Soooo what are we all eating on the day?!?!?!

MMmm - what good taste in food you have! Goats cheese and lamb ?

We're having...

>> Puff pastry tart with roasted vegtables, choizo and smoked mozzarella
>> Lamb shank with mash potato, creamed leeks and carrotts
>> Cheese board with Port
>> Coffee with wedding cake

I'd have had goats cheese but was concious that most people don't like it so went for a safer option on the starter.

I'm feeling quite good this week. Booked my transport yesterday and today the registrar has returned my form so I can apply for my passport in my married name!! Woooooo!!

We're doing paella. One meat and one seafood. We know alot of people aren't happy with this but caterer has agreed that as she cooks everything fresh there she can easily cook something else for the fussy foodies.

The canapes are going to be tapas style i.e tostadas, tortilla and stuffed peppers etc.

Pudding is cupcakes with ice cream. It's quite informal but that suits us and our day. x

Ahhhhhhhhh Georgiebarbie yours sounds amazing too - we clearly like the same things!!!! We did have a debate about goats cheese BUT all of our close family like it and H2Bs sister had it (and it wasn't as nice) at her wedding last year and pretty much everyone ate it.

How close to wedding do you need to be to send off for new passport? I'm going to do the same (mine runs out 5months after wedding typically!!)...must look into forms for that.

vickstix i LOVE the sounds of your food, i'd be so happy to be served that at a wedding. YUM!!!!!!!

We're having smoked salmon starter with dill and lemon, rump of lamb on lyonnaise potatoes with roasted cherry tomatoes and wilted spinach and then lemon tart to finish! We had our tasting a few weeks back and it was all so yummy, I hope I'm not one of those brides who has no appetite on the day!

Now I have food envy!! I know loads of my mates don't like goats cheese so decided against it. I'm not paying money for something people won't eat... I do love the goats cheese!!

You can only apply for a passport in your married name 3 months before (it was 3 months on Monday to mine ?/ I've got the registrars forms back to confirm i've booked a wedding and i need to send that off with a passport form. I've got the form already but i've just remembered I need photos too! ?

So excited! D's booked the honeyoon in my new name! Though i'm sad that his passport will look better than mine now. We've got a fair few stamps in our passports which we're quite proud of and his will continue in the same one!! Our passports don't run out until 2014... But I wanted mine straoght away so I can see what holiday's we've been on in our married life - heehee!

Yum mrswinwood2B - we're all loving the lamb aren't we?!?!?! Excellent choice ladies!!!!!!!

GB - i had exact same thinking - i'm paying a fair bit a head so people better eat it!!! Might request any left over goats cheese in a doggy bag for the next day, lol!!!!!

Thanks for info on passport - will look into forms next months then. I can't wait to get a better photo in mine - current one is so dreadful!!!

We are going for a choice menu which will be sent out with our invites:

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Ummmm Nom noms!!!

This is our menu

Wow steelgoddess that's beautiful!

We're just having one big BBQ at half 6/7

• Butterfly chicken breast
• Swordfish
• 1/4lb Burgers
• Sausages
• Steaks
• Lamb

Served with crusty bread, salad and sauces

We're having chocolate favours and jars of sweets on the table. kind of going for a laid back, festival type feel

We're having indian food! well we're both Asian so it seemed like a good option lol. samosas etc for canapes, and some spicy grilled fish and cheese for starters. and 5 types of curry with rice/naan etc. and wedding cake for desert. i am definitely not going to be eating much on the day, not a massive fan of indian restaurant food but this was half the price of any other option and we think our families will love it haha! would've loved to have a main like lamb n potatos though!!

mmmm goats cheese, i think most people will like it and it sounds quite posh lol xx

Thanks hon, i designed it to go with the wedding invites...

Everyones Menu looks scrummy!

Thank god its time for my dinner!!

x

Wow steelgoddess what a pretty pretty menu!!!xx

Fish and chips followed by lemon cheesecake for us!

In the evening we're having our wedding cupcakes and candy buffet. And possibly bacon butties. Very informal and relaxed ?

Oooooooo some lovely food ladies!!!!

We all have fab taste!

Ours is a bit of a pig fest as chosen by OH! Ham hock to start then Suffolk pork sausages, mash hot red cabbage as main. I don't eat meat so am having crayfish salad to start and a dolcelatte p& walnut pasta as a main. We are having a trio of desserts in shot glasses - vanilla cheesecake, chocolate mousse & one other perhaps trifle.

Some lovely food ladies making me sooo hungry reading this post were having the following menu

Starter

Hand Carved Smoked Salmon, Herb Cream Cheese & Blinis

Main

Roast Sirloin of South Devon Beef, with traditional accompaniments

Dessert

Crème Brulee, Raspberries

Or

Eton Mess (Strawberries and Cream)

Then in the evening were having a hog roast....

Mmmmm it all sounds delicious!!

We're having:

Starter Chargrilled asparagus spears wrapped in parma ham stuffed with brie & served on a baby spinach salad & sundried tomato

Main Pork & leek sausages, creamed potato, green beans & red onion marmalade

We haven't decided on a dessert as we weren't too keen on the banoffee pie or creme brulee they served so I think we'll probably have cheesecake.

Wow it all sounds fab!

Starter: Caeser salad with crispy bacon

Thingy inbetween: roast parsnip soup

Main: pork with apple jus and veg

Passionfriut chessecake

Coffe and mints

Ooooh i like talking about food, ours is pretty standard-

Vegetable soup with bread roll for starters

Roast beef, yorkshire pudding, veg and gravy OR nut cutlet, veg for the veggies

Chocolate heaven for dessert( dark,milk and white chocolate mmmmmmmm)

coffee and chocolate

this is making me hungry!

Your menu sounds delicious AutumnRose!! ?

We had a winter wedding and had the following for our wedding breakfast:-

STARTER
creamy garlic mushrooms on puff pastry

MAIN
Roast beef and yorkshire pudding with red wine jus

DESSERT
Creme Brulee with shortbread and winter berries

Just had a proper read of all your menus, some delicious choices! I'm so hungry now!!....and I'm on a diet....

Yum!

We're doing that too along with a cheeseboard as our evening buffet. Still can't belive OH agreed as he doesn't like cheese. x

Loving all the menus, and we are definitely all loving the lamb! Here's ours:

STARTERS

Ravioli of free range cornfed chicken, organic woodland mushrooms and parma ham served with sage butter

OR

Vine plum tomato & buffalo mozzarella salad with cracked black pepper and basil oil (v)

MAINS

Braised lamb shank with mash potato and rosemary and tomato jus

OR

Roast fore rib of beef with gravy, creamed horseradish and yorkshire pudding

OR

Sun tart of provence vegetables with mustard and basil (v)

DESSERTS

Fresh strawberries soaked in champagne, served with strawberry sorbet and champagne sabayon

OR

Home made vanilla cheesecake served with fruit coulis and compote of fresh berries

For kids we're offering a choice of starter and desserts from the above, and then either a half portion of one of the mains, or the children's option which is roast chicken served with vegetables and potatoes of the day.

For the evening we're having a finger buffet too.

Everybodies food sounds good!!!

I'll be having....

Minestrone soup with Parmesan croutons

Breast of chicken stuffed with haggis on a brandy and peppercorn cream

A dessert platter of lemon syllabub, raspberry & chocolate terinne, caramel cheescake and chocolate dipped strawberries with pouring cream

This is our buffet menu for our reception party when we get back from Cuba.

Canapes

Smoked Salmon, creme fraiche& chives

Chicken liver pate & red onion chutney

Selection of marinated olives

Salads

Red onion, tomato and basil

New Potatoes and Chives

Fusilli pasta, mixed with olives and Goats cheese

Roast Meat

Srip loin of beef, Loin of pork garnished with watercress and cherry tomato's

Whole Dressed Salmon

Platters

Slow roast pork ribs

Selection of cured meats

Smoked seafood platter

Minature pie of the day

Minature Quiches

Selection of Desserts

Minature Creme Brulee

Apple Pannacotta

Chocolate and Walnut Brownie#Chocalate Truffles

Minature Shortbread

Wow, loving these menus!

we're having

STARTERS-choice of chicken liver parfait; prawn cocktail; or sweet potato soup

MAINS-choice of roast chicken breast in a tomato and olive sauce; grilled salmon with lemon butter; spinach and ricotta mezzaluna with baby spinach and cherry tomatoes

DESSERTS- choice of eton mess or white and dark chocolate semifredo

I can't make my mind up now!

then we are haning a bbq in the evening ?

Really interesting to see what everyone else s having for tehir big day.

We are meeting with our chef in 2 weeks time to try to finalise what we are going to have.

Our starter is going to be a terrine or pate of local meats.

We are gettign married in Feb next year which is venison season and the plan is that my H2B is going to stalk our main course.

Whilst our desert is probably going to be a chocolate torte I make, it was the dessert I first made for my H2B and he always pesters me for it. i am passing the recipe over to the chef.

My H2B is also quite a good fisherman so he will be out all hours during salmon season to catch our canapes.

Obviously we need a back up for everything as there is no gaurantee he will catch enough to feed te 55 people who are goign to need feed.

We are gettign married in teh middle of Dartmoor and both like the idea of using local produce and my H2B is into his country sports and it gives him a way of being involved alot more in the planning and run up to the day