Oh this tip seems so so simple but there is a reason why you might have seen it a time or two while researching for your wedding. Eat! Eat some darn food.

You probably paid quite a lot of money for the catering and your guests are probably really enjoying it so why shouldn’t you. I’ve seen way too many weddings where the bride and the groom just didn’t have time to eat anything. How could that be, you ask?

Well, the easy answer is that you are throwing a big party, and you’ve invited almost everyone you know to be there with you. There is only a finite amount of time at your reception and pretty much everyone that is there will want to get at least a little face time with the people they are there to see. Many times, this eats (pun intended) into your meal time.

Just make sure to try and get some food in you throughout the day. Have a candy bar hidden somewhere, ask your maid-of-honor to grab you a quick something, down a Powerbar, anything! Then, while you’re trying to eat your expensive dinner, IF you get pulled away, it won’t be too bad. Or here’s another tip; ask your caterer if they can bring you guys a small plate of food during the cocktail hour maybe right after the ceremony. My caterer for my own wedding did this without us asking and we absolutely loved it. And if you’re wondering, and just to give them a nice plug, my caterer was Pyramid Catering out of Seattle Washington.