Are you printing menus? Do you have to?

Bridex100 Posted: Mar 27, 2007 10:29 AM

Are you printing menus? Do you have to?

My wedding is less than 2 months away. I have many things left to do and am looking for ways to cut corners.

I'm thinking of skipping menus.

Do you think it's ok to skip? Be honest.

bride2b28 Posted: Mar 27, 2007 10:32 AM

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hi , you dont have to print out menu's usually at the reception they tell each guests what they are serving
if its not at a catering hall im sure u can skip it and then they can see and decide for themselves what they want when they arrive

laural2979 Posted: Mar 27, 2007 10:35 AM

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I think it depends on a couple of things. 1 - will your reception hall print up menus for you? 2 - how many entree choices do your guests have?

My RH allows us to pick 5 different choices for dinner and they don't provide menus for us. I think that 5 choices would be a lot for the waiters to keep reciting over and over again so I'm just doing menus myself. It will make the whole ordering process go a lot smoother.

I made menus myself and they were really easy.

eperlman Posted: Mar 27, 2007 10:38 AM

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No... you don't have to. We're not. You never know if something is going to change with the Hall too. We're having 5 choices for dinner. Figured the waiter for the table will let the guests know

Kara and Todd Posted: Mar 27, 2007 10:40 AM

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No, you do not have to print menus.

Our hall provides personlized menus (with our name and wedding date on them) already... but even without that, they are unnecessary.

Bridex100 Posted: Mar 27, 2007 10:42 AM

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We are offering filet mignon, salmon, and chicken.

I guess we'll see how much time we have left over at the end.

I feel we have so much to do! We have to plan the ceremony, get rings, go to fittings, do tuxes, do programs, etc. etc. etc.

july06bride Posted: Mar 27, 2007 10:44 AM

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we printed them, however if I was running out of time or had other things I needed to do it would have been skipped! Don't stress about it!

emcheung Posted: Mar 27, 2007 10:46 AM

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if you're feeling stressed out, then this is something you really don't have to worry about doing. most of the weddings i've been to, waiters have recited the menu and there reallly hasn't been a problem. so, menus aren't necessary. are they a nice touch, sure...but unnecessary.

nmagel Posted: Mar 27, 2007 10:47 AM

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My RH is providing them. If they weren't I don't think I would have them.

MJDoc12 Posted: Mar 27, 2007 10:48 AM

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i didn't have the time or patience to print them...so a friend of mine did it. she does graphic design work, for pretty reasonable rates.

Her email

Pics of my menus in my community album. The reason I did the menus is because I didn't want the waiters to have to say the dinner choices over and over and over again, and that way the guests could read everything that was included.

GinaZ Posted: Mar 27, 2007 10:50 AM

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I believe my hall provides them for me.

KickinDandelions Posted: Mar 27, 2007 11:03 AM

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I'll probably print menus and write in people's names at the top so that they double as the seating assignment card...I don't think it's a must, but I know my family likes to mull over the menu and see what's coming up instead of having to wait for someone to tell them what their options are..

diva7531 Posted: Mar 27, 2007 11:07 AM

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Every waitsaff knows they have to tell you the choices, so don't wory about that. If your looking to cut corners, this is def. an item you do not need. It is on my list of when everything else is done, I am bored and have leftover paper!

acsm Posted: Mar 27, 2007 12:24 PM

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if you're pressed for time.. maybe just do one for each table in a frame versus one per setting..

think thats what i may do because by the time they sit their appetizer or salad will already be served..

Bridex100 Posted: Mar 27, 2007 12:46 PM

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Our hall provides them.

That was easy.

RadioLau Posted: Mar 27, 2007 12:49 PM

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I did not have menus. Everyone ate and loved it! They did not care about the menus. That is an 'extra' that I didn't feel like being bothered with. No regrets. (I didn't do programs either!!)

AS Posted: Mar 27, 2007 01:49 PM

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Posted by Bridex100

Our hall provides them.

That was easy.

Same here. I saw them and they were pretty so I will just stick with them. I am not doing programs, pointless for me

chellynyc Posted: Mar 27, 2007 01:58 PM

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I'm printing menus myself too, doing the DIY route - our hall provides them but I want to go with my whole matching theme. Menus are an extra, not necessary but I feel a nice touch.

BubbasBride Posted: Mar 27, 2007 02:02 PM

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i'm printing menus myself. it is a personal pet peeve of mine when i don't get a menu at a wedding. i just find it so much easier to decide when i can read it over for myself.

that being said, it's a luxury. it doesn't ruin my impression of a wedding if i don't have one.