As a guest, what station do you automatically look for at the cocktail hour?

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Maybe you could get them to include the past with an Italian choice? At my hall, each station has a bunch of things. If you really want pasta, switch out something you're less interested in. The hot seafood station would be among my top choices.

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I always look for the vegetable platter because I love veggies with dip! I'm sure ALL coctail hours have those. I love when they cut the watermelon into shapes. I saw that once.

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My favorite is the Pasta Station. I've been to a CH with a Mashed Potato bar and I thought it was really cool, but that was a Bat Mitzvah. I don't know, I don't really like the idea for a wedding - call me crazy.

You REALLY want the Margherita bar - then HAVE the Margherita bar!!!

I'd drop the carving station - I'm not as into it as most people. And they'll get plenty of meat for dinner.

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I love the pasta station & ANY station whose food is easy to eat while standing up & mingling. IMO - cut the carving station. I've only been to 2 weddings where you didn't have to sit down to cut & eat the carved meat. Keep it simple!

I LOVE the margarita bar!!!!!!!!

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We didn't have a pasta 'station' but it was one of the choices in the chafing dishes.

I don't look for anything in particular - I stroll around to see what looks good & what looks great

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SHRIMP!!!!!!!

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Mashed Potato Bar!! It's different and yummy!

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Antipasta & Seafood.

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Posted by jenniesunshine

I always look for cheese at the cocktail hour, but I'm obsessed with cheese so it might just be me

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I am the same exact way!!

I think that pasta at a cocktail hour is kind of inconvenient because it is messy and hard to eat (I have amassed many a dry cleaning bill because when it is there, I cannot help but indulge. atkins dieter i am NOT). I think 4 stations is pretty good.

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i always look for the shrimp!! i never eat the pasta or the meat. i always go for the finger foods that are easy to eat, because there is nothing more annoying to me that walking around juggling a little plate in one hand and a drink in the other (which leaves me with no hands to eat with). i'm a clutz and invariably spill stuff on myself.

i don't think that people will miss the pasta and carving stations at all... but then again, i might not trust me because i don't think many people share my opinions about the cocktail hour in general, i think cocktail hours are WAY overdone, and then people don't even touch their meals. less is more! plus, if you are going to serve meat as a main course, no need to serve it at the cocktail hour as well. jmo. i would pick a few really unique stations and cut the meat and pasta. oh, and LOVE the idea of the margarita bar!!!

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THE BAR!!!!!!!

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Sea Food station