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Mrs. Espresso, Corona/Big Bear Age and Occupation: 23, Community Services Specialist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 22, Maintenance Technician Engagement Date: December 21, 2007 Wedding Date: October, 2008 Blogging Since: June 25, 2008 Venue: Outside a rustic b&b in Big Bear Lake About Me: I'm a lover of all things good: coffee, music, travel, rain, and of course- my handsome fiance! I'm a full believer in the "Life is Short," mantra - and therefore, eat lots of dark chocolate. I'm a Geographer by degree and nerd by choice. I cook to the sound of French and Portuguese music even though I speak neither. I love road trips, camping, hiking, and capturing life through the lens of my camera. Take me to Anthropologie and I may never leave. I'm a sucker for pretty packaging, bargain finds, and old movies. Mr. Espresso and I are high school sweethearts and I am so blessed to be this amazing man's future wife.

Eat Local

September 8th, 2008 @ 10:55 am by Mrs. Espresso
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There are 3 reasons why the guests at our wedding will be eating local. 1) We wanted to support a local business, 2) The food at Sweet Basil Bistro is phenomenal, and 3) the closer the caterer to our venue, the less likely we are to have problems (or the quicker we will be able to fix them).

Chef Sally at Sweet Basil has been a dream to work with as well. From arranging the meal options to fit our budge,t to offering us one amazing and filling tasting - every meeting has been great. And now that our menu has been finalized, I can’t wait for our guests to enjoy her food as well.

Grilled chicken wrapped in prosciutto and served with a Chardonnay sauce, Creamy Pesto Pasta, Grilled Asparagus, Various types of Bruschetta, Mista Salad with Chopped Pistachios and Creamy Balsamic Vinaigrette, and much more! I’m getting hungry just thinking about it!

Did other factors besides taste go into your catering decision?

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3 Responses to “Eat Local”

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Miss Sweet Tea (message) 461 posts, Helper bee

Yay for local food! We had that same requirement as well… mmm, so excited for jambalaya and crawfish!

9/8/08 @ 2:05 pm (reply)

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ErinMarieMack (message) 728 posts, Busy bee

Mmm….your menu sounds great!

We are also going local. I’m excited for guests to have a “taste of Colorado”.

9/8/08 @ 2:27 pm (reply)

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missm (message) 808 posts, Busy bee

definitely! food is important to us - it was our #1 wedding priority, so we budgeted for a local caterer who specializes in local, seasonal and organic food. as the planning rolled on, it’s been a very local process - whenever possible, we’ve picked vendors that are as local as possible. living in the bay area, this is much easier than in other places, but we feel good about our decisions to support local and, in most cases, independent and small businesses.

9/8/08 @ 5:04 pm (reply)