Mini Foods for Weddings, A Mini Guide to Serving Miniature Food

A mini guide to serving mini foods for weddings. Why serve them, how are they different from appetizers. Even how to estimate the number of pieces per guest! Read on!

Add some maple syrup on the side for those guests that want to go the extra mile. Mini fried chicken and waffles.

Take a bite out of this catering option for your big day: mini foods for weddings. Plainly adorable miniature versions of our favorite dishes, super Instagrammable and too cute to eat. Do not miss these mini wedding food ideas, a trend that’s definitely on fleek.

Mini foods, fancifully called hors d’oeuvres, are the cutest thing to grace your most romantic day. Fun and dynamic, delicious and handy. These miniature foods will impress your guests with their creativity and masterful catering presentation. From cocktail hour to full-blown dinner, let’s uncover the art of serving mini foods for weddings.

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Why Serve Mini Foods for Weddings?

For their beauty and art, of course. Moreover, who doesn’t dig a variety of flavors?

Some couples even dedicate their entire wedding theme to the wholesomeness of mini food. From mini meatballs and spaghetti or pint-sized bites of chicken and waffles to ice cream cones or deviled quail eggs, there are hundreds of options of mini food for weddings.

Mini foods can spice up your reception, cocktail hour, or even the dessert portion of your wedding. Moreover, if you are going for an appetizer streak, mini foods for weddings can bring that over-the-top relish to your occasion.

Adorable miniature versions of your favorite dishes, super Instagrammable and too cute to eat. Do not miss these mini wedding food ideas, a trend that’s definitely on fleek.

Catering of mini foods for weddings can also include some healthy choices like these delicious mini salads. Photographer: Beca Rillo Photography.

What is the Difference between Appetizers and Mini Foods?

Mini foods are finger foods—one-bite delights that can be either passed or stationary. Like bruschettas, crudités, and sticky spicy sesame cauliflower wings, mini foods can be served separately from, prior to a meal or as the main wedding food.

On the other hand, appetizers are slightly larger in size and eaten as first courses when seated at the table. They are also prepared in a way that complements the main course and dessert courses to follow.

Great finger food for cocktail hour: mini spinach feta rolls.

Definitely on fleek. Mini rum and coke in mini-sized vintage coke bottles served with mini food.

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Mini Foods for Weddings Planning Tips

If you have made up your mind and are going for the mini foods for weddings craze, here’s some planning tips that will help you make choices that fit your budget.

How Many Pieces Should I Estimate per Guest?

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