MY DIY MENUS (opinions please) W/ PICS

ChristineAaron08 Posted: Aug 11, 2007 12:46 PM

MY DIY MENUS (opinions please) W/ PICS

The DIY bug hit me and I'm doing menus now.

Opinions, suggestions?? I wont take offense, bring em on.

Paint doesnt like me and it cut off my name so I also posted a pic of the momogram the way it should look.

I didnt pick my official menu w/ the RH yet, but this is basically what FH and I liked so far. Oh, and if you have been to the Watermill and had any of these and they were nasty, please let me know...lol

It also looks a bit blurry b/c of the conversion, I guess. It is cleared when I print them.

I was going to add a blue bow. Maybe at the bottom instead of the scroll.

I have a few questions:
1. Should I add “champagne toast” at the top since we are having that?
2. Should I add more blue. Like the scroll at the bottom and the names of the dishes?
3. Should I add the word “salad” after caeser or is that redundant. It just seems too shot compared to the other dish names
4. I took it all from the RH menu…should I shorten the veg tower description? It seems rather wordy
5. Should I delete “choose one” and put “OR” in between each dish?
6. Should I put “course one”, etc instead of appetizer, salad., etc? There are really only 4 courses and intermezzo, and dessert??

kellybean Posted: Aug 11, 2007 12:48 PM

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I think its great the way it is ......want to make mine lol

Snowflake08 Posted: Aug 11, 2007 12:53 PM

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i think they look great
i wouldnt print all of them and finish the project just yet because a lot of places slightly alter their menu and you wouldnt want it to be wrong

Ilovebriani Posted: Aug 11, 2007 01:38 PM

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i think it's perfect!

Papillon25 Posted: Aug 11, 2007 08:38 PM

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I really like the design. You might want to wait until a little closer to the wedding to print just incase they change one of their options. I have heard of this happening before.

Looks really good, I like the way you have appetizer, etc. I wouldnt' change it. If you can cut down the description of the app, you might want to do that.

Good job !!!!

davenjess Posted: Aug 11, 2007 08:40 PM

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Question - Do catering halls provide the menu cards or is this something you have to do yourself???

My RH offers 7 entrees - I can't imagine i'd be able to get that all on a smallish menu...

Espo22 Posted: Aug 11, 2007 08:41 PM

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Great job, they came out beautiful

i agree with the ladies, i would wait to print them

chrispar Posted: Aug 11, 2007 08:55 PM

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They came out really great!!! You girls are all so creative!!!!!

ChristineAaron08 Posted: Aug 11, 2007 08:55 PM

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oh yeah- I am definitely waiting until I finalize the menu with the RH before print them. FH and I still didnt 'definitely' settle on each item. We might want to change the app. I just wanted to get the bulk of the designing done so I'm not doing menus the week before...lol

ShanonandSteve Posted: Aug 11, 2007 09:00 PM

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they looks really nice. great job!

beachbum05 Posted: Aug 11, 2007 09:01 PM

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WOW! We have some crafty ladies on our hands!!

Great job!

Katie&Chris2006 Posted: Aug 11, 2007 09:03 PM

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I got married at Watermill too and did my menus. I put a couple of pics below.

To add in more color I used pink for the headers and a light pink watermark in the background ('S' for our last name) I think yours look great!

ChristineAaron08 Posted: Aug 11, 2007 09:14 PM

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Posted by Katie&Chris2006

I got married at Watermill too and did my menus. I put a couple of pics below.

To add in more color I used pink for the headers and a light pink watermark in the background ('S' for our last name) I think yours look great!

Did they set up your napkins and place settings like that? I want the napkin folded in a square with a pocket and the menu in the pocket. (like yours) FH said that they probably wont do it b/c the will want to have the appitizers on the table when everyone walks in the room.

Your tables and menus looked awesome! I agree, I need some more color in them. i like the initial in the background. I am doing it for the invitations like that so that could tie in.

Thanks!

JTsGal829 Posted: Aug 11, 2007 09:28 PM

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WOW~ great job!! they came out awesome!! I love the colors!

willbMrsTE Posted: Aug 11, 2007 09:37 PM

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WOW...Great job!!!

BoxOfRocks Posted: Aug 11, 2007 09:38 PM

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These look nice. I like your fonts and color mix.

To answer your questions:

1. Should I add “champagne toast” at the top since we are having that? B]Is this in conjunction with a spoken toast? Will someone (emcee, etc.) be getting everyone's attention beforehand? IMHO, it's optional either way.

2. Should I add more blue. Like the scroll at the bottom and the names of the dishes? Again, optional. Pro to keeping as is: Your monogram stands out. Pro to adding more blue: More cohesive visually.

3. Should I add the word “salad” after caeser or is that redundant. It just seems too shot compared to the other dish names. IMHO, I think you should add it. Doesn't hurt. FYI, I noticed in your menu 'Caesar' is spelled correctly but in the question, it is misspelled. Keep the menu spelling as is. No offense meant--Lord knows I have my share of typos when I post quickly.

4. I took it all from the RH menu…should I shorten the veg tower description? It seems rather wordy.

I agree the description should be shortened. Remove all reference to specific veggies and the mushroom. Change it to something like 'Garden vegetables with homemade mozzarella (slices?)..etc.'

5. Should I delete “choose one” and put “OR” in between each dish? Change it to 'please choose one' and save the extra room to space out the rest of the menu.

6. Should I put “course one”, etc instead of appetizer, salad., etc? There are really only 4 courses and intermezzo, and dessert??

I'm afraid I'm confused. Guests will each dine on appetizer AND salad, then intermezzo, entree, and dessert, right? That is how it reads to me now.

Other comments: As mentioned above, space out the sections evenly so there isn't as much white space at the bottom. Start each food description with a capitalized word. (E.g., 'Roasted slices of filet mignon,' not 'roasted slices.') I also noticed that Dijon was uncapitalized in the filet mignon description but not in the Caesar salad desc. Make it upper case. Center align both the titles of each dish and the food descriptions.

Great work!

Kimbalina Posted: Aug 11, 2007 09:54 PM

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I would use 'Please select you entree'
or some thing along that ines instead of 'choose one'
JMO
But I think you have a good thing going on there!

JACK808 Posted: Aug 11, 2007 09:59 PM

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Great job! I feel like such a slacker next to all of you ambitious ones!

Katie&Chris2006 Posted: Aug 11, 2007 10:08 PM

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Posted by ChristineAaron08

Posted by Katie&Chris2006

I got married at Watermill too and did my menus. I put a couple of pics below.

To add in more color I used pink for the headers and a light pink watermark in the background ('S' for our last name) I think yours look great!

Did they set up your napkins and place settings like that? I want the napkin folded in a square with a pocket and the menu in the pocket. (like yours) FH said that they probably wont do it b/c the will want to have the appitizers on the table when everyone walks in the room.

Your tables and menus looked awesome! I agree, I need some more color in them. i like the initial in the background. I am doing it for the invitations like that so that could tie in.

Thanks!

Hi! I asked them if I could do the napkins like that and not have the appetizer plated and they said yes. But I had to fold the napkins...or I offered and they took me up on the offer (not sure what they would have done if I didn't offer). I picked up the linens from them and did them at home...folding the napkins, inserting menu and tying the ribbon. They set them up on the plates, with the little Hershey kiss thing. Then my appetizers were served instead of being plated once everyone arrived in the room. I really liked how it looked and was glad they were open to it! Any other questions, let me know. I love the Watermill!!!!

HTH!