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What's a party without great food and tasty cocktails? No matter what type of wedding food you're envisioning (maybe you want a four-course meal, bites from your favorite food truck, or a buffet spread) and what type of drinks you want to offer (a full bar, a few signature cocktails, or just beer and wine), we have the advice and inspiration you need to choose the best offerings for your big day.

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Bride in Lace Wedding Dress and Groom in Shirt and Pants Holding Sparklers Over Wedding Dessert Table With Variety of Small Treats
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two Aperol spritzes on a bar
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Peach-colored wedding cocktails served in rocks glasses on a silver tray at an outdoor reception.
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bride and groom sipping drink at bar
Cash Bars at Weddings: Here's Everything You Need to Know
wedding taco bar station
How to Create a Wedding Taco Bar—Plus, 6 Creative Ideas to Consider
A chef pouring honey on top of roasted pumpkin dusted with cinnamon, which is placed on a table beside cinnamon sticks and other gourds
8 Fall Wedding Food Mistakes All Couples Should Avoid, According to the Experts
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How to Create a Budget-Friendly Candy Buffet at Your Wedding
Server Pouring Chilled Champagne Into Crystal Flutes on Wedding Reception Tables
Everything You Need to Know About Corkage Fees and How They Impact the Cost of Your Wedding
Five glass dispensers with infused water featuring strawberries, oranges, lemons, limes, cucumbers, and mint
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Dessert bar with pumpkin pie, pecan pie, and apple pie with a mini cupcake tower and white wedding cake
20 Sweet Ways to Serve Pie at Your Wedding
Waiter holding a wooden tray of lemonade with lavender sprig
How to Serve Mocktails at Your Wedding–Plus, 20 Ideas to Inspire Your Own
Bride in white gown and In-N-Out hat and groom in tuxedo and In-N-Out hat kiss while holding burgers
5 Budget-Friendly Wedding Food Ideas That Don't Sacrifice on Quality
a bride and groom kissing while holding glasses of champagne
Everything You Need to Know About Wedding Champagne Toasts
three glasses of aperol spritz
How to Choose Cocktails for a Summer Wedding, According to Bartenders
Signature wedding cocktails served in rattan cupholders at a wedding.
45 Signature Cocktails Perfect for Summer Weddings
Wedding cake pops in orange, green, yellow, pink shades on stand
15 Fun Cake Pop Ideas for Your Wedding
Ice cream cones and cupcakes
10 Summer Wedding Desserts That Are Fun Alternatives to Cake
Tray of Appetizers on Skewers That Rests on Mason Jars Beside Stack of Plates
Would You Ever Prepare Your Own Wedding Food? One Groom Cooked His Entire Big-Day Meal—Including the Cake!
wedding buffet table with florals
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Wedding Ice Sculpture with "A&J" Monogram
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A spread of brie, tomatoes, string beans, strawberries, cucumbers, carrots, and other produce at an outdoor summer wedding
The Top 5 Summer Wedding Food Mistakes All Couples Should Avoid
Holly and Matt kissing in front of their mobile bar cart
20 Mobile Cocktail Bar Truck Ideas Guaranteed to Make a Splash at Your Wedding
summer wedding place setting with a colorful flower arrangement and a paper menu
How to Choose a Delicious, Memorable Menu for a Summer Wedding
A classic gin cocktail with cucumber and rosemary.
The Best Signature Wedding Cocktails Made With Gin
Ahi appetizer on spoons and wood plate for wedding
8 Ways to Save Money on Your Wedding Food
Signature cocktail with rosemary sprig and grapefruit and an old fashion
10 Ways to Save Money on Your Wedding Alcohol
Pouring champagne over a champagne tower at a wedding.
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Bride and groom holding coffee mugs and kissing in front of a mobile coffee truck
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couple pouring champagne tower
The Best Wedding Champagne Tower Ideas
A man in a blue suit, white shirt, and blue tie clinks cocktail glasses with a friend
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A wedding cake of pink macarons, orange macarons, and white macarons.
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Vegan dinner
How to Create a Vegan or Vegetarian Wedding Menu
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non-alcoholic bar
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bride and groom holding late night wedding snack
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23 Fresh Spring Wedding Menu Ideas
spring cocktails
18 Stunning Spring Wedding Cocktails for Your Reception
Grazing Table With Grapes, Deli Meats, Cheese, and Mustard
20 Unique Grazing Table Ideas for an Unforgettable Wedding Food Display
viennese hour desserts
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The Ultimate Guide to Wedding Drinks
champagne toast
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Trio of Wines on Outdoor Wooden Wedding Bar with Champagne Bottles on Ice Behind
How to Buy Alcohol in Bulk for Your Wedding
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How to Buy Wine in Bulk for Your Wedding
cocktails
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15 Sweet Ways to Serve Ice Cream at Your Wedding
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individual charcuterie
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self service bar
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plate of food
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Small donut wall featuring white flowers for a small, intimate ceremony
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bride and groom cooking
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Food Truck at outdoor Wedding reception
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candy bar
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Wedding Buffet
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sign
17 Unique Wedding Bar Sign Ideas to Display Your Drinks in Style
Cocktail Hour
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