Sarah and Mark

Entrance to Middleburg Community Center

 
Recently weekend we had the honor of catering the wedding
reception of Sarah and Mark at the Middleburg Community Center in
Middleburg VA www.middleburgcommunitycenter.com.  
An easy hour drive from Washington DC through Virginia countryside.  As printed in their brochure, “…from auctions to birthday parties,
dances to company meetings, holiday events to family reunions, the
Middleburg Community Center has much to offer for any occasion.  The
Grand Ballroom hosts wedding receptions, family parties, fund raisers, dances
lectures and conferences.”  It’s just a fantastic and hidden gem of a
venue here in Northern Virginia.  It is also a wedding venue that allows the bride and groom to bring in an outside caterer.

Entry to Ballroom at Middleburg Community Center

We set up place cards as guests enter the front door into a lovely marble and wood foyer. 

Teatime staff setting up the ballroom

Bride and Groom about to go through the buffet

There were several dietary restrictions within this menu, one
being a gluten free bride.  To accommodate her diet and a nod to the
groom from New Orleans, our menu featured Jambalaya with Chicken,
Andouille Sausage and Shrimp; Chicken Marabella, Tri Colored Cheese
Tortellini with Al Fredo Sauce, Fresh Fruit Arrangement, Ruth’s House
Salad, Green Beans with Almonds.
For appetizers we served a Cheese Display with Rice Crackers.

Cheese Display with Smoked Gouda, Cheddar, Blueberry-Vanilla-Goat Cheese, Brie with Cranberry-Walnut-Raspberry Topping

Heartfelt thanks from the gracious Mother of Bride, “Thank
you, thank you, thank you! We are grateful and truly appreciate all you
did to make Sarah and Mark’s wedding reception wonderful.  All of the
family had a wonderful time.  We received many compliments on the
delicious food, the ‘most delicious wedding cake’ they had ever had, and
the kindness and friendliness of your staff.  The wedding cake was
beautiful.  Everything was beautiful staged and set up, and went
smoothly. All through the planning process you have been so helpful and
willing to work with our special circumstances, altering your normal
procedures to allow for our dietary, health and budget issues.  In spite
of these many obstacles, you graciously worked them all out. In
addition, even though we were not able to be a client with the means for
a more expansive menu, you have never made us feel less valuable or
never have been condescending in all our meetings.”

Yellow Butter with Fresh Strawberry Filling

As the bride was gluten intolerant, a gluten free cake was
provided by the family so they could still do the cake cutting ceremony.

“Thank you again for everything.  We appreciate all of your talents and efforts, and had a beautiful event with your services.”
We hope to be on the recommended caterers list at the venue, and we certainly hope to be back again soon!