Guests with dietary needs?

I put a line on my RSVP card that said something about letting us know about any special dietary needs.

I offered a vegatarian option (pasta) my cateror said that they can pretty much accomodate any allergies or special needs..and don't forget these people are very used to dealing with their special needs. So don't stress about it. Peoplecwith food allergies are usually very good about telking the wsitstaff what they need (or in the case of a buffet) not putting certain things on their pkates and filling up on other things. I wouldn't worry too much about it

Wow your BM sounds like my son! We are including a line on the RSVP card for any special dietary needs.

We have plenty of food allergies and medical issues.

No one is going to take offense that you ask - they probably will be happy you are so considerate of their health.

Oh and we are also denoting those people with allergies via their escort card so the caterers will know who can't be near peanuts or seed. We also are giving the caterer a heads up on the tables they will be at too.

I might be overly cautious but I don't want to risk anything happening on my watch

I have two people with gluten allergies. I personally know everyone I'm inviting so that helps to know who needs what. I know my aunt takes a medication that if she eats tomatoes she'll get sick. It's all about knowif your guests. If you don't know them all that well ask someone like you mother or FMIL who might have a better idea of who can't have what.

We're doing a buffet, but both my kids have allergies. So I'm letting the kitchen staff know ahead of time what I want them to eat and they will prepare plates especially for my kids. Good so A) no allergy issues and B) they don't have to stand in line

I thought about this when I wanted to serve almond champagne. I didnt think it actually contained nuts lol

So far, any one that has special dietary needs has let me know on the RSVP. I didn't have a spot for it *didn't think of it*. I think if it's serious enough, they will let you know.

If perhaps they don't tell you, but you know there is a serious dietary need, I highly doubt they would be offended if you asked.

As a diabetic myself I have made sure I included plenty of low carb options for our buffet and we are having a gelato bar in which we have choices of 6 flavors and they offer no sugar choices and no dairy sorbets. I plan on choosing one of each of those and nothing with nuts.

As a diabetic myself I have made sure I included plenty of low carb options for our buffet and we are having a gelato bar in which we have choices of 6 flavors and they offer no sugar choices and no dairy sorbets. I plan on choosing one of each of those and nothing with nuts.

Ask for people to left you know what their dietry specifications are on your RSVP card/ venue information card.

We're serving all veg/vegan as is, but we're including dietary needs on the enclosure for invites.

We put it on our website. We took care of those we knew about and left it up to the rest to let us know. We figured they'd say something if it was important. No one, aside from those we already knew about, said anything. You can only do so much.

We're doing all-vegan, except for the cake, and will be including a space on the RSVP card. At least this way, we know we'll get back some cards, right?

If I may, I know it's the last thing you want to have to think about, but vegetarians and vegans are SO sick of only being able to eat either pasta or eggplant parmesan at every. single. wedding. of. their. lives. Is it possible to have the catering make something for them that's slightly more inventive? They will rave about it for year to come, if you do.

Rachel, I noticed that most venues don't really have any options besides those from the places I went to besides of course during the cocktail hour. Some that I checked out offered stuffed mushrooms or peppers with vegetables or potatoes. Then your obvious pasta and eggplant. That's all I've been able to find! And it sucks because I'm the vegetarian!

Thanks for all the help! Probably will put a space for it on the RSVP cards. That's such an easy solution and it didn't even occur to me!

And Rachel - my caterer said that they will make any dish that my guests with dietary needs request, so I can just ask the vegans what they want! No eggplant parm for them if they don't like it!

FH's family is Jewish, so we made sure our options are ingredient kosher, and my family is mostly vegetarian, so our options were beef, salmon or pasta primavera. I also put it in the FAQ section of our website. "Q: I have a dietary issue. A: Email or call us and we will talk to the caterer and see what we can do to accommodate you." I know one of FH's friends has Crohn's, so his diet is different depending on what his doctor has him doing (not sure if he's coming yet), and we have another friend who's emailed us to let us know that she's allergic to nuts, seafood and kiwi. I ran it by our catering person, who checked with the chef and told us what is safe for her to eat. Our cake and pasta are safe, a few of the appetizers are not so we will just tell her to stay away from those.

We stayed away from nuts and have plenty of options for diabetics in both the apps and buffet. I'm a vegi fan, not into meat too much, so one of our entrees will be a vegi bake; no eggplant parm and no portabella which also feels a bit overdone to me.

When I mentioned my sister's severe dairy allergy to my caterers and they said for her to give them a call, and they'd work something out for her. When I told my sister she said oh, yeah, that's usually how it works. She's called caterers for other weddings as well. When you have serious allergies, you get over yourself and just ask if you can talk to the caterer (or whomever you need to).

My point is I think if someone has serious concerns about what will be served at your wedding they will let you know. Otherwise, they'll figure it out - either by being very selective, eating beforehand etc.

@Future Mrs. L--REALLY? OMG! We told all our venues that we're doing a vegan wedding, and even those who don't normally do vegan said that, if we give them a menu, they will do it for us! We specifically said, though, that we don't want either of those options, because they're lame.

@Kelly--That is awesome! They're going to be so happy.

I've got a lot of food allergies myself, so I always come prepared with snacks in my bag I can eat but really appreciate if people can accommodate me with a real meal. My RSVP card read, "Dinner will be buffet style. If you have allergies or dietary restrictions requiring a special meal, please let us know"

People who had issues just wrote out a note on their RSVP cards and I followed up with any I needed more information on.