Trending Wedding Dishes in 2025

When it comes to looking into choosing the ideal menu for your wedding reception, opting for something like sausage rolls and sandwiches can feel a bit, well, boring. In 2025, more couples than ever want to make a statement with their wedding, which extends to the food they serve their guests. Thus, couples have been looking for interesting ways to serve up tasty nibbles at their wedding reception, which has led to some interesting trends emerging.

So, if you’re aiming to have a different kind of menu at your wedding reception, read on, as here, you’ll be walked through five of the top trending wedding dishes in 2025.

1.Interactive Food Stations

Does all wedding catering have to be based around buffets or food that’s served to you directly on a plate? Absolutely not, plus, plated food can be very expensive at a wedding reception!

An option that’s growing in popularity in 2025 is interactive food stations. These are fun and engaging ways for guests to interact with food, and are usually reserved for things like pasta stations, sushi rolling stations, and taco bars. Best of all, this option can be extended to drinks and desserts, with couples being able to offer things like a make-your-own-cocktail or mocktail station too!

2.Grazing Boards

Most people have seen grazing boards, usually at 5-star hotel receptions, but why can’t this also be a feature of your wedding reception?

If you’re looking for grazing board options at your wedding, you can look into food like cured meats, cheeses, and things like nuts and dried fruit. The idea behind grazing boards is to not overload your guests with food and allow them to stand around and chat while eating small nibbles. Great for socializing, classy, and cost-effective, all at the same time!

3.Small Bites

Speaking of not overloading guests with food, another catering option to consider is small bites, which are also sometimes called finger foods for your wedding. 

Or, you can look into having foods that are just miniature versions or larger food items. Think mini pork pies, mini sausage rolls, and bite-size pieces of beef. These are fun, trendy, and also look great!

4.Vegan Options

It seems that vegan food isn’t just a trend. It’s here to stay and can be an ideal option for couples who love plant-based food or simply want to reduce CO2 emissions on their wedding day.

Every catering team will be able to offer entirely plant-based menu items, from starters through to desserts. So, don’t be afraid to ask when booking them! 

5.Seasonal Food

Another option that many couples are looking into in 2025 to reduce CO2 emissions is to source seasonal food for their wedding menu. This can look like leafy greens in the summer, squash-based meals in the fall, and root vegetables in winter. It is also an interesting idea to look into food that has been locally sourced from farms or small holdings, which will also reduce the amount of CO2 produced, as well as help local businesses and farmers. 

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