How to Create the Ultimate Cheese Board for Your Wedding

Cheese plates and displays are typically incorporated during cocktail hour when guests enjoy small bites and libations before a heartier dinner. However, one of the couples featured in our fall issue had “edible centerpieces” where beautiful cheese-and-meat plates enticed attendees throughout the reception. When building your cheese board, it’s important to mix up the platter with a range of options, including an array of cheeses, such as goat's milk, sheep's milk, cow's milk, as well as aged and fresh varieties. You can also choose to include both hard cheeses, soft cheeses, and semi-firm cheeses to blend the textures and appeal to all guests' tastes. Add dried and fresh fruits, nuts, crackers and baguettes, jams, spreads, and chutneys for an even more exciting cheese plate.

If it’s not your taste to have a cheese board at your cocktail hour or reception, consider including one at your engagement party, bridal shower, or at-home soirées with your bridesmaids while stuffing envelopes or fantasizing about the big day. Take a look at the images below from real weddings to inspire your culinary delights, as well as products that will help you get the look for your own celebration!

For more ideas, learn what to ask your wedding caterer, see how to accommodate guests with dietary restrictions, and get ideas for delicious hors d'oeuvres for cocktail hour!