What are the best foods to have at a wedding reception?

Congratulation, it depends on what type of foods your guest like also the budget. I would ask what my guest favorite dishes are and prepare that.

Hey tlb! Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! Being that you are having a reception in at your house you have a number of ways to actually go with the food! It depends on what you like and what you think your guests would like! If you are getting it catered you want to check around for pricing. You could get some hot dishes like lasagna, some chicken dishes and then maybe you could also get some salads too! Being that it is a summer wedding and it is at your home you can have hot and cold dishes and it would be a really nice mix! Maybe you could go to a place that you trust like a deli or caterer and see what kind of menu they would suggest so you can get an idea of what you might want. They can plan a menu to include horderves too!

It depends on budget. Normally for wedding receptions here it will be lavish affairs with many varieties of food especially catered for that occasion. There will be something around 7 - 8 kinds of dishes which among others deep fried chicken, stewed beef, sweet sour pork and vegetables plus desserts. It is normally held in a community hall but for those well-off people then it will be a sit-down dinner in hotels.