Bushnell Reception Chino, CA March 2010

This was a lovely venue that the Bride and Groom chose for us to cater their reception. It was located in the newly built Chaffey College auditorium in Chino, CA. As the guests arrived, Ritz Catering staff had ready to serve,a beautiful table of appetizers. Including a variety of gourmet cheeses and crackers, Sweet n Sour Meatballs, and a large basket full with Tortilla Chips and Fresh Salsa.

As the guests entered the ballroom to find their assigned seating, up on the wall was a large screen with the picture of the Bride and Groom, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bushnell! Throughout the evening the guests were shown a slideshow of the Bushnell's romance together. In the back of the picture you can see the buffet. We were asked to set up two so that the guests could serve themselves in a more timely manner. The menu they chose was Chef carved/Slow-cooked Baron of Beef, with au jus and creamed horse-radish sauce, Normandy blend steamed Vegetables, Dill/butter red roasted Potatoes, two salads and rolls with butter.

I thought it was very clever that they chose to put the cake behind the head table to use as a center backdrop for their pictures! They chose Ritz Catering's personal bakers to create the cake for this wonderful event. They picked a square shape with whipped cream frosting, and we decorated it with a yellow ribbon banding and fresh yellow and pink roses. They had 12 at their head table.

From the photo below, you can see a close up view of the slideshow for their guests.

This is the final picture I wanted to share with you. These are the tables we set for the guests at this party. Each table had a different pot of flowers as the centerpiece and their were no two the same color. Some were purple, pink, yellow, white, green, etc. It turned out really beautiful and light. While everyone waited for the Bride and Groom to take pictures after the wedding, the guests relaxed and ate some light appetizers. The bridal party came in and put the small pink gift bags you see in the picture below, at each place setting. They also placed a framed picture of the wedding couple on each table.


It was a joy to work with such a happy couple this day!