Food Serving Styles for Your Reception - Wedding Articles | BridalBook

Table service

What is means: Waiters serve individual plated meals to your seated guests.

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Buffet

What it means: Guests line up and choose from a table laden with food in serving trays. (In most Pinoy weddings, the couple asks their guests to line up for the buffet after having their photo with the couple taken.)

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Family style

What it means: Waiters place large portions of food on each table, and guests can help themselves--it's like a typical Pinoy meal at home.

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Whichever serving style you choose, remember that your reception will be special not just because of the food, but because of the people you'll share your meal with. While guests won't forget their sumptuous meal, you also want them to have fond memories of the warm and happy atmosphere of your big day.