And so I walked into school early on the day that there was to be a Pig butchering demo by Chef Sarah Wong. I walk through the door into the CAC kitchen and right there is Chef Herman and she calls me over and says "I want to introduce you to Chef Wong. Chef Wong, this is Sol, she'll be helping you with my wedding" I'm like huh?, so, i'm helping you with your wedding? I know you were kind of hinting but you never really asked me. And she says, "I just did!" Well alrighty then... "Good to meet you Chef".
I showed up at High Noon as requested and well, the wedding planner, (if you can call her that... I wanted to shoot the woman) was there with her assistant setting up the chairs under the tent for the ceremony and Nothing else was set up. Not even the banquet area. And, nobody else was there so I helped them set up the chairs and while I was doing that people started to filter in.
The Wedding Planner: I was listening to this woman talk to people about how she did corporate parties all the time and blah blah blah... My first impression of this woman was not very good. In my opinion she should have had all this stuff set up already for when the wedding party and friends showed up to decorate for the event. We start bringing the tables into the banquet area and I'm all like, "Ummm where is the wedding party sitting? We need to figure this out so we can set up the tables around the bride and groom..." And All this falls on deaf ears and they just set up the tables for the guests and so... After the wedding ceremony everyone is sitting in the banquet room and they make the announcement... "Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Cook..." The bride and groom walk in, everyone is cheering and clapping away and D'OH They have NOWHERE to Sit!!! Shoot the Wedding Planner...
Where is this? "I don't know" What do we do with that? "I don't know" How do you want this? "I don't know" And so my thought is "I don't even know why you're here as a Wedding Planner because you sure didn't plan anything and you don't know Shit!!!" And while we were cleaning up in the end she is Nowhere to be found but while I'm washing out glasses with a garden hose in the dark she comes up to me and says, "Do you know where Sarah is and if she has any Benedril? I just got stung..." I looked up slowly and with what might have been a look of disgust just said "No..." But what was running through my mind was not very pretty and I told Darcy what I thought and her response was... "omg you should never think like that!!" Need I say more...
Anyway...Start off with the bad but end with the Fabulous right? I'm sorry, I just had to put in my 2 cents about the Freaking "wedding planner" that I wanted to go fetch my gun for and other people threatened bodily harm to.
Chef Sarah Wong: And so this woman studied in Gascony, France how to break down meat and Pig is her meat of choice. There was pig Everywhere, head cheese, belly, ham, ribs, sausages...All prepped smoked and cooked by Chef Wong. OMG the Feast was Nommily Succulent. A Feast for the Gods. The people were chowing down hard and I couldn't cut the ham fast enough. I'm on my hands and knees bowing and kowtowing to this woman. I want to be her apprentice after I'm done with my externship... Thomas is wanting the same thing and we're bickering like brother and sister as to who will get to be the Sorceress's apprentice. For more information on Chef Wong go to http://outsustainability.org/post/9083689934/chef-sarah-wong. The food was awesome and I am so happy to have been able to experience working along side Chef Wong.
Thomas: What can I say? I love you. Drinks were abundant and everyone was "happy" lol...Honey, you are going "places" with your badass self!!! Just remember, I'm your friend...
I must say, it was strange for me to be at the wedding and see all the Chefs from school not dressed in their Chefs uniform and the conversations with them were so casual. I'm so trained to say "yes chef and no chef" to these people that I was taken aback just a little by the lack of formality lol.
I must say, it was strange for me to be at the wedding and see all the Chefs from school not dressed in their Chefs uniform and the conversations with them were so casual. I'm so trained to say "yes chef and no chef" to these people that I was taken aback just a little by the lack of formality lol.
Kirby: I don't really know Kirby but from what I've observed he's a wonderful, charming & caring man and Shannon is a lucky woman to have him by her side.
Shannon: The Velvet Hammer of Le Cordon Bleu, beautiful, talented, witty, strong and the list is neverending. You never cease to amaze me and I am blessed to have you in my life. It has been just an absolute pleasure being in your class as a student and I am deeply honored that you asked me to assist at your wedding. There are no words to express the joy it brings me to see you so happy!
Kirby and Shannon: And so the Wedding was held at Willie Greens Organic Farm. All so very simple yet elegant. There were no fancy tuxedos or wedding dress for that matter. Jeans friendly was on the invitation. The Groom wore Jeans, a white shirt and white converse. The Bride wore Jeans, heels and a beautiful blouse that had long softly flowing material that mimicked a wedding gown train. So simple, so beautiful, so breathtaking...
Hand in hand they walked into the banquet room to join Family and Friends as husband and wife and throughout the evening the room was filled with music, food, dancing, love and laughter.
And so, for as bad as the wedding planner was, the evening was a complete success thanks to all the family and friends that came together to make the evening a night of unforgettable memories.
Shannon and Kirby Cook, with much love I wish you all the best in your union of love. And as I always say...
That is my blip for my BFFs today.
Shannon and Kirby Cook, with much love I wish you all the best in your union of love. And as I always say...
Love Long, Live Happy.
That is my blip for my BFFs today.
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