We catered a beautiful Malibu wedding on a sunny September day.
One of the things we enjoy about catering is being able to share life's special moments with our customers. We had the privilege of catering a beautiful wedding at The Adamson House in Malibu, CA. Right off Pacific Coast Highway, this beautiful property, built in 1929, is a national historic site and a California historical landmark.
We worked together with the bride and her vendors to ensure she would have a fun and memorable wedding.We provided "Day-Of" Coordinating Services, Serving Staff, and Food of course! While The Adamson House does not have a kitchen available, we set up an outdoor kitchen area on the grounds and brought our electric convection oven to heat hors d'oeuvres and later before dinner brought the rest of the food warm in our commercial hot boxes.
For brides interested in the Adamson House for their big day, we recommend building a full usable kitchen on the property. If you talk about this with your caterer and rental company, they will help you see what items you need - this depends on your type of menu and style of service (ie. Sit-Down, Buffet or Family Style). For example, a covered tent with lighting as well as a commercial conventional range with oven and plenty of tables for prep! This will help your caterer very much and will help to ensure your food is safe, fresh and delicious! Nothing is better than when your food comes straight from the oven to the plate.
The bride arranged for her own cake with Bread Basket Cake Company in Camarillo. The cake had three different flavored tiers and was covered in
white chocolate. The bride provided her own cake topper and cutter.
All of the photography was done by the amazing Gloria Mesa of Gloria Mesa Photography. She was such a pleasure to work with and produces incredible work. She was kind enough to send us pictures of our work to share with you. If any bride-to-be is reading this and is still looking for a photographer, I confidently recommend her to you! Check out her blog (www.gloriamesa.com/blog) for more pictures of her work at the Adamson House and more.
We tray-passed three hors d'oeuvres during cocktail hour:
Crab and Gouda Stuffed Mushrooms
pictured below
Mini Beef Wellingtons
Bruschetta
with Fresh Mozarella and Basil
Crab and Gouda Stuffed Mushrooms
pictured below
Mini Beef Wellingtons
Bruschetta
with Fresh Mozarella and Basil
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| Photo Credit: Gloria Mesa Photography |
The bride rented a small bar that was set up at the reception area and we provided tables and linens for this bar at the cocktail area which took place in the patio.
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| Photo Credit: Gloria Mesa Photography |
We served vegetable crudites and our fresh fruit cascade during cocktail hour stationed in the patio.
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| Photo Credit: Gloria Mesa Photography |
All rentals - which included bar, lighting, tables, chairs, and linens were provided by AAA Rents. The bride chose a vibrant sea blue for her napkins which we folded and set at the tables.
Our staff set-up the chairs at the ceremony site and afterwards moved them to the reception area and also arranged the tables in the reception area.
Depending on the location of your ceremony, if it is within close proximity of the reception, you can save some money and only rent one set of chairs, our staff will move them from the ceremony to the reception site at no extra charge.
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| Photo Credit: Gloria Mesa Photgraphy |
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| Photo Credit: Gloria Mesa Photography |
For the special touch, a fan fold and strawberries on the champagne
glasses helped bring the tables to life. The bride arranged for her
centerpieces, colorful wild flowers in mason jars with blue ribbon.
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| Photo Credit: Gloria Mesa Photography |
We loved the starfish details that lined the isle in the ceremony area!
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| Photo Credit: Gloria Mesa Photography |
A great way of keeping all your guests happy at the bar without breaking
your wallet is by doing water, soft drinks, and beer and wine. The
bride provided a keg of a local brew as well as wine and champagne. To
make it easier for her guests, she provided a framed menu at the bar.
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| Photo Credit: Gloria Mesa Photography |
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| Photo Credit: Gloria Mesa Photography |
Tying napkins on our silver chaffing dishes added a nice personalized touch to the buffet.
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| Photo Credit: Gloria Mesa Photography |
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| Photo Credit: Gloria Mesa Photography |
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| Photo Credit: Gloria Mesa Photography |
This is a wonderful children's table centerpiece idea. The bride used
the same mason jars that she used for her floral centerpieces and filled
it with Starburst and a bouquet of Jolly Rancher lollypops. For the
finishing touch a blue ribbon and the chalkboard table sign.
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| Photo Credit: Gloria Mesa Photography |
Another wonderful idea for the children's table is to provide your little guests with activity books to keep them busy and happy during the reception. The bride tied a few crayons with ribbon and made her own activity book.
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| Photo Credit: Gloria Mesa Photography |
Note that while this wedding had a buffet dinner, we still provide all of the table settings at the table as well as a sit-down salad. This keeps cost down while still making everyone feel special.
Below is the menu we provided.
Dinner Menu
Caesar Salad
Chicken Marsala with Mushrooms and Capers
Penne Pasta with Fresh Basil, Sun Dried Tomatoes, Garlic and Artichokes
Summer Grilled Vegetables with Tri-Colored Peppers
Home Baked Rolls and Butter
Squaw Bread
Fresh Fruit Cascade
Vegetable Crudites and Dip
Fresh Brewed Colombian Coffee
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| Photo Credit: Gloria Mesa Photography |
I want to give a huge thank-you again to Gloria Mesa Photography for sharing these pictures with us and allowing us to share them with you!
We had a wonderful time catering at the Adamson House. It is always rewarding to see the bride and groom's happy faces at the end of the night as well as all of the guests and family.
At Henri's, we do so much more than cater,
we are in the business of making people happy through good food and service.
For more information about Henri's Exquisite Catering visit our website www.henriscatering.com. Call us (818-348-3141) or email us (henriscatering@gmail.com) for any inquiries.
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