Popular Greek Foods to Serve at Weddings?

[cubrinj]

I am involved with planning a wedding where much of the cooking is going to be done by family, just like it is in Greece.

What are the popular and most common foods to serve at weddings in Greece? In that family many of them had been born in Greece so I am curious about what to expect.

Many of them haven't told me what they are cooking and I want to make sure there's enough food. All they basically say is, "We are making typical wedding foods like you'll find in Greece."

 

[ellinasgolfer0320]

If your family is cooking then i have no idea.. my guess is they'll probably make spanakopita, keftedes, pastitsio, moissaka, dolmades and something else.

Let me explain how it works in Greece Today, because this is not what is served at weddings today, so it depends.

In Greece you pay for a caterer and the food you get depends on how much you pay. They give you a 3 or 4 different menus. For example, there is menu A which is the cheapest and might get you X amount of food and it might be frozen, menu B is an upgrade from menu A (probably sll cooked and more food), and menu C is the most expensive because it'll have the nicest food and it'll all be fresh. On each menu, you can get salads, potatoes, rice, pastas, chicken, beef, pork, and whatever else they have to offer.

Sometimes people like to go more traditional and have a whole lamb as well.

 

[k_tsoukalas]

If your family is cooking then i have no idea.. my guess is they'll probably make spanakopita, keftedes, pastitsio, moissaka, dolmades and something else.

Let me explain how it works in Greece Today, because this is not what is served at weddings today, so it depends.

In Greece you pay for a caterer and the food you get depends on how much you pay. They give you a 3 or 4 different menus. For example, there is menu A which is the cheapest and might get you X amount of food and it might be frozen, menu B is an upgrade from menu A (probably sll cooked and more food), and menu C is the most expensive because it'll have the nicest food and it'll all be fresh. On each menu, you can get salads, potatoes, rice, pastas, chicken, beef, pork, and whatever else they have to offer.

Sometimes people like to go more traditional and have a whole lamb as well.

Wow this is super helpful. Thank you! I didn't realize that there was an option to actually cater. Most of the Greeks I know have done a "the villages show up" wedding but I have a friend who might be in a different situation and actually needs a caterer and venue to host it.