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I read Lindsey’s posts and they have so many pretty pictures- all I have are words! Anyway, I am posting as a procrastination tool from filling out the survey our officiant Jessie sent us. So many questions! But really good questions! With each answer, I realize more and more how much I love Lindsey and how happy I am we are getting married in June.
Sidenote: It is getting really creepy to be making lots of plans for things that will happen after our wedding. Like we were at a movie with Hannah W. and every single movie being previewed comes out after the wedding (by the way- Hannah, thanks for pointing that out every time!)
The tasting that Lindsey talks about in the following post was so much fun! My parents came and the four of us had a blast! It started with a cocktail hour in the barn, which is where our cocktail hour will be. Then we went into the main ballroom for dinner, which was amazing! During the cocktail hour, they passed almost all the different hors d’oeuvres we could have for our cocktail hour. They also had the different stationary displays up. Such good food and the room looked so pretty!!
Then we went into the ballroom for dinner. We were assigned to a table, and had some wonderful breads and things on the table. One of the coolest things about the Publick House is there is a bakery on site and they make the best breads and sticky buns and, yes, wedding cakes! After a brief introduction by the staff, it was time for dinner. In the middle of the room they had set up this HUGE buffet. Each of the possible entrees was served in chafing dishes for us to try and, next to the dish, was the menu item actually plated so we could see what it would look like. The food was really good (not as good as their food usually is, because it is hard to serve in chafing dishes and still make it really good) After dinner, there was a cake table with like 7 different kinds of wedding cake. We made all our food choices, which we might tell you in a later post.
I want to finish with a story that, to me, reflects the sort-of place the Publick House is. After we had gone into the ballroom and sat down before dinner, the catering staff was making the rounds of the room. I got to meet the pastry chef and the executive chef among others, which was really nice. But I digress. So the staff is circling the room and the y come to our table. While they had had most of the appetizers available to taste, there was one in particular I had wanted to try that wasn’t available. I asked the catering manager about it and she went into the kitchen and had them make it up specially for us. This is a place that will do whatever they need to do in order to ensure a great experience and that is amazing! We love them!
Ok, long enough-back to the questionnaire
Well not really. You see the wedding is about 3 months and three weeks away. I mean, if I think back three months it feels like yesterday! Let’s do it together. Remember November 15th? Just days before Thanksgiving?! That was like- yesterday!! Anyway- we’re working on getting everything finalized for the wedding. We’ve got our bridesmaids’ dresses all set, and I’m working on invites. We also have our flowers pretty much nailed down.
Speaking of flowers- I LOVE our florist! Her name is Michelle Bernard and she is such fun!
We went to a tasting at our site and she did a bunch of mock up arrangements for all the tables.
Here’s us at the tasting:
This is a centerpiece with a hurricane lamp that will be pretty similar to my centerpieces:
And here’s a light purple and green arrangement that is simply gorgeous!
I’m getting quite excited about the wedding as we wind down to the last couple of decisions to be made. I have a short to do list. Of course it includes making the invitations, but more about that later!
