Did another grazing table as a gift for some friends who got married this past weekend! The table was for after the ceremony, during the cocktail hour.
I've learned a lot from this sub since my last table. I added more dimension with some risers and upped my cheese cutting game.
Overall I think it was successful, I only wish I could've gotten into the venue earlier to set up since it took me an hour to arrange everything and I worked right up until the end of the ceremony. Having a second person helping probably would've been good too for the time crunch.
Info and random thoughts below:
- Total spent: $450-ish, shopped at Costco, Grocery Outlet, & Trader Joe's. Thrifted the vase and glassware, donated/gave those away afterwards
- Guest Count: 200 invited, but 40 of those were kids/babies
- I did refresh the table once with additional bread, crackers, cheese, fruit, and the rest of my salami stash. The last picture is the aftermath with the baggie being someone found my bag of extra figs in the kitchen and pulled it out.
- The veggies were more popular then I thought they would be
- Everyone loved the Gouda and I went through 2 wheels of brie
- The little caprese skewers went the fastest, I made 60 but probably could've done more
- Skipped a majority of the nuts and dried fruit and didn't regret it, they're always leftover on my boards
- I handed out extra cookies and fruit to wandering children because they definitely wanted to dig in before I was done
- Drunk wedding guests will eat cheese cubes at the end of the night even if they're a little warm
by IntrepidOwls
Dining and Cooking