Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Tastings Abound!

This past weekend was our first real wedding activity: tastings. We had our menu tasting and cake tasting lined up for the same day (though thankfully the cake tasting could be done at our leisure). This was also the first time my parents saw the venue for our wedding and I am happy to say that they were more than pleased!

Choosing a menu for any event can be tricky. We only have fifty people to worry about and we still have to take into consideration who can and will eat what we choose. I wanted it to be far from a bland menu and I am ultimately happy with what we chose. I won't post the menu here (it will be on the invitations), but we successfully chose 2 hors d'ouevres, 1 salad, 2 entrees, and 2 sides. We were also able to work in fresh vegetables during the cocktail hour and a special dessert surprise for the end of the reception! The event manager who is working with us at our venue was spectacularly nice as ever and genuinely shared in our excitement. I am so happy to have her working with us to truly make our wedding special.

The place where we scheduled our cake tasting was overbooked, so they were kind enough to prepare a take-home tasting that we could sample as we liked. Needless to say that it all went pretty fast!

Here is the selection we were given:


What we liked: Chocolate Cake, Vanilla Cake, Buttercream, Chocolate Buttercream, Raspberry, Swiss Cream

What we disliked: Lemon Cake, Caramel Cream Cheese, Chocolate Mousse, Eclair

Our favorite combination was Chocolate Cake filled with Chocolate Buttercream frosted with Buttercream. We are going to try other cake shops and tastings, but this was really a good way to get an idea of what we like.

It is incredibly exciting to start taking "real" steps in our wedding planning. There are just over 200 days until the big day, and I know it's going to go by far to fast.

What flavor combinations would you / did you use in your wedding cake?

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