Tonight's Open House at Aldea

We went to Aldea tonight for their weekly open house. Because tonight was the last Wednesday of the month, they had it set up like they would for a ceremony and cocktail hour - in addition to just the reception area. It was gorgeous.

Once inside, we were starving and started with food. We got food from the caterer who hasn't been very easy to work with, and we were very underwhelmed with the food. The grilled vegetables that looked incredible turned out to be refrigerated and a little soggy. The pork roast tasted like it had Campbell's cream of chicken soup poured over it. We then went over to Babbo's table and once again loved the food. The bread salad, pasta, bruschetta... all good. Love them, and they're moving further and further ahead of their competition.

After eating, it was time for dessert, and we went to the two bakers to try some cake. The first had 3 types of cake to try: strawberry/banana, chocolate/banana and vanilla/raspberry. It was good, and the example cakes they brought were very pretty (I loved that 2 of them had crystals on them in some way :) ). The second baker wasn't there in person, but she had dropped off some cake to be used as samples. Patrick and I both stared at one of them that could either be carrot or pumpkin; when we were told it was pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting, his eyes absolutely lit up. Mr. "I don't really like cake and don't eat much sugar" went back for a couple extra little pieces. I admit it was very good, but he's sold.

We met with Manny, the DJ from Push Play Entertainment. We had looked at his website and did research on reviews and were very satisfied; we just needed to meet with him. I set it up that we'd meet him at the open house, and he was ready for us with a questionnaire that already had our name and wedding date on there. He seems very organized and knowledgeable, and we both felt comfortable enough with him that we booked him before we left. We're very excited, and now get to start working on the questionnaire that includes all of our specifications/requests of songs/games/etc.

We're definitely moving in the right direction!

-Lisa