Is anyone here having a vegan wedding??

Thanks for the tip Farm to table would be amazing. don't worry beans won't be the only thing at my wedding hahaha. And no offense taken, I know its flimsy, everyone here has been helpful and told me to get some other entrees and more sides. Which I will defiantly do, ( totally makes sense). Good luck with your wedding

I agree with adding variety. It sounds like you're working on that with your caterer. The reason my wedding worked out well is because there was plenty to choose from. If you hated the cucumber cups, you just waited for the potatoes to come around, if you hate the pie, have the chocolate truffle. I think that's probably true for any wedding. The more to choose from, the better!

I'll admit I didn't read past around page 5, but I have gone to a vegan wedding, My sister served a fully vegan Indian meal at her wedding, and I'm pretty sure no one even noticed. About 1/3 of her guests were vegan, and expected it since she has written and published a vegan cookbook. The food was phenomenal. While I prefer a meal with meat as a source of protein, you can end up with some damn amazing food - some of your guests might just want a snack later that night if the non-meat protein doesn't keep them full.

I'm a huge meat eater and I've never gotten sick from the occasional vegan meal. One of my favorites is vegan burritos from a street vendor. I lived to tell the story. I think a lot of people may have issues if they go from a non-vegan diet and flip the switch immediately and start eating vegan, but that would be a complete diet change, not just one meal. One vegan meal isn't going to do much, especially if there are a lot of well rounded options, which the OP said she is working on. The only thing I can think of that might cause one to get sick from one vegan meal is overindulging.

Some Sikhs, Hindus, and some other asian religions are vegan. Some are merely vegetarian. Just google religious vegans for more info if you're interested.

I'm guessing most of the guest will be vegan or vegetarian. Again...if you haven't been invited to a vegan wedding, you're probably never going to have this issue. So like, don't worry about it. If you can't offer menu advice, which is WHAT THE OP ASKED FOR, maybe skip the thread?

Amen, FutureDrMrsF...and I'll bet the wedding wasn't "smelly" either.

I'm offering a vegan and vegetarian option to those who want it, but honestly I feel like going 100% vegan for the entire wedding might be tough to swallow and rub a lot of guests the wrong way. Not saying you have to give a full on steak dinner option to guests, but maybe a vegetarian option with cheese or something "familiar" and hearty like a vegetarian lasagna for the less adventurous eaters would be a good compromise.

I think doing a super bean-heavy menu without any real variety or alternatives is going to turn a lot of folks off, unfortunately. You can get protein in a vegan or vegetarian meal without resorting to bean everything.

To weigh in just a scotch. I don't think its terrible to serve vegan food, that being said, I would suggest maybe doing vegan food, with the option of adding: cheese or a cream sauce. There are lovely vegan entrees, we were considering french lentils over rice as our veggie option. (I hate how vegetarians always seem to get the default pasta dish.) However, I would stay away from the imitation meats. I think that is where a lot of people draw the line. That is definitely where I draw the line. I would rather not eat meat than imitation meat. Plus I don't like all the additives that can go in those products as well, too processed. I also eat full fat everything because I don't like all the chemicals and ingredients they have to add to make low-fat and fat- free taste right. I am gluten-free but we will be offering gluten full options at the wedding. Our wedding cake will be gluten free but the grooms cake and other desserts will not. I think a compromise is key.

My mom is a vegan for health reasons, and while she visited we, along with FH, FFiL &GF, all had a 5 course vegan meal. It was so good! I was totally full, totally satisfied, asking for the recipe for the dessert! We all were. If you think vegan food isn't good, you're just ignorant and I feel sorry for you. Someone seriously used "I don't like vegetables" as a legitimate argument - are you 8 years old? Accommodating the palates of everyone is NOT worth compromising your beliefs over. I'm looking forward to seeing you show these haters how it's done! Good chefs make good food. Period. Please don't let this thread run you off of these forums. We're not all so crass, I promise.

Lively - I inquired only because that was a central justification and a primary discussion point for serving vegan only. I guess if we should google everything there is no reason have a forum. Goodbye WW - google here we come!

My wedding wasn't vegan, but it was vegetarian with vegan options. I actually got comments from people all night long about how amazing the food was! Some even said they were surprised the food was good because they didn't think all vegetarian would be so good. There is no reason vegetarians need to serve meat at their wedding. Heck, my DH is NOT a vegetarian but he insisted that there shouldn't be anything at my wedding I couldn't eat which I thought was really sweet. Vegetarian/vegan food can be very delicious and filling. Since it's not likely that any of your guests are carnivores with ethical reasons for not eating vegetables, I don't see any reason they can't go without meat for one single meal. (It's totally different than a vegetarian being asked to eat meat for one meal.) What we had was a spinach ricotta lasagna, garlic bread, glazed carrots, & salad with beets and goat cheese. Oh, and cocktail hour had 3 types of hummus, veggie burger sliders, hand made crackers, a ton of different cheeses, fruits and veggies with several dips, and warm mixed nuts. I can't imagine anyone not being able to be satisfied off all that. Plus we had a huge cake, assorted cookies, a couple kinds of candy, and butter mints.

So long as there is a filling main course and you try to offer at least one option that is familiar to people that don't normally eat that way (the reason we chose lasagna), I don't see any problem. I wouldn't try to do all crazy tofu dishes and nothing that your meat and potatoes types won't have even seen before, but I don't see anything wrong with having some of both.

I have only been to one completely vegetarian wedding and it was delicious. They basically did what happened in Reggie's example - they took "regular" meals and put a vegetarian spin on them. I can tell you that no one went hungry. Veganism has a lot more restrictions, however. As long as you have a really talented chef, I think this would be okay for one night.

@no worries, OKD. Many people don't know that there are religious vegans and vegetarians and it's not a simple answer, which is why I suggested google, in case you were interested in it more deeply. NOTHING CAN REPLACE WW! : ) All good.

Wowza, long thread! I personally like vegan food (and will sometimes choose it over other options). However, I still think it's best to be as accommodating of all guests if possible!

@Lively. Understood *fistbump*

@ they/them pigeon I like the menu you provided (I bet if your guest didnt know any better they would not realize it vegetarian/dairy.)

But to add to this thread I have been to one really amazing vegan resturant that alot of people in my area go to not being vegan. So I think it can be done in a way no one will realize and everyone (including you) can enjoy. But i'm sure it will be triple as expensive to find a caterer who will do a vegan only meal....

How in the world did I miss this gem of a thread? Sorry for reviving this old thread, but I had to add: I'm a vegetarian and we had seven types of smoked meats at our wedding. And a vegetarian lasagna for me and our two other veggie guests.

Just saw this (since it was revived). Wow. Not sure what the big deal is? We're doing a vegetarian wedding mostly at my parents' request. My fiancé and his family are not vegetarian. When I asked FH if he would mind, he said "No. It's one meal." His whole family is completely fine with it. Basically, your guests will survive and probably enjoy the food.

I would love a vegan wedding but my Cuban meat eating fiance would not have it. That said we do enjoy dining at vegan restaurants and we cook amazing vegan meals at home. Being vegan doesn't mean "big salads". Vegan food tends to be the most inventive. It looks beautiful and tastes amazing with different flavors than your typical meat and potatoes. If you have a caterer that is experienced , I say Go For It. And I'm pescatarian not a vegan.

I love meat and am in no way, shape or form vegan or vegetarian but that wouldn't stop me from attending a vegan wedding. I've actually tried some vegan food and it was really good. Some of these comments are absolutely ridiculous. It's only one night. I'm sure no one will die if they don't have meat for dinner.