Catering!

We met with the on-site caterer this weekend, Julie of Circle C Catering. From the start they've been on top of our list; they came highly recommended, have the best prices and the added benefit of being housed at the Wildflower Center's Cafe.

We tasted four different appetizers and bbq, all of which were totally delicious. We also discussed the layout of the ceremony, cocktail hour and reception. The on site location of the caterer showed its advantage as Julie explained the best way to lay out each area and how guests would actually use each. Finally, I picked out the linens after one glance at the color wheel. We'll have Sea Mist for the table cloths with Ivory napkins folded at each place setting. I loved how relaxing Sea Mist is, especially when paired with Ivory and white. It should go beautifully with the pop of glass vases filled with flowers and candles.

After the tasting, Lon and I discussed the dinner options and are now leaning toward serving the build-it-yourself pasta bar instead. The bbq was delicious but on the heavier side as all bbq is. With the event leaning more toward a garden-party theme, a pasta bar, featuring both pesto and tomato based sauces, two types of pasta, and chicken to add, seems more up our alley. I also liked the idea of serving salad and garlic bread. Now we'll just need to get back there for another taste.

In other news, I realized last week that August 18th brings us to the 9 month mark! I cannot believe how quickly the past 10 months have gone, and now see how soon we'll reach the big day. Scary and exciting!