Vegging out for your green wedding
Feb 9th, 2008 by Katie
For today’s post, we’re trying to tackle another bride’s ethical wedding dilemma…
Naomi dropped us a line to ask:
What vegan meal would be appropriate at my wedding?
Over to Naomi:
“Hi, I have been with my fiancé 6 years and we are finally getting married this year.
I’m a vegan and am getting married in South Africa. I am trying to choose a meal which is simple enough for the kitchen there to make which will be special enough for the occasion, and that all my vegetarian guests will enjoy! Please can you advise me.”
Advice from our blogger bride
Well, without further ado, we went straight to our Stateside veggie bride, Sharon, who as a newlywed is more than happy to advise:
“I’d say it’s nice to have at least two options to choose from because then you can offer something “safe” but a little less exciting like a pasta dish, and then something with a little more “wow” factor.
I’d suggest something that ties in with local South African cuisine, but I’ve had a hard time finding traditional meals there that aren’t made from meat!
I did, however, find this South African food blog. Maybe there’s something on here that can be veganized?
The entrée at our wedding that people liked most was a wild mushroom phyllo roulade. I think anything made with phyllo dough is always impressive, and shouldn’t be that difficult for professionals (though beware, phyllo isn’t always vegan!). Or take a browse through the domestic un-goddess blog for tons of vegetarian recipes and lots of inspiration.
Hope that helps!”
Thanks Sharon!
Real vegan wedding stories
For more real vegan wedding tips, take a look at the story of Jessica Humphries and Alvaro Tomaz who went green for their wedding with a completely vegan menu - the article, by Jaye Beeler for The Grand Rapids Press, includes a recipe for vegan squash and herb risotto and for a vegan wedding cake!
More veggie wedding posts
And finally, don’t forget to check out our archive of posts on vegetarian and vegan weddings and see what VegOut are up to, our exclusively vegan and vegetarian caterers.
Your say
If you have more veggie wedding breakfast suggestions for Naomi, leave us a comment here or why not add to the Ethical Weddings Forum vegetarian weddings discussion?
Happy planning!
Katie
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