i'm not getting married just yet but i'm planning ahead

i'm a vegetarian almost my whole life for very serious moral reasons... my boyfriend eats meat but he's very open minded, understands my points, and eats significantly less of it then he did when i met him... i was thinking i don't want to serve meat at my wedding... i mean for starters, i hate the idea of how much of my money would be paying for and supporting something i'm against... esp. when half of it might go to waste... and i dont' really want to smell it either on my wedding either... but are people going to be mad then? do i have to forewarn them there won't be meat? should it matter???? i was thinking dishes like eggplant parm, baked ziti, pasta primavera, i might even be willing to do a fish dish (although i don't eat it)... has anyone been to a wedding like this? what do you think?
cindra- does every single meal you eat contain meat?? is it that horrible to go one meal without it??

i know PLENTY of meat-eaters who don't have meat with every meal they eat... they choose things like eggplant parm, mushrooms, pastas, etc. on their own.

if you have vegetarians coming to your home for dinner do you make them a seperate meal??? because sorry but i've had to bring my own food to every event i've gone to (or make a special request) so i'm not sure why a meat eater would freak out that they had to do it for once...



anyway, your right about the fish... don't eat it and not around it much but your right it probably would be smelly. i'm thinking portabella mushrooms seem to be liked by a lot of people and might be another good option (like grilled mushroom with potatoes and veggies) along with the other traditional italian fair... i guess i could handle a meat sauce on the side if it's a huge deal eh....
he doesnt' care

just wanted to know what i'd be up against from other people and what good meatless dishes people might like.