Here’s Offbeat Bride reader’s Planningahead’s menu that carries with it a great reminder that the ULTIMATE way to have a lower budget wedding is to have an afternoon tea reception instead of dinner catering.
We catered our own wedding (with major help from the wedding party). So I whipped up a concrete version of the simple afternoon tea wedding menu that’s been running around in my head. I kept this very very simple to spare us stress and cost and time.
So, this menu is not a full-meal-type-thing, just some finger food and cake for a 3 p.m. reception…
Scones
Plain and lemon-ginger, with clotted cream, lemon curd, and jam.
Tea sandwiches
A few options:
- Cucumber and cream cheese (maybe with lemon and mint) on white bread.
- Apple and cheddar (maybe with honey mustard) on wheat bread.
- Open-faced roast beef (with baby greens and horseradish cream) on sliced baguette.
Berries and sliced fruit
Cookie or brownie bites
Custard or jam tartlets
Pumpkin bread
Lemonade and iced tea
Hot tea
Sparkling cider for toasts
