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Mrs. Cheese, Knoxville Age and Occupation: 29, Engineering Manager Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, CAD Designer Engagement Date: July 31, 2008 Wedding Date: May, 2009 Blogging Since: October 16, 2008 Venue: Our home and the two acres it sits on About Me: I’m an emotional girl who loves sentimental things, parenthetical asides, and trying to do things herself. I can cook, sew, am a whiz at planning, terrible at delegating, and totally in love with my fiancé (who will be my second husband but first love of the rest of my life). For our home/ garden/ DIY wedding, we’ll be moonlighting as interior designers, home improvers, and gardeners with the help of our fabulous friends and neighbors. We can’t wait to be married, and are learning how fun getting married can be.
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Yummy Yummy For My Tummy

August 11th, 2009 @ 8:34 am by Mrs. Cheese

Hi, remember me? *waving* I used to blog here, but then I got a serious case of the Recaps and I’ve been fighting it ever since.

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Much like my predecessors, I’m struggling to finish them, and I’m going to let you in on a little secret: recaps aren’t nearly as much fun as I once thought they’d be. We love you guys, our supportive and fantabulous readers, and we sometimes have a hard time trying to live up to your expectations… and our own. I want to find the words to make you feel like you were there, to make you understand that “it was the best day” is completely genuine, to give you hope and peace and help you get through the meltdowns that we all go through.

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And it’s hard, because we are, after all, ourselves. Like you, we have doubts and regrets and an unwillingness to knock the glitter off.

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Oh, yea, and we’re also married. Life on this side of our wedding day is both low-key and busy as all hell. While my husband and I don’t have this big event looming anymore, we do have friendships to catch up on, dinners to enjoy, neighbors to meet. Not spending every moment thinking about your wedding frees up some serious time — and a long list of stuff we set aside to get ready for our wedding — and it’s hard to go back to even the best of days to find the right words.

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So, forgive us if we don’t always recap as quickly as you’d hoped. Much like getting married, writing about getting married is an emotional roller coaster.

On that note, let’s talk about food!

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I’ve wanted to write about food since the first moment my Weddingbee application was accepted! See, I love food. Love, love, love food. I’m that person who bounces when my food arrives, the one who learned to cook solely for the eating, the friend who tells you all about her favorite cities by describing the restaurants she loved.

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While I confidently and somewhat recklessly declared caterers to be an indulgence we didn’t need, my friends and family held the line: leaving the food up to someone else would be money well spent, they assured me.

Then our good friends, the owners of one of our favorite restaurants, mentioned that they cater. And the decision was made.

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See, we’ve never eaten one. single. thing. made by Marty that wasn’t absolutely incredibly fantastically good. When inspiration hit, I didn’t hesitate to trust my idea to Marty and his wonderful wife Demi, and boy, did they deliver.

Our menu? South meets Southwest by way of pulled pork and toasted bread. We offered two sets of fixings: jalapenos + guacamole = torta, or coleslaw + barbecue sauce = pulled pork sandwich.

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Marty smoked the pork butts from Thursday until Sunday and thank goodness we’d already invited our neighbors or they would have followed their noses to our party.

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Yummy.

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More importantly (can you believe I’m saying something about CATERERS that’s MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE FOOD?), they were absolutely amazingly supportive. Really.

“The caterer wants to know if you have cake plates.”

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“Yea, and the cakes are on them, remember?”

{Side note: $6.99 cakes from Sam’s Club. Coconut – wedding white – to make my mama happy, super duper chocolate to make my man happy, and lemon because it’s happy all by itself. And hilariously, we got asked multiple times who we used for the cakes. “Sam’s Club, $6.99” The tortes were a gift from our neighbor and they are TO DIE FOR. Oh, and the cake stands were DIY courtesy of $10 worth of plates and glasses from the Goodwill and some super glue. From the Dollar Tree. Because that’s how I roll.}

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“No, plates for serving the cake.”

“Oh… sh*t.”

And then Demi ran out and bought cake plates. And a serving set. And gave me a hug and told me not to worry. Now that’s a fabulous caterer.

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Oh, and one more thing: see the egg sandwich Marty’s giving Joey, and Joey’s expression?

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Every Saturday we went to their restaurant, Joey ordered a BELT (bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato)… which was not on the menu. For months he called my husband “IHOP”. It was a joke between them, and not only did Marty remember, he brought an egg, slice of bacon and two pieces of bread in a little container so he could surprise my hubby.

Did you catch that? THE MAN MADE SCRAMBLED EGGS ON A GRILL JUST TO MAKE MY HUSBAND LAUGH ON HIS WEDDING DAY. In that moment, they became my people too.

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I could not recommend them more, either as wonderful people, or as amazing chefs. If you’re looking for a really great caterer who makes real food, the kind of food you can’t wait to eat and enjoy every bite of, even (especially!) on your wedding day, contact Marty and Demi Smith. You won’t be sorry. Tell them IHOP’s wife sent you.

And, lest you believe we went booze-less (bite your tongue!), I will admit that the beauteous containers of pretty liquids you see here are, in fact, spiked. Margaritas (with Blue Curacao intended to make them something blue and instead ended up looking like pool water but nobody cared while drinking them happily), vodka punch and vodka pineapple lemonade. Despite my numerous reminders, my sister did not label them as alcoholic, leading me to chase down elderly neighbors to warn them they might be imbibing only to be told that they knew this, thankyouverymuch, and were planning to enjoy themselves.

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Well. If that’s not a successful party…

Next up: the Cheese’s dance.

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Yes, it was seriously cheesy. See my guy checking out my dance moves? Yea, more of that.

All photography by Angela Herzog of Angela Herzog Photography (www.angelaherzogphotography.com) unless otherwise noted. Asterisks (*) indicate that post-processing was done by me, and thus, should not be held against her. See this post for more details.

Late to the party? See previous recaps here:

Part I: And It Begins
Part II: My People, Part I
Part III: It’s Time
Part IV: Our Ceremony
Part V: My People, Part II
Part VI: Celebrate Good Times, COME ON ALREADY!

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Champagne Wishes
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Champagne Wishes (message)  1,187 posts, Bumble bee

Seriously, I don’t think your day could have been any more perfect! Take your time with the recaps… we all understand and will be here!

 
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tessabella76 (message)  3,122 posts, Sugar bee

Love it, love it, love it! Food looks delicious!

 
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Miss Trail Mix (message)  6,308 posts, Bee Keeper

Your wedding looks like so much fun! Keep the recaps coming, no matter how long it takes you, bc we definitely enjoy reading them!! :)

 
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LLauRRa (message)  843 posts, Busy bee

I could just die for your little foodie signs! They are so perfectly adorable and fun. You did an awesome job. :)

 
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Miss Bruschetta (message)  5,565 posts, Bee Keeper

You gotta come to Philly, if just for the food!

I couldn’t read all the little food signs all the way through, because they were makin’ me too hungry! :-(

And, um, that pick of your hubby and his BELT sandwich is too cute!

 
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Melissabegins
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Melissabegins (message)  3,340 posts, Sugar bee

I’m in love with those foodie signs! As someone who enjoys describing and hearing in exhaustive detail the meals that people try in restaurants, I can appreciate your extra effort. A major selling point to my wedding photographer? He also photographs food.

(PS: I could totally eat one of those pulled pork sandwiches described above - wow)

 
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Miss Labrador
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Miss Labrador (message)  1,805 posts, Buzzing bee

Love the whole IHOP part!

 
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Miss Hot Sauce (message)  1,026 posts, Bumble bee

I seriously always love your recaps. LOVE the BELT sandwich! Too cute!

 
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PrettyKitty
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PrettyKitty (message)  505 posts, Busy bee

I am now starving at 6am on the west coast! MMMMmmm. As usual everything is gorgeous and you look radiant.

What an amazing caterer…running to gt dessert plates, he gets a gold star!

I cannot wait to see the danceing!

 
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thefuturemrsjewell (message)  1,829 posts, Buzzing bee

Wow Mrs Cheese… looks like a fabulous day! LOVE your recaps, the BELT is hilarious. looks like it was the perfect day for you and your hubby! can’t wait for more recaps!

 
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Jessie

I too love food and I’m also from the Knoxville area. Have you noticed that there aren’t that many great restaurants around there? Sad, right? However, if you love spicy Chinese food, please please please check out the Hong Kong House on Kingston Pike in the TJMaxx shopping center. It looks like a dump, but the chef there used to cook for the head of state in China. It’s amazing, especially the dry-fried eggplant.

 
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KateMW
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KateMW (message)  2,704 posts, Sugar bee

The food looks yummy and you look so happy! I love the bacon, egg and cheese sandwich. It’s my favorite thing to order for breakfast.

I’ve got to ask…did anybody fall in the ditch behind the chairs? I would have totally done it once or twice had I been there. I am so clumsy!

 
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Jessie516
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Jessie516 (message)  5,480 posts, Bee Keeper

The food sounds/looks delish!!

 
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august15bride
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august15bride (message)  1,667 posts, Bumble bee

Oh Mrs. Cheese. I love your recaps. I was going to send you a PM about how much I miss you, and how I was having a “Mrs. Cheese” moment last night. Just overwhelmed by the whole enormity of marriage and wondering if I would be a good wife to my wonderful husband. But anyway, all that to say, your wedding is beautiful and I love your happy dance. You are such a wonderful, inspiring writer - keep it up!

 
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Mrs. Cheese (message)  801 posts, Busy bee

Thanks, y’all. What a way to start the morning!

Bru - I’m heading your way, you just wait.

@Jessie: I will try it, fo sho!

@KateMW: Nope, nobody fell. Nobody even came close to falling. There was more room to move chairs than it looks like from the pictures. I think I’m the only one that tripped (and that’s not a surprise).

 
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LovestheBear
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LovestheBear (message)  1,250 posts, Bumble bee

Haha, IHOP. Thanks for the great post, it’s an awesome way to start my day.

 
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EAQ219

I need to stop reading your recaps while at work. Because even reading about the food you had at your wedding makes me tear up. I seriously love your wedding, and this coming from the girl who LOVES big, spectacular, ballroom, etc. weddings. The fact that your cakes are from Sam’s, and your cake plates are DIY with items from Goodwill, and you didn’t have plates to serve the cake, and your serving set was bought that day…it’s just so refreshing. And it should be applauded :)

Take your time with your recaps. And a tip for those who need more Cheese in their life: Mrs. Cheese is VERY good at keeping up with her personal blog (sorry to out you, Cheese!).

 
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Mrs. Cheese (message)  801 posts, Busy bee

@EAQ219: Ha,ha… FOOD made you tear up? Woman, you are a sensitive one! Too funny.

I don’t know about refreshing, but if you know me, you know that’s how my life works. If it isn’t important to me, it’s just not, and I’m bound to not worry about it at all. Take heed - have cake plates!

 
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Curlysue (message)  1,703 posts, Bumble bee

Oh wow! I just love your recaps and please take your time. I know I will be the same way after my wedding day. I really wish your caterer was in the Denver area. I would break my budget for them because it all sounds fan-tast-ic!

 
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IA_Snowflake
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IA_Snowflake (message)  1,913 posts, Buzzing bee

Food and drink looks SO yummy. I miss a good SW meal (hmm, how can I incorporate now?)
Thanks for the recaps, we understand life is crazy busy.

 
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Mrs. Cheese, Knoxville Age and Occupation: 29, Engineering Manager Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, CAD Designer Engagement Date: July 31, 2008 Wedding Date: May, 2009 Blogging Since: October 16, 2008 Venue: Our home and the two acres it sits on About Me: I’m an emotional girl who loves sentimental things, parenthetical asides, and trying to do things herself. I can cook, sew, am a whiz at planning, terrible at delegating, and totally in love with my fiancé (who will be my second husband but first love of the rest of my life). For our home/ garden/ DIY wedding, we’ll be moonlighting as interior designers, home improvers, and gardeners with the help of our fabulous friends and neighbors. We can’t wait to be married, and are learning how fun getting married can be.

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