Feb 22, 2013 | Posted by: abi s

The free wedding planning apps for iPhone and iPad can be used to find the best wedding caterers of your choice. There are so many elements that have to come together in harmony in order for the wedding to be a great one. Food is one of the components that can make an otherwise great wedding a complete disaster. If you read the wedding blogs and comments made about other people's weddings you will find that more people are caring about the food than almost any other element. If the food is bad or bland, people will talk about it.

When planning your wedding menu there are a lot of things that you need to be concerned about. How many guests have food allergies and what are they? How many of your guests are vegans? How much time will pass between the wedding and the reception? All of this goes into planning what you will serve, not to mention how much is the actual budget. Below are a few of the most popular trends for wedding foods today.

Drinks

The big rage now is Intermezzos, brides are going for granitas, mojitos and limoncellos. These are light and refreshing and will be welcomed as hot sweaty guests make good use of the dance floor. Serving these sweet treats that cleanse the palette between courses is also good etiquette.

There are many age ranges that will be attending a reception and it is a good idea to make drinks available to suit them all. Getting the friends and family involved with serving the guests could be a money saver. For younger children you could create a bar just for them. Similar to a lemonade or root beer stand. One of the teens could actually run the bar.

The Food

Stations are big now, pasta stations, macaroni and cheese bars and the salad bar are getting equal play. Each station should have its on options of sides allowing the guests to create their own meals. If you are having a cocktail hour there should be some canapes or other finger food, especially if it will be awhile before dinner. The dinner can be any type of food that you are comfortable serving. The menu is often determined by the theme of the wedding. Recently brides have been incorporating dishes from their wedding destinations into the reception menu.

Whatever you decide, remember no matter how beautiful the place is or how banging the wedding DJ your guests will not enjoy it much if the food falls flat. Work closely with the caterer to ensure that your food choices are top notch. Most caterers will set up a tasting for you. This is where you get to sample their dishes before you make your choices. Find out more about picking the right wedding foods and caterers, visit iwedplanner.com, and while you are there download the free wedding planner apps for iPhone and iPad .