Weddingbee Blog

When I went to Roswell, NM to attend the wedding of my BM Meagan, the last thing I thought I’d be doing was eating gumbo on a Friday night. I thought we’d be hanging out with the aliens and chatting it up with the cowboys, so when I arrived for the rehearsal dinner, I was shocked to be suddenly transported to a southern plantation. It was, however, perfectly fitting for the groom’s celebration, since he is a Roswell-transplant via Louisiana.

(The sheep watched us dine from beyond the fence)

The tables were set up on the front lawn of the estate, with the catering stations on the side. And, by catering, I mean home-cooked fixin’s that were provided by generous family friends.

Each table was set immaculately with colorful napkins, candle holders, and of course, BBQ bibs. Plus, Meagan got to use the gerber daisies that she loves so dearly… and that her florist outlawed at the wedding.

And you can’t forget the Louisiana hot sauce! One per table seemed to do the trick!

Bibs on everyone…. time to chow down!

And then there was the food!!! While my taste buds couldn’t handle all of the spicy goodness the gumbo and shrimp had to offer, everyone at the table was “ooohing” and “awwwing” over it. I stuck to the hush puppies and macaroni. And the mojitos.

See… those bibs do come in handy!

Desserts were, again, provided by family friends. The strawberries (soaked in Grand Marnier) were wonderful atop ice cream, along with the cookies and lemon bars.

It turned out to be the perfect summer night, and the ideal way to get ready for the celebration on Saturday!

The lucky couple even got the chance to sneak in some early dancing.

In all, they pulled off the perfect welcome reception for their family and friends visiting from near and afar. I mean, they did have to go and top it with a fireworks display the next night… but regardless it was a flawless rehearsal celebration.

Cheers of milk back to the happy couple of Meagan and Ian! (Seriously… how cute is this! Toasting with milk for the cake cutting? Adorable!)