Imogen & Chris Marquee Wedding

Imogen & Chris – Marquee Wedding

JUNE 2019 | THE COTWOLDS

Imogen & Chris had a beautiful summer marquee wedding in their parent’s garden in the Cotswolds. With 85 guests in the daytime and 110 guests in the evening we created their wedding menu together. We prepared some of their favourite food and how they wanted the day to feel for their guests. We crafted lots of different menu ideas and together short-listed dishes to try for their menu tasting. With their families trying the food to help make decisions we created a wonderful menu that was perfect for their marquee wedding day.

Imogen & Chris's Wedding Story

Our chefs started by crafting a menu based on our discussions with Imogen & Chris

Imogen & Chris were married in the most beautiful Cotswold setting in early summer, with a garden marquee to celebrate their big day.

We crafted their bespoke wedding menu thinking of some of their favourite foods and seasonal dishes that their guests would enjoy. They were also big fans of gin and so we made sure that our gin piano bar was stocked full of their favourite gins and one or two they hadn’t tried before.

We started the menu with a delicious selection of canapés which were enjoyed with champagne

After a beautiful wedding ceremony in the village church; Imogen & Chris’s guests enjoyed a champagne reception with canapés including: Confit Chicken Wrapped in Parma Ham, Steak Tartare Mini Fish & Chips, Chipolata Sausages and Wild mushroom arancini.

We turned the garden marquee into a full-service restaurant and bar

Our chefs turned the garden marquee into a restaurant and kitchen and crafted a fined-dining three course wedding breakfast consisting of Scallops & Black Caviar to start.

For the main course guests had Herb Crusted Lamb Cutlets with Wild Mushroom and Roast Garlic Wellington as a vegetarian alternative and to finish they enjoyed a White Chocolate Cheesecake, raspberries, in a chocolate dome! We also suppled some delicious kids food and a later evening Chicken & Chorizo Paella or Charred Pepper & Vegetable Paella.

Of course, they also enjoyed our Gin Piano featuring some of their favourite gins like: Sipsmith, Silent Pool, Hendrinks, Cotswold, Bloom, Manchester Tanqueray and Bombay Sapphire.

On the day

It was a beautiful, warm summer’s day and guests enjoyed the garden as we served food and drink at a leisurely pace.

Guests were able to enjoy a full-service bar with bespoke cocktails and we served Chicken & Chorizo Paella street-food style in the garden as the sun began to set.

Running order

2:00pm Church wedding ceremony

3:00pm Photographs at the church

3:15pm Champagne and canapé reception

4:30pm Guests take their seats

4:45pm Wedding breakfast served

6:15pm Speeches

7:00pm Evening guests arrive and music

9:00pm Evening food served

Canapés

Confit Chicken Wrapped in Parma Ham

Steak Tartare

Mini Fish & Chips

Chipolata Sausages

Wild Mushroom Arancini

Starter Course

Scallops & Black Caviar
Served with buttered samphire & lobster bisque

Heritage Tomato Soup (v)
Served with fresh basil, basil oil and a balsamic reduction

Main Course

Herb-Crusted Lamb Cutlets

Served with dauphinoise potatoes, charred summer vegetables, a mint and rosemary jus

Individual Wild Mushroom and Roast Garlic Wellington (v)
Served with dauphinoise potatoes, charred summer vegetables, a thyme jus

Dessert

White Chocolate Cheesecake

With raspberries, in a chocolate dome

Tea & Coffee

Assam & Earl Grey Tea & Arabica Coffee

Evening Menu

Chicken & Chorizo Paella

Spicy Vegetable Paella (v)

We had so many comments...

"We wanted to take the opportunity to thank you again for your hard work both ahead of the wedding and on the big day. The food was absolute perfection!!! We're still savouring the taste of the beautiful scallops and the exquisite lamb!!

We had so many comments from our guests, not only about the food , but also how amazing the service was, how no guest was forgotten with canapes, every need was catered for and the fine detail which went into every element. You contributed so much to what was a magical day, and it was incredible to see how the food we discussed and day we envisaged when we first met you, turned into a reality. We cant thank you enough."

Imogen & Chris