Frequently we have the pleasure of serving a meal for a wedding. The decorations were beautiful. The bride and her dress were beautiful. And, since it was an outdoor ceremony and reception at a local county park, most importantly the day was beautiful.
When the bride and I started discussing her meal six months ago, she was in a slight panic. Her caterer that she had originally hired had decided that he couldn’t afford to do catering anymore. Unfortunately, that does happen to caterers. Not so much that they went out of business, just that business isn’t what is expected.
In any case, she was frantic to find a new caterer and we had met at the bridal show a couple months previously. She had tried the food, but of course, already had her caterer picked so had passed us by at that point.
Fortunately she remembered us in her time of need.
As we discussed prices and what her budget was, we started throwing out ideas for her menu. We did the usual pork sandwiches, hot buffet, yada yada yada.
Then she asked if we had ever done breakfast before.
A plan started developing for her to serve Brinner at her wedding reception. Yes. It was served at 5:30 in the evening. That is the best part of Brinner…also known as Breakfast for Dinner.
Her menu consisted of pancakes, biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, sausage links, and bacon.
Quite possibly one of the best wedding meals we’ve ever done. It was delicious. It was creative. And most importantly, it was fun.
Remember, this event you are planning? It is your special day. You need to decide what kind of message you want to send your guests.
You want it to be memorable.
