What to eat at weddings!
This weekend was the occasion of my brother’s wedding. So instead of my regular post I’m going to share what I had to eat at the wedding, as I haven’t had much time for writing over the weekend! The wedding was lovely, and no mishaps despite being on Friday 13th! It did rain a lot, but to be honest it’s been raining in the UK since Easter so they would have had hard work picking a day without rain anyway.
The wedding reception was at the Riverside Hotel in Branston, in Staffordshire, and was a lovely venue. It was a shame we couldn’t get many pictures outside – I’m sure the river would have looked lovely in the sunshine!
The meal was along the “posh pub” lines, and very tasty it was too.
We started with a creamy tomato and basil soup:
Followed by an ENORMOUS piece of steak pie. Mind you some of my brothers friends are big lads, so it was probably a good choice! There was an alternative of roast turkey for those who wanted it.
And for dessert there was a baked cheesecake with blackcurrant sauce:
Then there was plenty of good stuff to drink:
And then the wedding cake, which was lots of little cupcakes, made by the bride’s sister. They were chocolate, carrot and lemon flavour. I had a lemon one, but by then I was really stuffed so I took my cake home to eat the next day:
Of course it wouldn’t be complete without a picture of the happy couple! This is my brother Alan, and his new wife Liz, taken in the brief half hour interlude of no rain:
And I thought I’d better stick one of me on as well, with my brother:
So there you go, a busy weekend was had by all here. Did I follow any of the “how to eat on social occasions” rules at the wedding? Nope, I ate and drank everything, except for the aforementioned cupcake which I had the next day. Your little bro only gets married once! Hope you all had a great weekend, and normal service will resume on Live For Food later this week!
