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I went to a catered wedding that was all finger food (an awesome idea, IMHO, because you don't have to do seating arrangements).

Alongside the more classic elements (phyllo cups, mini sandwiches, hors d'oeuvres) were various brochettes, sushi maki and even fried noodles in mini chinese-takeout containers.

Soup shooters can be a great finger food.

These edamame rice crackers are a great way to add color to a plate of finger foods:
http://www.chow.com/recipes/10751

It's not elegant, but Pigs in a Blanket - You know everyone secretly loves them! And if there will be kids this will give them something to eat and save the other items for adult tastes ;)

Mini cucumber sandwiches with cream cheese and dill are super easy and always a hit.

IOur blog archives have a list of finger foods we served at our housewarming:
http://marriedwithdinner.com/archives/19

There's also a list of more-wintery suggestions in the comments section.

do make sure to have some protein, so the guests don't get too drunk. :)

i'm a fan of herbed goat cheese or chicken or seafood salad on endive leaves, and just about anything wrapped in puff pastry will be delicious. what about little ham and cheese rolls?

I love party food. I'm going to link to the blog I did about my Oscar party (click on my name). You'll find a lot of my favorite recipes, complete with pictures for easy cookin' and eatin'. :)

This year we had:

- Honeydew spoons with maple smoked duck and balsamic glaze
- Parmigiano tuiles with peppery goat cheese mousse
- Grilled proscuitto-wrapped and Brie stuffed dates
- Potato and lobster Napoleon with lemon creme fraiche and pink Hawaiian salt
- Panko chicken croquettes with spicy coriander yogurt dipping sauce
- Guinea fowl and truffle mousse stuffed lily flowers
- Sesame toasts with sour cream and ginger-anjo jelly
- Watermelon and feta brochettes with mint and olive oil
- Miniature chocolate cupcakes

yumm, miniature chocolate cupcakes sounds good and easy! esp if you can find miniature cupcake papercups to save on clean up!

my two standbys: mini blinis(read: slightly crispy pancakes) with salmon rillettes on top(smoked salmon cut up really thin, mixed with creme fraiche, lemon and chives). i serve these at lots of parties and they are always a hit.
and
small versions of epicurious.com's cheddar chive scones. super easy, freeze well, taste great.

We served sliced leg of lamb with goat cheese and port wine reduction on crostini at our "practice" wedding cocktail party and it was a HUGE hit. Super easy to make in advance and assemble.

(We did find out afterwards that one of our guests gave a sermon the following day on "trust" because his wife didn't tell him it was lamb and goat cheese. Apparently he was munching happily away thinking it was beef and blue cheese. They are NOT invited to the wedding party.)

Also gorgonzola with walnuts on endive.

I'm going to try making up some new potatoes with sour cream and caviar and chives one of these days.

Our wedding party is in June, so we still have plenty of time to practice. (We're doing all the food ourselves - fun fun!)

Last night I went to a cocktail party that served little cuban sandwiches. They had obviously made larger sandwiches and cut them into nice little squares, they were delicious!

Also skewered anything is good, especially with a little aioli or sauce on it.

How about these Pancetta-Ricotta Crostini?
http://myhusbandcooks.wordpress.com/2007/01/19/wanna-see-your-guests-drool-pancetta-ricotta-crostini/

I've made little caprese salad skewers forever and everyone loves them. they can be made ahead, and are easy to eat in one bite and look beautiful. usually i take 6 inch bamboo skewers, impale a grape/baby tomato, a halved boccini mozzarella ball (the little ones, or you can cut up the big balls into chunks), a small piece of fresh basil and another tomato at the top to keep it all on. arrange on an oblong rectangular platter, and just before putting them out, sprinkle with really good olive oil, balsamic vinegar and a little salt and pepper. they're super easy.

alternatively, i saw a similar grilled version in a magazine and they actually included a cube of italian bread, one baby tomato, fresh mozzarella wrapped in proscuitto before skewering, brushed with garlic olive oil and grilled about 2-3 minutes on each side until the mozzarella started to melt. sprinkled with fresh basil after grilling. looked good, but the easy, no grill route is plenty good too.

good luck!

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JUST A GOOD ADVISE:
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