August 17, 2010 - Stan and I went to Hizon's Catering office to have our detailing and food tasting. We arrived around 11am and met Drew, our planner. Being a self-confessed OC bride, I brought my laptop with me with all the notes and photos that will help me explain to our planner what I wanted for our reception.
We discussed the following:
1. Menu - primary goal of the food tasting is to choose the menu we will have on the big day. We were served 2 viands for the chicken, pork, beef, fish and vegetables plus the cheesy lasagna. It took us a while before we come up with a decision because all dishes are great. We just noted that there should have a different flavour for each dish, so we had somewhat creamy, something sweet, salty and cheesy.
2.Table Set-Up (Couples, VIP and Guests' Table) - here, we chose the linens to be used, on how the ribbon will go with the chairs, backdrop, the flowers and centerpieces. I showed Drew the photos of the set-up that I wanted and he said it is do-able.
3. Amenities Included - we discussed if we will avail the bridal car, emcee, cake and doves included in the package. In our case, we availed all except for the bridal car. So Drew showed us the sample cakes we could choose from and confirm the availability of the host that we prefer. We were also asked to choose if we want to have a sword or torch parade.
4. Other Items - We discuss the number of guests to be stated in the contract, the package price, additional scoopers, serving time, serving set-up for the cocktails and other add-ons they could offer.
Around 3:00PM, we reviewed together what we have discussed and then printed the contract. We paid 50% of the contract price and agreed to meet again 2-4weeks before the event to finalize everything.
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| our planner Drew with Stan and me |
Then off we go to our next stop - SM Megamall for our Rings and Videographer meeting (to be posted separately).
What a great way to spend my 25th birthday :)
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