Things I still need to do for the wedding festivities

[frakcancer]

Just so I have it all in one place:

Make:

honey cake (2)
chocolate cake (2)
apple cake (2)
Scripture cake (2)
cinnamon buns (5 batches)
coconut squares (2 batches)
brownies (4 trays)
biscotti
chai spice cookies (10 batches)
cocoa peanut butter cookies (7 batches)
chocolate chip cookies (7 batches)
pinwheel cookies (6 batches)
Turkish salad (5 batches)
chocolate

Comments

[bsg_aussiegirl]

Frak! Firstly, how many people are coming to this shindig? And secondly, can I come? As it all sounds very yummy.

[frakcancer]

This isn't even for the wedding itself, aside from the arches and the religious texts. We're going to almost 20 the weekend before the wedding and almost 50 the weekend after. Since I'm not allowed to do any actual cooking on Friday night/Saturday, it all has to be made before. Damn -- forgot that I also have to scrounge several hot plates...

The wedding will be about 500 people. And if there's any chance you'd be in Israel, I'd have you join us in a second.

[bsg_aussiegirl]

500 people!!!??? Am shocked right now. Is this normal for weddings there? I had 35 guests. But, of course, as my uncle liked to say, our family could hold a reunion in a telephone box it's so small. But still, 500. Wow.

I was going to say I could blend right in with 500 people but then again, with my colouring, I probably wouldn't blend in. LOL.

[frakcancer]

You never know. My family is very light, the bride's is very dark. As long as you're not green or anything...

It's a first wedding for both families, and both families have lived in small towns for many, many years, so we have a lot of friends wh are honorary aunts & uncles to the kids.

In my circles, 500 is a pretty small wedding.

[frakcancer]

Write some new fic and I might be persuaded to part with some of it...

[frakcancer]

Someone who actually likes honey cake? I always make it, everyone grabs one slice, and forgets about it by the next day, because it's too dense to eat more than one slice at a sitting.

[hugamoose]

Holy Hera!! That is a lot of food, it all looks so goos though~ wow 500 that is A LOT of people My daughter is getting married probably in September~ So we are starting all of that lovely wedding stuff ~ I may need some tips!!

[frakcancer]

The most important piece of advice anyone gave me was that there will be screwups. When you're prepared for them, it's much easier when they happen.

[hugamoose]

That is so true, Excellent advice~ I better start my screw up list ASAP!

[bugsfic]

Darlin', there's something called a caterer! I thought the groom's family only supplied...the groom! What will have to do for your daughter's wedding? Build the temple?

fig salami

I'm intrigued...

Yemenite green schug

I read that as green slug.

lemoncello

You're going to make your own lemoncello???

quesadilla for 50

Now that's innocuous.

50 large paper airplanes

Now, that's really innocuous.

[frakcancer]

Darlin', there's something called a caterer!

Local options are Not To Be Relied Upon, so I'm cooking. Neighbors will be making an additional 30 cakes or so.

I thought the groom's family only supplied...the groom!
That's the way it was in the States -- the groom's family did the FLOP (Flowers, Liquor, Orchestra, Photographer) -- but here just about everything is 50/50.

The paper airplanes are in addition to the 600 miniature ones for after the ceremony.

fig salami

I'm intrigued...

Yemenite green schug

I read that as green slug.

lemoncello

You're going to make your own lemoncello???

quesadilla for 50

Now that's innocuous.

50 large paper airplanes

Now, that's really innocuous.

[bsg_aussiegirl]

Actually here the groom's parents supply the groom and the grog. Yep, we have priorities.

[pandj1958]

Hi new friend :)

Wow this sounds like quite an undertaking, but I bet you have it planned out with military precision.

I make a wicked banoffee pie, if you didn't live halfway across the world i'd have sent you a couple ;)

[frakcancer]

I looked up banoffee pie -- god that sounds wicked good!