Planning a Vegan Wedding? What’s On The Menu?

I’m all about vegan weddings lately – because I’m planning one!  Having an all vegan ceremony and reception can be touchy – many guests will be resentful not to have a meaty choice on the menu, despite the fact that it is against your values as a couple.  Talking to venue caterers can be discouraging as well, since many will refuse to create custom menus or create ones that are dull, essentially setting up a meat dish without the meat. Since my partner and I are both vegan, we decided that giving the option to eat animals to our guests was out of the question.

My tips?

• Give your caterer lots of menu ideas to let them know what kind of meal you are looking for, like the ones in the VegNews Vegan Vows feature.
• Make it accessible:  I opted to give my guests lots of choices (we’re having a buffet), and minimized the tofu/fake meat to make the food less threatening.
• Check out some blogs for inspiration!  I loved reading the Ethical Pizza and Vegan Punk wedding stories.
• Stick to your guns:  Eric and Emelia did!  When their parents refused to pay for their wedding unless they served meat, these two paid for a smaller wedding on their own – and it was worth it!

What is your take on having a vegan wedding? Would you have meat or vegetarian options to appease family, or would you have an all out veggie menu?

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