Menu opinion (American versus Indian)

1. Screw the Indian food and just offer American entrees with vegetarian options of course

2. Go completely Indian food for everyone - vegetarian plus non-vegetarian

Question mostly about the second option. As a guest, how would you feel about having no choice but Indian food?

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I LOVE Indian food. I would be so pumped to be served Indian food at a wedding.

This is so hard. I would love just Indian food but I know people (like my parents) who wouldn't eat anything. I think for the masses, I would go with American food.

What's the proportion of Indian guests vs 'American'? Is this Indian caterer the only option? I personally think it's a bit rude to ignore the Indian guests (especially if they're flying to your wedding) and then only having options they most likely won't like/eat. I usually don't recommend trying to cater to every guests diets but if there's a good chunk of guests coming from a different country to celebrate my wedding, I would make sure I respect their restrictions.

ETA: I've been to Indian weddings were the menus were primarily Indian food with a few American dishes such as pasta for those who don't like Indian food.

Could you do Indian appetizers and then a combination of American and Indian buffet items for dinner?

Honestly, if I were going to an Indian-American wedding, and the ceremony was Western, I would assume the food at least would be Indian.

I love Indian food. If id never had it before I'd be down to try it as long as there were descriptions of what things were and there were non-spicy options.

Would it be possible for there to be a mix of the two?

I wanted to serve Persian food at our wedding and I'm not even Persian. I would be pumped about Indian food at a wedding. I know DH would be making himself sick, he loves Indian buffet!

I was going to suggest what Tulip did (per usual, she's brilliant!).

I'm not a picky eater, and I LOVE Indian food, so I would be pretty thrilled, plus I think it's cool to add it in as a special cultural touch. However, my guess is a lot of people are going to say they wouldn't be thrilled. Do you know your other guests well, and think they'd be fine with it? If so, I'd say go w/ Indian food for everyone, and see if you can have 3 or 4 Entree options so that people have a decent selection?

I was in a similar position and ended up deciding on Indian food (also family style). I originally wanted to do more American food, but my parents were being...difficult and I also realized that almost everyone ultimately wanted Indian food at an Indian wedding. My cocktail hour passed hors d'oeuvres are more American though. After talking to tons of caterers and Indian restaurants, I found a catering company that partners with an Indian chef who does more than the basic dishes. The entree dishes we chose are Indian, but really creative (rosemary naan!). It's making me feel so much better about going with just Indian food. We also have plenty of non-spicy options.

My wedding is, however, more Indian than it is American. If you're going with more of an American wedding, then you can probably stick with more American food. You know your guests better than us. Would they all eat Indian food? Would your traditional Indian guests eat American food?

Can you find another Indian caterer who doesn't have a minimum? I don't know where you are, but I'm sure there are others around who are willing to work with you.

Also Indian food is usually food allergy compliant. So it's a win win!

Aw thanks, @Tina! I'll go ahead and screenshot that and send it to my FH every time he says something 'smart'.

Indian food. You're always going to have a few people who don't like the food regardless of what you serve. It would be cool if you did both but if you can't I love something different then the standard "wedding food".

@JClovesDM I wanted to serve Persian food too, but my venue won't allow outside catering. I'd love Persian food at a wedding. I'd also love Indian food. But I would probably offer some American options too. I think a dinner like this should be station style where there are Indian entrees at some stations and American entrees at others and then let your guests decide what they want.

Thank you all for your opinions and suggestions!

I think most of our friends will be okay with Indian food, as we would keep it pretty mild and offer some meat options. It's just some of the older guests - they are who we are most concerned for on both sides!

The American food is from our venue (hotel) so we can't try and find a fusion like caterer. If we do select all Indian, we could add a comment on the rsvp card to let us know if they are not okay with that and we can provide an American entree.

It's just nice to gage everyone's opinions about this in general. I want to make sure our guests are well fed but also that we are accommodating the best we can. Thanks!

Honestly I've enjoyed the Indian food that I've had BUT I haven't had much. I don't eat anything spicy....

if there are more Indian guests than non, go with the Indian food. Or if you can get Indian food for 100 and American food for 100, do that.

I would do the Indian food with a couple American dishes, like pasta, on the side. Can you find a place that does stations and would do an Indian and "americanized" station?

@ Jcloves & Elizabeth my mom did Persian for her 2nd wedding and it was amazing! She had the local Persian restaurant cater it and boy did I Nom on some Ghormeh Sabzi for days afterwards!

If only it would work for the majority of our guests.

OP- All Indian all the way!

Just popping in to say I love Indian food and am now craving it.

Thanks!