The morning of my friend’s wedding, my husband could not stop himself from eating two bagels; one with bacon, egg, and cheese and the other with scallion cream cheese. I chastised him, “What are you thinking?? Remember that you are attending a Long Island wedding today!”
For those uninitiated in Long Island weddings, you must prepare. For the feast will be more plentiful than anything you’ve ever experienced.
The cocktail hour itself is a bountiful buffet. Crisp vegetables, fresh fruits, cheese, and olives adorn one table. A short walk away you’ll find a French crepe station with your choice of seafood or fruit crepes. Tables of fried rice with sesame chicken, sushi, and seafood paella are scattered throughout the cocktail area. And don’t forget the roast turkey carving station or mashed potato bar!
Vegetable Crudite and Dip
Wine Bar
Mashed Potato Bar
Mashed Potato Bar Toppings
I had sweet potatoes with marshmallows, brown sugar, and BACON!!
Roast Turkey, anyone?
My first plate of cocktail hour goodies
After the cocktail hour, the party moves into the ballroom where a salad, decked with cheese and adorned with fresh fruits is waiting at your table.
Choose your main entree from the delicious options. But don’t worry, because you’ll have the opportunity for seconds of any entree!
Chicken Florentine
Filet of Norwegian Salmon en Croute aka "Croissanty the Whale"
Those things, which look like mushrooms, are actually roasted potatoes.
And then there is dessert, of course!
Bananas Foster Flambe, alongside an ice cream sundae bar.
Have I mentioned the open bar, with drinks refilled faster than they can be emptied? (My husband was fairly certain that our waiter was challenging him to some sort of drinking contest.)
Pour me another, bartender!
A beautiful wedding for a beautiful couple. Wishing them a well-deserved lifetime of love and happiness. Cheers!
Cheers!
The Gourmand Mom 