Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Wild Wedding: The Reception {Time to Eat!}

After getting our groove on with some adult beverages for an hour, we were ready to eat. I was very excited about the food. This is definitely a bride who made sure to get some eats!

We booked a local barbecue company to grill some chicken and smoke some ribs. Also on the menu: salad, baked potatoes, and cole slaw. Can you say yum!? It was so, so, so good. Comfort food at its best.

Dinner was held in the inside room buffet style.

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Our caterer

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Getting the food ready

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Feed me!

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The chicken was my favorite

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Now... where's my beer?!

I asked for a sweetheart table so that Scott & I could eat privately and hang out. It was glorious. I really recommend that!

Also, doing a BBQ buffet is *very* budget friendly and the food was so tasty. I know it's not everyone's "style," but I can't stop raving about how great it was.

Everyone seemed to be having a good time and before I knew it... it was time for the toasts!

*All photography by CSE Photography unless otherwise noted.

What You Missed:
The week before the wedding I got a tattoo! We also had our beach rehearsal before having dinner, handing out bridal party gifts, and a wild after party. The morning of the wedding, I got ready and my girls worked it for the camera. We had a first look and we were off to the ceremony. I shared some candid pictures and the first part of the ceremony. The ceremony continued and then we shared our vows. We had a sand ceremony and our first kiss as husband and wife. We then threw seashells in the ocean and made a wish and took group pictures with our friends and family. We also took private shots of just my groom and I before hopping on the trolley. I shared all the details of our reception, and when we arrived, we mingled with our guests before eating dinner.

10 comments:

Marie said...

Mmmm, the food looks amazing!

moderndaywife said...

Love me some BBQ food!! We also had a sweetheart table it was awesome :-)

Ang said...

I'm learning so much about weddings it's insane! I'm not engaged (soon though, I'm thinking (hoping) :).

All this stuff is surely making me a bit nervous though... there is a lot to think about when planning.. a sweethearts table?! I've never heard of such a thing.

Heather said...

Love it! I served bbq buffet style at our reception too!

Rebekah said...

That food looks so good! I love that you did the buffet style.

Whitney said...

we are having a buffet at my wedding too. the food is from a local restaurant. i would much rather have comfort foods than some fancy schmany dinner. we are also getting a sweetheart table too!

Jenn @ West Sac Honey said...

Ah I love all your posts about your wedding! It literally is exactly what I want out of mine! :)

And now that I think about it.. I want an In N Out burger truck for our reception!

Kendra said...

Such a great idea. My cousin did the same type of buffet just different foods. I loved it!

Miss Chelsea said...

Sooo hungry now

Annie said...

yummm!! you cant go wrong with bbq!!