Brides Helping Brides ™ - I NEED A DESSERT!!!!!!!!

elysemichelle Posted: May 16, 2009 10:39 AM

I NEED A DESSERT!!!!!!!!

Ladies,
as u may have guessed my father is a little above and beyond when it comes to this wedding (eg. centerpieces, lighting which ill describe what we are having later, etc.......) so he wrote up a potential menu for FH and i yesterday. Being as though it is our catering facility, the menu will basically be whatever we want (yes i know i am very lucky)

so heres the difficult thing:
Ill explain all the food in detail once we have decided def!
at the moment we are having 16 passed hors doeurves, 9 crazy stations, then in the ballroom :a pasta course, then a duet course, then a trio dinner plate for everyone instead of options, then .........now heres the thing: dad says i need to have a little dessert, but one that is elegant and different that is never really seen, before everyone goes outside to an over the top afterhours with a vianeese (or however u spell it)

yes its a lot- but what do i do for a dessert?! Some people say do a tipsy trifle, or a Sugar spun basket with white chocolate mousse and blueberries and strawberries since its fourth of july.......i said maybe a prsonal baked alaska or a crepe or something-----i want something diff though that NO ONE has seen at a wedding! What have you seen at a restaurant or something that u can recommend for me?!

PLEASE HELP LADIES! im stuck!

TIA

meara Posted: May 16, 2009 10:50 AM

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ooh I can def get on this but do you have any flavors that you like..

one of the things i saw at a rest was miniature homemade donuts with a trio of fancy dipping sauces. .chocolate, raspberry puree, and a zambagilone or something like that. . it seems 'child-like' but people LOVED it

I LOVE making lavendar creme brulee. . just a hint of a different taste and it's so good. .

okay actually running off to yoga but am happy to post more later. .give me direction and I'll oblige !

elysemichelle Posted: May 16, 2009 10:54 AM

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Posted by meara

ooh I can def get on this but do you have any flavors that you like..

one of the things i saw at a rest was miniature homemade donuts with a trio of fancy dipping sauces. .chocolate, raspberry puree, and a zambagilone or something like that. . it seems 'child-like' but people LOVED it

I LOVE making lavendar creme brulee. . just a hint of a different taste and it's so good. .

okay actually running off to yoga but am happy to post more later. .give me direction and I'll oblige !

the mini donughts, ur talking about like beingets? We have those in our dessert viannesse. We also discussed creme brulee, lavendar though sounds diff, may work!

I also thought of maybe personal sized flan? or personal baked alaskas?

ddnsp618 Posted: May 16, 2009 01:08 PM

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Posted by elysemichelle

Ladies,
as u may have guessed my father is a little above and beyond when it comes to this wedding (eg. centerpieces, lighting which ill describe what we are having later, etc.......) so he wrote up a potential menu for FH and i yesterday. Being as though it is our catering facility, the menu will basically be whatever we want (yes i know i am very lucky)

so heres the difficult thing:
Ill explain all the food in detail once we have decided def!
at the moment we are having 16 passed hors doeurves, 9 crazy stations, then in the ballroom :a pasta course, then a duet course, then a trio dinner plate for everyone instead of options, then .........now heres the thing: dad says i need to have a little dessert, but one that is elegant and different that is never really seen, before everyone goes outside to an over the top afterhours with a vianeese (or however u spell it)

yes its a lot- but what do i do for a dessert?! Some people say do a tipsy trifle, or a Sugar spun basket with white chocolate mousse and blueberries and strawberries since its fourth of july.......i said maybe a prsonal baked alaska or a crepe or something-----i want something diff though that NO ONE has seen at a wedding! What have you seen at a restaurant or something that u can recommend for me?!

PLEASE HELP LADIES! im stuck!

TIA

wait, your family owns the place you are getting married at???

this sounds like it is going to be an amazing wedding...i think any of the deserts you described would be out of this world and a complete surprise to everyone.

Cassie15 Posted: May 16, 2009 01:31 PM

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U can have an icecream station complete with choice of toppings- sprinkles, chocolate chips, gummy bears, nuts/fruits, for a summer wedding. Def a fav for adults and children. Since you're already doing a dessert station, that's the only I could think of that's a bit different.

Espo22 Posted: May 16, 2009 02:25 PM

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I posted on BHB but ill post it here too
Tiramisu Martini
-Coconut Macaroon
-Coconut Cream & Mojito Sauce
-Toasted Marshmallow and caramel sauce
-Banana Foster - Vanilla Ice cream, Sauteed Bananas with Bourboncourt Rum
-Petit Duo Macaroon Ice Cream Sandwiches - Chocolate Macaroon filled with Vanilla Ice Cream and Vanilla Macaroon filled with Chocolate Ice Cream
-Mason Jars: Cheesecake - Red Fruits Forest, Crème Caramel Upside Down, Choco-Caramel Rice Krispy Praline, Lime Mousse with Pineapple
-PB 'n' J Brioche Boughnuts with Peanut Butter Sauce
-Adult Mojito Sobert with Cruzan Rum
-Vanilla Citrus Parfait with Toasted Yuzu Fluff and Brown Butter Croutons
-Melted Chocolate Banana Cream with Crunchy Dark Chocolate
-Mascarpone Panna Cotta with Compressed Pears and Sauterne Gelee

coldasice217 Posted: May 16, 2009 03:16 PM

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I LOVE me some Bananas Foster, so I would love seeing that as an option if I was a guest at a wedding. Fried, caramelized bananas with ice cream too, similar. I'm just bananas for bananas haha.

meara Posted: May 16, 2009 03:17 PM

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the mini donughts, ur talking about like beingets? We have those in our dessert viannesse. We also discussed creme brulee, lavendar though sounds diff, may work!

I also thought of maybe personal sized flan? or personal baked alaskas?

prob donuts too close to beignets. .. lavendar is really not that hard. you actually just put it in the water bath and it flavors it. . but you can do all sorts of flavors. . white chocolate is delicious too!

molten chocolate cakes are great too. . with the liquid centers. .

I also love fresh fruit sorbets served in the fruit. .like in the orange, coconut shell, lemon etc. . takes a simple food but looks really different in presentation and would be light enough folks would enjoy the VH

I once made mini icecream cakes. . cut in shapes but it was a super PITA but totally cute and different but it was for 10 people not 100 so don't know how that would transfer..

elysemichelle Posted: May 16, 2009 05:45 PM

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we are doing an ice cream station make ur own sundaes, and a flambe station with bananas foster and cherries jubilee, molten cake will be at the cakes and pastryy station.....see my dilemma? Im thinking right now Flan. Mini Personal Caramel Flan. itws a fav of both FH and i, and a cute idea. Unless u ladies give me a better one!!!

elysemichelle Posted: May 16, 2009 05:47 PM

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Posted by ddnsp618

Posted by elysemichelle

Ladies,
as u may have guessed my father is a little above and beyond when it comes to this wedding (eg. centerpieces, lighting which ill describe what we are having later, etc.......) so he wrote up a potential menu for FH and i yesterday. Being as though it is our catering facility, the menu will basically be whatever we want (yes i know i am very lucky)

so heres the difficult thing:
Ill explain all the food in detail once we have decided def!
at the moment we are having 16 passed hors doeurves, 9 crazy stations, then in the ballroom :a pasta course, then a duet course, then a trio dinner plate for everyone instead of options, then .........now heres the thing: dad says i need to have a little dessert, but one that is elegant and different that is never really seen, before everyone goes outside to an over the top afterhours with a vianeese (or however u spell it)

yes its a lot- but what do i do for a dessert?! Some people say do a tipsy trifle, or a Sugar spun basket with white chocolate mousse and blueberries and strawberries since its fourth of july.......i said maybe a prsonal baked alaska or a crepe or something-----i want something diff though that NO ONE has seen at a wedding! What have you seen at a restaurant or something that u can recommend for me?!

PLEASE HELP LADIES! im stuck!

TIA

wait, your family owns the place you are getting married at???

this sounds like it is going to be an amazing wedding...i think any of the deserts you described would be out of this world and a complete surprise to everyone.

yes my father is the caterer. I grew up in the business. Jst difficult to think of an idea of something ive never seen before.

NapaValleyGirl Posted: May 16, 2009 08:05 PM

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How about dessert sushi?
Individual fondue

azailia Posted: May 16, 2009 11:03 PM

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fried ice cream!!! yum yum!!

IrishBrideASmiling Posted: May 17, 2009 09:33 AM

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What about something 4th of July like those bomb pops, you know the red white and blue ice creams, or italian ices something fun and reminds you of the 4th of July since you will have all those fancy desserts at your Viennese hour.

IrishBrideASmiling Posted: May 17, 2009 09:36 AM

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Here is a site with some 4th of July dessert ideas...

http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/special/specialfeature/july-4th-cakes/

oooohhh what about a piece of apple pie??? there is nothing more american than that!

VickiR510 Posted: May 17, 2009 10:27 AM

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I had somewhat of the same menu only i decided to have 7 different entree options which included surf & turf. My extra dessert before the other desserts was a Waffle Zabaglione which was amazing! And something most people never see. HTH!

Edited to describe dessert : Belgium Waffle topped with a Zabaglione creme, freshberries, confectionary sugar & rasberry coulis. YUMMY