{"id":5226,"date":"2011-09-09T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/?p=5226"},"modified":"2013-03-04T11:14:26","modified_gmt":"2013-03-04T18:14:26","slug":"winter-wedding-food-ideas-for-the-perfect-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/winter-wedding-food-ideas-for-the-perfect-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Wedding Food Ideas for the Perfect Menu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Glistening-Light-Specialty-Flat-Invitations\/-170602\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5721\" title=\"Glistening Light Specialty Flat Invitations\" alt=\"Glistening Light Specialty Flat Invitations\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/HSEV5818-198x300.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/HSEV5818-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/HSEV5818-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/HSEV5818-231x350.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/HSEV5818.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a>If you have asked your winter wedding guests to brave the cold temperatures and possible snowy conditions to attend your blessed event, then you better feed them well. \u00a0While it may feel safer to go with the obvious choices of steak, fish and chicken, you have to think more out-of-the-box for your winter wedding menu. Since winter is all about comfort food, you can treat your wedding guests to the meal of the season with these winter wedding food ideas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soups<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can start your meal off with a hearty soup with ingredients of the season. Pumpkin soup and butternut squash soup are two delicious ways to kick off any winter wedding meal. Italian wedding soup is not only a classic, but it&#8217;s hearty, also, and will leave your guests feeling satisfied.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Estate-Specialty-Flat-Invitations\/-110920\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11187\" alt=\"Estate Specialty Flat Invitations by PaperDirect\" src=\"\/blog\/media\/SEW4123N2-240x300.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/SEW4123N2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/SEW4123N2-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/SEW4123N2-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/SEW4123N2.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Entrees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you want something hearty, delicious and comforting, then pasta is a safe bet. Lasagna makes a great choice, and there are many creative pasta dishes your caterer may suggest as appropriate winter wedding choices.<\/p>\n<p>Potpies: How about a luscious lobster pot pie or even a chicken pot pie to warm your guests to the bones? Because potpies tend to be heavy, you may want to reduce portion size, or you may find your guests snoozing in the coat room instead of busting a move on the dance floor.<\/p>\n<p>A crepe station is an excellent idea as crepes are elegant and filling and can be prepared and made to order using a variety of ingredients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Desserts and Drinks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With dessert, you can infuse the flavors of the season into your sweet treats. Pumpkin and spice-flavored cake are delicious and perfect for winter. Candy canes sprinkled over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Highland-Tradition-Designed-Layered-Invitations\/-140071\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5717\" title=\"Highland Tradition Designed Layered Invitations\" alt=\"Highland Tradition Designed Layered Invitations\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/HSEV4046-2-300x296.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/HSEV4046-2-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/HSEV4046-2-150x148.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/HSEV4046-2-350x345.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/HSEV4046-2.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>pudding or mousse is a popular winter wedding treat.<\/p>\n<p>Hot chocolate and other warm drinks and eggnog are excellent beverage choices for your winter wedding menu. Spiced wine is a great choice for a festive alcoholic beverage.<\/p>\n<p>For all your <a class=\"wp-oembed\" title=\"Winter Invitations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Christmas\/Invitations\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-oembed\">winter invitation<\/span><\/a> needs, please visit Paper Direct online today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have asked your winter wedding guests to brave the cold temperatures and possible snowy conditions to attend your<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5721,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wedding-accessories"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5226"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5226\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}