Wedding Crasher: The Food

Soooo… more details on the wedding that the Editor and hubby crashed last weekend! Yesterday, we shared our thoughts on the entertainment. But there cannot be a wedding ~ especially an Italian wedding ~ without good food!!! And a cocktail for hubby to get into the wedding crashing mood!

Martini for Hubby (Photo by CAZ)

As you walked into the event space, you were greeted by an adorable wish tree the happy couple set out for guests to write well wishes. We did one too! Hopefully, when they get back from their honeymoon in Ireland and read the tags, it will make them chuckle!

Wish Tree (Photo by CAZ)

Bar to the right and appetizer buffet set to the left. Two big sections overflowing with food! The first table was the gourmet pizza station with a rotating selection of thin crust, straight-from-the-oven piping hot pizzas. Veggie was delicious, pepperoni always good but my favorite was the three cheese. YUM!

The other section was a selection of salami, prosciutto and soppressata next to a HUGE platter of mixed olives, marinated mushrooms, stuffed cherry peppers, marinated artichoke hearts, roasted tomato and mozzarella salad. In addition, there was a nice assortment of cheeses including Swiss, cheddar, havarti, bleu and goat with crackers. And for you healthy eaters, an overflowing platter of crudite ~ baby carrots, celery sticks, broccoli florets, sliced cucumbers and cherry tomatoes with ranch and Italian dips.

An intermezzo of fresh fruit in a root beer float type of glass was served at the table. Followed by a delightful house salad also served at the table.

Dinner Is Served! (Photo by CAZ)

Then on to the main course! There was a carving station for the roast prime rib of beef served with horseradish. On the buffet, you could select chicken francaise with lemon butter sauce or the stuffed filet of sole. I enjoyed the perfectly cooked prime rib and hubby loved the stuffed sole and both of us thought the chicken was delightful. For the sides, there were oven-roasted potatoes, a veggie trilogy and penne pasta in red sauce.

Wedding Cake (Photo by CAZ)

And for dessert, confetti cake and vanilla ice cream!

Everything was delicious and plentiful! Mazel tov!

Written by theBrideScoop Editor

Claudia Antony Zompa is Editor-in-Chief of theBrideScoop. All the articles written by me are my own opinions and may or may not reflect the opinions of the other writers at theBrideScoop.

Claudia has been planning events, weddings and far flung vacations around the globe for her friends, family and colleagues since she was in college. In addition to being Editor-in-Chief of theBrideScoop, Claudia is owner of Chicago-based event planning company AS YOU WISH focused on creating magnificant weddings, fabulous social events and outstanding galas and fundraisers.

Claudia has a bachelor degree in business administration from Loyola University Chicago and an MBA from The University of Chicago. She is a member of the International Special Events Society (ISES) and the Association of Bridal Consultants (ABC). She is a Founding Board Member of Wish Upon A Wedding – Chicago Chapter and a Founding Member of the Wedding Industry Professionals Association.

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