What is on the Menu?

[Kari]

Share your wedding day menu!!

[SueMartin]

we had the best food.. finger foods, devilled chicken wings, spicy meatballs, smoked salmon sandwiches, mini quiches, small sausage rolls, vegie plattersd, with cold meats etc.

all finger foods, but because our wedding was a late Sunday afternoon, we also had lasagna, & a curry for thos hadry souls who lasted past 6 pm.. and there were a few..

we had 2 cakes, a navy rum cake ( that was lethal!!! ) and for DH a chocolate mud cake.. with personalised chocolates for favors.

[Mrs. Pickering]

We had Italian--
Fettucine Alfredo, Lasagna, Mostaccioli, salad and breadsticks.

Then our cake was one layer each of strawberry, orange and lemon. Ryan's grooms cake was the tradition chocolate/white mix.

[Kristy]

We had a ton of cocktails but I forgot what they were (there were 8). I know we had sausage and cheese turnovers, Italian stuffed mushrooms, fruit & cheese display, veggie display, etc.....

For dinner, there was a shrimp cocktail, then soup, then salad, then choie of filet mignon or chicken samuel (chicken cordon bleu in a puff pastry shell), dessert of baked alaska, the wedidng cake and a dessert display at the end of the night.

There was lotsa food and it was amazing!!!!!

[belle67]

Here is our menu:

Appetizers

Homemade Rolls with Butter
Pickle Tray
Caesar Salad

Entrées

Roast Beef
Chicken Parmesan
Baby Carrots
Green Beans
Baked Potato

Desserts

Carrot Cake with Pecans and Cream Cheese Icing
Warm Apple Crisp Served with Ice Cream

Coffee

Tea

Punch

[Diane]

We had a breakfast/brunch reception. Our menu was:

Breakfast Station Includes:
Fresh Assortment of Breakfast Bakeries
Fresh Fruit Platter ~ Omelets
Eggs Benedict ~ Corn Beef Hash ~ Breakfast Potatoes
Freshly made Waffles ~ Bacon, Sausage & Ham

Dinner Station Includes:
Poached Atlantic Salmon with Dill and Caper Sauce
Chef's Choice of Chafing Dishes Including Fish, Beef & Chicken
"Peel your own" Shrimp ~ Potato du Jour
Fresh Carved Turkey, Sliced Sirloin Steak or Roast Pork Loin
A Selection of Five Fresh Salads

Dessert Table
Assorted cakes ~ Pies ~ Pastries
Chocolate Mousse ~ Fresh Fruit ~ Rice Pudding
Freshly Brewed Colombian Coffee or Tea (regular & decaf)
Includes Unlimited Champagne & Mimosas

Instead of a dessert table, we upgraded our wedding cake to a cheesecake!

[Angela]

We're doing an Italian buffet served family-style:

Cesar salad; roasted chicken; roasted potatoes; pasta; meatballs; sausage; and I KNOW there is other stuff, though I couldn't tell you what right now.

Wedding cake and ice cream.

Because we're having so much food for dinner, we're just doing cheese and crackers and veggies for hor d'ourevres.

[Kari]

Waiter Served Hors d’Oeuvres
~
Creole Style Oyster Patties

Petite Pastry Shells Filled to the Brim with Succulent Oysters Rockefeller
~
Countess Catfish
Tender Bites of Farm Raised Catfish Sautéed with Garlic and Herbs
~
Stuffed Mushrooms Caps
A Warm Bite of Sheer Heaven with Seafood Stuffing
~
Petit Crab Cakes
Fresh Shellfish Blended with Creole Herbs and Seasoned Breadcrumbs
~
Salmon Cornets
Morsels of Smoked Salmon with Cream Cheese spread on
Pumpernickel garnished with Capers
~
Spanakopita
Delicate Flaky Phyllo Pastry Filled with Spinach and Cheese
~
Venetian Gondola
Proscuitto Wrapped Melon Floating on Endive
~
Angel Dream
“Melts in your Mouth” An Incredible Puff Pastry Filled with Dill Cheese
~
Miniature Quiche Lorraine
A Bite sized Version of the French Favorite with Bacon, Cheese and Egg
~
Mini Muffulettas
A Hand Sized Version of the Traditional Giant French Market Sandwich
Featuring Slices of Ham, Salami, Provolone Cheese with Rich Olive Salad
~
Seafood Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
Chilled Seafood salad Stuffed into Naturally Bite Sized Tomatoes
~
Overstuffed Finger Sandwiches
Featuring Ham, Roast Beef and Turkey
~
Barbequed Chicken Drummettes
A Traditional Favorite Caressed with Our Own Special Honeyed Barbeque Sauce
~
Cocktail Sized Spinach and Broccoli Pie
A Crowd Favorite
~
Cold Buffet
Bountiful Presentation of Domestic and Imported Cheeses
Served with Cascades of Sliced and Whole Seasonal Fruits and Berries
~
Rainbow Rotini Pasta Salad with Italian Seasonings and Sliced Olives
~
Chilled Spinach and Artichoke Medley with Crisp Wafers
~
Hot Buffet
Richly Seasoned Chicken Creole with Louisiana Herbs Served over Pasta Italiano
~
Swedish Meatballs Drenched in a Smoky Barbeque Sauce
~
Louisiana Style Cajun Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

[*meghan*]

Cocktail Hour
Bruschetta
Crudite Basket
Imported Cheese Display with fresh fruit and crackers

Buffet Dinner
Pecan crusted chicken tenders with tequila apricot sauce
Carving station with Beef Tenderloin
Mashed potato martini bar
Salad station w/ house or caesar salad

Dessert
Mini cupcakes (Double chocolate, Lemon, Grand Marnier, etc)
Wedding cake - pumpkin spice, strawberry, lemon poppyseed

I think that's it.....we'll probably add more little things to the buffet when it gets closer :)

[nikkiana]

Let's see if I can remember what we set the menu as....

For appetizers we're having some fromage trays, scallops wrapped in bacon, chicken wings, and assorted fruit... There might have been one more thing...

Main course is a choice between roast beef and chicken in a apple and maple sause..

For sides we're having rice pilaf and a vegetable medley... and I think there was something else and I've forgotten what it was...

[kate]

Cocktail Hour

Crab Rangoons with Plum Sauce
Sesame Chicken Tenders with roasted garlic mayonnaise
Egg Rolls with Plum Sauce
Red Pepper Hummus with pita chips

Dinner
Garden Fresh Tossed Salad with house dressings

Pork Loin Marsala
Roasted pork loin with a savory blend of sweet Marsala wine and onions.
Whipped Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Green Bean Casserole
Bread Basket

Dessert

Wedding Cake!
Devils food chocolate cake with caramel mousse filling, white cake with chocolate mousse filling, and Devils food chocolate with whipped cream filling.

[Vanessaness]

Here's what we're haveing:

Entrees:
Tamarind Glazed Pork Loin with Lemon Date Chutney
Pan Seared Salmon with Thai Curry and Pineapple Jicama Salsa

Salads:
Butter Leaf Lettuce with Creamy Tarragon Dressing
Spinach Salad with Candied Walnuts, Apples, Blue Cheese and Raspberry
Vinaigrette

Vegetables:
Yellow & Green Zucchini with Roasted Red Peppers
Summer Vegetable Medley

Starches:
Steamed Basmati Rice
Tuscan Herb Potatoes

[Hughto]

Hors d'oeuvres-
Bacon wrapped scallops
Duck tenders
Cheese and crackers
fruit dish with chocolate dip


Salad-
Green Salad


Seated dinner-
Parker Style Snapper
Eggplant Roulade
Chicken Francaise


Veggies-
Baby Carrots
Asperagus


Starch-
Roasted baby red potates

[Renny]

here's our menu:

BBQ sliced brisket
Sausage, custom made by them and is to die for
BBQ chicken
potato salad
cole slaw
beans
macaroni salad
tossed salad
bread
pickles, onions, jalapeno pepper
peach cobbler
banana pudding

all for the amazing price of $9.25 pp :happysigh:

[HisBlue]

Our wedding was pretty casual so we had a BBQ lunch it was GOOD

We had:

Burgers
Hotdogs
Baked Beans
Potato Salad
Green Salad
Pasta Salad
Cantalope
Apple Slices
Watermelon

And of course our cake for dessert which was 2 chocolate layers and 2 carrot cake layers.

[Noelle]

Let's see if I can remember everything. We had a served buffet:

chicken and roast beef
corn
twice baked potatoes
rolls
water
tea

cake, mints, nuts, punch

Those served got both chicken and beef....and a plate full of food...very much worth our money!!!

[Raychel]

Okay I totally wish I would have crashed some of your guys' weddings. Damn, I'm hungry now.

Ours still isn't set in stone yet but this is what I think we are going to go with...
Guests will have a choice of:

Smoky Mountain Strip Steak
Marinated in olive oil, fresh garlic and Italian seasonings. Mouthwatering tenderness with a unique flavor.

Chicken Vera Cruz
Baked whole chicken breast stuffed with crabmeat dressing and Provolone cheese.
Topped with a white wine sauce and served over a bed of rice.

Stuffed Fillet of Flounder
Stuffed with our homemade crabmeat dressing and baked to perfection.


There will also be soup or salad, homemade bread, baked potatoes, twice baked potatoes, rice, & veggies.

Dessert: Wedding cake of course!

[*Diane*]

Here is the finalized menu for Biz and Jeff's reception:

Menu

“Shrimp Station”- Sautéed shrimp and boiled shrimp
Tomato-mozzarella bruschetta- with garlic, olive oil, and tomatoes
Herb-parmesan chicken bites
Bacon wrapped artichoke hearts
Sausage-stuffed mushrooms
Grilled Chicken wraps
Southwest layered dip with fresh tortilla chips
Spinach-parmesan dip with toasted baguettes
Potato pancakes with chives and sour cream
BBQ spiced Pork loin Or Petite Pork medallions
Crab cakes with remoulade sauce
Seasonal fruit display with melon carving
Grilled marinated vegetables to include artichoke hearts

:drool:

[Renny]

:drool2: Diane

[Mandy]

We had an all dessert reception...I loved it!

* 2 chocolate fountains (1 milk, 1 white)
* 3 cakes
* Canolis
* cupcakes
* candy table
* cookies
* pies (apple, pecan, pumpkins and PMS)
* Fresh fruit

[Vanessaness]

I'm soooooo hungry now!!! :eat:

[serda23]

We had (I think I remembered everything...)

Roasted Turkey
Pork Roast
Baked Ziti
Macaroni Salad
I think there was some kind of pasta salad too? :shrug2:
Salt Potatoes
Rolls
Veggie trays

And CAKE!!! :)

[Stitch's girl]

For ours, we had:

Passed apps: Deep fried artichoke hearts w/ red pepper aioli, chicken bites w/sun dried tomato mayo, brie and apple wrapped in puff pastry, and mini chicken cilantro enchilladas

Stationary apps: cut veggies and crudite, fruit, and cheese and crackers

Main meal: Choice of peppercorn sirloin with a brandy cream sauce, or ginger wasabi salmon. Both served with garlic mashed and broccoli

Dessert: CAKE! French vanilla cake, white chocolate mousse filling with whole raspberries, and white chocolate ganache icing.

[AlmostMrs.Australia!]

This is late... it seems all the really fun threads have been long abandoned! Oh well though, I want to post mine!

Appetizers:
Fruit and Cheese Mirror
Antipasto Station
Spanikopita (spinach puff pastry)
Bruschetta
Stuffed Mushrooms

Dinner:
Choice of:
Roast Game Hen stuffed with herbed cous cous
Macadamia encrusted grouper with pineapple salsa
Filet Mignon with sauce bernaise

All served with the same in-season vegetable and starch.

Rolls with butter
Beverages

Dessert:
Cordial carts for after dinner
Wedding cake!!!! It is an out-of-this-world creme cake with buttercream icing

:lick: :hungry: :drool2:

[karenzeb]

wow those all sound so good! My menu isn't due until a month before the wedding which is a good thing because I'm indecisive about what I want!

[BASIA]

Here is what we are having (there are still couple things we are debating on but pretty much that is the final thing)

Hors D'oeuvres Menu
YOUR DAY STARTS WITH HOT HORS D'OEUVRES PASSED WHITE GLOVE STYLE, PLUS A FABULOUS INTERNATIONAL CHEESE AND FRUIT DISPLAY.


Bruschetta - (butler style) -"A tuscan toast topped with ripe, diced tomatoes, onion, fresh basil and mozzarella

Assorted Mini Quiches - (butler style) -Assorted petite quiches-mushroom, spinach, lorraine and cajun shrimp"

Spanicopita - (butler style) -"fried spinach and feta cheese wrapped in a flaky filo pastry

Swedish Meatballs - (chaffing dish

Chilled Shrimp - (butler style )-Extra large shrimp, served butler style, with zesty cocktail sauce"

Stuffed Mushrooms - (butler style)-
Fresh mushrooms stuffed with onions, and fresh herbs and traditional tuscon bread stuffing"


FIRST COURSE
THE APPETIZER
FRESH SLICED CANTALOUPE
TOPPED WITH PROSCUITTO
"fresh lime wedge and garnish"

http://mahanscatering.com/FOOD_600/MellonW_Prosuto.jpg


SECOND COURSE
THE SALAD

TOSSED BABY GREENS WITH TRADITIONAL
GREENS MAKE UP OUR "HOUSE SALAD"
"we offer balsamic vinaigrette, raspberry vinaigrette,
or Our Famous David's
"LAKEVIEW DRESSING"
http://mahanscatering.com/images/images/Salad01.jpg


THIRD COURSE

THE PASTA


VEGETARIAN SELECTION

"a light marinara sauce" or " a la-vodka cream sauce"

FOURTH COURSE

INTERMEZZO
LEMON SORBET

"our cooling sorbet with sugar rimmed glasses are sure
to cleanse the palate before your entree arrives."


http://mahanscatering.com/images/images/AShurbit01.jpg

FIFTH COURSE

THE BIRD

CORNISH GAME HENS -traditional bread stuffed and roasted, topped with a
sauce made from the pan drippings
http://mahanscatering.com/FOOD_600/CornishGameHen.jpg


CHICKEN TENDERS with French Fries -(For Children under 8 Years of age)
http://mahanscatering.com/FOOD_600/ChickenTenders.jpg

THE MEATS

Here is where the problem comes in. Both sets of parents want:
GRILLED N.Y. STRIP STEAK 16+ oz. center cut, served either au-poive or with
sauteed mushrooms & onions
http://mahanscatering.com/FOOD_600/GrilledNYStrip.jpg

FH WANTS:
GRILLED FILET MIGNON -"10+ oz. center cut filet mignon, grilled & served
with our house made bearnaise sauce."

http://mahanscatering.com/FOOD_600/FrilledFiletMignon.jpg

SO we need to figure out which one.... maybe I will post a poll.

THE FISH
SEAFOOD STUFFED SOLE filets of sole stuffed with seafood stuffing, and
topped with a newburg sauce."
http://mahanscatering.com/FOOD_600/SeafoodStuffed.jpg

THE VEGETARIAN

EGGPLANT PARMIGIANO -"layers of batter dipped eggplant with mozzarella, parmigiano
& romano cheeses with our house made marinara sauce."

http://mahanscatering.com/FOOD_600/EggplantParm.jpg



ALL OF THE DINNERS INCLUDE
GARDEN VARIETY VEGETABLES
BAKED, MASHED, OR OVEN ROASTED RED POTATOES,
FRESH BREADS & BUTTER, FRESH BREWED COFFEE,
DECAF-COFFEE & TEA

SIXTH COURSE
YOUR WEDDING CAKE WITH ICE CREAM SERVED
ON A PAINTED DESIGNER PLATE


And we will probably get a Venetian Table not sure if the whole thing or just few things

"Ambrosia For The Mere Mortal"
A Love Bird Ice Sculpture will grace your Cocktail Party as well as your entire wedding and will be the centerpiece for your exquisite
50 foot long Venetian Table "Including a Chocolate Fountain".

[Renny]

Basia- :drool: is all I have to say. Ohhhh and if FH want the filet then that's what yall should get, IMO.

[AlmostMrs.Australia!]

Basia it's funny, but it seems like you and I are having a lot of the same/similar menu choices! I agree with Beth about the Filet Mignon. Men like to have some say in the food, at the very least, lol. That's what I learned with Josh. All the choices were mine, but he wanted a say in the food, the cake, and the music. :hehe:

[km]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Aramelle]

Okay, now that I'm starving... :drool:

Our menu:
Hors d’oeuvres:
Fresh Vegetable Platter with Herb Buttermilk Chive Dip
Assortment of Cheeses and Fruit with Crostini
Cream Cheese Tort with Herbed Parmesan Crostini

Dinner:
Caesar Salad
Carved Slow Roasted-Herb Crusted Top Sirloin
Herb Roasted Chicken
Herb Roasted Red Potatoes with Fresh Herbs & Olive Oil
Mixed Seasonal Sautéed Vegetables
Dinner rolls

Dessert:
White Chocolate Cake with Mocha Fudge & Raspberry Filling
Orange Butter Cake with Strawberry Cream Cheese Filling

[Sk8ermaiden]

Hors d'oeuvres
International and Domestic cheese and crackers
Seasonal sliced fresh fruit with hot chocolate fondue
Crudites with ranch and blue cheese dips
Chicken tenders with dips
Baked, stuffed shrimp

Entrees
Apple-Rasin Stuffed Chicken Breast
Herb Crusted Lean Sirloin Roast Beef
Bow Tie Pasta in Marinara (or some other pasta, not sure yet)

Sides
Garden Salad
Asparagus w/Hollandaise
Dinner Rolls
Baked Potatoes

Dessert
Wedding cake, half
Latino Americano - Chocolate cinnamon torte soaked in fresh Colombian mocha cream filling, and half
New England Lemon with Raspberry filling

Miniature Cheesecake Squares
while the coffee bar (with Ghiradelli chocolate frappuccinos) goes on