Jump to content
This site uses cookies. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. More Info... ×
  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.




  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):



    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):


  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Help Celiac.com:
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Weddings


MissyBB

Recommended Posts

MissyBB Explorer

This is my first wedding invite since going gluten-free. What is the etiquette when you have a special dietary need? And, since we all know that gluten-free means gluten FREE how do you have faith the caterer really understands this? Of course, the invite had the usual check which meal you would like options but nothing to put in any restrictions etc. 

 

Anyone dealt with this before? How did you handle it? Advice and etiquette rules for this sort of thing are welcome. 

 

Thanks!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):



Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):



BZBee Apprentice

Eat before you go. I've not had any luck with catered events. I would pick at fruit and veggies.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
powerofpositivethinking Community Regular
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Lisa Mentor

Most social events, I do eat before I go...just in case.

 

I would include a personal note with your  reply card... " I am required to be on a medically prescribed diet.  May I be contact your caterer as to my selection of meals.  Thank you and we are looking forward......"?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
notme Experienced

you can call the caterer/venue and find out how knowledgable they are (i have been pleasantly surprised recently, even by - maybe especially by younger staff  :)  )  trust your gut!  if you hear hesitation or doubt when you are explaining what you need, you might just want to go to plan b or c.  if they sound like they know their stuff, make sure they know to keep your meal separate and covered.  take names ;)

you can skip the meal altogether and eat before you go.  drink wine and dance, maybe bring a snackity snack.

 

you can bring your own meal and just ask for a plate, if you want maybe ask what they're serving and make something similar for yourself,  once i brought a cooler with my gluten-free beer and ahi tuna - everybody wanted to know where i got the tuna lolz.   

 

i would always bring something to eat as a backup plan, no matter what you decide.  as soon as i leave the house, my stomach thinks it's time to eat - good luck!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.


  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):



  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      120,463
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748

    shadowblackwood
    Newest Member
    shadowblackwood
    Joined

  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):


  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      120.2k
    • Total Posts
      1m

  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):





  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):



  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • knitty kitty
      Welcome to the forum, @LimpToeTheTimeless Bone growth plates close in the late teens to early twenties, so it's doubtful you'll grow much taller, but you may start to bulk up in muscle.  Remember to boost your absorption of vitamins and minerals needed to build muscle by eating a nutritionally dense diet and supplementing with essential vitamins and minerals, especially Thiamine B1, to counteract the malabsorption caused by Celiac Disease. Keep us posted on your progress! References: The effects of endurance training and thiamine supplementation on anti-fatigue during exercise https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4241913/ A functional evaluation of anti-fatigue and exercise performance improvement following vitamin B complex supplementation in healthy humans, a randomized double-blind trial https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10542023/
    • B1rdL0ver
    • shadycharacter
      Fermentation breaks down some of the gluten in wheat. Nowhere enough for a wheat dough to become gluten free, but the gluten may be significantly reduced. I think some pizzerias make the dough the day before and leave it overnight. The longer the microbes are acting on the flour, the better.
    • LimpToeTheTimeless
      I am M 21 and I diagnosed myself after a week of fasting and slowly reintroducing stuff in my diet except gluten, I had terrible eczema scars ,dandruff and brain fog, now I am free after 6 years of just pain, I am 6'2, will I grow taller? And since I am a gymnast will my muscles grow like quicker, cause before no matter how effort I put in I just couldn't. 
    • trents
      And the fact is, no two celiacs will necessarily respond the same to gluten exposure. Some are "silent" celiacs and don't experience obvious symptoms. But that doesn't mean no harm is being done to their gut. It just means it is subclinical. 
×
×
  • Create New...