According to The Knot, I am overdue to pick a caterer. It says I should be planning my reception menu right now. Well, I talked to a couple caterers a few months ago when I was looking for venues so I have a general idea of how things are run and what the price will be. I've been putting it off because I know that no matter what I do it's going to be too expensive. I know that I'm going to have to make choices that are going to be hard. I know that I'm going to have to give up certain things in the name of practicality - DAMN YOU, PRACTICALITY?! Why can't I just make money grow on trees....
On the flip side, menu planning will be fun once I get over the initial shock of cost. We already know the style that we want: all appetizers, light and heavy. Maybe vegetarian, but I do like the idea of having seafood like scallops or salmon or something. I want it to be more veg because poor Math has to compromise 90% of the time for meat-eaters. So I think it's only fair for him to feel like this really is his wedding, too! I think little tomato soup shooters with grilled cheese toast points would be really fun. Or maybe a light colored soup like mushroom. And baked brie. Or veggie sushi! And a crepes station. Ooh..maybe each food station could have a theme from a place we like...American, Japanese, French and Italian....What a great idea!
So many choices. =)
We want paper or compostable/recyclable plastic for all our dining-ware. I think this might also be cheaper, but who knows. I should warn everyone that we are not going to be able to seat all of our guests since our venue is too small for 200 people. There will be open seating with a couple tables reserved for family as well as a few cafe tables and benches to sit on. But I think it'll work out. We are expecting people to DANCE!!!
Anyway, while I should be calling up caterers and setting up tastings, I chose to look into lawn gnomes instead. Yes, you heard me....lawn gnomes.
I'm workin' on Math to agree to having these little guys as our cake toppers. They'd be wearing a tux and wedding dress with the standard red pointy hats, of course! Since we're thinking of an English garden theme with statues and vinery, gnomes would be just perfect! Plus we can use these again when the wedding's over in our plants and gardens for years to come.
I was hoping we could find these 2''-4'' little gnomies at a paint-your-own-pottery place but so far the places I've called only have males. And that just won't do for this type of wedding. Since, I'm a girl...after all. =) So upon further searching, I discovered a lady on Etsy who "specializes in garden gnomes and lawn and garden ornaments" for over 30 years! I'm hoping it won't cost too much to custom order mini-gnomes. Seriously...how cool would that be? You gnome you'll love it!
It's a little non-traditional compared to the more normal "humans" that grace the cake top, but so what? Who says we have to do everything according to tradition? Which reminds me...I've been thinking a lot about family traditions in relation to weddings. My parents no longer practice the Catholicism that they and I were raised on. This is great for me because I'm not being forced to get married in a church and I'm allowed to pick my own ministainer. Yeah, you heard me, ministainer. It's a minster and an entertainer all in one! But that secret is reserved for later. ;-)
So what other family traditions do I have to uphold? Well, my mom has a 1975 (I believe) penny that she put in her shoe to follow the old rhyme: "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and a penny in your shoe." Needless to say, I get to inherit this worthless yet priceless one-cent piece. The only problem is that I plan to have open-toed, strappy 4'' heels. Maybe I'll tape it to the bottom. As for the rest of the rhyme, I am working on it. My "Something blue" will probably be the blue snakeskin on my shoes (they're also purple and silver!). My "something new" is the pendant Mom bought be in Santa Fe. Something old...not quite sure on that one, but it could be my wedding band which used to belong to my Grandma. And as for something borrowed...anyone want to loan me something? =)
Lastly, I am planning to uphold the (presumably) long-standing Jagiello family tradition of having a rockin' wedding; where people may drink a little more than they should, dance harder than they ever will (at least until the next J wedding) and close down the bar. That, I can promise you, is a tradition worth keeping!
Some pics of the fams getting' down at Justyn's wedding!
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