We were delighted to be part of this Wedding at Nether Winchendon House. An absolutely stunning surrounding for this beautiful Wedding.
We initially served our handmade canapes with glasses of Champagne at the Bride and Groom's house, a few miles from their reception venue. They had their ceremony in their garden, chairs laid formally on their lawn, in a very pretty country walled garden. Our staff we're on hand to look after guests, and after the ceremony, they served canapes on platters with glasses of cold bubbly Champagne.
From there the guests left our Bride and Groom's house in a vintage bus, and arrived at Nether Winchendon House to a walk down their impressive gravelled driveway, through the orchard, to the terrace with impressive gardens. Our staff were waiting to serve glasses of Pimm's & Lemonade, and also our homemade traditional cloudy Lemonade, to quench their thirst on this sunny afternoon sitting overlooking the beautiful gardens at Nether Winchendon House.
On part of the grounds, a marquee was set in a walled garden where the guests were welcomed to a beautifully laid table, where they would enjoy speeches, Champagne to toast, a grilled summer lunch menu, our homemade meringues, English strawberries and whipped vanilla cream, with wine that had been chosen specifically to match their menu served throughout.
Instead of our usual buffet-style service, our staff served guests at their table, and we placed platters of each dish along the tables encouraging guests to pass platters to each other, and interact as they enjoyed this freshly prepared and grilled menu.
A really lovely touch was that instead of having a Wedding cake, the Bride and Groom had asked guests to make and bring a cake, which would be judged by the children in a country fayre style awarding the favourites with a 3rd, 2nd and 1st place. We then served these cakes along the centre of the tables with tea and coffee, using the specifically choosen vintage plates, cutlery, napkins, cups and saucers.
As the evening guests arrived, and the band started, we served a freshly spit roasted whole pig, with homemade apple sauce, our finger-licking BBQ sauce, and garlic and rosemary sauteed potatoes.
