The Meal brings everything together

The wedding meal is just as important as planning the wedding décor or setting the wedding time. This is the 1^st meal as a wedded couple and as such, it should be tasty and delicious and something to remember. In Trinidad, we have an array of cuisines that adds to making the occasion special and be a reflection of the theme of the wedding.

One of the most common styles of food at weddings is Creole.

 Menus usually consist of:

•  Fried Rice,
• Barbequed Chicken/Fish
• Stewed Pigeon Peas
• Fresh vegetable salad/ Potato salad or Macaroni Salad.

Additions to this meal are usually, callaloo, macaroni pie, potato pie etc.

Another common Style of Food is The Indian Cuisine, or as we like to call it “Curry”

These menus include:

•          Roti Skin : Dhalpuri, Paratha
•          Curried Channa
•          Curry/Stew Chicken
•          Alloo
•          Anchar Mango
•          Pumpkin Talkari

Additions to this meal may include curry Chataigne, Mother-in-law (pepper sauce), curry goat, or stew duck.  

Drinks usually include Trinidad’s Prize winning 

• AppleJ, 
• Shandy Carib, 
• Ginseng Up or
•  Fruta. 

It is essential remember that not all guests consume carbonated beverages so bottled water and fruit punch should also be included as a part of your drinks menu.

These simple menus are usually enough to have a fairly tasty meal that guests enjoy, not to mention, these are meals that appeals to the majority of Trinidad and Tobago as they are culturally acceptable within the nation.

As much as the meals may seem simple, it requires co-ordination in preparation for your wedding ceremony and reception, therefore, if you are hiring caterers, you should:

•            Choose one that you trust as they would not only have to prepare a tasty meal to serve everyone in attendance, it would also have to be ready in time for the reception.
•         Hire them three months in advance to your wedding day. This is to compensate for any changes you may have in your meal choices or additional numbers to add to guests.
•        Settle on a charge for the meals as well as making serving arrangements.

If you are having your family prepare the meals, you should enlist their corporation as early as possible. This means having certain members agree on the dishes they would prefer to prepare, the amount of money they would need to prepare it and the quantity that they should prepare for these dishes.

Essentially, food is important, not only is it a welcome reprieve to guests awaiting the return of the bride and groom from their photo session after the formal ceremony it is a time where they sit, celebrate and relax themselves as they enjoy being a part of such an auspicious occasion and partake in congratulating the newly wedded couple as they make their first step into being a family.