Sunday Morning Brunch Hosts

This weekend was one that you dream about, weather was great, friends from all over visiting Louisville, Emily and Kevin marrying in the late afternoon sun at Gardencourt, and the finale, Sunday brunch at our house. Dan and my Mom were the only thing that kept this from being about the best weekend, ever. The journey to our house was aborted around Waynesburg, the new puppy decided he wasn't in the mood for car travel....Chole and Perro wanted to meet him but another time~~~The hosts had to scramble to fill in for Dan's artistic talents in melon carvings and food arranging. As you will see, we survived and brought forth an absolutely magnificent day. The bride and groom were bright eyed and blissful. The guest started arrivng around ten...we( the hosts) had a little time BEFORE the guests arrived to eat the top off the tower of Krispy Kremes. We all decided no brunch allowed with out the Krispy Kreme tower. You, dear readers, will have to imagine those warm, fat laden donuts towering in front of the rose bush. They were consumed too quickly for photography. Cynthia Yeager,came all the way form Knoxville to make the most stunning centerpieces for our table. Mike and Kristi, from Portland, brought two lovely children and a bountiful amount of energy for shopping, lifting, hauling and food styling. Jane and Dan, bedrock. They have one of the most important events of their lives tomorrow, Dan will be vested as the newest Supreme Court Justice of Kentucky. The ceremony is tomorrow in Frankfort. We beamed with pride to just KNOW them....busy as their schedules are, they were here, putting together ham and biscuits in the early morning light....The two Bill's wandered away for hunting and gathering, they returned with Starbucks coffee and four dozen Krispy Kremes. Just in time!
Mark Thompson was invaluable, he brought tables from his conference room,he and Mike ran, literally ran, at the last possible minute to Ballou's rental for some extra chairs when the guest numbers swelled beyond our seating capacity. And speaking of numbers, Mark was appointed official secretary of BRUNCH 2008. We had no budget, a strict game plan and five couples ready to execute the details....... the only detail left was: how to decipher the numbers game. Mark, Mark, Mark!!! What can we say? He adjusted his visor, sharpened his pencil and gave us the final tally. It was the easiest check writing in history. That brings us to Marizey. Brainchild of BRUNCH 2008. She is hostess with the mostest. She single handedly brought the whole party into focus.
Our menu was exciting and other than black, billowing clouds of smoke filling the kitchen, we had nary a hitch. The smoke was a tribute to Julia Child, there are NO mistakes in the kitchen. Our quiches, ham and biscuits, cheese and fruits plates, Mimosas and donuts were great....the guests: the very, very best.
Sara and Charlie were so proud of Emily and Kevin, plus, having family and friends to commemorate the weekend ~~~~~ The talented musicians playing in the background and the stunning September sky made it a morning to remember.