Last night, Christy and I attended our first wedding together (that wasn’t either of our’s)
We arrived early to help set up the cookie table for the happy couple
If you’re not familiar with the Pittsburgh tradition, you’ll get the gist from this video:
Had to taste one, of course. QC.
The Bel Air Bay Club is a stunning place to have a wedding, if any of you are looking in the LA area
Delicious catering too!
I shared a plate of roasted zucchini and eggplant with Abe
Also noshed on a stuffed mushroom…
…and a bite of mini cheeseburger
Even nibbled on the centerpieces! Can’t resist a fresh fig.
More artichokes on the dinner tables too…
We started with a delicious salad of roasted red peppers, feta, olives + side of Challah
More bread in the form of rolls – they were warm and delicious
Dinner was various buffets – everything from a pasta station to grilled lamb/chicken
I devoured a plate with salmon, veggies, cheese tortellini, and mushroom penne
Of course, cookies were consumed between courses (and dancing)
There were desserts from Big Sugar Bakeshop as well – but those were off limits til the end of the evening
Remember when I taste tested these back in August? Glad to see some of my picks made the final cut!
I somehow managed to limit myself to 2 mini cupcakes – Pumpkin + Vanilla
And one more cookie – my favorite one. Tasted like a homemade Vanilla Oreo.
We brought home 2 bags FILLED with sweets. Expect to see a lot more cookies + cupcakes in the upcoming weeks.
Congrats to the newlyweds!!!
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Wow!! What. A. Spread. !!! Everything looks amazing. I love wedding (and party) foods. Congrats to the newlyweds.
That looks like some pretty awesome wedding food!
ok now after getting my walk in I am starving!
I want a mini cheeseburger!
Those are all awesome food!! Everything looks delicious! I wouldn’t be able to resist a fresh fig either-I love fresh fig!!
What a gorgeous wedding! The cookie table has my mouth watering.
how elegant!! It looks as though a good time was had by all.
Yep, I know all about that tradition! I cannot tell you how many cookies I plated for 300-person weddings when I was a server! Insane.
Haven’t been to a wedding in a while. This made me want to receive an invitation…from anyone!
Weddings are great! I went to one on Saturday also. Your weather looked a lot better than ours.
What a gorgeous wedding and even more beautiful food choices!
Beautiful – you looked radiant…as per usual!
I was an Au Pair (my first job in LA when my work visa expired and I decided to stay – good gig to have room and board!) for a couple who blonged to the Bel Air Bay Club – their fmaily had been members for years…needless to say the place is gorge…I spent 3 summers there – it was a great place even if I was the “help”
You see Lynn – you can stir emotion and memory in someone whom you’ve never met just by simply sharing your life – thank you for that…
Ah the cookie table! This is serious business. In Philly, there is competition amongst the aunts of the bride/groom to see whose cookies disappear the fastest. Woe to the cook whose cookies remain untouched….
really – this exists in philly too?!? my husband’s from that area; i wonder if anyone in his family has ever experienced this…
Looks like a lot of fun! Would love to have those cookies :]
A fresh fig would be nice also
I love the cookie table, as well as the desserts table idea. I’ve always said that my wedding will have to be heavy on the sweets- way more than just cake no one will eat!!
After reading this, I want cookies!! Lovely, yummy wedding.