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What does your caterer have available? If you're looking at potatoes, you could always do mashed. Or if you want a non-potato starch, you could do something like wild rice or quinoa. Or just do vegetables of some kind. There are a lot of choices, but I don't know what appeals to you, or what's in your budget.

View Quoted Comment Yeah my mom thinks mashed wouldn’t be good. And I’m worried about a dry rice. Wanted to do something different but delicious

Is rice pilaf better than risotto? You could also do stir-fry veggies, green beans or sweet glazed baby carrots.

Haven’t thought about rice pilaf! That’s a good one. We get veggies as well so i will Mention that

We are doing sauteed green beans, white mac n cheese and baby potatoes (I know you dont want potatoes... I always have to say all 3 together lol).

Not sure why mashed potatoes wouldn't be good. We had them for our wedding and they were amazing. We also had pasta which was really good and veggies. I've had mac and cheese at a wedding and it was delicious.

View Quoted Comment I sont Mind potatoes. My mom isn’t a fan of the little ones or mashed

View Quoted Comment Gotcha! Sorry. I misread. What about sweet potatoes?

Wild rice or roasted carrots? or maybe something green.

I've seen some people just do roasted veggies

We did garlic mashed potatoes & maple syrup brussel sprouts for our sides, then a salad for the first course. Everyone loved both, there wasn't any left at the end of the night.

Have you thought of like a candied yam, green beans, macaroni and cheese, a tortellini with a vodka sauce maybe?