Who wants to eat?

On Saturday, Cliff and I met with the caterer at the Sacramento Zoo. I can not say enough about how nice the event people at the Zoo are. As part of the rental fee, we have an event coordinator named Edie. It's like getting a wedding planner without paying an additional fee. She has made suggestions of DJ's, flowers, lighting, cakes, photographers, etc. for us. We haven't used everyone she suggested, but we have gone with some of her vendors. It's so helpful because while the internet is a treasure trove of information, there is just way too much out there to be able to easily know who to choose. It's so nice having someone who can advise us on elements that we are not knowledgable about. Edie has also let us come and see a wedding at the Zoo last month. She's great!

The other Zoo person I really like is the caterer, Fred. The Zoo does its own in-house catering, which took one less stress of finding a vendor from us. He's a really nice and easy-going guy. On Saturday, Cliff and I met him at the Zoo to go over the options for food for our wedding. We weren't tasting yet - we'll do that in February, sometime. On Saturday we were just discussing what sorts of things we like and what we would want to try. We are planning to have 4 appetizers, 2 entrees, 2 salads, and 1 side dish. Therefore, Fred is having us try 6 appetizers, 3 entrees, and 2 side dishes (we already know what salads we want) so we can make selections. I am excited to taste in February because it makes me think of shows like "Top Chef" when the chefs make tasting menus for the guest judges. Come February, Cliff will be just like Tom Colliccio and I will be, of course, just like Padma Lakshmi.