November 26 2011
Wedding Planning: Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst Part 2
Tagged Under : bakeries, bromley, butter cream frosting, caterer, food tips, good relationship, reputable business, reputations, stable surface, staying power, tasty cake, unpasteurized, venue, wedding cake, wedding food, wedding forums, wedding planner, Wedding Planning, wedding sources, Weddings, whipped cream
Last week, in the first part of our Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst series, we focused on The Bride. This week we focus on one of my favorite topics, food.
Part 2: FOOD
A good meal goes a long way to a great wedding!
Tips
1. Select a menu that your guests will enjoy – consider age range, lifestyle, etc.
2. Butter cream frosting and real whipped cream are tastier than their counterparts, but they do not have staying power. You can have your tasty cake and eat it , too, but make sure your venue will have room in the refrigerator and limit the display time before the cake cutting begins (particularly if the venue is warm – and most are…). While we’re on the topic of cakes – make sure your cake it out of harm’s way and on a stable surface.
3. Don’t miss out on the sample tasting your caterer offers – you want to make sure you like their recipes!
4. Use caterers, bakeries, and other vendors that have good reputations and staying power (they’ve been around for a long time or you know them personally and trust them). You only need one good relationship with a company that provides weddig services and then you can ask them to suggest other companies for everything you will need. You can also check online wedding forums for reviews or pay for a one-time consultation with a wedding planner and get recommendations.
Here’s a great example of why it is important to use a reputable business! A British online news service, The Bromley Times, reports that 29 weddings guests became ill after eating improperly cooked chicken and unpasteurized eggs at the reception. During the investigation, it was discovered that that the venue’s fridge was also malfunctioning. (Powell, Doug, “This is why we got married at city hall…”, Barflbog)
Sources, Additional Information, Great Articles:
Cohen, Gabriel, “Wedding-Food Disasters”, Gourmet
Shin, Jeanette, “Avoid Wedding Cake Disasters”, Food Editorials
Here are some of the funniest comments I’ve found from people about their real-life wedding disasters: Disaster Stories at Tressugar.com.
Related articles
- Tips On Wedding Planning That Might Be Overlooked (frommyexperience.com)
- Tips to Personalize Your Wedding (myweddingideas.net)
- Hiring a Wedding Planner (Coordinator) (myweddingideas.net)
- Tips for Choosing a Wedding Dress (myweddingideas.net)
- Get Married at the Winery This Valentine’s Weekend (lynfredwinery.blogspot.com)
