An Austin Rehearsal Dinner With Elevated Western Style

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March 18, 2024

The Planning

Design / Vibe / Vision

We definitely played up on the Texas location, with a western themed after party. Guests entered through a floral archway covered in straw cowboy hats, and guests were given colorful bandanas to wear. For the dinner it self, the linens featured a nature inspired pattern with birds. So, we decorated a large iron birdcage for the escort cards, etc.

Cocktail Hour

The Details

Food & Drink

PASSED COLD HORS D'OEUVRES

• Smoked Duck and Vegetable Roll, Soy-Lime Sauce

• Jicama Tuna Tartare Taco

• Seasonal Freshly Shucked Oysters with Oyster Shucker/ Attendant

PASSED WARM HORS D'OEUVRES • Lamb Lollipop, Mustard-Thyme Crust

• Fried Avocado and Pork Belly Bite, Cilantro Emulsion, Sesame

• Mini Beef Wellington, Béarnaise Sauce

• Bacon- Wrapped Quail Breast, Date, Walnuts

• Black Bean Empanada

FIRST COURSE

• Shrimp Cocktail, Mexican Cocktail Sauce, House Made Tortilla Chips

SECOND COURSE

• Trio of Baby Iceberg Wedge, Tobacco Onions • Smoked Onion Vinaigrette, Herb Dressing, Blue Cheese- Buttermilk Dressing

THIRD COURSE- ENTRÉE

• Southern-Fried Chicken, with Butter Beans, Macaroni and Cheese, Collard Greens, and Chef's Seasonal Vegetables

• Freshly Baked Cornbread

FOURTH COURSE- DESSERT

• Carrot Cake • Regular and Decaffeinated Illy Coffee Selection of Hot Teas

LATE NIGHT SNACKS

• Mini Margherita Pizzas All Beef Pigs-In-A-Blanket, Assorted Mustards

• Brisket Sliders (No Onions) Casa Dragones Tequila- Joven, Casa Dragones Tequila- Reposado, Belvedere Vodka, Whistle Pig Whiskey, Knob Creek Bourbon, 12-Year-Old Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch, Templeton Rye Whiskey, Bombay Sapphire Gin, Bacardi Silver Rum

BAR WINES

Bin 373 Chardonnay Flowers Sonoma Coast, California 2021 Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, Hedges Family Estate Washington, 2020 Bin 412 Pinot Noir, Presqu’ile, California, 2019 Bin 106 Sparkling Wine, Prince de Lise, France Bin 102 Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé, Champagne, France, 2018

DINNER WINES

Bin 373 Chardonnay, Flowers Sonoma Coast, California 2021 Bin 412 Pinot Noir, Presqu’ile, California 2019

CHAMPAGNE TOAST

Bin 102 Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé, Champagne, France, 2018

BEER

Bud Light, Coors Light, Michelob Ultra, Dos Equis, Fireman’s 4 Real Ale, Lost Gold IPA Real Ale, Shiner Bock, Stella Artois

OTHER

Non-Alcoholic Beer Assorted Soft Drinks & Mineral Waters

Florals & Decor

Inspired by blue and white chinoserie, and the Texas location we created a Big Texas blue rehearsal dinner but softened and polished it up. Steer/Texas longhorn notes were used in the cocktail hour decor, and in the antler chandeliers in the dinner tent. Natural rattan furniture and lanterns were used during cocktail hour and lining the walkway to the tent. A blue and white printed fabric with bird detail was also used on the linens at dinner, and to inspire other details like the seating card display. We used a large iron birdcage to display the seating cards.. and printed birds "picks" were used on cocktail hour menu items. The florals were bright and bold oranges, deep reds and yellows in mixed blue and white patterned containers...

Couple Portraits