If you want your wedding to truly feel French you have to focus on one thing: Food. Delicious, fabulous, French food.The French are deservedly proud of their gastronomic heritage, and a wedding is the perfect place to indulge. If you and your partner love food, consider throwing a gourmet reception at an authentic French restaurant; instead of blowing your budget on a band, you and your guests could celebrate your marriage with a meal you'll never forget.
The French take the enjoyment of food seriously, so think fresh ingredients of the highest quality possible and divide the meal into various courses (keep the portions small). The traditional courses are:
- Apéritif - A pre-dinner drink to "stimulate" the appetitte.
- Amuse-bouche - A small (just one or two bites) savory snack meant to introduce you to the meal you're about to enjoy
- Entrée - We tend to use the French entrée when we mean "main dish" but to the French, it's more of an appetizer - something to keep you happy while you wait for your main dish.
- Plat principal - The main course.
- Fromage - cheese
- Dessert - Need we say more?
- Café - Coffee, to keep you alert
- Digestif - An after-dinner drink meant to aid digestion and conversation
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Jun 6th 2008 @ 10:18AM
Kim Steele said...
My husband and I were married in France and we had a small, but fabulous, wedding reception at the fanciest restaurant in Calvi (Corsica). I always remember our wedding as being so romantic even though it didn't have all of the bells and whistles (and expense) of today's weddings. If you do have a wedding in France or with a French based them, you might like to look into dragées as a favor you can give to your guests - they are very popular in France! Read more about them here:
http://www.easy-french-food.com/french-drages.html
Kind Regards,
Kim
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Jun 7th 2008 @ 11:29AM
Kim Steele said...
Oops! My first time posting to a blog and I didn't get my URL right! Guess I'm nervous. If you want to find out about that very French touch of dragées for your wedding, here is the correct address (sorry!)
http://www.easy-french-food.com/french-dragees.html
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