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A menu guests can read

Clear language and a thoughtful order make a menu feel like part of the welcome.

Wedding Digest desk · 3 min read Desk planning note

A place setting with a folded menu and white roses.
Simple One Love portfolioA place setting with a folded menu and white roses.Photo: Simple One Love

A wedding menu is not a test of culinary jargon; it is an invitation to eat well together. When menus are overwritten with convoluted culinary phrasing in illegible 8-point script, guests feel alienated rather than enticed.

Design your menu with clean, legible typography on heavyweight textured paper. State ingredients plainly, highlighting regional Ontario provenance—such as Niagara stone fruits, Prince Edward County heirloom tomatoes, or Georgian Bay whitefish. Clearly note dietary accommodations (gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan) so guests never have to flag down an anxious server to ask what is safe to eat.

A considered menu sets an expectant, celebratory tone for the courses to come.

Your next step

Read your draft menu aloud to a friend who was not at the tasting to ensure every dish sounds appetizing and clear.

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  1. About this pieceA planning note written by the Wedding Digest desk for the October 2026 Toronto issue. It is general advice, not reporting on a particular couple, venue, vendor, price or availability, and it cites no outside source.
  2. Photograph · Simple One Love portfolioSimple One Love: A place setting with a folded menu and white roses. ↗ Rights under review.
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