A Wedding Menu

Some of your wedding guests may be traveling great distances to get to your wedding. Some may even be flying to get to your wedding. Should you serve them the same type of meal that they got on the plane or should you serve them something better? I have included a menu below which is presented as an alternative to the usual wedding menu of baked chicken or broiled fish, vegetable, and roll.

This menu was served at a great price. Our caterer is exceptional. He has experience in some of the best restaurants in Washington, DC. Because of this, he likes to prepare more complicated meals than the usual wedding menu. He worked with my future wife to prepare this menu. I am hoping that you will find some great ideas from it. For example, we are having cupcakes presented on a tiered fashion that looks like a wedding cake instead of the wedding cake. Why? Our wedding is outdoors. We have many children in attendance. Finally, we wanted to end the meal in a less formal manner.

Enjoy the menu.

Hot and Cold Hors d Oeuvres

Croque Monsieur Black forest Ham and Gruyere Cheese Baked finger Sandwiches

Smoked Salmon in Pastry cup with Cream cheese and capers

Cilantro Shrimp on Skewers

Crab meat spoons-drizzled with marry rose and mango, pear, peach, honey and sake salsa served in Chinese spoons

Creamed Roquefort and toasted walnuts on crostini

Petite Quiche Prosciutto and Florentine

BUFFET DISPLAY

SALADS

Harvest Salad

Poached Pears atop red baby mixed green, Belgium endive drizzled with honey mustard vinaigrette and sprinkled with walnuts and dried cranberries

Salad Louisette Wedges of Iceberg Lettuce and Radicchio topped with Gorgonzola Cheese Crumbles, crispy Bacon and Julienne of Red Peppers in French dressing

Dalmatino Caesar Salad Topped with freshly grated Parmesan and Garlic Croutons with home made dressing

COOKING CORNER

Display of Scottish smoked Salmon Served with the traditional Condiments

Grilled Chicken Marinated with Garlic, Olive Oil and fresh Thyme served with a Madeira Mushroom Sauce

Marinated Grilled Flank Steak Creamy horseradish sauce and Dijon Mustard

Roasted Leg of Lamb With Rosemary Au Jus

Pasta Station

Penne Pasta With your choice of toppings Meatless marinara, Bolognese or Basil Pesto made to order

VEGETABLES AND SIDES

Saffron flavored Rice Pilaf

Marinated Medley of Grilled Vegetables

Crisp Asparagus, Fresh baby Carrots, Yellow and green Squash, Italian Eggplant, Grilled baby Artichokes, Portabella Mushrooms and Roasted Red Bliss Potatoes topped with a Roasted Pepper Confetti

String Beans Almandine French Green beans saut? with Shaved Almonds

Assorted Breads, Rolls and Butter

CAKE: Cup Cakes (chocolate cup cakes made with dark chocolate white icing and slightly yellowish tinting each decorated separately)

Assortment of Home made Brownies, Lemon Squares and Chocolate chip cookies

Will be presented on separate table in a shape of wedding cake with floral decoration.

BAR SET UP

Beer

Non-Alcoholic Lemonade and Iced Tea

Cabernet Sauvignon

Chardonnay

Champagne for toast

Copyright 2006 Andrew Horan

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Internet Dating Etiquette

Internet dating is becoming more and more popular among singles of all ages throughout the world.

There is a disturbing attitude among some Internet daters that courtesy, integrity and honor don't apply on "the net." I want to weigh in on this offensive attitude.

Integrity is not a choice. We don't employ integrity and courtesy if and when they are convenient or we happen to remember. Integrity lives inside us and is part of every action, reaction, interaction, choice and decision. We treat everyone with whom we interact with courtesy because we hold a value for treating others with basic kindness and respect and our value drives our behavior. We must not throw caution to the wind when it comes to honoring our values and our behavior.

Here are some thoughts about common sense, courteous behaviors otherwise known as etiquette:

· Posting a photograph is the single most important factor for getting people to read your profile. Post a current photograph of you! Resist posting an old photo or a photo of your best friend whom you think is "better looking than you."

· Be timely. Answer the responses and initial inquiries within three to four days. It is considered good etiquette to answer all emails since people have taken the time and effort to communicate with you.

· If you become overwhelmed by the interest of many men or women, simply freeze your account until you can catch up.

· Always be polite in you emails. Keep them fun, positive and upbeat. It is generally a good idea to avoid jokes and sarcasm. Also, avoid heavy or politically charged issues or issues that relate to religion, abortion, or the death penalty. Don't complain about your life or bash your exes.

· Resist embellishing and exaggerating. Integrity is always better than stretching the truth. Remember, you are trying to attract the kind of people you want to meet. Let them know who you are from the "get-go."

· Once you know you are no longer interested in emailing, speaking with or spending time with someone, tell him or her directly. Don't just stop emailing or calling. Don't tell someone you are interested when you are not. Don't tell someone you will email again or call again or that you want to see him or her again and not follow through.

· Find the courage to use your words and say plainly, "I have enjoyed meeting you. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to get acquainted with you. I'm dating to find my ideal match and what I have discovered is

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Free Online Dating Service: Why Free Is Not Always Best For You

Who offers better service? Free Online Dating Services or dating services that require payment? Ask just about anyone and you will get several different answers.

In todays society, everything comes with a price, even so called free stuff. You will not be asked to pay today but you will be asked to part with your hard-earned money sometime in the near future.

In the case of dating services that offer free membership, they are looking to increase their membership numbers. The more members they enroll the bigger the pool of potential daters and the more attractive they will look in the future to paying customers.

To prove this point just do a search with your favorite search engine for "free online dating services" and you will find that the majority of new dating web sites are offering free dating services. You can establish a profile, chat, send instant messages and even talk via webcam. You do not even have to give out your credit card information. How appealing is that?

Meanwhile these new dating sites are working out the bugs and building a recognizable brand name. Your service is free but you may experience some technical difficulties while the kinks are worked out. However, you wanted free service right?

Let's switch focus and talk a little about dating services that charge a fee. They realize that free online dating sites have something that most people cannot resist. The word free backed with a perceived good service.

Now the obvious question is. How does well established dating sites that charge fees compete with such an offer? Easy, by offering Trail memberships until they can win you over as a paying customer.

Now your options are to join a dating service that offers free memberships or sign-up with a paid service that has a proven record of accomplishment.

Okay it is out there, you can join dating sites for free and possibly experience less than average services or you could go with a paid dating service. The choice is yours to make.

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