A wedding BBQ needs a clear place in the day. Decide who will eat, when they will be ready and how the serving area connects to the celebration before you settle on individual dishes. A short, shared timetable helps the couple, venue and catering team work from the same plan.
Decide which part of the day the BBQ will cover
A BBQ can be the main wedding meal or part of another catering arrangement. Explain the role of the food in your enquiry instead of giving only a start time. If canapés, a wedding breakfast or later snacks are also planned, include those details so the food plan can be considered as a whole.
Separate the guests who will eat at this service from everyone invited to the wedding. If additional guests arrive later, note their arrival time and whether they are included in the BBQ numbers. Do not assume a later arrival can be served after the agreed window.
Work back from fixed venue timings
List the ceremony, drinks reception, photographs, speeches and any fixed room or marquee changeover. Then choose an approximate food window that guests can actually use. Tell Fables about these timings when you enquire, and ask the venue who will coordinate access and any announcement that food is ready.
Keep the serving area connected to the reception without blocking entrances or important routes. A plan or marked venue photograph can help explain where guests will queue and return to their seats. Check these arrangements with the venue rather than relying on a general inspiration photograph.
Use clear times in the shared plan: when guests arrive, when the serving period starts and when it finishes. Check that the person making announcements has the same version. If evening invitations include a food time, make sure it agrees with the catering arrangement rather than an earlier draft timetable.
Connect the menu to the people eating
Compare the three Fable BBQ menus with the separate street food selection. The Fable menus list three items per person, with their specified salads and other inclusions. The street food instruction to choose four options is a menu-selection rule; the agreed food quantity still needs to be confirmed for your booking.
Share vegetarian and vegan portion numbers alongside the rest of the menu. Fables caters for expressly agreed food intolerances only and does not cater for food allergies. Discuss requests before booking; a form entry or vegan description is not confirmation that a dish is suitable.
Share one final service plan
Your booking covers the agreed food quantity for up to the agreed service period. Service finishes when either the quantity has been served or the time ends, whichever comes first. Make the serving times clear to guests, including anyone arriving after the ceremony.
Keep the confirmed menu, guest numbers, serving window, setup contact and venue restrictions together. If the timetable changes, contact Fables before treating the revised arrangement as agreed. Extra food, additional service time and other catering need express confirmation and may change the price.
Your BBQ catering questions.
Do we need an exact timetable before enquiring?
An approximate serving time and the main fixed parts of the day are useful starting points. Tell us what is still provisional so the catering plan can be discussed alongside the venue arrangements.
Continue planning.
Put your wedding BBQ timetable together
Send your wedding date, venue postcode, guest numbers, preferred menu and approximate serving time so we can check availability and prepare a personalised quote.