Wedding Menu

We are doing a lite cocktail hour with punch and nuts. For dinner we are having:

Sirloin Beef Tips w/a Burgundy Mushroom Gravy

Whipped Potatoes

Roasted mixed vegetables

Fresh Yeast rolls

Since we weren't getting our dessert from here, our caterer threw in an extra side: Broccoli Casserole

Lemonade

Our venue includes: cocktail hour with 3 stations (italian, meat & cheese, and asian), butler passed hors d'oeuvres (8-10 choices total I think?). Then there is a 4 course meal. We chose lobster bisque for the first course, salad/bread is the second, then the entrees, which are served with mashed potatoes and seasonal veggies. We've chosen filet mingnon, a chicken dish, and a salmon in cream sauce. Last course is dessert -- wedding cake served with a chocolate covered strawberry and butler passed pastries.

What does your caterer offer?

We're having a buffet with 2 entrees (probably beef and salmon or turkey), 5 salads, potatoes, wild rice pilaf, a cooked vegetable and desserts. We're also having cake later on (an hour or 2 later?). We don't have any appetizers though.

Over do food....????? I'd say you can't really over do food, it all just depends on your budget. We're also looking at doing an afternoon tea with some light snacks after the ceremony since there's a break before the reception.

Here is our menu, which is cocktail hour & sitdown:

Appetizers

Passed Hors D'Oeuvres (6 pieces per person)

Seafood Raw Bar

Signature Cocktails

Salad Course

Mediterranean Caesar Salad tossed in Spicy Caesar Dressing with Crushed Red Peppers

Crisp Romaine, Parmesan Cheese, topped with Herb Oil-brushed Ficelle

Entree Choices

Garlic & Herb Encrusted Sirloin

Topped with Cabernet Reduction & Shiitake Mushrooms

Served with French Fingerling Potatoes tossed in Sea Salt & Rosemary and Baby Carrots

Salmon Fillet with Orange, Ginger, & Basil Salsa

Served with Jasmine Rice Pilaf and Green Beans with Julienned Yellow & Red Peppers tossed in Garlic oil

Butternut Squash Ravioli tossed with Roasted Butternut Squash and Parmesan Cheese in a Sage Brown Butter Sauce

Garnished with Toasted Hazelnuts and Crispy Sage Leaves

Dessert Buffet

Assorted Cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcake

Assorted Italian Cookies

Candy Bar

Late-Night Snacks

Mini Big Macs topped with Sharp Cheddar and Chipolte Ketchup

On mini buns garnished with cornichon skewers

I don't think it's about buffet or sit-down, just make sure you are serving your guests a full meal for dinner.

Our cocktail hour will be beer and wine with veggie trays fruit trays cheese n crack trays and a warm spinach dip with pitas, i actually chose a buffet option i was hesitant because i thing seated is little more elegant however the catere sets the buffet up so classy and i feel that with buffet you get a little more for your money and people have more options to choose from .

Our cocktail hour will have 8 hot hors d'ouevres, cheese and crackers, a Tuscan table (antipasto type things and stuffed breads), and penne all a vodka made to order.

Our dinner will be a sit down dinner starting with a garden salad. Dinner choices are

Prime rib

Chicken Valdestone (like chicken Marsala but also topped with fresh mozzarella)

Salmon

Side with dinner are green beans and garlic whipped potatoes.

Dessert is our cake and a Viennese table

ETA dinner sides

We have appetizers which are vegetarian spring rolls and Boursin cheese stuffed mushrooms then salad and bread and then the entrees will be served family style so everybody can try what they would like. We ae serving Rocky Mtn River Trout with a lemon caper beurre blanc and rice pilaf, steak with sauteed mushrooms and onions, garlic mashed pototoes and organic sauteed vegetables. I liked the fact that our venue offered family style. I am hungry now.

Cocktail hour with tray passed apps Mini Beef Wellingtons, Brie Phyllo Purse, Palmier Provencal

Plated Dinner of Filet Mignon and California Chicken Wellington, Roasted Garlic Herb Whipped Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetable Blend, Salad

Candy Buffet and Cake

I'm having a buffet style dinner:

Pre-Reception Cocktail Hour

Cheese and Fruit Display

Assortment of domestic cheese cubes coupled with fresh, sweet seasonal fruits displayed with gourmet crackers on the side.

Cracker Tray

Tray with assortment of crackers

Assorted Sliced Bread Tray

An Assortment of Fresh Sliced Bread to Include Sour Dough, Wheat, and Sun Dried Tomato Bread

Bruschetta Toast

Homemade Mango Salsa with Tortilla Chips

Our homemade Mango Salsa served with tri-color tortilla chips.

Our house made creamy crab dip served warm with old bay tortilla chips.

Warm Crab Dip

Reception Meal

Oven Fried Chicken Breasts

Client requests all 4 types of Fried Chicken (Breast, Thigh, Wing, and Leg)

Our Rotisserie Style Breaded Chicken Baked to perfection

Client requests both Sweet and Vinegar Based BBQ sauce

Pulled Pork BBQ

Our signature smoked pork pulled by hand and seasoned with our homemade vinegar based BBQ. Served with soft rolls and

a sweet BBQ sauce for topping.

Cole Slaw

Roasted Vegetable Medley

Squash, Zucchini, Red Onions, Red Peppers and Carrots

Cavatappi noodles mixed with our signature three cheese sauce, topped with fresh shredded cheese and baked in the oven.

Mac N'Cheese

Baked Beans

Garden Salad

Southern style baked beans with onions and peppers.

Client requests a spring mix and herbs instead of plain lettuce

Client requests Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing and Ranch Dressings

Fresh and crisp mixed lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, and red onion. Served with choice of two dressings

I love talking about food! We are doing seated.

Appetizers:

Mini shrimp and grits.

Beef Satays

Mini Chicken Quesadillas

Salad:

Caesar

Entree choices:

Beef Tenderloin, cooked medium, with a red wine demi glace.

Asparagus, Prosciutto, and Swiss- stuffed chicken with an herb veloute.

Crab-stuffed tilapia with lobster butter.

All entrees will be served with red roasted potatoes and a vegetable medley bundle.

Cake will be dessert and it will be spice cake with buttercream icing.

@Julia Beth My caterer offers buffet and/or a seated dinner. I'm thinking of choosing two entrees (salmon and chicken). I'm not sure about my sides yet. It's so many to choose from. My FH thinks we should do yellow rice and string beans

@Gamecox Mini shrimp and grits sound sooooooooooooooo good!

@Madeline is your Venue offering that or is a outside caterer cooking for you? That is a lot of food. I want to come. Invite me.

We are having a cocktail hour with passed hor dourves, my goal is to have this in the actual reception room because who doesn't hate standing for an hour hour in high heels! Our meal will be served family style and will include cream of chicken soup, cesar salad, chicken vesuvio, beef medalions, alfredo pasta, twice baked potatoes, and green beans.I really wanted to do late night snack too but it is just not in our budget

Cocktail hour:

Rattle snack bits

Rocky mountain oysters

Veggie shooters

Shrimp cocktail

Alligator bits

Fruit

Cheese

Crackers

Buffet Dinner:

Fried chicken

Cheeseburger sliders

Homestyle green beans

Homemade chips

Garden salad

Cob less grilled corn

Variety of breads

Late night snack:

to be decided either Pizza or Hot dogs with chips and dips.

Appetizers Inlcude: mini quesadillas, nacho bar, ceviche, mini taquitos

Dinner- choice of: Barbacoa (beef in red sauce) or Chile verde(pork in green sauce), Rice, Beans, Salad and home made tortillas

Mexican fresh fruit water and lots of beer!

Cocktail hour:

Fruit/Cheese/Salumi Boards

Reception (buffet style):

Hand Crafted Meatballs in San Marzano Tom Sauce w/ Fresh!Mozzarella, Basil

Asiago Mac n Cheese

Tagliatelle w/ sausage, butternut squash, pecans in brown butter sage sauce

Mixed Greens w/ apples, pecans

Assorted Fresh Breads

Candy & Dessert Table:

Cake

Cupcakes

Assorted pies (pumpkin & cheesecake)

Jelly beans, rock candy, Runts, M&Ms, etc. TBD

All of this sounds amazing! I should not have read this post so close to dinner... now I'm starving haha!

Buffet:

prime rib

jasmine rice

lasagna

mixed sautéed veggies

potatoes au gratin

Damn it. I don't have my menu yet but can I please please please be invited to yall's weddings!!!!?!?!

So much food!! Your menus sound so damn good.