... but would like to enjoy whatever the main course is at the reception.
Abstaining from meat on Fridays is meant to be penitential. Lucky you! For you have the opportunity to make it even more penitential than the average catholic by declining a delicious main course at a wedding reception! Take the high road- you'll get more enjoyment out of not eating it in the long run. :)
When I see a quote like that of the OP "would like to enjoy..." it really clunks in my ears.
At least the OP is honest, but he is honestly broadcasting to the world that he has an inordinate attachment to food.
We shouldn't "seek to enjoy" such base pleasures of the flesh. If your taste buds work, you will certainly experience plenty of pleasure in this life. Especially if you live in the USA, where food is cheap and plentiful, even among the poor. We shouldn't cater to our concupiscence -- we should fight it.
If God sends us some consolations and simple pleasures in this life, then fine. But we shouldn't seek to "enjoy ourselves" and "enjoy life" as much as possible, even at the expense of A) passing up opportunities for penance, or skipping penance altogether and B) even committing venial or mortal sin.
How do you know if you're enjoying food a bit too much, or that you need to practice more mortification in your life?
Well, for starters, if you ever find yourself chafing at something as easy and basic as Friday abstinence from meat...