A December Wedding Reception

The bride and groom requested a variety of salads and bread, along with a few desserts (since they didn't have a big wedding cake to cut for everyone to eat). I also included some bread dippers - spinach artichoke dip, Alfredo dip, and strawberry butter - to compliment the variety of breads. I had homemade breadsticks, homemade rolls (made by the groom's other aunt - Krista), and homemade pumpkin rosemary rolls made by the groom's sister. The salad menu included - teriyaki spinach chicken salad, chicken caesar salad, loaded Italian salad, honey lime fruit salad and a caprese pasta salad. Desserts included lemon bars and Oreo cheesecake bars - requested by the bride and groom - along with swig style sugar cookies and chocolate almonds (another bride and groom request). Drinks were iced water and a cranberry spritz drink made with cranberry juice and Sprite Zero. 

 

Red and Gold Wedding Reception

Groom's Wedding Luncheon

 I planned for about 50 people. They requested light and fresh salads and fruit, finger sandwiches and some sort of cheesecake dessert. The colors they asked me to utilize were a dark purple and grey/silver. Root Beer was a favorite for the bride and groom (they collect root beer bottles from different root beer varieties they have tried).

IBC rootbeer, water, strawberry lemonade to drink

Hawaiian Chicken Salad Sandwiches

Ham, Turkey and cheese sandwiches on Hawaiian sweet rolls.

Asian Chicken Spinach Salad

Ranch Tortellini Salad

Candied Almond Strawberry Salad

Floral Centerpieces were arranged by me :)

Lemon brownies - the best ever!

Oreo Cheesecake Bars

The couples last name was "Sweet" so I displayed some "Sweet" sayings about love 

along with some pictures of the bride and groom.

I incorporated some spider mums in root beer bottles to add a little more 

of the bride and groom's personality to the decor. The bride and groom collect root beer bottles from the different root beers they try. I thought it would be fun to decorate with some root beer bottles as well as serve root beer.