Up your wedding’s wow factor with an artful, celebratory display.
By: Sharon Naylor
The main event
Photo Credit: Annie McElwain
“Build your own” burgers, sliders, ceviche and more: When it comes to burgers, mini sizes are your best bet, since they’re easier to handle, and guests can fill their plates with a trio of different burger types: sirloin, tuna or veggie, for example. Topping choices can include onions, mushrooms, bacon plus classics like tomato and pickle slices. “Provide a selection of cheeses in addition to classic cheddar, like gorgonzola, blue cheese and brie,” says Andrea Correale, celebrity chef and owner of Elegant Affairs in New York City and Long Island. Or how about mini-sandwich sliders of smoked pulled pork and barbecued brisket along with mini Reubens on rye and bite-size crab cakes?
Brian Worley, celebrity event designer at Your-Bash.com, likes to do a raw bar with oysters, littleneck clams and shrimp, but takes it further with a customized ceviche station that allows guests to pick their raw seafood ingredients, then have a server mix everything together in a cocktail shaker and serve it in a martini glass.
Photo Credit: Sherman Chu, courtesy of Sasha Souza Events
And who among us could resist the siren call of a potato bar? Audrey Chaney of Botanica Floral Design styled a recent spuds bar with “potato wedges, potato skins, twice-baked potatoes, french fries and, yes, Tater Tots.” The add-ons are endless, from bacon, chives, mushrooms to shredded cheddar and sour cream and beyond. Don’t forget the gravy!
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Andrea Correale serves up pear-shaped potato croquettes.
Photo courtesy of Elegant Affairs, Inc.
