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Wedding picnics are becoming ever more popular as couples shy away from the more traditional wedding. Moving from big venues and pre-set menus to enjoy their special occasion in some of the counties most prized outdoor locations.
There are many different ways in which you can incorporate a picnic into your wedding depending on your plans for the big day. The most popular wedding picnic is one where the ceremony and the reception all take place in one location.
Guests arrive and are presented with a wedding picnic hamper which contains their pre-selected dietary requirements.
The wonderful thing about a picnic is that the food can all be tailored to your guests’ dietary requirements.
With some bespoke wedding hampers and small personalisation details, the picnic hamper makes a huge visual impact.
Wedding Picnic Menu
Elegant Canapés are £6 (+VAT) for 3 items per person as part of a Wedding package. Additional canapés are £2.25 each.
Ocean
- Salmon nori with salmon caviar on crostini
- Sashimi kingfish, pickled cucumber and soy dressing
- Lime cured ocean trout, green papaya, peanut and mint salad tart
- King prawn, pickled ginger and vietnamese mint rice paper rolls
- Smoked salmon croque monsieur
- Lime and chilli marinated scallops with guacamole, semolina wafer
- Poached freshwater king prawns with peri peri, lemon and feta dip
- Pressed cured mackerel with crème fraiche and capers on Melba toast
- Tuna carpaccio, onion, anchovy and black olive tart
Vegetarian
- Filo pastry tartlet with sautéed zucchini and shallot, parmesan foam
- Roast cherry tomato and red wine butter crostini
- Crisped water pastry with cauliflower cream dusted with cinnamon and cardamom
- Hass avocado with ginger and shallot on nori and sesame crackers
- Baked ricotta cannoli with zucchini and lemon
Meat
- Prosciutto wrapped buffalo mozzarella with fresh marjoram
- Anise and cinnamon cured duck breast, pickled pear paste on poppy seed wafers
- Sake cured beef on crisp rice crackers, wasabi mayonnaise and daikon relish
- Beef and béarnaise Yorkshire puddings
- Poached chicken cocktail roll with watercress mayonnaise
- Duck and pistachio terrine crostini with orange pickled shallots
- Duck liver parfait, spiced date and port wine jelly, toasted brioche
- Prosciutto and honey wrapped grissini
Choose 3 for Wicker
- Smoked salmon and fish terrine with dill crème fraiche and soft leaves
- Vegetarian antipasti- grilled aubergine, italian peppers, marinated olives, home-made houmas and tzatziki
- Potted salmon with rocket and melba toasts
- Bean, feta and herb dip
- Marinated feta in thyme and chili oil with crostini’s and rocket
- Prosciutto and asparagus spears
- Picnic frittata with mint, peas and parmesan
- Melton Mowbray pork pie
- Ardennes terrine with red onion chutney
- Prawn and crayfish cocktail, baby gem lettuce
Choose 2 for Wicker
- Goats cheese and pesto tart
- Caramelised onion and gruyère tart
- Sausage rolls with cranberries and sage
- Honey glazed gammon served with potato salad
- Chargrilled chicken with rosemary served with a garlic aïoli
- Potato frittata with pesto and goats cheese
- Poached salmon with fennel and lemon served with basil aïoli
- Baked salmon with dill and lemon served with alresford watercress
- Marinated and rare roasted sirloin of beef with roasted cherry tomatoes
- Rare roast beef with horseradish cream and roasted peppers
- Stuffed and roasted red peppers with thyme, garlic, plum tomato and balsamic glaze
Choose 3 to go on table
- Mediterranean salad – mixed leaves, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, celery and olives. Topped with feta cheese and splashed with olive oil
- Spicy rice – curried rice in a light coronation style dressing with juicy sultanas, topped with flaked almonds
- Tomato & red onion – fresh vine tomatoes, cherry tomatoes topped with finely sliced red onions with a balsamic dressing
- Homestyle coleslaw – finely shredded white cabbage, grated carrot and apple in a light and fresh coleslaw mayo dressing
- Greek salad platter – cos lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion with Greek feta, black olives and a lemon, oregano vinaigrette
- Caesar salad – cos lettuce sprinkled with tangy grated cheese, Caesar dressing and crunch croutons
- Classic simple green salad – mixed leaves and lemon mustard dressing
- Kiwi coleslaw – white and red cabbage, grated carrot, spring onions and celeriac with a fresh vinaigrette
- Couscous salad – chickpeas, olives, peppers, mixed leaves and coriander
- House salad – baby spinach, rocket and watercress salad dressed with lemon juice and sea salt
- Raw carrot mixed with pine nuts and a blend of toasted seeds brought together with sweet lemon dressing
Choose 1
- Summer fruit berries
- Pimms jellies with mint and lemon
- Lemon posset with almond and chocolate thins
- Assiette of mini desserts with white chocolate sauce and berry coulis
- Meringues filled with chantilly cream and strawberries
- Rich double chocolate brownies with berry compote and crème fraiche
- Raspberry brule tart with crushed berry compote
- Local surrey cheeseboard served with grapes and home-made oatcakes
- Lemon tart with berry coulis and clotted cream
50 guests minimum
- £48 (+VAT) per person Wedding Picnic menu includes:
- Crockery
- Cutlery
- Wicker picnic basket: 1 per 10guests
- Salad bowls: 3 per table
- Baskets of assorted artisan breads with butter
- Condiments for your chosen goodies
- Cruet sets
- Two glasses: 1 wineglass and 1 champagne flute
- Waiting & kitchen staff can be provided at an extra cost.
