My mom and I had a very successful shopping trip today. I bought a white, sweater wrap, she bought her fancy, black shoes, and, the shiny:

When guests arrive they will be greeted with coffee and danish.

After the ceremony, guests will head into the next room for cocktail hour.

Cocktail Hour

• Passed Hor d’oeuvres
• Cold Display: smoked salmon, fruit, cheese, antipasto, veggies, salad
• Hot Antipasto: eggplant rollatini, fried calamari, stuffed mushroom caps, chicken murphy
• Latin: paella, tostones, ropa vieja, fried plantains
• Mongolian Wok Station
• Southwestern Station: quesadillas grilled to order

First Course

• Salad Duet Course: baby field greens with fanned poached pear, goat cheese wontons, candied walnuts, and dried cranberries

Tableside Choice of Entree

• Chateaubriand with Cabernet Demi Glace
• Lemon and Herb Encrusted French Cut of Chicken
• Salmon Roulade with Julienne of Roasted Vegetables
• Vegetarian meal: Pasta primavera
• Children’s meal: Chicken fingers

Let us know ahead of time if you would like the vegetarian meal, children’s meal, or have other dietary restrictions.

Dessert!

• Wedding Cake: Vanilla cake with strawberries and vanilla custard filling and butter cream icing
• Chocolate Molten Cake with ice cream

Everything was done by Erica of ericacavanagh on Etsy. I haven’t received my order yet, but so far, she’s been my favorite vendor to work with. She made sure every step of the way that I was getting exactly what I wanted. She’s been awesome.

Now, onto the pictures!
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