Food Fun and Love: Dreamy Estate Wedding~ through the eyes of a Vineyard

By: Michelle Nowak, Event Producer, Good Gracious! Events

We can all dream about the perfect wedding: set in a countryside, surrounded by vineyards with the finest grapes, beautiful galloping horses in the pasture, a pond complete with black and white swans, and chandeliers hanging in mid air just below a sky of stars...

For Bernadette and Ryan this was no dream, the happy couple had their fairytale wedding with no details spared! Guests arrived to lavender lemonade, cucumber water and Vanilla Bake Shop sweets to to wet the appetite before the proper ceremony near the main house.

Following the ceremony, Seasonal Berry Sangria with a Church Estate 2007 Pinot Noir was served in the Fleur de Lis pink and purple colored glassware. Guests shared in the bride and grooms excitement and enjoyed hors d' oeuvres and rustic cheeses amongst the wines very own grape vines. GG! tray passed a mix of comfort with a twist... Mac & Cheese Cupcakes, Caprese Panini's and Smoked Chicken Parmesan Taco's.

Guest place cards tacked to the wooden wine board, rustic furniture and wooden signs placed throughout the sinfully relaxing property were the simple and intricate reminders of how the smallest details really do matter to give your party that extra pop of personality.

Community wooden tables with simple white linen runners lined the table settings, we did a small Fleur de Lis glass for table wine, with a taller water glass and champagne flute. A lavender sprig to add a nice scent and accent to the place card thank you at guests seats. A table designed for rustic romance and relaxation!

Dinner began with a Sweetheart Salad.... chopped romaine, heirloom cherry tomatoes, "heart" of palm, artichokes, with a "heart" shaped Parmesan crouton

Main course was followed by a delicious guest choice entree, trio of onion salmon noisette laced with a basil sauce and beef tenderloin with a reduction of balsamic

A simple butter cream frosted cake lickable to any kid at heart served before the happy couple danced till their feet hurt then drove off into the night.

A Wedding far from simple, yet through the eyes of the vineyard, the furniture, food and details peacefully introduced and adapted nicely by the looks of it...