Yummy Wedding Food Stations By The Season

Wedding guests will only remember a few parts of your wedding years down the road.  For that matter, so will YOU!  People will be brought back to your wedding day particularly by there senses: what they see, what they hear, what they taste, what they touch and what they smell.  One of the five senses is what they taste.  This is why one of the more critical aspect of your wedding is the food.

Food takes on an integral role of any wedding.  Was the food hot or cold as it was made to the prime temperature?  How long did guests have to wait for the main course?  Were there plenty of appetizers during happy hour (not made for a meal but to battle their hunger).  Was there enough beverages for all ages and types of drinkers at the event?

Food Stations By The Season

All the above is very important.  However, it may be difficult to think of a food menu depending on the part of the country and the time of year of your wedding day.  We always recommend staying with food of the area.  This supports local businesses.  In addition, those guests traveling from afar to attend your wedding, will highly appreciate the local flavors.

So what are some wedding food suggestions for every time of year?

Ideas that do not require a time of year

• Pairing courses with specified wine and/or beer to match

Food Station Ideas

Think of food stations that fit into your area.

• Maine – Lobster station
• Montana – Pasty station
• Wisconsin – Brat Station
• Pennsylvania – Cheesesteak station
• Georgia – Chicken and Waffles station.
• Texas – BBQ – Ribs, Chicken, etc. station
• California – Avacado with anything
• Idaho – Baked or Mashed potato station
• Alaska – King crab legs station
• Washington – Salmon station

Think of of an out-of-the-box thinking food station.

• Donut station with topping choices
• Ice cream station with topping choices
• Hot chocolate station with toppings and flavors selections
• Mashed sweet, baby red or yukon gold potato station with topping choices
• Lots of Popcorn choices
• Hearty appetizers like sliders or tacos
• Pasta bar with different noodles and different sauces and accompaniments.

 Fall

• Butternut, Acorn, Banana or Spaghetti Squash
• Ravioli
• Sliced apple with carmel dip or carmel apples decorated with different toppings (chocolate chips, coconut, nuts, etc)
• Turkey
• Pumpkin and sweet potato pie
• Stuffing
• Mashed potatoes and gravy
• Lasagna
• Stuffed shells
• Most Italian dishes
• Amber beers including Octoberfest

Winter

• Baked Potato Bar
• Hot chocolate station w/flavors and candy cane stir sticks
• Soup shots
• Chili station
• Prime rib carving station
• Pot pies
• Shepherd Pie
• Stew
• Red wines including Merlot
• Stout beers
• Cherries Jubilee
• Banana Foster
• Bread Pudding
• Fruit cobbler

Spring

• Spinach, pear and walnut salad
• Lamb chops w/mint jelly
• Asparagus,
• Spring peas and carrots
• Edamame,
• Spring rolls
• Avocado/Guacamole
• Mango
• Rhubarb
• Light pasta salads with balsamic vinaigrette dressing
• Artichokes
• Mojitos
• Hefeweizen and fruity beers
• Citrus pies such as Lemon Meringue or Key Lime
• Lemon Bars
• Cherry tart (or any other fruit you like)
• Ham
• Angel food cake

Summer

• Fresh fruit salad with bananas, strawberries and blueberries
• Strawberries with cream cheese filling
• Chicken lettuce wraps
• S’Mores station
• BBQ chicken, ribs, hamburgers, hotdogs
• Potato salad
• Macaroni salad
• Corn bread
• Ice cream
• Corn on the cob
• Mojitos
• Martini’s
• Pilsner and other light beers
• Arnold Palmer’s
• White wine including Zinfandels and Chardonnay