11 Creative Wedding Buffet Ideas to Personalize Your Reception
If you’re planning a wedding, you know how much of an impact the food has on the reception and everything else. It gets expensive to feed all those people! But you don’t have to stick with a plain Jane cake-and-punch reception. There are lots of creative wedding buffet menus that are budget-friendly and will make your reception unique. Take a look and get inspired by DIY wedding ideas for buffets that will please you and your guests.
1. Taco Bar: Adding edible flowers adds an upscale touch to this classic buffet option. While you’re at it, let your guests whip up their own tequila-based cocktail too. (via Brit + Co)
2. Mimosa Bar: Step away from the punch. Juice, fresh fruit, and bubbly are all that are required for the perfect drink buffet to go with your cake. (via Gimme Some Oven)
3. Spiked Milkshake Buffet: Everyone loves ice cream. If you’re planning a summer wedding, consider serving up some boozy milkshakes. Pre-blend them and let them get frosty in jars perfect for sipping. (via Brit + Co)
4. Crostini Bar: Bread, cheese, and endless topping options — it doesn’t get much classier than crostini for your afternoon wedding. (via Brit + Co)
5. Biscuits Bar: It’s a fact that breakfast is the best meal of the day. So whip up brunch faves (i.e. plenty of bacon and biscuits), and make everyone happy. (via Sugar & Cloth)
6. Pizza Buffet: You can make your own crust or buy it, but as long as there is enough cheese, your pizza buffet promises to be the best buffet yet. (Photo via Getty)
7. Dessert Bar: A cookie bar (with maybe a few cake pops and parfaits) gives you a chance to hang with your maids while you bake. (Photo via Getty)
8. Chips and Salsa Bar: If you’ve got family looking to help with your big day, ask them to make you a big pot of chili for the reception. Then all you have to do is provide the toppings for a wedding buffet to remember. (via Damn Delicious)
9. Bloody Mary Bar: Looking for a buffet to please your adult guests? Try putting together a Bloody Mary bar for major kicks. This is also a great idea for the morning-after brunch. (via Brit + Co)
10. Candy Charcuterie Board: Let guests make their own mini bags of candy to take home at the end of the night. (via Brit + Co)
11. Popcorn Bar: This idea just screams country-classic. We’ll guarantee that your wedding will be the kid favorite of the summer. (via A Joyful Riot)
(Additional reporting by Casey Watkins)
