Saturday, 1st July 2017

At The Tab Venue, Austin Street, Shoreditch, London, E2 7NB

The creativity of Jez and Terence’s wedding day: they used a small suitcase as the ‘letterbox’ for the cards from guests and nicely styled easels at the entry to display the order of their day. Once every one was seated they brought the easels to the front of the room next to the stage. They hung many delicate banners above the tables and as centrepieces they placed vases with flowers and fairy light lit wine bottles. On top of the plates they laid out their menu, embroidered napkins and place cards.

The wedding cake was a naked victoria sponge with edible flowers. It was placed on the stage as a focus point, surrounded by flowers.

Wedding Menu

Assorted Artisanal Bread 
olive oil and balsamic vinegar
Mini Baguette selection
100% Rye
White Bloomer Sour Dough
Brown Tin Campagne

Share fast Menu
Wild mushroom & asparagus with shallots white wine and black pepper
Chicken & leek with béchamel

Sides dishes  
Roasted butternuts, rosemary goat’s cheese, honey fig, pumpkin seeds, rockets salad with balsamic reduction
Crushed baby potatoes

Kid’s Menu
Home made sausage rolls
Cheese rolls

Sides dishes  
Roasted butternuts, rosemary goat’s cheese, honey fig, pumpkin seeds, rockets salad with balsamic reduction
Crushed baby potatoes

Mini desserts

Chocolate pot
Panacotta salted caramel with warm salted caramel popcorn
Mini bread and butter pudding
Apple and sultana crumble
Citron tart tartlet

Evening Buffet Menu

Organic Cumberland sausage roasted in mustard and honey, roasted onions with 4” hot dog bum
Beetroot and chick peas vegetarian burger with halloumi cheese and tomato relish with 2Oz burger bum

vegetarian hot dogs, with onions and sauce in burger bun

The venue: The Tab Venu, Austin Street, Shoreditch, London, E2 7NB

Florist:  Bisi Williams

Photographer: Gary Carbon

Bus transfer to the Venu : Red Route Busses Ltd

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Saturday, 04 November 2017

At Ecology Pavilion Wedding Venue : Haverfield Road off Grove Road, London E3 5TW

Avi and Emma had elegant, crafty decorations. They used flowers and wooden hearts to decorate the venue’s columns and orange festoon lights on the walls.

The tables had a goregous pop of colour from the hanging orange and burgundy napkins which they alternated between each guest’s seat.  As a surprise for the guests, the placecards were on top of little gift boxes which held a favour for them. Each table’s centrepiece had a vase of flowers placed on top of a wooden board, fine gin bottles and a little recipe.

Reception Menu

Canapé Menu
Fish Cake & aioli sauce
Fresh asparagus, sundried tomato & black olive on ficelle
Roast butternut squash arancini with coriander chutney

Wedding Menu

Assorted Artisanal Bread
Mini Baguette selection
100% Rye
White Bloomer Sour Dough
Brown Tin Campagne

Children Menu

 Starter 
Small crudity plate ***

Main
Spaghetti Bolognese, green beans

Sharing Starter

Burrata served with crispy pancetta, focaccia crostini on red & yellow cherry tomato & baby spinach salad

Sharing Main course

 Corn fed whole chicken marinated under the skin in garlic, fresh herbs, butter & lemon with carrots, red onions & white wine jus

Wellington goats cheese, sweet potato, spinach, red onion & roasted garlic

 Sweet potatoes filled with quinoa, peas, pea shoot, Tofu, mint, pumpkin seeds served mint dairy free yogurt and spicy tomato Pomodoro

Crushed baby potatoes skin in butter sea salt and chives

Mix summer vegetables (red onions, courgettes, peppers, cherry tomato, and aubergine) in thyme and olive oil

Roasted butternuts with toasted almond, tomato and fresh mint

Dessert buffet 
Raspberry Cheesecake

Chocolate Cake

Wedding Cake
Top cake 6 “ Vanilla sponge cake cream cheese frosting melting white chocolate topping
2nd layer 8 ” Red velvet with cream cheese and white chocolate frosting
3rd layer 10 “ Chocolate sponge with chocolate filling

Cheese

Assorted Continental and British Cheese buffet served with crackers, celery and grapes

Assiette de Charcuterie
Chorizo, salchichon, iberian loin, prosciutto ham, assorted homemade focaccia

Venue: The Ecology Pavillon, Haverfield Road off Grove Road, London E3 5TW

Bus transfer: Super London Bus

Photographer: Lily Sawyer

Cake: Easy Gourmet

The brides said:

 “We had such a great day on Saturday and the

Easy Gourmet team were amazing! Absolutely perfect.”

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All the beautiful cakes are stacked in layers and come in different shapes and sizes, including round and square dimensions, some filled with a variety of fruits, and others spread with cream, and sometimes topped with colourful flowers or even models of married couples!

Why not consider a wedding layer cake that could become a showstopper and talking point at your wedding event?

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The Romans had a festival called Lupercalia in the middle of February, officially the start of their springtime.

It’s thought that as part of the celebrations, boys drew names of girls from a box. They’d be boyfriend and girlfriend during the festival and sometimes they’d get married.

Later on, the church wanted to turn this festival into a Christian celebration and decided to use it to remember St Valentine too.

Gradually, St Valentine’s name started to be used by people to express their feelings to those they loved.

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Katie and Tom Wedding’s on Saturday 7^th of November 2015

At the Tab Centre

Saturday 7^th of November we had the pleasure to live another beautiful reception wedding at the tab centre. The groom and bride decided have a funny wedding and it happened!

First of all, the guests were welcomed with some delicious canapes and prosecco on the first floor of the tab centre, after that, the groom and bride arrived to be congratulated by them and all the guests come down to sit and start to have dinner, while the pianist was already a long time playing.

When the dessert finishes, the bingo Musical Game started, and all the guests enjoy a lot and had a very funny time.

The table was decorated with flowers in gold swans and some beers bottle as a jars with candles. Also there was a bar where the guests could go and ask for something that was write on the two drink list created by the groom and the bride.

Menu

Canapes

Sea salt roast baby jacket potatoes with mature cheddar and spring onions
Bubble and squeak balls, garlic and chives fromage Blanc dips
Mini cottage pies
Roasted mustard and honey Cumberland sausage skewers
Mini fish pie in filo pastry

Starter

Boxty pancake with Smoked salmon and hollandaise sauce

Vegetarian and vegan option:

Spinach and ricotta boxty pancake
Asparagus with sea salt and balsamic vinegar

Main Course

Share Pie Menu
Bacon, chicken and Taragon
Steak & Ale

Vegetarian Pie Option:
Wild mushroom & asparagus

Sides: 
Mash potatoes
Mushy Peas

Dessert

Square Sticky toffee pudding with toffee sauce

Evening Buffet

Salt beef and mustard
Smoked Salmon
Humus and grilled aubergine

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Venue: Tab Centre, 18-20 Hackney Road, Shoreditch, London E2 7NB

Bride: Katie

Groom: Tom

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Florist: Jemima

Music – Piano Player: Michael Moore

Photographer: Mark Wallis

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At the Tab Centre

Saturday 20th of June 2015, Soula and William got married at Hackney Town Hall and celebrated that in the beautifully restored Victorian building called The Tab Centre. Everyone was very happy of the cute venue which as the Tab Centre.

The Table plan was attached on the window outside in the reception drinks area surrounded by jar of pansies. On each tables of the hall were placed candelabras assembled and decorated with ivy and roses and on each place setting was a little cute gift for the guest.The names of the guests were written on small cards illustrated with a character who was raised on corks.

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The Guests were welcomed outside by a Reception drink with Champagne,  Soft drinks and Carved Spanish Serrano Prosciutto Ham accompanied by Vegetarian Nibbles.

At the end of the reception drink.
the master chef invited the guests to sit down in the hall for the dinner.  Bride and Groom entered last in the room and were welcomed by all the guests.
The dinner started, was served at the guest Roasted rump lamb with Gratin Dauphinois and Green beans.

At the end of the Dinner sparkling was served and the Brother of the bride, Groom and Best Man made his speeches. Following this the guests were invited to move to the balcony to listened the Mother of the bride toast. They after went back in the main hall to the cutting of the cake.

The bar and the Evening bagel buffet opened and the party began. The Guest danced until the end of the Evening on good music played by a DJ.

Menu:

Carved Ham and Vegetarian Nibbles

Starter

Smoked salmon roses on baby potatoes, black olives stack with pistou mayonnaise

Roasted butternuts, rosemary goat’s cheese, honey fig, pumpkin seeds, rockets salad with balsamic reduction

Main Course

Roasted rump lamb in port wine and berry juice

Sides:

Gratin Dauphinois

Green beans Dressed in olive oil

Summer vegetables tower, roated Portobello, grilled aubergine, courgette, peppers, mozzarella and fresh pesto with spicy Provencal sauce served with dauphinoise on plate

Dessert

Meringue with Strawberry and Cream

Evening Bagel Buffet

Salt Beef

Smoked Salmon cream cheese

Cream cheese

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Venue: The Tab Centre, Austin Street, London E2 7NT

Bride: Soula
Groom: William
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Photographer : Claire Macintyre 

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At the West Reservoir

Friday 12th of June 2015, Marcus and Julia got married and to celebrate this, they chose the wonderful venue West Reservoir.
Bride, Groom, Parents and guests were happy by the amazing location of the West Reservoir. The decoration was beautiful, made mostly of yellow and purple. On the table was positioned flowers and various assortments of delicious chocolates for the guests.In the center of each plate were placed small cute thank you cards for each guest.

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The guest arrived at 16:00pm, they were welcomed with Sparkling wine, soft Drinks, Carved Ham and an assortments of Vegetarian Nibbles. After the Reception drink, the guests will seat any where they wants.In the same time musician began to play background music and the mom of the Bride did the first speech. At the end of her speech the buffet opened. It was presented to the guests Lamb tagine, Roast Salmon accompanied by Medley of Mediterranean vegetables and a Moroccan 5 spice couscous. For the vegetarian guest there was Spinach and ricotta lasagna.

At the closure of the buffet it was served sparkling wine to every guests to accompanied the different speeches of the close friend of bride and groom and the speeches of the Bride and Groom.
After this strong moment of emotion was served the dessert which was Meringue served on cake stand with
Bowl of Strawberry, Bowl of Chantilly, And Red Fruit Coulis jugs.

The evening continued with the arrival of a photobooth, and a Mojito Time
Following this, the bar opened and the party started. The beautiful wedding cake was cut and served to the guest.
The Woman DJ was amazing with her light trainers, she ignited on the dance floor until the end of the evening.

Menu

Carved Ham and Vegetarian Nibbles

Main Course

Hot and Cold buffet Menu:

Lamb tagine with apricots, pine nuts and turnip
Slow Roast Salmon filet in tomato and basil salsa

Vegetarian Option:
Spinach and ricotta lasagna served with shallots and white wine sauce

Sides:

Medley of Mediterranean vegetables, courgette, peppers, aubergine, red onions
Moroccan 5 spice couscous with chick peas and sultana

Dessert

Meringue served on cake stand with
Bowl of Strawberry
Bowl of Chantilly
And Red Fruit Coulis jugs

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Venue : West Reservoir, Green Lanes, London N4 2HA

Groom : Marcus Comins
Bride : Julia

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At the Art Pavilion

Saturday 13^th of June 2015, Diane and Simon got married in such an amazing venue, the Art Pavilion.  The sublime wedding dress and veil and pretty violates bridesmaids dresses were from Vividress.

Everyone was happy by the location and the cute decoration. The hall decorated with blue and yellow balloon from Balloons of London, on each chairs alternated both color of balloons. A photo booth was centrally located for guests to take pictures with funny hat and jewelry during this fabulous day.

On the long table was placed place name in the form of Lego, cream and yellow flowers from Denningtons Florist in different Jam Jars, napkins which hanged from the table and in front of the chairs of the Bride and Groom set up Mr and Mrs.

In the Hall was placed different decorated table, like a table with different candy jars, scoops and bags for guests to eat and take home and a present table where placed a sunflower yellow postbox from Your Wedding Post Box , jar of pens, blank postcards and beautiful yellow roses and cream flowers like peonies or  gypsaphelia with sage leaves in jam jars.  On the side of the room hung a signing tree made by Jodie Bews of Everlongart.

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The beautiful wedding ceremony took place in the Art Pavilion, after that the guest could enjoy a service of Prosecco and soft drink accompanied with carved ham and kind of bread.

During the Diner, some guest participated at the carved of the chicken. All guests, Bride and Groom were happy of that. The day continued with the arrival of another guest for a reception’s drink.

Children and parents were treated to a children magic show performed by the great magician Darren Lang. This wonderful magician mixed illusion and spectacular.

Following the cutting of the cake made by Bride and Groom; the buffet was served; he was followed by the service of the wedding cake and finally the closure of the party.

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Menu

Carved Ham

Main Course

Share Feast Menu:

Carved by the guests: Free range roasted whole chicken marinated in sumac spice, pickle lemon and shallots confit

Slow cooked shin of beef in deep red wine and caramelized red onions sauce

Sides:

Zesty Couscous with lemon, Moroccan spice, toasted almond and raisin

Roasted baby potatoes in thymes

Mix summer vegetables (red onions, courgettes, peppers, cherry tomato, and aubergine) in thyme’s olive oil

Desert

French Apple Tart

Plum Almond Tart

 Raspberry Cheesecake

with jug of cream and coulis

Evening Buffet

 Salt beef and mustard

Smoked Salmon

Humus and grilled aubergine

Medium size bites:

– Organic Cumberland sausage roasted in mustard and honey, roasted onions with 4” hot dog bum

– Beautiful butter puff pastry sausages rolls

 Cake

Naked Cake

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Venue : The Art Pavilion, Clinton Road, London E3 4QY

Bride: Diane
Groom: Simon
Best Man: Jon
Bridesmaid: Florrie
Father /Mother of Bride: Steve and Aileen
Father /Mother of Groom: Peter and  Shirley

Dennington’s Florist : Lee
Transport to reception venue: Local Bus
Wedding Dress and Bridesmaid Dresses : Vividress
DJ: Alex
Draw: Jodie Bews of Everlongart
Balloons of London : Steve
Photographer: Lyndon
Dazzle the Kids Entertainer: Darren Langford – @darrenlang

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At The Old Church

Saturday 11th of July 2015, Annie and Tim got married in St Mary’s New church and celebrated that in The Old Church.

The decoration was very lovely, on the round table in the hall was disposed on the white table clothes little place name which was urns ham jam, different kind of colourful flowers from N16 Flowers in vases, the menu and a Pickle Jam table name. For the children table, was disposed colouring books, different colour of pens and tool table torquay. On the card table there was flower crate and a cute basket for the cards. To finish with the decoration, the hall was totally decorated with candles in Jam Jars and Big LOVE lighter letter in the back stage of the church.

At the arrival of the guest at 15:30pm, they were welcomed with Pimm’s , Soft Drinks, Sparkling wine and Carved Salmon Gravalax served with brown sourdough bread. In mean time the brother in law played instrument. Before the service of the Starter the Bride’s mother did a lovely speech then it was the turn of the Bride and Groom and finally the Best man.

The dessert buffet was accompanied by the lovely wedding cake made by the sister. After the testing of this lovely wedding cake, the evening guest have appeared and they were welcomed with the Cocktail Hour. Following that the guest were invited to begin the party with the First dance did by the Bride and Groom.

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Menu

Carved Salmon Gravalax

Canapés

Cherry tomato baby mozzarella fresh pesto red pepper mousse pastry

Rare roasted beef on mushrooms duxells & truffle oil croustini

Starter

Pastrami , Prosciutto ham , Saucisson
Mozzarella fresh pesto and basil oil with beef and sun­dried tomatoes

Grilled aubergine, courgette, tomato, peppers in garlic and oregano oil dressing

Assorted foccaccia bread, black olives, sea salt rosemary, cherry tomato thyme

Vegetarian Option:

Mozzarella fresh pesto and basil oil with beef and sundried tomatoes Grilled aubergine, courgette, tomato, peppers in garlic and oregano oil
dressing

Grilled Asparagus buttered and sea salt

Assorted foccaccia bread, black olives, sea salt rosemary, cherry tomato thyme

Main Course

Corn feed whole chicken under skin marinated in garlic, fresh herbs; butter stuffed with lemon, carrots onions red onions with white wine jus

Sides:

Mix summer vegetables (red onions, courgettes, peppers, cherry tomato, and aubergine) in thyme’s olives oil.

Crushed baby potatoes skin in butter sea salt and chives

Vegetarian option:

Portobello mushrooms, shallots, asparagus and goats cheese tart with pepper coulis and pesto **

Dessert

Chocolate & Raspberry Mogador

Tiramissu Cake

Mille Feuille

Evening Buffet

Bagel Buffet

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Venue: The Old Church, Stoke Newington Church Street, London, Greater London, N16 9ES

Bride: Annie McKenna / Somerville
Groom: Tim Somerville
Tim’s sister: Victoria Somerville
Best Man : Ed Carroll and Ben Condren
Made of Honours : Sally McKenna
Mother of the Bride : Robyn McKenna
Father of the Groom: Ronald Somerville
Master of Ceremonies : Tony McKenna

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Florist : N16 Flowers
DJ Firm : Wedding Smashers (Max)
DJ : Ed de Lacy
Musicians  : Louise Somerville (organising)
Wine supplier : Laithwaites London Bridge
Photographer : John Sanders

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At The Old Church

Friday 10th of July 2015, Mike and Haffie got married in Stoke Newington Town Hall and they chose to celebrate that in The Old Church.

Bride Groom and the guest were happy of the decoration. On each table there was put above the white table clothes a beautiful green table clothes. The tables were decorated with cute heart-shaped place-name, table name and table holder, runners, a big candle and white flowers vases with wonderful blue, white and red roses. Present for the guest were put below of the white napkins. All the church was decorated with little candles in Jam Jars. At the entrance of the Church a table was positioned, on this was put the framed table plan, picture frame for signing guest, different color of pens, a wicker Basket for the cards and a beautiful guitar.

The guest arrival at the Old Church greeted with a reception drinks in the garden with Sparkling wine, Kid’s Soft Drink and Elderflower. During the wedding reception Irish food was mixed with Uganda food. It was a real good culinary travel between two country so much different. All people was happy of the both food. Dad’s bride, Groom and the two Best man spoke in turns to make cute speech. All the speeches was accompanied by Sparkling wine.

It was a pleasant moment for everyone with this beautiful weather.

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Menu:

Canapés

Salted Beef, mustard on Boxty Pancake

Spicy Chicken Skewer

Vegetarian Samosa with chili sauce

Hot and Cold buffet Menu

Soda bread with Irish Butter

Starter

Avocado Salad, onions, garlic, mint with dressing

Spicy three beans salad

Main

Beef braised with onions, carrot and Guinness

Hearty Irish Larger stew, mushrooms, carrots, potatoes, leeks, parsnip

Sides:
Steamed Basmati rice

Roasted baby potatoes

Desserts

Tia Maria cake

Vanilla baked cheese cake

Tart Pecan

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Venue: The Old Church, Stoke Newington Church Street, London, N16 9ES

Bride : Haffie Musoke
Groom: Mickey McGrath-Brookes
Best Man: Dale Pullin, Tian Lee and Steven Carver
Made of Honours: Remmy, Mette, Louisa, Lotty McGrath and Ellen Brookes
Father of Bride : Salim Musoke
Mother of Groom: Finola McGrath
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DJ: Jamie Hazelgrave
Photographer: Duncan

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