I have to say I'm feeling a little sad after reading some of these menus and the pricing!! LOL Your menus sound outstanding, and the pricing is awesome! I think we have a great menu, but it's costing $125/person (which includes the bar, of course). Sounds like some of you are getting fantastic deals! Thank goodness our reception is only for 45 people, or we'd be in serious trouble! LOL
LARAHEND 4/7/07 12:49 A
We met and fell in love in Memphis, so we're doing a Memphis themed dinner. Mini Memphis bar-b-que sandwiches with slaw ON THEM! Mini cornbread muffins, blackeyed peas, Memphis ribs (AND I'm gonna be in a WHITE DRESS!!), mini fried chicken drumsticks, sweet tea, and then the typical vegetable, fruit, and cheese assortments. My fiance is originally from New Hampshire so his groom's cake is New England Patriots themed.
ACBASH 4/1/07 2:21 A
A goom's cake is a separate cake, but it's not reserved for just certain people. Traditionally, it was either a fruit cake or a rum cake and was given as a favor (in some cultures it is still belived that if a single woman sleeps with a piece of the groom's cake under her pillow she will dream of her future husband).
Now for a question, Does anyone have any ideas for a menu that will accomodate people on different diets? (my grandmother's on the south beach Diet and several of my relatives are on Weight Watchers)
MRS.JURECZKI 3/30/07 9:59 A
Ok our menu is not as big as that but I'm a simple country girl sooo yeah...here goes....we are just havin: Tony's Bar-B-Que - Choice of : brisket, sausage, or chicken; rolls, ranch style beans, potatoe salad, tea, water...we will have wine and stuff for like the toast, the reception hall has a bar...we set the tab at $300..which is about 150 beers...ohh yeah they only have beer but will serve our other stuff if we provide....uhhh and the grooms table will have "suprise" big truck (18 wheeler) cookies...he drives a big truck...and his cake is a marbled cake with buttercream icing but will be covered with that other stuff...and it is painted in wetlands camo...and has a hen and drake teal duck sculpture on top....my cake the brides cake...is goin to be a 4 tiered marbled cake with buttercream icing and it has different designs on each layer..I will try to get pictures....I'm not girly so the whole wedding is done in Advantage Max 4HD camo...ohh and we are tryin to get a Hummer limo...but the one we want has a 6" lift and Super Swamper tires...it is soo awsome...
FABIANA 3/28/07 5:38 P
What is a groom's cake? Is it a separate cake for the groom and groomsmen? Does the bride get a seperate cake? (I like that idea)
BLUGRO25 3/28/07 4:57 P
Since my wedding is an evening wedding our ceremony starts at 7pm we are doing a half hour of cocktail hour which will have the following on the menu: shrimp scampi w/bow ties,franks-nblanket,buffalo wings,pizza rolls,pork pot stickers,cocktail veal meatballs,potato puffs,shrimp rolls,hot & spicy chicken,tempura shrimp,black bean quesadillas & crab mushroom caps plus the cheese & veggie tray
dinner buffet: carved roast beef w/sauce,chicken breast in wine sauce w/mushrooms,filet of flounder sauteed w/lemon butter,penne in sauce,chicken fingers & fries(for the kids who are getting their own special table filled with crayons,coloring books,building blocks & a huge candy bowl centerpiece),roasted red bliss potatoes,string beans almondine,assorted rolls,bread & butter,deluxe chef salad w/italian,french,russian or oil & vinegar dressing
dessert: sweet table which includes carved watermelon basket w/fruit salad,chocolate,vanilla & rice pudding,jello,assorted miniature pastries-cannollis,petit fores,chocolate eclairs,brownies,cream puffs,honey buns,cookies,cream puffs,fruit tarts, and of course the wedding chocolate chip pund cake w/buttercream icing.
Full top shelf open bar 45.50pp x 117ppl
DREAROX12 3/27/07 10:12 A
Cocktail hour: Sushi, Crabcakes, Oysters, Shrimp,carving station with Turkey and Pork Loin, Pasta station with assorted pastas, olives, cheeses and fruits and a hot buffet with assorted meats and speciatly dishes
Trays going around with spring rolls, dumplings, Thai chicken, sushi and caviar.
Appetizers: Lobster Bisque served first followed by a mixed green salad with apples, blue cheese and balsamic
Dinner: (their choice) of either stuffed chicken, Macadamia encrusted Tilapia or Prime Rib in a wine sauce.
Dessert: An assortment of Pastries, cookies and chocolate covered strawberries and of course the wedding cake which is a 3 tiered dark chocolate cake with chocolate mousse filling and raspberries.
We are Italian-we like to eat! lol
PAMILER 3/26/07 5:43 P
We're having a brunch!
Appetizer: crudite display Breakfast options: omlette station; waffle station; scrambled eggs; breakfast meats; assorted pastries, danishes, and muffins Lunch options: carving station; roast chicken and potatoes, vegtable lasagne, salad station, antipasta display Dessert: ice cream station, yellow cake with fresh strawberries and cream icing Drinks: mimosas, bloddy marys, spiked coffees, assorted juices, and water
whew! I love brunch!!
CHEWIEKIKI 3/26/07 12:42 P
We're just having a cocktail reception, so some of our appetizers include:
roast leg of lamb with goat cheese and port wine reduction
(I might do something with roast beef and horseradish as an alternative too.)
gorgonzola walnut dip on endive
stuffed clams
lots of veggies/crudite
Cheeses
coconut shrimp
some kind of pasta - probably pesto
possibly caviar on new potato rounds
We're making the food ourselves for about 40 people. We did a test run a couple weeks ago with 30.
For dessert we're having the same chocolate cake that we were eating when he proposed.
STYLISTGAL 3/26/07 9:11 A
Wow some of the menu's on here are outstanding! Mine is a bit more simple...
Appetizers: Cheese and Fruit tray
Dinner: (seated) First course - House salad with Lemonpepper Vinegrette, dinner Rolls
third course- A 6oz filet and breaded baked chicken topped with bruschetta, garlic mashed potatoes, and green beans.
Cake: We are having a cake on every table as our centerpieces. 12cakes with 3 completely different flavors. Chocolate, with chocolate mouse and a thin layer of raspberry, iced chocolate buttercream. Cherry chip with a bavarian cream filling, Topped with buttercream. And just plain ole wedding cake....white with buttercream :).
Price...$40dollars a plate X 107ppl (open full bar included in price!!), the cake pricing was different since we are having more cakes than guests LOL. We paid between 35-45per cake X 12tables.
JOYFULSERENITY 3/25/07 4:09 P
Appetizers: thai crab cakes, warm artichoke bruchetta, and an international cheese display
Meal(choice of): tilapia in chile lime butter, grilled chicken with artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, and mushrooms, or a spring vegetable cavatappi all served with gorgonzola mashed potatoes and spring veggies. Accompanied with bread and a spinich/field green salad with granny smith apples, goat cheese, and golden raisins with balsamic vinaigrette.
Dessert: bailey's irish cream devil's food cake and a vanilla cake with layers of fresh raspberries
I didn't have a choice with the caterer/cake, so it is set prices.
Dinner is $23/person and the cake is $3.95/person. Around 100 people.
BIGMOMMAWOODS 3/25/07 2:04 P
Out of curiosity, what is your per person cost for the meal? Just trying to plan for that expense
GUSEEB 3/25/07 11:30 A
We are holding our ceremony in an outdoor location but with a roof. It's a morning ceremony so we were going to have linen lined baskets filled with:
muffins croissants bread and butter sandwiches bottled water
We know many of our guests will be too busy trying to make themselves look pretty to eat breakfast so we felt this was important to have at the ceremony.
Our reception is held at a revolving restaurant that gives awesome views of the ocean, mountains, and the downtown core.
Unfortunately, for luncheons they have a strict 3 item menu and it's a served sit-down meal that includes:
bread and butter (we are negotiating this cause it's not a part of the menu) Ceasar salad Salmon filet OR Chicken Tuscana Creme Brulee
Dinner: Chef salad with house dressing (sorta an italian vinegrette) Rolls/butter Choice of main dish: Chicken in a lemon garlic sauce, filet mingnon, vegetarian dish Sides: Roasted garlic mashed potatoes, vegetables, ziti with marinara sauce
Dessert: Chocolate fountain with all the trimmings!! Chocolate cake with custard filling :-D Yellow cake with strawberry filling :-D
MOM2SIX 3/5/07 8:52 A
I hope we get time to taste it all! lol
CRAZYKEWL 3/5/07 12:23 A
Thanks! The best part. . . .tasting it all hehehe
MOM2SIX 3/4/07 10:28 P
PS crazykewl.....your cake sounds fabulous!
MOM2SIX 3/4/07 10:26 P
This thread could be fun!
We have on our menu:
Veggie tray with dip Chocolate covered strawberry tree Fruit platter with pina colada dip BBQ pork made in a smoker Cole Slaw Roasted corn on the cob Baked beans Rolls Cream cheese brownies Vanilla 3 tier wedding cake Caramel apples (fiance's favorite dessert and a surprise for him in place of a groom's cake)
We're having a casual 'family reunion' type of wedding outdoors.
CRAZYKEWL 3/4/07 3:22 P
Ahh, good to know about the rice :D
TERRI77 3/4/07 2:05 P
Nothing on my menu, I'm not planning a wedding, yet.
I think Spanish rice usually contains Tomatoes while pilaf doesn't. I'm sure there are more differences but that's all that comes to mind now.
**SARA** 3/4/07 11:08 A
I really need to figure this out.
CRAZYKEWL 3/4/07 5:02 A
I havent confirmed our menu yet but. . .
i know i want 3 salads -caeser -garden -shrimp pasta
I want 3 sides -roasted red nugget potatos -roasted red, green and yellow pepeprs - either spanish rice or rice pilaff (I honestly dont know the diff lol)
And for the main dish -roast beef carved at the table -a roasted or baked chicken dish -maybe a samon dish
(there will also be some sort of vegan dish, im not sure what that consists of though)
We are also having fruit, veggie, meat and cheese trays between ceremony and reception while our pictures are getting taken, and more trays of this served at 10pm for a snack.
Cake will be 3 teired, each teir a different flavor 1st- Chocolate Fudge cake with raspberry cream filling 2nd- Strawberry short cake 3rd- milk chocolate with either mocha or hazelnut filling
mmmm. . . i just got pretty hungry lol
Whats on your meun Terri?
TERRI77 3/3/07 10:28 P
Of course that's my favorite subject when it come to weddings! Oh, and the wedding cake counts as part of the menu.
