Planning a wedding day brunch with your honored guests and want to show off your Polish pottery? This is the perfect opportunity to create a warm atmosphere using your prized plates, platters, and bakeware. This bright and richly patterned authentic handmade stoneware is particularly well-suited to garden and floral wedding themes. You’ll get many compliments on this feast for the eyes (as well as the stomach)! In this post, we’ll explore what food and Polish Pottery you might include, setting the table for a successful brunch.
To really pack a visual punch, we recommend serving food buffet style and setting the table for guests separately. This will give everyone space and keep your table uncluttered and stress-free. It will also free you from the responsibility of serving food throughout the meal, as well as allow you to strategically set assigned seats (if you choose) at each welcoming place setting.
A traditional Wedding Party brunch typically includes a variety of delicious foods, some savory, some sweet. Here are some ideas and tips on how you might serve them for the ultimate classy, laid-back brunch.
At Each Place Setting
In addition to coffee and tea, many brunches feature a signature cocktail (we recommend a beautiful vodka sunrise in a clear wine glass), which can add a fun and festive touch to the occasion. Additionally, a parfait is a popular breakfast treat and can be placed in small pedestal bowls, along with a divided serving dish for the table with granola, raisins, or nuts.
Each place setting should include a large dinner plate for taking to the buffet table, a salad fork (for fruit) or small spoon (for a parfait), as well as standard silverware. A smaller dessert plate placed atop the larger one gives the impression of abundance and casual elegance, without the need for a formal charger plate. A coffee mug and saucer at every setting should include a teaspoon for stirring, as well as a teabag or lemon plate.
At the Center of your Table
For festive decor, display flowers that reflect the floral motifs of the Polish pottery. You can use several shorter vases or create an arrangement in a basket or oval serving bowl, keeping these below eye level to ensure fluid conversation.
Conveniently place enough coffee pots and a teapot with hot water on the table, as well as a serving dish with tea options, a sugar bowl, a saucer with lemon slices, and small creamer pitchers.
At the Buffet
Starters
A colorful fruit salad is always a healthy and refreshing brunch addition, served in a large bowl with a ladle, while pastries such as croissants, muffins, or scones, offer a sweet and indulgent treat. For the most visual impact, serve these at different heights — on a cake stand, platter, or shallow serving dish.
Main Course
Typical brunch offerings include a variety of breakfast and lunch dishes. Eggs Benedict, omelets, quiches, and frittatas are popular egg-based dishes that cook and present best in pie or tart dishes. (Don’t forget to include a pie server.) Waffles, pancakes, and French toast are also common brunch fare and can be placed on platters alongside a small syrup bottle and butter dish.
Heartier foods such as bacon, sausage, and roasted potatoes are often served alongside the main course. Lunch options may include sandwiches, salads, and cold cuts, such as smoked salmon or prosciutto. All of these are best served in baking dishes or large platters, along with serving spoons or forks. Polish pottery stoneware will retain the heat from cooking or cold from the refrigerator, extending the time your food can safely remain on the table, so food cooked ahead of time will remain at its most delicious.
Dessert
No brunch is complete without dessert! We recommend plain cheesecake, precut and nicely arranged on a platter. In addition, chocolate or caramel syrup in a small pitcher or carafe as well as strawberries served in a berry bowl colander give guests a fun option to customize their individual portions.
Displaying as much of your Polish pottery at this brunch will ensure your guests enjoy a casual, relaxed time together, and you’ll bask in the limelight of many compliments on this special day! Visit www.artisanimports.com today to find many of these pieces and more.