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Nov 09, 2017 · Reuse and donate leftovers. Leftover food might be able to be donated to a homeless organization. Likewise leftover flowers that are worthless at the end of the wedding could be taken to an old folks’ home or hospital. Make sure to organize this in advance! Then the day after a wedding enlist a helpful friend to make deliveries.
Jan 28, 2005 · At Citizen Cake in San Francisco, in addition to its take-out bakery and busy cafe and bar, the Grove Street establishment turns out six to eight wedding cakes a week in “high season,” according to wedding cake coordinator Jenny Klowden, a Jewish transplant from the Midwest. She, too, sees some change.
If you're worried about food going to waste, it can help to "request to-go boxes in advance from your caterer," Amy McCord Jones, wedding planner and owner of Flower Moxie, tells Bustle.
"If your venue is close to a homeless shelter or food bank, make plans ahead of time for someone to drop off the leftover food to the shelter or have someone from the shelter pick it up," Ghosh says. That way, someone who really needs it will get a nice meal.
While everyone's dancing and eating and talking, the band's in the background keeping the show going. And the servers are working hard to keep food and drinks flowing.
This trick can come in handy if your venue doesn't allow for the food to be taken out of the building, Ghosh says, which can often be the case. So ask ahead of time if they'd be willing, instead, to keep the food warm or serve a "midnight buffet."
"Fire and policemen and women work long hours," Frost says. "They appreciate a good meal before or after their tour." So call around and see if any local stations would be interested in a few fancy wedding meals.
When in doubt, you can always stash food in the freezer. And this is true even for wedding cake.
Ask the caterer if it'd be OK to take extra food back to your hotel, cabin, house — wherever it is you'll be staying for the night — and serve it during an after-party.