Celebrity Wedding Planner Michele Fox Gott Explains Why The Future Is Vegan For Weddings

The plant-based diet craze is catching like wildfire with a 600% increase in the past three years. Not only is it saving the planet, but it’s also saving lives. Eating an animal-free diet reduces the risk of Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, and Diabetes. Best of all, vegans are making the world a happier place. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine discovered that people who ate whole plant foods over a five-year period had fewer symptoms of depression. Complex Carbohydrates increase the feel-good hormone serotonin in the brain.

Weddings are the perfect opportunity to share your special relationship and lifestyle with your guests. For a growing number of couples, that means hosting a vegan wedding for families and friends. Veganism goes beyond not eating meat or dairy, and your wedding can reflect your values in many ways. To start right, you need a wedding planner who has experience in creating vegan weddings.

Turning carnivores into vegans, one bite at a time, Michele Gott, a celebrity wedding planner who has done famous weddings like Kat Von D’s gothic wedding, Ozzy Osbourne’s wedding renewal & Snoop Dogg’s vow renewal shares why modern couples are inclined towards having a vegan feast along with few tips on how you can incorporate this culture at your celebrations.

The award-winning team at Center of Attention Events based in the USA has created stunning & never-seen-before weddings across the globe and has fetched several awards for its impeccable & detailed planning. Taking the center stage at Center of Attention Events, the lovely Michele is more than a planner to a couple. She’s a friend who carefully understands the couple’s requirements and turns their dream wedding into reality.

Read on as Michele shares her experience…

“As an event planner, I am thrilled to highlight how fabulous a vegan menu can be. In my home, we have six totally different diets ranging from vegan to meat-centric. Over the years, I have been able to curve what were once full-on carnivores, to a plant-based diet simply by letting them taste the alternative variation. There have even been times when my husband has dipped a tasting spoon into a pot cooking on the stove, sighed with delight, then teased others that they can’t eat the (insert meat dish here) only find out the pot he just dipped his spoon into the vegan version.

I love bringing my vegan/vegetarian cooking skills into the events world. Often I even consult with the chefs to teach them vegan hacks. For example, you can substitute one egg with 1 Tbls Flax seeds and 3 Tablespoons of water. As chefs explore the culinary secrets of cooking amazing plant-based menus, they also find their everyday habits changing. They soon begin to incorporate black salt to add the egg flavor and nutritional yeast for nutty enhancements to their recipes. The Golden Globes had huge success in 2020 by serving a plant-based meal at their awards show.”

Drool Worthy Vegan Hors D’oeuvres

Michele shares that since the trend is new, it needs detailed attention along with proper guidelines. “As an event planner, I have had huge success winning over the heart of carnivores at our formal feasts made with love, not animals. For Kat Von D and Prayers’ wedding ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel, I worked directly with the chef to create an extraordinary meal. At first, it was new for the hotel to create vegan meals, so the selections offered were filled with soups, salads and tofu. After directing the chefs, the hotel came back with a mind-blowing menu.”

The Vegan Wedding Craze Continues

Vegan Sushi with Avocado, Cucumber and Mango

Don’t feel shy to ask a professional chef to do a little research on a style of food and find something delicious — they might love the opportunity to get creative! Like we love how creative the vegan sushi with avocado, cucumber and mango is.

“Our final menu for Kat and Rafa’s vegan feast exceeded our anticipatory dreams. We kickstarted the affair with tray-passed hors d’oeuvres featured blue corn potato tacos with avocado mousse, cucumber & avocado sushi rolls, heirloom tomato tartar cones drizzled in aged balsamic and the fan-favorite coco-not shrimp with spicy peanut sauce. The first course of our very formal sit-down dinner treated guests to spicy corn empanadas. The second course served a farmer’s market citrus and baby beet salad.  The pasta course boasted fire-roasted corn, pepper and leek Tortellini in a creamy vodka sauce. The entree was a comforting veggie seitan roast with toasted marshmallow sweet potato gratin. A sweet treat of flaky pastry, sweet cashew cheese and fresh fruit with minted coconut milk.”

“On Valentine’s Day, we worked with chef Denise of Alchemy Organica to create an elevated five-course vegan feast with wine pairings.”

A Sustainable Opportunity For Both – Wedding Vendors & Couples!

Food menus have slowly been shifting towards healthier options since 2018, but come 2021, we should expect to see a lot more organic, vegetarian, vegan, and plant-based options on wedding menus, as most of the population is now leaning towards healthy eating and food sustainability.

Events offer the opportunity to introduce guests to delicious creative menus. Compliments pour in as amazed guests brag about how delicious the food is. A trend has an expiration date. Soon vegan adventures will evolve from meatless Mondays, a great start, to more vegan feasts sought out by environmental, health conscientious foodies.

“The trend continues with new products are popping up with beyond beef and impossible burgers. For the first time carnivore are curiously adventurously trying the new faux meats and are happily surprised. For the first time, a faux burger is actually juicy.  Impossible meats actually use beets to create a red juice. Guests can even order their meat to be cooked to their preferred temperature. As people commit to meatless Mondays to explore meat alternative driven meals, the public is recognizing that eating vegan can be delicious and filling.”