...n my reception but will it be cheaper to have a buffet style wedding with plenty of variety of foods or to serve one or two main course options. I will be having a candy bar with all types of go...
...ert
Wedding Cake & Chocolate Fountain
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... our honeymoon, and a foodie couple of ours. So he drafted a menu, Sunday morning came and we went to work in the kitchen. My role was to prep everything and then help serve this daunting feast....
...ould music be playing? I think I heard of having a slideshow but we probably won't do that. So what should we do????...
... This weekend marks our anniversary as well as Sweetest Day which makes it sooo much better. I just found out that Sweetest Day will fall on our wedding day next October. I thought of doing so...
Has anyone been to a wedding where they had some trivia on the couple? Is anyone planning to do this?
I not sure if people would like something to do or prefer just to have the normal dinn...
... the wedding dress on Tuesday, getting my nails done on Thursay, doing a movie with Kyle, getting a massage the day before with my girls on Friday, finishing up on favors and that's just about i...
... the ring I thought it was going to be. I love this ring over the one I thought it was going to be and over any of the rings that we looked at when we went engagement ring shopping. My engagemen...
...your reception dinner??
I have been to a lot of weddings and I have never actually had a menu at any of them! lol
Is it something you only do with a sit down dinner or do you have one for buff...
...e my invites.. what do you think?
I'm starting to think I am in the wrong industry.. I really want to get into invitation making i think LOL
:)...
... So, Here is our menu for the day. It might still change slightly.
We've gone for lunch at our venue many times & the food is amazing!
Starter:
Chicken & Cheese filled Pancakes...
...r my reception will only be chicken. I have the tasting tomorrow and I am starting to wonder if I should have another meat added?
I did this because I have many people of many faiths & be...
Family is very important to my future hubby and me.
To incorporate this aspect we are thinking about having a family style dinner. I hate buffet's and it's not as formal as a sitdown dinne...
... all DIY including the food.
I was told to stay out of the kitchen on the wedding day but I really can't see that happening, I love to cook and to BBQ.
My Friend pretty much told me where to g...
...know wedding planning takes over LIVES!!!)
Curtsy,
~K~...
WOW, I HAD SO MUCH FUN. WE WENT TO A CLUB CALL DRINK HOUSTON WE WERE ABLE TO GET IN FREE AND HAD A FREE DRINK. THERE WAS ALSO A COSTUME BALL AND CONTEST, ALTHOUGH WE DID NOT ENTER. WE HAD NO ...
... the honeymoon to post about. Also, we took videos of our big day, so once Chris posts them I will post them here!
Should we do a receiving line or go table to table to chat with guests?
We ...
...ORS, CAKE, GIFTS, LUNCH. I WAS SO HAPPY. THIS MAKES UP MORE THAN THE DISAPPOINTMENT FROM LAST FRIDAY.
I FEEL SO BLESSED. THANK YOU TO ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT....
...D TO INVITE THEM TO A AFTERWORK HAPPY HOUR/SHOWER/GET TOGETHER. I ALSO INCLUDED MY MOM, FUTURE MOTHER IN LAW,AUNTS AND BEST FRIEND. WELL MY BEST FRIEND COULD NOT MAKE IT BECAUSE SHE WAS STILL AT...
... I must be crazy but we are catering our own wedding!!! GULP! and the wierd part is that Mike acutally said yes lol.
We are going to have a sandwich buffet.
This will include:
Tossed Sa...
... our reception room, well, the place is really brown! Including the chairs that we will be using. Do you think our colors will clash with this room?
Im not really sure that to do! I have pla...
...ees, wedding cake, and the kids' meals for 45 adults and 15 kids for about $2200!! We don't have to pay extra for a venue, no extra for linens, no extra for DJ, no extra for anything!! We can br...
...g my music playlist alot easier, and can't wait to upload them all to my ipod!
Oh and we might not do a ipod DJ, just use my laptop and bring my ipod for backup. I cant do the crossfade on my...
... the wedding planning started to kind of ware off, I started to REALLY stress about our wedding! It was so fun at first. Looking at all of the wedding decor, accesories, dresses, centerpieces, e...
These were made for a Gold, Navy Blue and Ivory bride recently. Her wedding is tomorrow and I wish her much happiness! Amy and Nomi, may your dreams all come true as you endure the l...
... FH and i wanted to do something different for our food. we didn't want to hire a big-name caterer cause that comes with a big price tag. we also thought it would be cool to support a local fa...
...'s a wedding reception dance.
I found some tips from apracticalwedding.com
1.Amplification matters. If I had to pick one thing that makes the difference between a successful ipod dance party...
...hite dresses" to wear to the rehearsal dinner, that I wanted a punch of color and plus, i want to wait til the BIG Day to wear an all white dress!!
So, I ordered it from Alfred Angelo style# ...
... Hi all!
I'm wondering if anyone may have suggestions for nice peacock color themed place cards? I found the ones pictured, but I'm not sure how I feel about 200 birds around the room. Ma...
...o be wedding cake but i will blog about that later lol
anyways that is it for tonight girls please feel free to respond with ideas and i will do the same for you
cheers...
We reserved our dinner table for two (and two doggies)
at Cucina Rustica :-) Mmm !!!
...and they have such a beautiful view from their Patio.
More pictures here
... the reception dinner,...,but are we responsible for other dinners or other meal&shows as well?
How do I tell invited guests what is included?...
... our honeymoon yet, so I want to go all out for our 7 year itch party...
I looked at the palms, and it looks amazing. But,....it's so expensive. The two room suite is 3000 dollars a night! Th...
... We will be having Chile Verde and Barbacoa with rice, beans, and potato salad but for those who do not want that I will be offering Chicken Fajitas. When the guest RSVP they will be able to ...
... the reception or just have drinks & appetizers? Our ceremony & reception will be in the same room so I think the cocktail hour would work great. I just don't want it to seem cheap or so...
... our honeymoon - only thing is, we won't be at home, so I am looking for a recipe or some ideas of something that would be simple, full of flavor and goes great with wine!
At our resort, w...
...this dress to wear, not sure if its going to be to matchy matchy then ill add some red accessories like a purse earrings ect....
...maxi dress today on sale at Kohl's for my rehearsal dinner. For the girl who HATES purple - I bought this and my bridal shower dress had purple in it. =)
What do you think with black flats ...
I got this in my email this AM & thought I would share it with anyone who may be using Silver Replica flatware as I am.
[Our caterer provides his own plastic flatware/paper plates/tabl...
This is what we're thinking for our first dinner as Husband & Wife...
I will have to credit my mama for the inspiration <3
...your wedding reception. You'll never know who may be watching and get lucky?
Even though our first wedding was 11 years ago in two weeks, I have been day dreaming about who I would have want...
... We went for our menu tasting and it was sooooooooooooo YUM!
We wanted to choose a menu that would suit all of our guests. So we chose simple foods, but the flavour of all our menu items wa...
...Crab Cake w/ remoulade sauce
First Course:
1. Trio Tasters Plate: Organic Greens wrapped in cucumber slice w/ tamarind citrus dressing, Jumbo White Grilled Shrimp on a sugar cane log w/ roas...
... the wedding reception/dinner. We had some issues with the guest list but luckily everything has been finalized.
Appetizers:
Calamari Fritto Misto
Mini Shrimp and Crab Cakes
Soup and Sa...
...y of music ranging from Pavarotti to Dragonforce.
I'm only hiring the DJ for the reception, I was planning on loading up the Itouch and letting it go for the course of the cocktails and dinner...
I have always wanted a sit-down dinner for my wedding. My take on it is, how often can I offer my friends and family a delicious meal served by butlers in white gloves while they just sit bac...
... our reception venue. We had choice a couple entrees we thought we may want to serve. I think we decided on the chicken florentine, but we want extra wine sauce added to all the chicken; which t...
If you like in Chicagoland, there is this really cool registry that you can sign up for. You sign up for amounts at your favorite restaurants and get people to give you money toward fancy del...
... our reception at my grandparents cabin, which is essentally a small hall on a couple of acres with a pond, very pretty!
Kai and I have always both been very outdoorsy so we originally just wan...
...only wedding cake as dessert and 3 passed hors d'eouvres and 2 food displays at cocktail hour. So my dilemma is, should I upgrade to a raw bar at the cocktail hour to replace one of the display...
7 months til I am the Mrs.!
...like cake). We'll be having our ceremony around 2 to 3 in the afternoon, then our reception from around 5 to 11 that evening. Do you think having the big meal AND the dessert table (bite sizes o...
Rhena & Angelo's Theme
Ok girls, I'm so nervous and you guys need to calm me down. I have the FMIL from hell coming over on Friday night for dinner. As you may or don't know, she has...
... our honeymoon, we decided to wait and go to one of our favourite restaurants in the area to celebrate our 1 month anniversary instead. I was so stuffed! thai chili prawns, goats cheese stuffed ...
These are for the Fuschia-Pink Brides. This has the double hearts theme of love that was requested. Can't never get enough of love, huh ladies?
I call these: Fuschia Double Hearts D...
Gotta love that blue! Sapphire of love colors filling your plates and this was created for the brides and with their color theme. Brides request of a dark blue and soften it up with a...
Here you go ladies! The Pink-Fuschia Damask Brides. This one is created especially for you! This brides request was requested with a hint of black involved.
I call these: Fuschia Lo...
I enjoyed creating these for my good friend. Her wedding was this past weekend on a yacht and the most beautiful announcement was added to these! "We are expecting our first child in ...
... the reception salad, dinner and desserts...maybe even plastic water glasses - instead of having to rent the china. It'll save me about $100-$200, besides having to do dishes the next day...
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I haven't ignored or forgotten about you pinky brides!LOL...I've received some emails from the magenta, fuschia and pinky brides, so wholla! Here you go girls! This menu has an iv...
It wouldn't be a collection without a Tiffany menu. LOL We must add Tiffany to the menu page! Lucky bride ordered her dream menu with a touch of bling! Congrads!
I call this: ...
... the reception started about 1:30pm and we party until about 4:30pm. I was thinking a nice light lunch fruit, candy bar, sandwiches, finger food type of rececption. Do you think its cheap lookin...
IT IS DAMASK FRENZY! Join in the group of menus! She loved the Purple Damask Menu Bling 3 blogs below and wanted her on flavor or Pear/Apple green. No problem! Added extra bows to...
I appologize for being quiet these past few days ladies! Hubby whisked me away for the holiday weekend and I had no connection with the outside world. Heeeeehhehee! I'll share pics late...
...heir reception & who we’re now using for ours! Larry’s Smokehouse! They had awesome prices with such bomb food! It’s family owned & ran by Larry, his daughters & their kids so we fee...
... the bridesmaids. Then I invited everyone else I knew along for drinks and dancing at my favourite bar. In all there was somewhere around 50 people invited even though I knew 99% of them wouldn'...
...good reception about the idea to family/friends...and would be pretty easy. Just have to cook the meat, chop the veggies/toppings, etc. Figure we could have a few meat options (beef, chicken, fi...
test inner 5
Our minds could always change on some of the small things, and our financial situation could also change. (If less guests RSVP yes, we could have more wiggle room and offer "better" food!)
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... My FHs company gave a very nice dinner for their employees at the Bentley Reserve in San Francisco last night. FHs boss got a limo and we rode with them to Le Meridian, the adjacent hotel whe...
...by a reception and a dance; we are having a "midnight" lunch at 10:00, but no supper. Is anyone else doing something similar? I'm a little worried that people won't have time to eat before the c...
.... My reception hall has a full kitchen that you can use at no cost as long as everything is removed by 11:00pm. I don't know what to cook. I need ideas?...
...west MoH/BFF to try on Bridesmaid dresses for her wedding, which will be five days after I get home from my honeymoon!!! I have included a picture of the dress that she wants :o) My FH told me n...
Ladies, I was thinking today how the guest was going to carry all the food plates through the buffet line. So it came to my mind to to get disposable trays for the guest to carry.
So comme...
... our reception..it's going to be a pig roast!!!! Can't wait. What are some untraditional dinners are you all planning on serving?...
...r to invite his mom's brother and sister because they are "out of town" and not invite all the other aunts and uncles on my side and his dads side.I dont want a lot of people there...there will ...
... the bridesmaids bouquets) to line up to the main centerpiece (my bouquet in a higher vase?) and the wedding party around the table with us at the head....
... I'm going to make napkin rings, well sort of. I'm going to gather a bunch of random napkin rings and paint them all to match my colors and then I'm going to glue seashells, starfish and sand ...
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Wedding cake: amaretto w/ raspberry filling for 2 layers and lemon w/ lemon curd filling for the other layer. Just in case someone doesn't like amaretto. The cake will be covered in a europ...
... We had our tasting a few days ago. It was awesome! Roger and I made a little date out of it. Here is what we decided on:
Ceasar Salad
Choice of- Wild Rice Stuffed Chicken Breast or
New Y...
If you ladies are not having a sit down dinner, a 2 sided buffet line was superb! I was so worried that the line would be to long and thanks to you girls for suggesting it! There were n...
...ound music for over dinner :) It's all beautiful piano music from the videogame Final Fantasy (7 and 8):
Tifa's theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf09pnir9nw
Aerith's theme: http://www...
...o my MOH said we are not going to do anything crazy but that I need to wear white! So I just now ran to the mall & the first store I went in, the first dress I grabbed, & the first dress...
We are printing our menus for each place setting because I've always enjoyed knowing what I was going to be served at a wedding!
The colour went funny when I uploaded it, but the menu is A...
...crab cakes, watermelon soup sipper, lobster avocado rolls, the list goes on, yum yum yum!
I went to a wedding a couple years ago that had this and it was such a great social dynamic. People ...
...hes, cake, centerpieces..)? How much is a plate for kids? And finally what is everyone having for their reception?...
So this is what we chose along with wild rice pilaf. I hope our guests enjoy it as much as we did today. Can't wait! BTW, ladies my FH won and we are having alcohol for our guests. Well you w...
...s to dress up for dinner. Well, we occasionally do that time to time, so i said ok. During dinner, he kept urging me to go get some seconds. It took a while up i finally got up to get a little b...
I am at an impass. I don't know whether or not to use cloth napkins or just paper dinner napkins. I can purchase these linen napkins for around $0.70 each. But I would purchase them in plain ...
...hite flowers. I took a picture of the pack so you could see.
I HIGHLY recommend getting a paper cutter, it made my life soooo much easier this afternoon :) lol
They turned out perfect thou...
... the invite was addressed too invited her 2 kids and put them on the rsvp but not herself...I have had tons of people invite guests even though I addressed the invites to Ms. Jane Doe...they hav...
I'm just trying to get an idea on what heavy Hor dourves vs Buffet dinners cost? What are you feeding your guest and whats it costing per person?
...rate reception card that said speeches and dance....thinking that this was clear enough suggesting that they would not be invited to the dinner but the after party. We also could not afford to i...
The rehearsal dinner was the night before the wedding. It was friday the 13th and windy, rainy, and cold. After we had the rehearsal at the hotel we went to a Mexican Restaurant ca...
...n my dress. I decided to go with a pair of BR pointed high-heeled boots for the occasion... It was kinda nippy outside.
So after that was all said, done, and cried, we headed back to the ...
...g on invites and just debating on how long is really needed and what time to really start the reception.
We're doing Horsdoeuvres, Dinner, Reception & Dancing
How long are you doing y...
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Our reception's variety of food was surprisingly really good! Our soup is going to be Sweet Red Rosemary pepper soup. I have never had that soup but it was soooo good! it was creamy, sweet with...
... the reception, so I ordered these plastic ones from Smarty Had A Party! Only bad thing is the shipping is a bit higher.
These are the 9 1/2" ones!...
... What a special idea! FI is wearing a new suit to the Rehearsal (see a few posts below) and I plan on making this pocket square love note for him. It sounds simple and quick to make (once I fi...
... our reception at the Rodd Hotels. It is running us $35.00 a plate with taxes and gratutity in.
We went for out tasting this weekend. We ended up thinking that we should bring someone along a...
