I love this
bridal shower. It is so stylish and the house is beyond beautiful. I wish I had a room in my house that could pull off a bright
fuchsia room with
orange beams! The talented team at
Evantine Design designed it and
Peter Callahan catered the lovely little bites of food. If you love his mini bites, go pre-order his book on
Amazon – I’m going to let my good friend
Melissa Paul tell the story of this gorgeous shower!
Peter Callahan designed a light and fresh
summer menu for the party balancing his signature miniature passed hors d’oeuvres with
beverage bars and food stations. Guests enjoyed a “help-yourself” beverage bar that included a choice of
watermelon and mint, Meyer lemonade, sparkling water with
verbena, and white peach iced tea. Classic American favorites were cleverly presented on starkly
modern trays, including
breakfast favorites like scrambled eggs and bacon, smoked salmon on bagels, blueberry pancakes and strawberry smoothies; as well as tongue-in-cheek savory bites like fish tacos paired with mini Patron sippers, “potted” chicken salad in edible potato pots and zucchini frites in paper cones.
A
summer lunch buffet offered a variety of light salads and savories: grilled lemon chicken, whole cold poached salmon with cucumber dill sauce, grilled herb oil ficelle slices, grilled summer vegetables, shaved fresh corn with olive oil and butter, heirloom tomato salad, and a grilled peach, feta and arugula salad.
A
dessert “mosaic” was placed in the living room for guests to sample at will with bite-sized brownies, key lime pies, summer berry tarts, “peanut butter & jelly” cookies, and sugared
donuts.
White square platters lined with various colorfully-patterned papers were placed precisely on the table for a clean, modern presentation. In the center of the six foot glass coffee table a collection of tomato
red vases filled with single stems of
white snapdragons provided a modern floral display.
[Photos: David Mielcarek]
