Tasting & Wedding Menu

On Friday, January 2, Erik's parents, Erik and I went to The Country Squire to do our tasting for the reception. Yes, it's super early but we were all available to do it and there's no telling when that would be the case again. Mike, our site coordinator, came up and said "hi" even though he was setting up for a wedding that night. I asked if we could see the ballroom all decorated and he said "yes!" It was great to see the hall decorated and set up for a wedding. We decided (after convincing Erik) to nix the chair covers because it's going to be cramped enough for dinner. I'm just hoping the weather is nice so that the guests can mingle outside with the hors d'oeuvres—otherwise, it may be close quarters. We'll have to take a few tables (including the head table) down after dinner. But we'll talk more about that with Mike when we meet with him in March.

Setting up the tasting was pretty easy. I had to call Mike with 4 different options of every part of the meal — appetizer, salad, entrée, vegetable, and potato. I also had to coordinate with our wedding cake baker to taste the wedding cake. Then all we had to do was show up and eat a lot of food! They gave us full portions of everything, which is why we brought 4 people!

The decision was actually really easy to make. All the components had a clear winner. We had a lot of fun tasting and critiquing everything. Erik & I felt like we were judges on Top Chef! Also, in keeping with the previous wedding milestones, I took pictures. See below.

The 4 of us trying the 5 entrées we picked out!

Wedding cake. It's hard to tell but there are actually 2 different coconut toppings. We like the flakier one better - the smaller flakes felt like sandpaper in our mouths. I'm also not sure why the cake lady put flowers on it . . . those will not be on the actual cake.

And, without further ado, our Wedding Menu:

Soup: Wild mushroom
Salad: Caesar
Potato: Twice baked
Vegetable: Stuffed tomato w/ broccoli au gratin
Entrée Options (guests pick on response card):

• Chicken Marsala
• Salmon w/ Cilantro Butter
• Filet
• Pasta Primavera (vegetarian option)
  

Wedding cake: Chocolate covered with buttercream frosting and coconut flakes.

Note that this does not include our hors d'oeuvres—we'll pick those out later.