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Home / Latest Posts / Life / Party Ideas / Weddings / Wedding Grazing Table

Wedding Grazing Table

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 10/20/19Updated: 8/21/24

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hummus grazing table

This wedding grazing table is not only stunning but is full of delicious hummus, crackers, veggies, fruit and cheese. It is easy to put together, it’s economical and your guests are going to love it!  It is the perfect way to celebrate your wedding day or any special occasion.

a wedding grazing table with hummus

What is a Grazing Table?

It is the newest and hottest trend in the wedding and catering world.  You will find grazing tables taking over Pinterest.

A grazing table is basically a huge charcuterie board that fills the entire table or in my case, two tables!!

I put this grazing table together for a friend’s son’s wedding and it was definitely the hit of the evening.  The guests loved it and they spent the evening gathered around it, visiting, talking and eating!

view of a wedding grazing table

How Do You Put Together a Grazing Table?

For this wedding, we were planning on feeding 200 people.  We used two eight foot tables that we put end to end and covered with floor length black table clothes.  It may look like the food is set directly on the table but there are actually IKEA cutting boards underneath all the food.cutting boards lined up on a table

After placing the cutting boards on the table, we added the bowls of hummus, olives and marinated cheese.  We then  just starting adding in all the other ingredients, making sure that they were evenly spaced down the table and that similar colors (orange carrots and orange peppers) weren’t placed next to each other.

I had a couple of people helping me do this and we quickly did it in about fifteen minutes before the party started.  We then added in the signage for the hummus.

Tips for Putting a Grazing Table Together

Consider your weather and location.

This wedding reception was held outdoors, in August, so we needed to think about how the food would do in the heat.  We decided to go with a hummus themed board because it holds up well in the heat and doesn’t need to be kept cold.  We also decided not to use cheese, other than the marinated mozzarella balls because nothing looks worse than warm cheese.

After posting photos on Instagram of the grazing table, the number one question I received was, “Were flies a problem?”  To avoid a problem with flies, we didn’t do any meat.  Flies love meat!  We went with hummus, crackers, fruit, olives, nuts and veggies.  We did have the occasional fly but it really wasn’t much of a problem.

olives and hummus on a grazing table

Have a variety of flavors and textures.

  • Hummus – We had seven different kinds of hummus – tomato basil, roasted red pepper, cilantro and jalapeno, chocolate (all from Trader Joes) and Roasted Pine Nut Hummus and Basil Pesto Hummus (from Costco) along with a plain hummus from a local restaurant.  We planned on about 1/4 – 1/3  cup of hummus per person.
  • Veggies – cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, carrots, red and yellow peppers
  • Nuts – roasted almonds and marcona almonds
  • Dried fruit – figs, tangerines and apricots
  • Fruit  – different colored grapes
  • Crackers – we used a variety of crackers and pretzels.  We also had a bowl of gluten free crackers available.
  • Misc. – olives and marinated mozzarella cheese balls.  We also garnished the table with fresh herbs, tucking them in here and there as a finishing touch.

Total cost for the grazing table was under $300.00.

Using white bowls for all the hummus gave the table a cohesive look. When adding food to the table, don’t leave any “white space”  Fill the table up,  a grazing table always looks better with an abundance of food, be generous and load up the table!

overview of a grazing table.

How Much Food Should You Get For a Grazing Table?

Amounts can vary depending on if the grazing table is the only food or if it is being used as an appetizer.

This is based on an average of 3-5 appetizers per hour per person.

Crackers/bread/baguette – 3 crackers/slices per guest per hour.

Fruits/Veggies – 2-3 oz per person

Meat – 4 oz per person

Cheeses – 3 oz per person

Dips/hummus – 2 oz per person

Filler Foods – {nuts/pretzels/dried fruit/olives- etc. etc. etc.} 3/4 cup per person combined

Benefits of a grazing table

  • Food prepared in advance – the hummus was all store bought but could easily be made ahead of time at home a day or two before.  All the veggies, fruit etc. were washed, cut up the day before and kept in the refrigerator.
  • Easy to put together  – we literally placed all the food onto the table in about 15 minutes, just before the party began.
  • Guests will love it – it was fun listening to all the oohs and ahhs.  The guests loved hanging out around the grazing table, visiting and eating all evening.
  • Quick and easy clean up – Any leftover food can easily and quickly be put away into zippered plastic bags.
wedding grazing table.

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  1. Jennifer says

    Posted on 5/6 at 4:41 am

    Hi,
    I love what you did here! I am planning a grazing table for my daughter’s wedding. I keep seeing plan for this many ounces per person….how do you calculate that lol? She is having a rustic barn wedding with different stations so this table wouldn’t be the meal. I honestly would like it if someone could give a possible idea of how many cheeses and meats to plan for for 150 people and how large the table should be. Any advice?

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  2. Tina says

    Posted on 7/8 at 9:27 am

    Hi,
    I am planning a grazing table for my son’s wedding. I appreciated your version because it’s more affordable than some others I have looked at. Do you happen to remember the amounts of the various items that you used?
    Thanks,
    Tina

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    • Leigh Anne Wilkes says

      Posted on 7/12 at 9:25 am

      Unfortunately I don’t have the exact amounts, the mother of the groom bought all the ingredients and I put it together.

      Reply
  3. Lindsay says

    Posted on 1/1 at 7:07 pm

    I am planning to do this for my daughter’s reception. It will be indoors in March. I am planning on 350 guests. Do you have any tips for making this work for a large crowd? Did you have to keep replenishing items or do you just set it out and leave it? Was there always a huge line at the table or did guests move through quickly?

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    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 1/1 at 7:25 pm

      We did replenish it throughout the evening. For that many people I would make sure people can access it from both sides of the table. We only had about 150 people and there was never a huge line.
      Good lucky!

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