Jasper & Darlene: A French Affair Wedding

How would the executive chef of the country’s top wedding caterer and his fiancée celebrate their special day?

On August 4, my brother Jasper will be tying the knot with Darlene Pendon in the only way our family knows how—with a lavish reception and a superlatively scrumptious feast to boot!

  Jasper and Darlene have been carefully planning their wedding since their engagement last October. In fact, they’ve been set on doing a French affair wedding reception since the beginning, as the couple has long shared a mutual admiration for French cuisine and culture. For their color scheme, they derived inspiration from the bright colors of Parisian macarons, and chose a pink and yellow motif.

Image courtesy of The Blue Leaf Events Pavilion

  The French affair wedding reception will take place at the The Blue Leaf Events Pavilion in Taguig. We’ll transform the venue into the streets of Paris, and even set up a miniature Eiffel Tower. Guests will surely love walking through the garden outside the pavilion, as it will be decorated with sparkling lights like in Champs Elysees. We also intend to fill the venue with brightly colored flowers, lace accents and pastel hues, evoking the delicate and feminine flair of French Rococo.

While the specifics of the sumptuous French reception buffet are a well-guarded secret, we can reveal that the pièce de resistance will be a massive tower of croquembouches—cream-filled profiteroles with a crunchy shell, bound together with ribbons of luscious caramel and deliciously adorned with chocolate, almonds and fruits. The pastry was invented in the 1700s by haute cuisine pioneer Antonin Carême, and takes its name from the French phrase croque en bouche, meaning “crunch in the mouth.”

And what would a French affair wedding be without everyone’s favorite miniature, multi-colored and melt-in-your-mouth desserts? I will be whipping up miniature macaron cakes for everyone to take home!

With only a few weeks left ‘til the big day, Jasper, Darlene and the rest of us at Josiah’s Catering are ecstatically looking forward to seeing our plans come to life. It’s not going to be an ordinary wedding; we’re sure. We’re expecting something really good!

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