Sunday, April 20, 2008

Indecision 2008

There is more certainty in my mind about who to vote for this upcoming presidential election, than there is about trivial wedding details.

Planning a wedding has proven to be a very challenging endeavor. I usually try to make a decision and move on from it, but with the wedding, I find myself revisiting every decision that I made, and thinking, "Should I have done something else?"

One thing that I am beating myself up about, is the menu. The beau and I recently agreed on what to serve our guests during the cocktail hour and during the reception dinner, but I am starting to have doubts for the following two reasons:

Reason #1: I could only list eight items on the tasting menu, but I really wanted to try thirty-five.

Reason #2: The beau said he didn't think that (1) the jumbo prawns with meyer lemon cocktail sauce or (2) the raw oysters on a half-shell with chardonnay sabayon "would be a good fit at our wedding." . . . But it was a good fit in my stomach.

Wedding planning for an obsessive-compulsive foodie is self-destructive.

13 comments:

  1. so far your picks make for a foodies fantastic wedding....you can always save the dishes from list B for your 'after party' when returning from the honeymoon.....or perhaps for the baby shower....hehe!

    chardonnay sabayon on oysters~wow!

    p.s. resending comment sorry if dupe

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  2. heyyyy....do you need help with this wedding tasting??? cause i can help you cover that 35....

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  3. PE, I can see your boyfriend's point. Not to cause more confusion, but I love oysters but seems like it was be hard to eat holding a champagne glass. Whereas I think the jumbo shrimp is a classic. What else is on the menu!?

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  5. p.e. ~ do enjoy your posts so much...just wanted you to know I posted today about the passionate eater as well as love to present you with the "E" award for Excellence....which I am sure you have already received b4, but I enjoy your pix + food thoughts so much!

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  6. Eight isn't even close to thiry-five!
    Maybe the price will make you more choosy!
    I can hardly wait to see what you selected!

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  7. Tough choices; it's nice that you get to taste them first. Will be interesting to see what you finally decide on!

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  8. Gotta love wedding planning, especially when it comes down to the menu.

    Then again, I've heard that building a kitchen, remodeling a kitchen, or even evaluating the existing kitchen in a new home can be as divisive as a challenge for a couple, especially if one or both of you are foodies.

    But you can deal with that when you get there =).

    -Sage's Brother

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  9. What fun you're having trying all these fun dishes. For our wedding menu, we were given the choice of A, B, C or D (set courses). Your tastings seem like a real treat.

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  10. Sounds great, actually. I would have gone for the 35 items anyway.

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  11. Hi y'all! I love all of your suggestions! I wish y'all could taste everything w/me!

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  12. Oh, and Taste Memory, thank you SO MUCH for the wonderful award! I have many people in mind on who to pass it onto!

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