LATE SUMMER WEDDING - SEPT 2010

Micklefield Hall was the perfect setting for this late summer Wedding. We kept our fingers and toes crossed that the weather would be just right for the Bride and Groom, and we were not let down.

The marquee was the main venue for the Wedding Day, however guests were really treated with a view of the inside of the main house, as they walked from the main entrance, through the reception rooms to the top patio, where arrival drinks of Pimm's & Lemonade, bubbly cold Prosecco and Sparkling Elderflower cordial awaited them.

We served four different handmade canapes, two of them hot and freshly cooked at the top patio giving guests the mouthwatering smell, and also a presentable working kitchen, watching their canapes being prepared and made.

Guests enjoyed a walk down the rolling landscape of Micklefield Hall's lawned garden, across a beautifully decorated bridge, to their marquee. The marquee was dressed sumptuously with elegant tall floral table displays, and a fully laid table complete with side plates, a selection of glasses and linen napkins. A whole wall of the marquee was glazed, giving guests amazing uninterrupted views of the stunning scenery at Micklefield Hall.

The Bride and Groom had chosen a bespoke BBQ menu, following a taster session at Micklefield Hall earlier in 2010, finished with our homemade mini rich dark chocolate tarts and fresh summer fruit pavlovas. Their evening was completed with a selection of cheeses, mixed crackers, grapes, fresh bread and our homemade incredible mango chutney. We selected the specific selection of cheeses with our local cheese expert, and chose an all English selection of Colston Bassett Baby Blue Stilton, Wookey Hole Cave Aged Cheddar, Somerset Brie and Wobbly Bottom Goat's Cheese with Nettles.

We completed their Wedding with our "everything but the drinks" drinks package, which provided a comprehensive service to include dedicated bar staff to serve arrival drinks, serve Wedding Breakfast drinks, manage a bar throughout the day and evening, and ensure each guest was looked after and their tables kept nice and tidy. We also provided the bar serving area, all refrigeration, and the required drink garnishes and ice. This service gave the Bride and Groom the flexibility to choose the quantity and selection of their own drinks, with Flamed Foods Co. providing the professional service to match.

A very impressive Wedding at a very impressive venue.

A CHRISTENING BBQ - SEPT 2010

This Christening BBQ was in the sunny back garden of a beautiful house in Chalfont St Giles.

We set our preparation and cooking area as a focal point in their garden, and not only served a delicious freshly grilled BBQ menu with the complimenting yummy and satisfying desserts, we also provided sparkling glasses for their drinks and freshly brewed tea and coffee to really finish their menu.

As there was a guest who is gluten intolerant, we provided our Butcher's handmade gluten free sausages for all guests, and they are that juicy and tasty, that none of the guests could tell the difference!

These photos will give any potential customers a really good idea of how we can fit neatly and presentably into a garden, and add something truly special to their garden party.

A MODERN AND STYLISH WEDDING, WITH ALL THE TRADITIONAL CHARM - SEPT 2010

This Wedding in Little Missenden was set in the extensive back garden of The Crown pub. It was the perfect combination of a modern and stylishly dressed marquee, with black and white as the main theme with splashes of hot pink and fiery orange in the floral arrangements on each table, with the traditional charm of an English country pub.

We arranged our smart and professional preparation and cooking area next to the main walkway up to the entrance of their marquee, so that every guest could see us preparing and cooking their dishes and smell the wonderful scent of food grilling on our coal barbeques. Many guests came to see us for a closer look, and we had some great conversations regarding our dishes, and the ingredients they contained, and also what we were doing with them.

We served their bespoke barbeque menu, which contained a lovely juicy prawn skewer that we also added some large grilled whole prawns to, to give guests the real wow factor, which was followed by our indulgent Oreo Cheesecake and our Gooey, Chewy, Crispy and Crunchy meringues, and then the guests were entertained again by us cooking a fresh Paella and it certainly helped soak up some alcohol later in the evening!

A really lovely Wedding, and although there were 120 guests, it felt intimate and special.