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Laura2.0
VIP March 2017

So I went to a potluck wedding

Laura2.0, on August 8, 2016 at 11:21 AM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 85

Saturday I attended a potluck wedding. Sigh I know I've never heard of one before ww so I was curious.I see a lot of potluck suggestions and brides adamant on having a potluck wedding, so I wanted to share from a guest point of view why this is not a good idea. Here's a list of a FEW things went...

Saturday I attended a potluck wedding. Sigh I know I've never heard of one before ww so I was curious.I see a lot of potluck suggestions and brides adamant on having a potluck wedding, so I wanted to share from a guest point of view why this is not a good idea. Here's a list of a FEW things went wrong.

1 only 20 ppl showed up at the ceremony the rest was still preparing food

2 there was NO PROPER STORAGE at the venue so the food was sitting out for hours!

3 by the time dinner was served (by frendors) it was cold bc there was NO PROPER STORAGE

4 the variety of food was way too diverse nothing went together. please hold the fish and lasagna

5 as more people kept coming more food, less space NO STORAGE so much waste time money and efforts to prepare a meal on the guest behalf

6 the lovely aunt frendor server got distracted and dropped a whole tray of rice on a guest!

7 this takes the cake. There was no cake the cousin chef that was baking the cake ran out of time to make it

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  • Joy
    Super October 2017
    Joy ·
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    I have been to a wedding where it was potluck but the brides family had a menu and asked different people to bring stuff but it was still a lot of food because she was asking for double food so they ended up bringing food home

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  • kiandra
    Master October 2016
    kiandra ·
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    This thread needs to be bumped every few hours so we can keep it alive

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  • Sara
    Master April 2017
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    That sounds like I would be ordering Pizza when I got home.

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  • Laura2.0
    VIP March 2017
    Laura2.0 ·
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    It continues! I'm currently texting my cousin who was bm for this wedding. Its worse than I thought. The wedding party had to drive around before the ceremony picking up and dropping dishes off, in their wedding attire!!! some of the family members are upset that they spent all that time cooking and people barely ate (i wonder why), the groom thought it was a horrible idea but the bride wanted to save money.

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  • MrsHolt
    Devoted September 2016
    MrsHolt ·
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    Wow, thanks for sharing. Evidence as to why a potluck wedding is a no no.

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  • Amanda
    Super May 2017
    Amanda ·
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    SMH... What are some people thinking? We do potluck family parties all the time but they are not weddings. None of us have to get married or attend a wedding after cooking or serving or whatever.

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  • TiffanyGomez2018
    VIP July 2017
    TiffanyGomez2018 ·
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    Ew. Just Ew.

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  • Colleen
    VIP June 2016
    Colleen ·
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    I've never attended or been to a potluck wedding, thankfully! I'm not a fan or potluck anything. When I'm forced to attend potlucks, I stick to eating only what I've brought and maybe another item or two from someone I know closely.

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  • VC
    Master May 2017
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    Ew ick. Why would people do this.

    Seriously, I hope this deters people from choosing to do so but like all weddings, the couple is usually oblivious to the complaints and rumblings so those who will choose to continue to do this don't care anyways about their guests.

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  • JennV
    Master October 2017
    JennV ·
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    Ugh!

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  • Laura2.0
    VIP March 2017
    Laura2.0 ·
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    If any of you are invited to one decline! I learned my lesson. It was the most annoying thing ever.

    And please do share this with anyone you wants or suggests a potluck wedding

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  • Bride2b
    VIP September 2016
    Bride2b ·
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    Sounds Awful.

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  • A
    Expert December 2012
    Aleluya ·
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    Terrible!

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  • Laura2.0
    VIP March 2017
    Laura2.0 ·
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    Just got another update!! Two people got sick! But they're not sure if it was from a terrible hangover or the food....I'm guessing the latter. I don't think people understand the severity of eating food that's been sitting in a hot trunk then out for hours or food that isn't heated properly.

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  • Melissa
    Master March 2018
    Melissa ·
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    That sounds like something I would not go to.

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  • Laura2.0
    VIP March 2017
    Laura2.0 ·
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    @GreeneBunny I will I'm getting more inside info. from one of the bm. I'll keep posting bc its just too funny not share. I hope the self catering/potluck/my family has awesome chef brides read this.

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  • prisandbigfootsbuddy
    Super March 2017
    prisandbigfootsbuddy ·
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    Just no!


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  • Gettingmarriedin2016
    Super August 2016
    Gettingmarriedin2016 ·
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    Did they have a honeyfund, too?

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  • Sangele
    Master April 2016
    Sangele ·
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    Was it also a BYOB?

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  • Swin.
    Master June 2016
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    I don't understand who even thinks up a potluck wedding. Like, how did this even begin?!

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