Caterers and Weddings

I met with a bride and a caterer today. We are doing the wedding in Iowa City and it will be a pleasure to attend to. The bride is elegant and precise in what she wants; open to new ideas, but certain on her style. The caterer is every wedding planners dream---together, on time, organized, etiquettely correct, wants to take care of the bride's dream, yet keeps the guest's comfort and ease in mind.

It will be a pleasure to work with this team and learn from a true professional. And learn I will. Just when I think I know a lot, I find out that I really know nothing and have to start all over. I feel that is the mark of a true professional and master; knowing that there are always new techniques and ways to do things; new roads to discover, new avenues to explore.

Once we cease to learn, we die. Each day gives us the chance to start over again; reinvent ourselves and our business. I am looking forward to following the caterer as they perform their work, watching their Waite staff and seeing how they man the buffet service---learning as I observe.

When I got to the meeting, Pam had a typed itinerary of the reception time line, a wine list and the menu in the correct order. Talk about great service and bringing the bar up for all caterers to aspire to! Believe me when I say that I have worked with all types of caterers and working with the U of I will be a true pleasure.