Our ceremony was in the church I was baptized in and at which I attended elementary school. Needless to say, this church holds a special place in my heart, not only as a place of worship but also as an architectural gem built in the Byzantine style. Gus has been welcomed by our church members and enjoys being part of our wonderful community there.
For our seating cards we had chocolate truffles that, like us, were made in Brooklyn. During the cocktail hour we had a seafood station with raw clams, gulf shrimp, oysters, stone crab claws, and lobster. We also had a carving station with leg of lamb and pork tenderloin, and a steakhouse station. Our passed hors d’oeuvres included lamb chops, sushi, prosciutto-wrapped melon, stuffed mushrooms, lobster salad, mini crab cakes, and peppercorn-crusted beef tenderloin.
The ballroom was transformed into our own secret garden, decorated with alternating centerpieces of chocolate roses and white hydrangeas and tall green trees.