did my menu for WM yesterday!
It was so much fun! Alex is a doll and she made sure we were well taken care of!
When we first got there, we were actually 1/2 hr. early. She gave us free drinks at the bar. She came down right on time and had the bartender top off our drinks (I had a pino grigio and my FH had a gin and tonic- just incase you wre wondering). She brought us upstairs to her office and showed us wedding cakes first. My FH and I mentioned that it was making us hungry b/c we hadn't eaten since 11:30- lunch time for me and 12:30 for him. She immediately called down for a 'sampler appetizer' platter which was HUGE! It had calamari, mozzerella sticks, baked clams, spinish puffs, pigs in the blanket, rice balls, stuffed mushrooms, bruchetta, sausage, just to name a few. The portions were incredible and we just couldn't eat it all. In the meantime, she called down for more drinks for us.
We picked out our cake- I decided on the whipped cream for the icing- thanks everyone and Marnels, I did this just for you![]()
.....now can I have my tacos at your wedding?![]()
Anyway, I had showed her 2 pictures of cakes I likes and she combined the tow of them. It's going to be a 5 tier cake (square) with a little detail and instead of flowers, we chose fresh berries to top it off (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, etc.) Our filling is canolie and strawberries in yellow cake.
For coctail hour:
beef teriyake, fennel sausage, vegetable tempura, stuffed baked clams, california roll, quiche, fresh mosserella, chicken cajun, bruschetta, stuffed mushrooms, coconut crabcakes, tri-color caviar, fresh veg. crudite, international cheeses, hand carved melons and fresh fruit cascades, mozzarella caprese, roman marinade, fresh breads, a rost turkey and roast sirloin of beef carving stations, eggplant parm, chicken scarpariello, seafood scampi orzo, roast duck kruger, fried calamari, spanakopita and carve neva- which is a salmon and fish table. We will also have an ice carving. I'm not too sure which one I want, but I did pick out a vase with fresh flowers. I like it but it is $150 extra for the fresh flowers. (she also threw in more typical appetizers like pigs in the blanket etc).
Dinner reception includes:
champagne toast (of corse!), asparagus vinaigrette with artichoke hearts, roasted pepers, and ripe plum tomatoes for the appetizer, the manor salad (boston lettuce, romaine, hearts of palm, chiodini mushrooms, tomato and olives (salad), fresh rolls, trays of celery, olives and carrot spears, the intermetzo will be lemon sorbet with midori liqueur and fresh mint, for the main course: Mignonette bordolaise (sliced filet mignon with a shallot and burgundy wine sauce), chicken romano (chicken, artichoke hearts, wild mushrooms and cognac sauce) and herb crusted salmon.
Dessert:
hazelnut mousse, international coffie table, a dessert tray of assorted pastries and fresh fruit (including chocolate covered strawberries- my favorite!), cappichino, espresso and a cordial bar.
and of course..... our cake as mentioned above!
We asked her if it was possible to get the option of me, my FH, parents and FIL's to have a 'sampler' dinner platter that will allow us to taste the 3 choices for dinner. This way we know what the other people have ordered and if it was prepared ok.
Also, for the coctail hour, the parents of the B&G are given 'sampler' platters of EVERY appetizer served so they don't have to wait on lines to get their food. They can just sit and relax if they want. We also get that.... but who will have time to sit with so many people to thank and greet?![]()
I think I have covered it all. I just can't say enough good things about the WM and everyone who has taken care of us there. I am so excited and can't wait for this day to come! Just 39 days to go today!
On a side note...WE BOOKED OUR HM TODAY!![]()
we were not going to take our HM until feb. break as we are both teachers, but we got approved for leave for 1 week after our wedding! I am so![]()
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Hope this was helpful to all.
Kelly
When we first got there, we were actually 1/2 hr. early. She gave us free drinks at the bar. She came down right on time and had the bartender top off our drinks (I had a pino grigio and my FH had a gin and tonic- just incase you wre wondering). She brought us upstairs to her office and showed us wedding cakes first. My FH and I mentioned that it was making us hungry b/c we hadn't eaten since 11:30- lunch time for me and 12:30 for him. She immediately called down for a 'sampler appetizer' platter which was HUGE! It had calamari, mozzerella sticks, baked clams, spinish puffs, pigs in the blanket, rice balls, stuffed mushrooms, bruchetta, sausage, just to name a few. The portions were incredible and we just couldn't eat it all. In the meantime, she called down for more drinks for us.
We picked out our cake- I decided on the whipped cream for the icing- thanks everyone and Marnels, I did this just for you
Anyway, I had showed her 2 pictures of cakes I likes and she combined the tow of them. It's going to be a 5 tier cake (square) with a little detail and instead of flowers, we chose fresh berries to top it off (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, etc.) Our filling is canolie and strawberries in yellow cake.
For coctail hour:
beef teriyake, fennel sausage, vegetable tempura, stuffed baked clams, california roll, quiche, fresh mosserella, chicken cajun, bruschetta, stuffed mushrooms, coconut crabcakes, tri-color caviar, fresh veg. crudite, international cheeses, hand carved melons and fresh fruit cascades, mozzarella caprese, roman marinade, fresh breads, a rost turkey and roast sirloin of beef carving stations, eggplant parm, chicken scarpariello, seafood scampi orzo, roast duck kruger, fried calamari, spanakopita and carve neva- which is a salmon and fish table. We will also have an ice carving. I'm not too sure which one I want, but I did pick out a vase with fresh flowers. I like it but it is $150 extra for the fresh flowers. (she also threw in more typical appetizers like pigs in the blanket etc).
Dinner reception includes:
champagne toast (of corse!), asparagus vinaigrette with artichoke hearts, roasted pepers, and ripe plum tomatoes for the appetizer, the manor salad (boston lettuce, romaine, hearts of palm, chiodini mushrooms, tomato and olives (salad), fresh rolls, trays of celery, olives and carrot spears, the intermetzo will be lemon sorbet with midori liqueur and fresh mint, for the main course: Mignonette bordolaise (sliced filet mignon with a shallot and burgundy wine sauce), chicken romano (chicken, artichoke hearts, wild mushrooms and cognac sauce) and herb crusted salmon.
Dessert:
hazelnut mousse, international coffie table, a dessert tray of assorted pastries and fresh fruit (including chocolate covered strawberries- my favorite!), cappichino, espresso and a cordial bar.
and of course..... our cake as mentioned above!
We asked her if it was possible to get the option of me, my FH, parents and FIL's to have a 'sampler' dinner platter that will allow us to taste the 3 choices for dinner. This way we know what the other people have ordered and if it was prepared ok.
Also, for the coctail hour, the parents of the B&G are given 'sampler' platters of EVERY appetizer served so they don't have to wait on lines to get their food. They can just sit and relax if they want. We also get that.... but who will have time to sit with so many people to thank and greet?
I think I have covered it all. I just can't say enough good things about the WM and everyone who has taken care of us there. I am so excited and can't wait for this day to come! Just 39 days to go today!
On a side note...WE BOOKED OUR HM TODAY!
we were not going to take our HM until feb. break as we are both teachers, but we got approved for leave for 1 week after our wedding! I am so
Hope this was helpful to all.
Kelly
