What a year it’s been!! In three days my husband Chris and I will be celebrating our one-year wedding anniversary. Chris and I still reminisce about what a fairytale day we had when we became husband and wife. We were married in our hometown with our closest friends and family members by our side on a perfectly clear day in June. After we declared our vows of marriage we headed to the beach for our reception where the real fun began!
The beach where we had our reception is an incredibly special place to us where we can be found long after the sun sets during the summer. Not only was the weather perfect so we could stroll along the beach, the food and the drinks were delectable. From what I hear from our guests their glasses were never left empty!
Many of the foods that were picked for the reception were naturally gluten free. I worked very closely with Kathy planning the menu. Kathy made sure the staff was educated on what gluten free means and they were all fantastic. Some of the hors d’oeuvres that were passed included:
- Shooters of gazpacho
- Lobster salad on sliced zucchini
- Bacon wrapped scallops
- Endive with guacamole
- Beef skewers
- Cherry tomatoes w fresh mozzarella and basil
- Filet mignon w horseradish sauce
To top it all off I had my own personal gluten free attendant that stayed with me during the cocktail hour with all of the sans gluten hors d’oeuvres right at my disposal. I had no idea Kathy was going to provide that- it was so incredibly thoughtful!
Our entrees were Chilean sea bass or filet mignon-it’s hard to describe in words how delicious these choices were although I can say that Chris had seconds of the filet mignon (I easily could have had seconds of the sea bass but wanted to save room for the cake).
Marney White of Marneycakes Inc. created our wedding cake. It truly was a work of art! The main cake did have gluten but I had my own mini version sans gluten smoosh cake. We chose the Neapolitan flavor-one layer chocolate cake, one layer vanilla cake with strawberry butter cream in the middle. All I can say is wow! Big thanks to Marney for her masterpiece. You can see her magnificent creations here http://www.marneycakes.com/
Our first year of marriage has flown by-we can’t wait to see what the future holds. Chris and I feel incredibly lucky and fully appreciate how special and rare it is to marry your best friend. We’re looking forward to spending this summer at the beach in the place where we started our life together!
