Booked a new venue and they emailed me a sample menu. But I need help in deciding on 2 things. I am not going to have an evening buffet.
1) Should I add a bit of roughage like spuds? -To fill them up 2) Should I have afters or just wedding cake? - Does the menu need a choice for sweets
Getting excited now :-D
Grilled Half Lobster with Lemon and Dill Butter Creamy Wild Mushroom Soup with White Truffle Shavings, Crusty Bread Fresh Grilled Asparagus and Poached Egg, Hollandaise Sauce Three Game Pate with Crusty Ciabatta, Homemade Compote ~ Prosciutto Wrapped Guinea Fowl Breast, with Spring Green Risotto Primavera Locally Reared, 28 Day Hung Ribeye Steak and Dauphinoise Potatoes, Green Beans and Port Jus Grilled Sea Bass Fillet and Roasted Squash, Mange Tout, Tomato Coulis Vegetable Tart-Tatin with Grilled Halloumi Cheese, Creamy Pistachio Sauce
Wedding Cake
CommentAuthorHalloween_Bride
hmmm that sounds lush hun,
i would serve the wedding cake as desert
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CommentAuthorStave
Thanks Doll :-D
CommentAuthorJilly17
If they will let you serve wedding cake as dessert I would go with that but you will need a bigger cake to ensure you have enough for a dessert sized portion rather than a 'finger' of wedding cake. You could always have a dessert and serve the wedding cake later as a snack!
CommentAuthorStave
Thanks ryhope!
Maybe I might have to have a desert and as no evening buffet use it as the snack!
The menu seems a little bit posh and not "big" enough if you know what I mean.
how long is your reception? what time is the bridal breakfast?
cant wait to be Mrs Evans less than 3 weeks woooo
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CommentAuthorStave
Reception is 7-11.
Hoping to eat between 5 and 6 but havent decided on the timings yet.
Ceremony is at 2 -but its a long one
CommentAuthorsuzky123
if not eating until late then perhaps have a desert and save the wedding cake as a snack to keep people going later on during the dancing and let ppl who are just coming to the evening do have some then too
cant wait to be Mrs Evans less than 3 weeks woooo
start weight 10st 1.5 lbs
weight now 8st 4.5 lbs
total loss to date: 24.5 lbs now need to maintain!
CommentAuthorStave
Thanks for the input ladies x
CommentAuthorFuture Mrs Doublé
I would also serve wedding cake during evening reception. your menu is lush really love it
Soon to be Mrs Gary Doublé
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Getting really stressed and excited now
CommentAuthorStave
These are the desert options:
Exotic Fruit Spedini Brûléed Champagne Sabayon (I have no idea what this is lol) Chocolate Fondant Mixed Berries, Ice Cream Apple Crème Brûlé Shortbread, Apple Sorbet European Cheeseboard Crackers, Homemade Compote
CommentAuthorStave
Ooooooo - I have just checked my email and got another one from them, with other possible options and an offer to taste 4 :-D
CommentAuthorFuture Mrs Doublé
sabayon is gorgeous, its a French type dessert, its egg yolk, champagne sugar, cream (all cooked) and served really chilled served with exotic Fruit kebabs, I don't know what is burned (Brûlée) if it is the fruits or sabayon I would say the sabayon, like creme Brûlée is just like a flan with brown demerara sugar that you burn. That would defo be my choice
Soon to be Mrs Gary Doublé
Everything is now booked
Getting really stressed and excited now
CommentAuthorStave
Soup of the Day Served With Fresh Bread Pressed Vegetable Terrine Served With a Taragon and Basil Pesto Pan Seared Scallops Served With a Wild Mushroom Gratin Wild Boar Pate Served with Toasted Ciabatta Mussels in a Classic White Wine Sauce Served With Fresh Bread Shallow fried Calamari with Homemade Sweet Chilli Sauce Carpaccio of Beef Served With Grilled Asparagus and English Mustard Sauce Spinach Feta Cheeee, Pea and Wild Mushroom Salad with a Chilled Tomato and Basil Sauce Prawn and Avocado Salad with a Caper Chilli Dressing Sauted Chorizo Cooked in Green Apple Brandy Served With Wild Rocket and Shaved Parmesan
Pork tenderloin Served With Vichy Carrots, Saut€ed New Potatoes, and a Red Wine Jus Pan roast Chicken breast shrJfed with creamy mashed potato, wild mushrooms, wrapped in Parma Ham, served with wilted spinach and Veal Jus Rump of Lamb Served With Roasted Sweet Potato Topped With Grilled Goats Cheese and Salsa Verde Sirloin Steak Sewed With Horseradish Mash and Barolo sauce Pan-ftied Sea bass with Saut6ed Spinach and Four Bean Brassatto Mediter:ranean Vegetable Millefeuille Topped With Mozzarella Cheese and a Tomato and Basil Sauce Spinach and Squash Frittatas with a Mixed Salad and Chips Char grilled Swordfish Sewed with Crushed Butternut Squash, Green Beans and a Beure Noissete Sauce 3 Week Hung Fillet of Beef Served with Fondant Potato, Wild Mushrooms and Sauce Espanol A Choice Of Rissoto's : Wild Musfuoom and Sunblush tomato, Smoked Haddock Served With a Poached Egg
Chocolate Fondant Served with Fruit Compot and Vanilla Ice Cream Please allow 10 minutes to cook Fig Tart with Vanilla Ice Cream and Caramel Sauce Please allow 10 minutes to cook Homemade Lemon Curd Parfait with red berry compote Chocolate Bread and Butter Pudding Served with Baileys Crdne Anglaise Cheese Board w/ Savory biscuits & Chutney Oakwood Smoked Cheddar Wensleydale w/ Cranberries Quemby Hall Blue Stilton
How am I ever gonna pick four from each?
CommentAuthorStave
The way you described it sounds yummy mmmmmmmmm
CommentAuthorFuture Mrs Doublé
starter I'd go with Wild boar pate with ciabatta, as wild boar is my favorite meat (daddy was a game Hunter), and ciabatta is a really soft and a little sour from olive oil bread. and mussels in white wine sauce is a winner in seafood and pan seared scallops sounds nice too. vegetarian option I'd go with the terrine with taragon and pesto. Main I'd go with Fillet of Beef with wild mushroom, as it is the best piece of the beef, and rump of ;amb with sweet potato sounds lovely, and swordfish with butternut squash yum yum, and veg option the millefeuille sounds yummy too. Dessert I'd go with chocolate fondant or sabayon if it is still an option, and chocolate bread and butter pudding and cheese board.
Hope this helps
Soon to be Mrs Gary Doublé
Everything is now booked
Getting really stressed and excited now
CommentAuthorStave
Mmmmmmm
Thanks ever so much, it is always good to get an outsiders view, as I find myself being stuck on what I would like. I have gone from having canapes to a full sit down and I never expected it to be so exciting!!!!
CommentAuthorFuture Mrs Doublé
thats great you're having a choice of food, I am not sure if I will. what I'd like instead of wedding breakfast set menu is a hot fork buffet, so it gives choice to guest on the day to pick several things they like, in style of a carvery
Soon to be Mrs Gary Doublé
Everything is now booked
Getting really stressed and excited now
CommentAuthorStave
We were doing that in the old venue - mmmmm making me hungry - carvery!
CommentAuthorFuture Mrs Doublé
don't tell me about it. but we'll see if we book the one we really like so far they're very laidback and don't think it'd be a problem. if not I'll try to give a choice of 2 to my guests
Soon to be Mrs Gary Doublé
Everything is now booked
Getting really stressed and excited now
CommentAuthorsuzky123
at least you get a choice.... we have to pick for everyone which is poo
cant wait to be Mrs Evans less than 3 weeks woooo
start weight 10st 1.5 lbs
weight now 8st 4.5 lbs
total loss to date: 24.5 lbs now need to maintain!
CommentAuthorRachie :D
Fig Tart please or the Sabayon :) nom nom nom
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