Potluck wedding? Is that a thing?

I've been invited to 3 of these before, but I've never actually gone to one.

Bonus: In all 3 instances the invitations were sent on Facebook.

AllyssaW for my cousin's wedding one our aunts cooked everything and the servers at the venue served the food buffet style. It was fine and nice. But all the food came from one place and it was dishes that went together, so I think if she's trying to have a "budget" wedding that would be the best way to go is have one or two people that know their way around the kitchen cook.

It's a rude thing and a hot topic around WW. It's basically frowned upon and a bad idea in my opinion. Like others have said you don't know if the food you will be eating will have food poisoning due to improper food preparation which is why it's best to cater your wedding and not have others bring food. If you do go good luck and I hope you don't have to suffer any food poisoning situation.

I would not trust the food.

Ewww

Yikes o rama

One big nope for me.

Although I disagree that potluck means food poisoning ---people have potluck parties all the time (like Holiday parties/BBQ's...and rarely do you hear of people getting sick)...and be honest, you would eat others' food at these parties.

I strongly agree that a wedding should NOT be a potluck occasion. It is just rude and tacky. Potluck events should never be used for events honoring someone (i.e. Weddings, Bridal showers, baby showers, anniversary parties, birthday parties...), and only for "group events" such as those I stated above... (holiday parties/dinners). If you want a party honoring some life event of yours.. ...feed your guests that will be bringing gifts (most likely).

I would decline that invite.

This sounds like a horrible idea.

Don't eat the food there! All I can think of is, the elderly woman who brings the gelatin dish laced with cat food from the old Chevy chase film lol

My SIL got an invitation to one of those. I think she actually took something!

Yikes. I wary of potlucks these days anyway. Hopefully it is a small intimate wedding. I understand things are tight. Good luck to them

I've been to a few of them. It's doesn't bother me but it does kind of throw off the feeling of a wedding. Really makes the whole thing feel like a family gathering rather than a wedding.

My friend did this for her wedding! It was good idea because they had an insanely low budget, but was a little bit of a hassle too. She constantly had to bug people about what they were bringing, pretty much up until the week before. But at the end of the day there was a ton of food of all different kinds, and the bride and groom didn't have to pay a thing!

I would do it if my venue allowed.

It's really rude, not to mention unsafe. Do you know how many guests she is inviting? Unless that number is 20 or below, no one can safely make a dish for that amount of people and keep it at a safe temperature. It's a hassle for guests, and its super super cheap. I would decline. Or just attend the ceremony.

I went to one once, and it was fine-- just what you would expect-- but I certainly understand people's concerns about food poisoning.

We did our own food and no one got sick,

Eww

Yucky. The reception is supposed to be a "thank you" to guests for attending the wedding, I don't know about you but I've never been asked tp write a thank-you card to myself...so yeah, that is totally inappropriate and dangerous.