... We are doing the buffet ourselves, meaning, I have ordered the food and gotten help to serve out the food buffet style. I have also hired a team of about 3 people to wait tables just in case...
SO and I are making chicken fried rice and coconut layer cake for dessert. I love Asian food.
Wow can't beleive I am 37 does not feel like it .
...ve a budget of around $3000 - $3500. Is that unrealistic? I was hoping for seated meals but if we HAVE to do buffet to stay in our budget im ok with it i guess.
Can i ask what everyone is payi...
...t of wedding planning for me besides finding the perfect venue was finding the perfect caterer. I honestly had no clue how much catering services would cost so I experienced quite the sticker sh...
... our wedding planning process and I hope all you lovely fantastic brides out there are doing the same!!
XoXo...
... our reception and have decided to offer three entrees, Sirloin, Chicken & Salmon, all to be served with a vegetable medley and mashed potato, and a house salad along with a mini gazpacho so...
...heir dresses back in march and the come back in june. I found their shoes at DWS for 40 $ but I'm still waiting on 2 of the girls to go get theirs. I have 3 months left and we get to pick our me...
...crab cakes and i was able to taste both! Now to decide on the final menu and figure out how many people will be in attendance...lol!!...
...UTS, BOUQUETS, CORSAGES,CENTERPIECES AND CEREMONY FLOWERS! I AM SO EXCITED! THINGS ARE GETTING DONE. 235 DAYS LEFT UNTIL MY BEST FRIEND BECOMES MY HUSBAND! HAPPY PLANNING LADIES!...
...this wedding planning process is going right. :)
Oh yea, and check out my wedding bracelets. I love 'em! I actually have 2 more bangles coming. I probably won't wear them all, but they were ...
...f my bridesmaids!!! She had an amazing idea to have a popcorn station at our wedding rather than a candy bar!! She told me she can make homemade caramel corn and she might even be able to make i...
... This is our menu. It'll be a buffet.
Appetizers:
Spanikopita
Sweet & Sour Chicken Skewers
Salad:
Tossed Salad with two dressings
Pasta Salad
Entres:
Baked Stuffed Nantucke...
... before the year ends im trying to get the big picture of things narrowed down!!! for the most part i have that done all but the menu!!!! any ideas?!?!?
my mom who is deceased now wanted m...
...Crab Cakes
Shrimp Cocktail Shooters
Salami Coronets
Dinner Buffet
Garden Salad of Mixed Field Greens
Caesar Salad
Fresh Fruit Display with Honey Yogurt Dip
Grilled New York Strip
Pan ...
... the reception site today AND taste test! In addition to eating the delicious food and reserving our date, I got to see what the ballroom looks like decorated! It just so happens that the woman ...
...some decorations (burlap table runners and mason jars). I am so happy that they are taking care of all the big stuff and I know they will do an amazing job. We thought it would be cheaper bringi...
Hello ladies, introducing the colors of the classic apple green & damask! I haven't posted rectangular menus in a long time. I had to share these with you! I really love how these...
...what wedding cakes I like.. so enjoy the pics! :D haha!
We will probably have a white-iced cake.. What fillings are the bomb that we should try??? Thanks!
-Erin...
... the bridesmaids dresses were too much. They range from $79-$129. I don't get it. Here is my breakdown.
My day of planner is also my Godmother and she has one of the largest event planning co...
... Okay we had our tasting and it was AMAZING! Who knew that chicken could be cooked so many different ways?
We decided to go with the Chicken Wellington for the Entree
And the mixed field ...
... 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...
...tail reception and we finalized the menu last weekend!
Starting at 5 pm, we will have:
*cheese and sausage platters
*veggies and dip
*large cocktail shrimp with sauce
*tomato bruschetta
...
... So we are thinking of catering ourselves to save money but the whole idea makes me cringe! Every time I start to think about all the prep and work that will have to go into it I get mayjor st...
... Soup:
Creamy Wild Mushroom with a Fine Herb Infusion
Salad:
Medley of Spring Lettuce, with sliced Strawberries & Marbled Balsamic & Raspberry Dressing
Extras on each Table:
F...
So imma southern gal who luvs her country food. Since Im cool with a lot of cats at JJ's Fish, Ive decided to get some of my food from JJ's Fish. Its good, and its cheap!
Wedding Menu....
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WOW!!! Immediately followed by blank stare!!! @_@
... Boo-skey and I are scheduled to meet with the caterer on Wednesday for a tasting and we are thrilled! We had the opportunity to enjoy ALOT of their food at the Open House we attended but did ...
...g to DIY my very own...N'awlins style cookbook and My Yum Yum aka Hubby2Be aka Musical Mastermind aka Wikipedia Willyum will create a Jazz/Zydeco/Hip Hop CD to accompany it!!! You know how you b...
... our reception. Its going to be at the Lincoln Valley Golf course in State Center, IA. This is also going to save us $1150.00 just on the reception hall alone and we can also have the caterer w...
...crab cakes & Seared Maine Diver scallops
Soups: Maine lobster bisque & Roasted pear and Almond soup
Salad: Spinach and frisée salad & Ashland farm greens and grape tomatoes
...
Italian Beef on crusty toast with havarti cheese
stuffed mushrooms
brusheltta
shrimp cocktail served in glasses
crab pastry puffs
cake balls
grapes
cheese
pears
OK ladies I'm a seventh day adventist and for those of you who don't know what that is we believe the seventh day which is Saturday the Sabbath is the day of rest and praise, we also believe ...
...unch reception.Yeah well after much thought consideration and asking our guest what they thought. We decided not to go with that cool idea anymore :) My FH family said they hate indian food and ...
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Thanks for some of the responses we've received!
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Thanks for some of the responses we've received!
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...s do wedding cakes. It doesn't look too bad... Now I'm not thinking fondant (which my FH and I think is yucky anyway) I'm thinking butter cream which hopefully is simpler. It's all about getting...
... the reception hall and asked if the bridal party will have to get in line, which I hate, and she said that she will plate our meal for the entire wedding party at no extra charge!!! Thank God...
... the reception. I was thinking of an appetizer menu. Has anyone ever done an appetizer menu or been to a wedding that has had one?
Here are the ideas I have so far...
Chicken breast tende...
...hole wedding planning thing for real, I NEVER expected to have the help that we do.
I know I am spoiled, my grandparents help FH and I with SOOO much but I never ever ever everrr expected the ...
... did decor told us that she also had a catering company that she worked for it was local, inexpensive, and reputable. She had us come over to her house and sit down and do a consultation to figu...
... and reception only. I like that idea! The reception will be at the Houston Nasa Hilton overlooking the water! The view is breathtaking at night. We haven't sat down with the planner yet but we ...
... the cake that I want, not a home made cake and because I wanted to be a part of setup).
Now Rob says he's done planning, his mom says she's done planning.......neither of them want to have a...
Ok so still on the diet and So far 28pounds has been shed from this body! I feel so much better and just love seeing those numbers drop! I still haven't been following the diet perfectly but ...
...o my budget. I saw this pic on www.smartyhadaparty.com and think I might duplicate what they did, since my venue allows us to bring in food....
... 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...
Hi! Just wondering who is serving what as their late night snack for the wedding guest? We are thinking cheese and crackers...
... Well, I just came back from a wonderful trip in Italy! It was absolutely incredible. At one point we visited a winery at a castle and they were preparing an outside tuscan wedding in the open...
... our wedding planners are going to prepare them for us as a gift to us. We are very excited!...
On July 3rd we had our Jack & Jill. We did alot of the planning with the help of the entire wedding party. It was a HUGE success. We booked our local legion for a Saturday night but reali...
... the cake {making myself}, flowers, DIY decorations/centerpieces, invitations, and attire!! And too top it all off they had one June date left so we are officially getting married June 11, 2011....
... our honeymoon we are going to have a Mexican themed rehearsal dinner. Super colorful and looks of Mexican food. We'll have a make your own taco buffet and margaritas! We're doing it in my mo...
... our reception menu. The catch was that we wanted it to still have an upscale feel (no chips and salsa...or rice and beans). We met with a couple of caterers that told us that wouldn't be possib...
...
(1) Wedding cake
Tier1: raspberry cake w/raspberry filling
Tier2: chocolate swirl cake with chocolate cream & fudge fillings
Tier3: raspberry cake w/raspberry filling
(2) Chocolate dipp...
I need help with my choices. Our venue has changed a couple of choosen entrees. I'm so mad, because I have already selected before. Please help us vote?
Chicken Jeruselum or Chicken with m...
... and bridesmaids are all making a few items and bringing them to the reception hall in the morning when we are setting up. I will have a few family members that will get them all set out when th...
...ut a flower on each food item.
Panko Crusted chicken with avacados, pasali chilis , pepper jack cheese so yummy..
We are also doing this yummy pasta, prime rib, and kids-cheese pizza
M...
... our reception, I realised I haven't even commented on it on my own blog!
We have decided to go a little different with our reception. Part of it is that we are trying to be quite casual and re...
I made the cotton candy martini as an extention of my candy buffet and EVERY ONE loved it....you took the cotton candy filled glass up to the bar and got your desired drink a martini or cosmo...
... our honeymoon.)
Total 3875 (after deposit- 3625)
We still need:
-Wedding priest (not sure what you call them)
-flowers (planning on Costco- only need 4- bouquet, 4-boutineers, maybe one...
...d my MOH) and they both said pizza. LOL...
We finally decided on what will be served at our BBQ! Here is our buffet menu:
All beef hamburgers and Veggie burgers
Chicken breast, marinated and grilled
Oktoberfest sausages
Chef's...
...tire wedding planning process, i have seen countless, pie-bars and dessert buffets and have swooned over them... but never did I think that I would actually have one! I have tons of photos at ho...
...rted cakes, tortes and squares, and coffee and tea.
MMMM....just looking at that makes me hungry. I have had the food at this venue before and man, it is good!!!...
I was playing around with a wedding menu and this is what I found and came up with. I think it looks great, and then printed on a pearly paper, white paper. Maybe with a black rim around ...
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Since I am from West Texas, we decided to do the traditional BBQ dinner. What we will be having in our buffet will be
BBQ chicken
Slow smoked Brisket
pepper beef and pork sausage
BBQ sa...
...cute cake that I was sent through RSS fee from brides.com. I just thought it was so super cute, I had to share!! It would be super cute for a little girl's b-day party or anything!!
Here is...
... HOR D'OEUVRES:
- fresh vegetables with dip
- cheese, pepperoni and crackers
- fruit kabobs
BUFFET ENTREES:
- boneless stuffed chicken breast w/ herb dressing.
- eye of the round in na...
Ok so heres is the deal I am doin a private cater who has to out source for all china ware, They send me an invoice and this is how it reads
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then they add the 775 for the ...
... the reception!
Here's our wonderful menu:
- Tropical Salad with fruit & Raspberry Vinaigrette
- Chicken Rockefeller
- Pork Tenderloin
- Baby Red Potatoes
- Grilled Vegetabl...
So my mom has sort of taken the front seat finding candy for our sweet bar. I'm SO EXCITED! It's going to be so much more overflowing than I even expected, haha. She's amazing. I'm SO glad th...
I am so estatic..I was going to order plactic martini glasses on line and pay for the shipping ect....... it was gonna cost I put in the order and my computer messed up needless to say it wou...
...ound cake
Ice tea
and fruit drinks
whats on your menu?...
...tyle reception. However, the caterer only provides one person. The only thing that the person does is set up the buffet and keeps it replenished until everyone is served. Should I hired two or t...
... our invitations cut down to size, that took about 2 hours, but it was so neat, and it's seeming so much more real! :) Now all we need is to print the print and then we're ready to assemble!'
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...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...
... our wedding cake vendor in order to see what she could do. The cake was great but too full of buttercream and I developed a sour stomach I think we will be calling for a lighter frosting, like...
...ring budget!
I was thinking a couple of veggie trays, a fruit tray, chicken salad sandwiches, bbq weenies, chips, and cake.
Is that too much, not enough??? The wedding is at 4, so by the ...
we are having our "party" in a cabin like hall that can only fit 100 ppl approx not including kids because hwy they don't stay long in one spot Right!!!
... Our wedding planner kept trying to talk us in a buffet but it just wasn't what we wanted. I haven't had many positive experiences with wedding buffets. I was informed that a caterer's buffet is...
...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...
...ight dress fitting blog below.
It's so hard, but I'm going to bed shortly. I have to do it!
75 days to go! Yay!...
...e my photographer's total time is six hours, that is a long time not to have anything to eat or drink, so do we offer for her to help herself to a snack or a drink (non-alcoholic for her), I kno...
... the reception at a family members house or something.
I still don't have my ring or dress and anything bought except the down payment and save the dates. I have ideas and plans but everythi...
...unch Cake
Banana Pudding
Peach Cobbler
Drinks:
Sweet Tea/ Tea
Punch (thinking about a lighter color so it wont stain the table cloths)
Water
I know it is a wide spread but my family b...
Browsing online candy for anyone who is interested in having a candy selection at their wedding. bulkcandystore.com had some good prices on some of their candy, but I am still looking around ...
... our reception. My husband doesnt want anything but spanish food there... while I want it to be different. I want sushi, italian, asian and your traditional spanish meals.
What kind of foo...
... My FH and I go back and forth about what to give to our guests as favors. We want something either useful or edible.
Ever since I saw brides start to give candy/caramel apples as favors I...
I really hope we are able to have a summer wedding! I would love to serve lemonade with gold-rimmed edges (it's edible gold). Saw this on the Knot and want to record the idea. Also, rock-cand...
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...
... I wanted to do something different at our wedding and because we are having alot of sweets im thinking that coffee with chocolate,cinnamon sticks ect...i think will be sweet over kill...so I ...
... So we had our menu tasting the other week, and I'm so in love with the food we have chosen.... I was so full afterwards! And we oly tried the first 2 courses!
Anyway, it was so beautifully...
...s
Wedding cake, candy buffet
Instead of a coffee station, we doing a spring water station:
Different sparkling waters, sprink waters and sliced oranges, lemons,peaches....
It's a little bit more soul than I originally planned but I fell inlove with their food at another wedding I attended. I hope everyone likes it!!
2 meats and 3 sides
Garden Tossed Salad...
LIKE I SAID IN THE OTHER POST WE REALLY LIKE CHILI'S FOOD FOR OUR RECEPTION. IF NOT THEN WE'LL JUST GET THE SAME TYPE OF FOOD FROM ANOTHER SUPPLIER.
MY FIANCE AND I LOVE CHILI'S. WE WOULD LOVE IF THEY COULD CATER THE WEDDING OR IF WE COULD GET THE FOOD OURSELVES. THEY HAVE PLATTERS BUT IT'S TO SMALL.
