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I know you can’t tell from the photo, but I’m saying, “Please let’s hurry up and bustle my dress so we can go to the cocktail hour.”

It was time for some serious eating. Lemme tell you - I was SO excited about our cocktail hour. While we had a menu tasting for our reception, the cocktail hour involved choosing items off a list. So I was really eager to sample our selections and see how they turned out! After a quick toast with my ladies:

We headed out and were greeted by our sushi station, complete with sushi, sashimi, rolls and the highlight for the Hamster cousins - the sake!

We then moved onto the seafood station, featuring oysters on the half shell:

crab claws and baby lobster tails:

And then rounded the corner for the lamb carving station:

We also had a Peking duck station and various passed hors d’oeuvres such as goat cheese and watermelon, and the crowd favorite - sliders!

Top it off with some bubbly, and we were good to go:

Unfortunately, despite numerous promises to myself beforehand, I didn’t eat as much at the cocktail hour as I wanted to. I wanted to make sure that I spoke to as many of our guests as I could - after all, they were spending part of their precious long weekend with us, and I wanted to let them know we appreciated it! So Mr. Hamster and I mingled and chatted, moving through the cocktail hour space - until we found this group of lovely ladies:

Photo by Mr. Toucan

Look familiar? How many can you name?

And here’s another Hamster Tip: Even though you may have the best intentions to eat during your cocktail hour and reception, sometimes things don’t always work out that way. Speak to your caterer beforehand so that they can put together a plate for you and your Mr. or Mrs. to eat afterward!

All photos by Erica Lyn unless specified.

What have we done so far?

• Poured tea
• Bumbled our way through a rehearsal.
• Rewarded ourselves surviving the rehearsal with some food.
• I teased you.
• The ladies got beauteous.
• We put on our party clothes.
• We had our first look.
• We sweated it out in the park.
• The bridal party set the stage.
• I made Mr. Hamster cry.

I love hearing about food - tell us about your wedding food plans!