Vegan Wedding

Hi Kayla, welcome to WW! Make sure to upload a picture for your avatar (instead of the default icons) so that we can get to know you and tell you apart from all the other posters.

I have the same question as @Yasmina - are you asking about having an all-vegan meal, or accommodating a few vegan guests? Catering companies can easily accommodate for food allergy and dietary restrictions!

Thank you everyone for the suggestions and input. I am going to be direct here because I see no other way around it. Yes both I and my fiancé are vegan, we want all vegan food and an eco friendly wedding as possible. I am not trying to be disrespectful towards others food preferences, it just goes against our moral beliefs to buy any type of animal products. I hope our guests will respect our beliefs and eating Vegan (no fake meats or fake cheese) for one meal (with items clearly labelled for allergy purposes). We hope to have the carter be able to provide as much variances in the menu as possible to allow for differences in taste preferences.

If anyone has suggestions on ecofriendly/vegan tips such as email invites instead of paper....etc that would be very helpful. I hope haven't offended anyone, just trying to connect others to find the best ideas and options available.

God these threads always turn into a shit show. I would have no problem eating vegan food as long as it was good and enough food. Someone's going to complain no matter what you serve. Is there any sort of ethically raised animal products you are ok with?

I personally don't think you need to serve meat. It's like going to an Indian wedding and expecting there to be meat when the couple is vegetarian due to religious beliefs.

As a meat eater, all meat eaters can survive one single meal without meat.

I'll do some googling for you OP and post some links for you.

Http://www.peta.org/living/other/how-to-plan-perfect-vegan-wedding-guide/

http://apracticalwedding.com/2015/02/eco-friendly-vegan-farm-wedding/

@Kayla if you don't want to do the email route, you could always do the recycled, biodegradable invitations that have wildflower seeds in them. My SIL did this and we planted the invitation in our garden and had flowers that following spring.

https://www.botanicalpaperworks.com/

My FSIL is vegan and an animal rights activist, so I'm trying to imagine her in this situation. I know she would not spend her own money on meat, even though no one else in the family is vegan. With that being said, I agree with @MNBride. As long as the food is good, I wouldn't have a problem. And I've had some pretty good vegan food!.. there are more options than some people think.

As for invites, have you considered recycled paper wedding invites?

I think it would be fine to not have any meat, as long as the caterer is good. Thats the main factor, make sure the food tastes good. I'd take a nice vegan meal over a dry piece of chicken any day.

@MNBride No there is not. Also, I hope this thread can stay positive and just focus on the question at hand. And thank you @Mrs.CK that is so sweet of you!

@Mrs.CK, that's awesome! I have never heard of that!

Both FH and I are vegetarian and so are some of our friends. At our wedding we will have vegetarian options for every portion, however the remainder of our menu will have meat/fish options. Our venue/caterer is making us a separate meal (all vegetarian) for the reception.

@Katie it was pretty cool! I wish I had a picture, but they printed a tree on the front with a heart and their initials on it, it was so cute.

ETA: Vegan, GF bakery in your area:

http://sweetartstl.com/index.php

If you went to a wedding where the bride and groom weren't vegan, would you respect their beliefs and be okay with eating meat for "one meal"? No? You wouldn't? Ok. Great. Then you understand.

I'm not vegan but I would be willing to eat a vegan meal as long as it was substantial and quality.

@Beutivant that is totally wrong. A meat eater can go one meal without eating meat and not get sick.

A vegan/vegetarian can eat one bite with meat in it and end up in the hospital.

Also, it's really cute that you want this to stay positive, but you aren't being realistic or fair so I'm not sure why we have to be positive/nice to you a stranger when you aren't being positive/nice to your nearest and dearest.

And also, what advice do you need? It sounds like you have made your decision. You're only serving vegan products. Great. Hire a vegan caterer and serve your vegan menu in 2019!!! What the hell do you need us for?

Personally, I would be fine with good vegan food. So if you are going the route of having naturally vegan foods (i.e., options that do not include fake meat and fake cheese) that is catered well, as a guest I would be fine. I dont expect my vegan friends, who are vegan for ethical reasons, to serve me meat products when I go to their house for dinner. So I wouldn't expect it at wedding in which the couple is vegan.

Asking someone vegan to eat meat is not the same as asking a non vegan to eat a vegan meal. Sorry it's just not. Unless you are ethically opposed to vegetables.

@CK- I'm aware. Which is why I would never, ever have a wedding and force anyone to eat meat and I had a meal planned for the 2 vegans out of my 225 guests. I'm just saying she should have the same fucking courtesy to her guests. Stop forcing your freaking beliefs on people. It's really, very simple.

Personally - I wouldn't care at all if I went to an all-vegetarian or all-vegan wedding. I'd just make sure you have an awesome caterer and a ton of variety that appeals to everyone, because people will probably pay more attention to the food than usual!