Any Thatched Cottage Brides out there....

CippyLoo Posted: Mar 13, 2003 11:51 AM

Any Thatched Cottage Brides out there....

I need some help choosing the menu and I would really like as many suggestions as possible.
Thanks so very much!

MarcellaBella Posted: Mar 13, 2003 12:07 PM

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HI, not getting married there but I was at a mini-wedding christening there 2 weeks ago.. what are your choices? I tasted every BUT the meat!

LnP2003 Posted: Mar 13, 2003 12:08 PM

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did you go for your tasting yet??

CippyLoo Posted: Mar 13, 2003 12:16 PM

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We were invited for a tasting before we even booked the place but they didn't serve anthing but cocktail hour food which is already included *not something we have to choose). I don't think we get a tasting...?

Marcella, how was everything? Did you have a good time? I don't have the menu in front of me so I'll get back to you on my choices.

MarcellaBella Posted: Mar 13, 2003 12:36 PM

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I had a great time!! everything was lovely!! what room are you in?

CippyLoo Posted: Mar 13, 2003 01:27 PM

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Glad to hear you had a good time. Right now, (hopefully) we'll have an indoor/outdoor cocktail hour downstairs and the reception in the first floor room.
But our guest list grows larger every day and if we go over 160 (which could happen any time now) it will start to get tight in there and we'll have to move downstairs for the reception. We'll see what happens once we start getting replies.

LnP2003 Posted: Mar 13, 2003 01:36 PM

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that's nonsense.... i was thinking about having my wedding there (until parents told me they hated it), and we got a tasting of ALL foods - not just cocktail hour!!!!!!!!!

MarcellaBella Posted: Mar 13, 2003 01:37 PM

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I think it'll be beautiful!! The view is gorgeous!! we were downstairs too.. they had like 225 people!!

LnP2003 Posted: Mar 13, 2003 01:39 PM

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pete & i thought it was beautiful too....

sometimes i hate how picky my parents are!

Amyd Posted: Mar 13, 2003 01:46 PM

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We had our tasting there after we booked it. They serve everything in small appetizer portions, but you do get some of the dinner food. We ended up picking a chicken w/spinache & cheese- I can't remember what its called- but we actually did have that at the tasting. We also picked the Salmon in the puff pastry (again- don't recall the name of the dish) and the blue ribbon shell of beef. Everything was delicious at the wedding itself. I had the chicken, DH had the beef, tried my chicken, & had half of the fish when they offered us seconds. And the jerk is still a 32 in. waist...we think he has a tape worm!
I would say go to the tasting regardless!

CippyLoo Posted: Mar 13, 2003 01:49 PM

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I'm going to call and ask if I can tasting if not I don't know how I'm ver going to choose.
Why did your parents hate it?

225 people!! I can't imagine going around and saying hello to so many guests!

MarcellaBella Posted: Mar 13, 2003 01:55 PM

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LOL.. and it was a christening! lol

CippyLoo Posted: Mar 13, 2003 01:57 PM

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Yea, I was thinking the salmon dish just b/c it sounds interesting but I want to taste it before I pick it.
Did any of your guests comment on any one of your choices more than others?

CippyLoo Posted: Mar 13, 2003 01:59 PM

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Marcella, that's crazy!

Amyd Posted: Mar 13, 2003 02:06 PM

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I actually do remember people complimenting the salmon. Although anyone I asked in particular said whatever they had was good. But everyone absolutely raved about the cocktail hour food. There was just so much of it! My husband still raves about the sesame chicken at the wok station when we are watching the video and the cocktail hour is shown!

CippyLoo Posted: Mar 13, 2003 02:11 PM

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They have such a huge selection of cocktail food and it's almost all included. I can't wait to try it all.

CippyLoo Posted: Mar 13, 2003 02:17 PM

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Amyd, I remember you telling me you had an all chocolate cake, well I brough a pic of a cake I want them to make and Bob pulls out the exact same pic...all dark chocolate, saying they all ready made it once before. I think maybe it was your cake....?

Amyd Posted: Mar 13, 2003 02:30 PM

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I think it is my cake!! They kept the actual picture I had cut out of a magazine...they gave me back a photocopy. The way you had described the one you want (mosaic tile-like) is what mine was too! How funny is that? I'm going to visit my parents on LI this weekend and they have a scanner so I will scan some pics of the cake for you. It didn't come out exactly like the picture in the magazine, but I still think they did a great job.

CippyLoo Posted: Mar 13, 2003 02:38 PM

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That's it! LOL, how funny! I've asked if they can make it square stacks instead of round and if the can make the outside white chocolate. I'm waiting for Bob to get back to me and let me know how much $$$$

I'd love to see pics!

dcbride Posted: Mar 13, 2003 02:43 PM

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I went to a wedding there and my favorite part was the potato skins during the cocktail hour. (Not that everythign else want good but that was the first time I had ever seen that at a wedding)