A Rustic Wedding on the Russian River

July 13, 2009

After helping my friend create 60 pom-poms, I was delighted to see the napkin rings make their debut on her big day. The unique wedding was held at Patianna Organic Vineyard with the highlight being a fabulous picnic reception down by the river. The groom's brother, chef Taylor Quimby, orchestrated the entire menu including a variety of appetizers, a family-style dinner, and an extensive dessert bar. Between my pictures and the photographer, Tom, we captured a spectacular and incredibly scrumptious meal! Check out all of my favorites.

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10 Comments

JessieSP 3 years 36 weeks

Wow. That spread looks pretty good to me.

POPSUGAR Food 3 years 43 weeks

They had two rings off the top of cake, so only the future will tell if the cake is correct! ;)

xxstardust 3 years 43 weeks

Love to see the kransekake! And for anyone who's not likely to encounter it at a Norweigan wedding anytime soon, the batter is simple to make and bakes very well in sticks if you haven't got access to the ring molds to make the whole cake.

PinkNC 3 years 43 weeks

It looked very nice. Great photos!

Violence 3 years 44 weeks

I cannot feign being fastidious here, because honestly, my favorite part of ANY wedding is the food! The Carmelized Onion Tarts and the Brandade Tart look absolutely heavenly. I'm going to also have to look for those golden beets at my local farmer's market--I have never even seen those before! Thanks for sharing these beautiful pictures.

lickety split 3 years 44 weeks

so, how many rings did they break off!? lovely setting, and the food and set up look beautiful. had wedding been done there before, or was that their idea? i guess i will never be a true foodie, anything like duck fat is O-U-T. goat cheese is as out there as i get :(

nancita 3 years 44 weeks

The food and the atmosphere look like the perfect balanced of relaxed and really well thought out.

komler 3 years 44 weeks

kia, it is meant to have around 18 rings. The bride and groom are meant to put their fingers on the top ring, and pull off, and how many rings they pull off they will have. Usually the rings are fastened with less royal icing than that, so not to bring the entire cake along. I brought with me a cake like that on the plane to France as a gift to my host family when I visited - and I had to send my host mother the recipe and the molds afterwards so she could duplicate it. It tastes yummy.

kia 3 years 44 weeks

What a lovely spread and location. Just lovely. The bride's mother is a little over the top with that many tiers if she hopes for that many grandbabies. That was a bit funny.