Your West Midlands Wedding - Oct/Nov 2019 (Issue 64)

Our experts solve your wedding worries HOT TOPIC  FESTIVE MENU For our winter wedding we’d love to have a festive menu. What foods would you suggest? Winter is such a lovely season for delicious heart- warming meals made with local produce. We suggest a delicious roast root soup with locally sourced artisan bread to start – or maybe a trio starter with all of your favourites including a warm scotch egg, British fishcake and goats cheese bon bons. It is up to you to decide what you love to eat and our chefs will deliver. For the main course you cannot go wrong with roast chicken, pigs in blankets and traditional stuffing, roast root vegetables and your choice of potatoes. Mine would be dauphinoise or classic roast. All finished off with a deep flavoursome jus. Dessert would be a salted caramel garden pot to add some fun to the meal or a sticky toffee apple pudding and custard served in a kilner jar for something warm. Finished with tea and coffee for guests if they fancy it. We believe in giving you what you love and going the extra mile to help build a menu together that speaks about you as a couple. Julie Collins | Vanilla In AllSeasons | Vanillainallseasons .co.uk CHRISTMAS CAROLS We’re tying the knot in winter and would love festive music but still want it to be elegant. What would you suggest?  In years gone by families and friends would gather together around the piano to sing Christmas carols. Today, the piano still has the capacity to create a magical atmosphere at Christmas time. Timeless classics such as White Christmas , Winter Wonderland ,  The Snowman , Sleigh Ride , Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas and The Christmas Song work wonderfully well on the piano. Mix in some arrangements of traditional carols such as Silent Night , Away in a Manger and We Wish You A Merry Christmas and you’ll have the perfect mix for all your guests. For a real touch of class, why not get a musician to play these songs on a elegant baby grand piano at your wedding? Christopher Langdown | Romantic Piano | romantic-piano.co.uk EXPERT ADVICE 87