Tastiest of Tastings

On the eve of April 18th, we attended a "tasting" at the Holiday Inn-Carol Stream where our reception will be held. We had the opportunity to look at a variety of table decorations, review the wedding cake style book and taste all of the different food options available for wedding dinners. Hotel staff members served us and were very helpful in answering all of our questions. It was a fun night! We giggled over the fact that Ed was just plain hungry and interested in having a little bit (and in some cases, a LOT) of everything regardless of whether it would be a wedding night potential food or not. Debra, on the other hand, was all business trying to figure out what tasted good, would appeal to the most guests and fit within our budget. We truly do provide a nice balance for one another.

We got a chance to meet our banquet manager and felt hugely relieved when we discovered that this wonderful woman was willing and capable of handling ALL of the decorating prior to the reception as long we give her explicit directions and all the materials a week before the wedding date. *cheer* Now we can concentrate on getting the Church decorated (more on decorations and flowers later).

Proof positive that we have a lot in common, we both liked the same cake out of nearly one hundred different choices, AND we both wanted the same modification to the cake (removing columns inserted between the top and second layers). No columns for us--we prefer the tiers stacked together! The design that we settled upon is hexagonal in shape. Cool!

Stay tuned to the next post for our menu choices!