Erk. Check out this article in the Daily Mail and then read the comments. While it's horrible enough that their venue lost their flowers, special biscuits and served the wrong food, their entertainment also played the wrong first song. All of that should have been compensated for and the venue should have apologised excessively - by the sounds of it, they are not a good venue!
I think what's worse is that their guests seem to be more interested in the X Factor judges (really? the judges?) than anything else - how awful to do all that planning and making sure you have a great day for your friends and family and then to have them shun you for minor celebrities. I think I'd get new friends and family!
The thing that did make me laugh is the comments - specifically the ones about how £26,000 is a lot of money to spend on a wedding. It is - but then you realise that the average is £25,000. Trust me when I say - I can see why. It's hard to budget because wedding prices are so extreme! Maybe when we stop playing £25,000 for a wedding, prices might come down?
The other comment that made me chuckle is the one about the food - sweetie, if you don't know what a fondant is, perhaps you need to try new restaurants?! (Gotta get my snob on somehow!)
Monday 28 November 2011
Tuesday 22 November 2011
Food glorious food
Ah, menus. I love creating menus. I love eating, so this is natural. I have both specific requirements for my wedding menu but also am open to suggestions, so this is quite a nice thing to sort out.
One thing I definitely want to do is some sort of choice for my guests. I woud like to be able to give them a menu of three choices for three courses and get them to say which one they want and then brief my caterers. I think that's nicer than just choosing meat or veggie options and I'm happy to pay more.
The thing I want to save on is the canapes - they may keep people from becoming so peckish and/or drunk they don't enjoy the champagne, but given that we're planning on getting hitched in the late afternoon and then dinner will be served, these are less of an issue for me. Anyone know of any ways to keep these costs down?
Finally, we really enjoy cheese in our friend group, and I know a great cheesemongers in Marylebone. So I think I'm going to put together my own cheese board for the late night cheese and cake fest as a personal touch that should also save money!
The next thing to do is gether quotes and organize tastings. I tried to organize one but they said that if I chose them as the vendor it was free but if I went with another caterer they would charge me £45 a head. While I appreciate they can't be giving out free food all the time, what if their food is godawful? It seems a bit rich to blackmail someone into booking them with a fairly hefty fine. Is this normal practice?
One thing I definitely want to do is some sort of choice for my guests. I woud like to be able to give them a menu of three choices for three courses and get them to say which one they want and then brief my caterers. I think that's nicer than just choosing meat or veggie options and I'm happy to pay more.
The thing I want to save on is the canapes - they may keep people from becoming so peckish and/or drunk they don't enjoy the champagne, but given that we're planning on getting hitched in the late afternoon and then dinner will be served, these are less of an issue for me. Anyone know of any ways to keep these costs down?
Finally, we really enjoy cheese in our friend group, and I know a great cheesemongers in Marylebone. So I think I'm going to put together my own cheese board for the late night cheese and cake fest as a personal touch that should also save money!
The next thing to do is gether quotes and organize tastings. I tried to organize one but they said that if I chose them as the vendor it was free but if I went with another caterer they would charge me £45 a head. While I appreciate they can't be giving out free food all the time, what if their food is godawful? It seems a bit rich to blackmail someone into booking them with a fairly hefty fine. Is this normal practice?
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