The conclusion of an evening wedding reception is obvious. The crowd thins, the bar closes, the final dance is announced. But what about a daytime reception? How will guests know when to say their goodbyes?
We have a few suggestions to end your fête fabulously, adding a flourish to your final goodbye, and clarifying the end [...]
The current rage in wedding themes is “Shabby Chic.” We love this earthy, relaxed approach to a backyard or farm wedding. The key is to toss any notions of matchy-match colour schemes out the window in favour of bright, playful colours, contrasting patterns, and jumbled, laid-back décor. Add a drawn-out dinner menu featuring local foods [...]
Planning a spring party?
Savour the season with a fresh, local menu. We’ve been daydreaming of farm-fresh asparagus, peas, and herbs since the first cherry blossom appeared. We imagine serving this menu along with local wines at a table adorned with white tulips, curly fiddleheads and delicate lilly of the valley…
to begin
roasted local asparagus, fennel, tomatoes, onion [...]
What are we eating for our Earth Day dinner? An all-green menu, naturally.
We plan to set the table with reusable hemp linens, natural beeswax candles, and spring tulips in curvy recycled glass vases. As guests arrive, we’ll pour an Ontario sparkling rosé, and nibble on antipasto presented on a reclaimed wood platter.
to begin…
house-cured duck proscuitto with [...]
Springtime symbolizes all kinds of new beginnings; as such, it’s a natural season for wedding & baby showers.
For a baby shower, we love to play upon the theme by offering “baby-sized” portions. When our own Managing Director selected a menu for her baby shower, she chose to welcome guests with smoked salmon on mini croissants [...]
We think it’s finally safe to say that winter is over: buds have appeared on lilac bushes, birds are chirping, and local produce is finally starting to reappear in the market. Before leaping head-first into spring & summer events, it’s time to review everything we loved about the winter weddings we created this year.
Flowers in [...]
We like brown paper packages tied up with string…but we love thoughtful touches at events, designed to make guests feel special, comfortable, and at ease.
The design team at Couture Cuisine recently discussed a few of our favourite things – not as designers, but as guests. It’s important to look at a party from the perspective [...]
What do you think of when you imagine decorating a space for a party? Flowers, linens, tables and chairs? Perhaps some prettily coloured glassware? One of the most powerful ways to add colour, depth and drama to a room is with lighting, but it is an element often forgotten until late in the planning stages.
We [...]
The Olympics are in full-swing and it’s inspired us to create a sumptuous all-Canadian dinner party. We imagine serving this menu on a table dressed with a rustic, roughly-textured cloth, with the guests seated on natural wooden benches draped in soft fur pelts. Add some VQA wines and it’s an elegant and delicious tribute to [...]
Last weekend we opened the doors of our home venue, Graydon Hall Manor, for an afternoon of prosecco & prettiness. We set the dining room with a colourful & sparkly collection of rentals from our favourite suppliers, served a variety of hors d’oeuvres & sweets, and popped many prosecco corks. It was a lovely chance [...]
