget. Wedding is in 4 days. Glad we made this call