Yes, I catered my wedding! 800 personally massaged meatballs, two fresh sauces down to the minced fresh parsley and 16 roasted butternut squashes. 14lbs of rice stuffing made with fresh bone broth and minced veggies, vegan teff bread, and a green bean and potato salad.  It was a challenge that nobody believed I could do until I did.  The weight of such a venture didn't hit me until I was at the reception table with my new husband looking out over the crowd and realizing that 120 people are eating MY FOOD!!!! I didn't start breathing again until the guests started going back for seconds and thirds.  Then I relaxed and let the compliments sink in as they passed by my table to high five me and get more food.

Catering your own wedding is a once in a lifetime thing - and only for the very few adventurous brides. Like me. It is a feat to be proud of: leaving you feeling complete and satisfied and knowing that it will never have to be attempted again.  Until now. (2 months later).  And no, I am not remarrying. You see, my engaged friend who attended the wedding called me up raving about my food and questioning me about possibly, maybe, wanting to do it again for hers.  When she asked me, I was instantly flattered.  My husband was exuberant and was so happy that my food was validated so highly and that I got a gig from throwing my own wedding.  I replied with an equally exerberante yes! and went to work creating a menu.  Things progressed nicely and as time passed the fun part did too.  Reality hit.  This is a serious gig.  I'll be working with someone else's money, writing a proposal, renting a kitchen, renting commercial ovens for this beautiful loft with an empty kitchen and curiously no cooking equipment.

And so the adventure begins.  I have no idea how much turkey I need for my "leftover turkey sandwich" or how many potatoes to boil for my stuffed mushrooms.  200 people need to be appropriately fed, food need to be promptly executed, I some how need to buy the right amount of ingredients, hire the right amount of people, cook the food to the right temperature, and make it look pretty!

Join me on my journey and wish me luck.  I hope this experience to be fun and adventurous: for me to learn a lot about this business (I am such a novice), to learn a bit more about planning and organization, and I especially hope that after many hours of wanting to pull out my hair and throw my computer across the room it will have all been worth it for my dear friends special day!!

Let the games begin. (superhero music)