Choosing the menu is one of the first big decisions in wedding planning, and a tasting can help you feel more confident about your menu choices. At Wedgewood Golf & Country Club, we include a scheduled food tasting and a planning meeting as part of our wedding reception package. Our team helps you review menu choices as you prepare for your celebration. Here's how our tastings work and what else you can count on while you plan.

Wedding Food Tasting at Wedgewood in Powell, Ohio

At Wedgewood Golf & Country Club, our own kitchen prepares the food, so a tasting is your chance to try our cooking before finalizing your menu selections. One couple told us theirs was well prepared and let them choose with confidence, which is exactly what we hope it does. You can read more about hosting with us on our weddings page. Below, we cover who can come, what you'll be choosing from, how planning flows around the tasting, and a few details to keep in mind.

Who Can Come to Your Tasting

We offer two ways to taste. You can book an individual tasting for just the two of you, or a group tasting for up to six people total. If you'd like a parent or a close friend to weigh in on the menu, the group option gives them a seat. Your tasting is scheduled together with a planning meeting, so you can talk through the food and the day with us while you're there.

What You'll Be Choosing From

With our plated dinner package, you can select one side salad and up to three entrée options for your wedding guests. Options include chicken piccata, herb roasted pork loin, braised short rib and pan seared Atlantic salmon, plus vegetarian entrées like butternut squash ravioli and grilled cauliflower steak. If you'd rather serve a buffet, we offer the Pearl package with two entrées and two accompaniments, or the Diamond package with three entrées and two accompaniments. Our buffets include dinner rolls, coffee, tea and water. Tell us which direction you're leaning when you reach out.

Keeping in Touch Before the Wedding

A tasting is only one piece of the planning. The couple who shared their story with us said Sarah Lefebvre-Panchyshyn from our events team met with them several times and kept in touch by phone and email on a steady, timely schedule. They also felt our staff checked in often on the wedding day and shared changes as they came up. When you send us a wedding information request, our Director of Events will be in touch as soon as possible, and your reception includes a professional onsite events director to help direct the evening.

Timing and Details to Keep in Mind

Your final guest count, food selections and any restrictions are due a month before the wedding, so it makes sense to schedule your tasting with that date in mind. Ceremony choices come into it too. The couple we mentioned had an outdoor ceremony and an indoor reception, and they said the grounds offered lovely spots for photos and the rooms gave guests space to gather. At Wedgewood Golf & Country Club, the Celebration Garden and the Grand Ballroom each accommodate 300 people. Food and beverage carry a 20% service charge plus applicable sales tax.

Conclusion

If you're picturing a few plates to try, a team that keeps you in the loop and a date on the calendar, we'd be glad to start planning with you at Wedgewood Golf & Country Club. Tell us your date, your guest count and whether you're leaning toward plated or buffet. You can send a wedding information request online, or call us at 614.793.9600 and we'll talk it through.

FAQs

Do you offer wedding tastings?

Yes. A tasting can be an individual one for the couple or a group tasting for up to six people total.

Do I need to be a member to hold my wedding at Wedgewood Golf & Country Club?

No. Our facilities are open to both members and non members for weddings. If you have questions, you can reach us through our Contact Us page.

When are food selections due?

Final guest counts are due a month before your wedding date, along with your food selections and any restrictions.

Can I have an outdoor ceremony and an indoor reception?

Yes. Our wedding information request lets you choose an indoor or outdoor ceremony, and we host outdoor ceremonies in our Celebration Garden. Our Grand Ballroom hosts weddings too.