Congratulations Kristi and Tom!!

Kristi and Tom shared a beautiful winter wedding with us on December 18th. They were married at the north campus of Hope Lutheran then joined us for a gorgeous apple red and silver reception! The centerpieces, cylinders full of Christmas balls, sparkled as the 4 tea light candles surrounding them flickered. After dinner and cake, provided by Cashwise Bakery, they danced the night away to Poweplay DJ. We wish Kristi and Tom the best in their future together! Below are some pictures from their evening and a nice e-mail Kristi sent over...

To: Jess Fredette

From: Kristi

Date: December 23rd, 2009

Hey Jess!

Thank you so much for everything you did to prepare for our reception! I know what a pain setting all of it up is! We had a wonderful time, no complaints and everyone loved the food. Our room was set up so cute and we enjoyed our time at the hotel. Maybe too much drinking happened, ha, but that's on Tom's part! :)

Happy Holidays!

Kristi

New Years Eve Menu!

Our New Years Eve menu has been released! It's full of all the yummy things you could hope for! Call 701.232.7363 or Passages Cafe directly at 701.271.7717 to make your reservations then join us at 9 pm in Perspectives Lounge for Cousin B!!

Appetizers

• Golden Calamari with Spicy Tomato Sauce and Basil Aioli
• Mango Ceviche Napoleon
• Baked Brie with an Orange Gastrique

Soup

• Shrimp Bisque with Pernod and Fennel Frons
• Roasted Squash and Granny Smith Apple

Salad

• Arugala with Warm Herbed Goat Cheese and Stone Ground Mustard Apple Cider Vinaigrette
• Belgian Endive with Honey Crisp Apples and Candied Walnuts with Djion Vinaigrette
• Grilled Flat Bread with Boursin Cheese, Bitter Greens and Duck Confit Vinaigrette

Main Course

• Gnocchi in Butternut Squash Cream and Toasted Pistachios
• Beef Tenderloin with Wild Mushroom and Lavender Reduction paired with Rosemary Sweet Potato Gallette
• Herb Roasted half Chicken with Tarragon-Dijon Mashed Potatoes
• Pan Seared Sword Fish with a warm Tomato-Fennel Coulis served over Saffron Basmati Rice
• Lobster and Spinach Risotto with Parmigiano Reggiano

Dessert

• Chocolate Pot au Creme
• Poached Pear, Cinnamon Gillato with Pecan Tuilles

New Years Party 2009!!

We would like to invite everyone to say "ADIOS 2009!" with our New Years Eve Bash in Perspectives lounge featuring live music by Cousin B! Come dance the night away to their mix of classic rock including everything from Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Sublime, The Beatles and MANY MANY MORE popular artists. Dancing starts at 9 pm and goes until 1:30 am with the classic countdown at midnight! We also have many rooms packages which includes a certificate for dinner for two in Passages Cafe, 4 complimentary drinks in Perspectives Lounge, complimentary champagne at midnight, champagne and chocolates delivered to your room and complimentary parking in the adjoining parking ramp. Packages start at $199 and are still available so call 701.232.7363 today to make your reservations!!

Congratulations Annie and Tom!!

Annie and Tom were married in Wild Rice on Saturday, November 7th and after the ceremony they and their 294 guests joined us for a BEAUTIFUL red, black and white reception in our Cityscape Ballroom. Karen from K's provided the couple with a "yummy" centerpiece as they had an individual cake setting at each table along with tea light candles surrounding the cakes. Everything from their party favors to their personalized m & m's added their own touch to the space. Poweplay DJ moved their feet all night by playing great music! Below are some pictures of the ballroom along with some comments from Annie! We wish you the very best Annie and Tom!


From: Annie
To: Jess Fredette
Date: November 13th, 2009
Hi Jess,
The wedding did turn out really well! Everything I've heard from guests is positive, and we only had minor glitches so it was a good day!
The hall looked amazing, and our servers were really friendly. The sirloin was good, and I heard the chicken was good also.
Thank you so much for all of your help! I felt better knowing you were at the reception! :) You are awesome at what you do, and you took a lot of stress out of planning! It was perfect!
Thank you again!
Annie

 

Do you and your family have your Thanksgiving plans yet?

After we received many comments from our regular guests and people who have attended our Easter and Mother's Day brunches in the past, we served a Thanksgiving buffet in Passages Cafe last year for the first time. I'm happy to let you know it was a hit and we'll be doing it again this year!! The executive chef is still working on putting together the menu so we'll have that posted soon but we know it will be running from 11 am to 4 pm and will consist of all of your Thanksgiving favorites and we'll still be serving breakfast off the menu until 11 am. The cost is $15.95 for adults and $7.95 for children 11 to 5 and under 5 FREE!. Call Passages Cafe directly at 701.271.7717 to make your reservation today!

Congratulations Jen and AJ!!

Jen and AJ were married Saturday, October 24th at Faith Lutheran Church in West Fargo. They and there guests were welcomed to the hotel by a wide array of appetizers which was followed by a plated dinner. Their centerpieces were stunning with two calla lillie's in our tall eiffel vases and a floating candle in our cylinders with pictures of them set inside (very COOL and personal idea!). After dinner and cake they danced the night away with music provided by Powerplay DJ and finished the night away with more appetizers. Below are some pictures from their night. We wish Jen and AJ the best in their future together!

Congratulations Katelyn and Nick!!

Katelyn and Nick were married at Hawley Lutheran on Friday, October 16th. Following their ceremony, they and their 300 guests joined us for a beautiful reception accented in their chosen colors of hot pink and black. Their centerpieces consisted of gorgeous, fresh pink and white roses in our tall eiffel vases with teal light candles set at the base. Their cake, white with hot pink accents and made by Walmart was actually comprised of five separate, staggered tiers. After dinner and dessert, they danced the night away to music provided by Dance Machine DJ. Below are some comments from Katelyn's mom and some pictures of their beautiful evening! We wish Katelyn and Nick nothing but happiness in their new life together! CONGRATULATIONS!!

From: Maria

To: Sarah Ness

Date: 10.20.2009

Hi Sarah,

Thank you... thank you... thank you are the words I can say! We had a WONDERFUL wedding and reception. Myself, along with my family and the grooms family were so impressed with the service we received at the Radisson. I am actually planning to write a letter to the general manager there to share our wonderful experience. We could not have been more impressed with the great customer service, assistance by yourself and others, and the reception food. You do a wonderful job with weddings! We had so many compliments on the reception food and service as well. Sarah, again... my many thanks for all your help. My daughter and her husband along with us as parents were so extremely pleased with how it all turned out.

Maria

 

Congratulations Rachel and Travis!

Rachel and Travis were married on the 25th of September at St. Joachim in South Fargo. Their decor was beautiful with glowing purple centerpieces which were accented by black and gold. They started off their reception with a delicious spread of hors d'oeuvres followed by our Citylights Buffet. Also unique to this great couple was the fact that they didn't serve a traditional wedding cake, instead our servers delivered customized boxes of their favorite chocolates to each table that had their picture on the front and a thank you message for their family and friends. We wish Rachel and Travis the best in their future together! Below are some comments that Rachel sent over.

From: Rachel

Sent: September 29th, 2009

To: Sarah Ness

Subject: Thank You!

Sarah,

First of all, the Radisson was SO wonderful to us from the time we checked in, to the time we checked out! Wonderful customer service all around! They gave my parents a bigger room since myself and the bridesmaids were getting ready in that room the next morning. Andy was there on Thursday night when we were setting up for the reception, he is a great kid and got us whatever we needed!

The reception was wonderful also. The night to me is kind of a blur, but I had many compliments on how great the food was!

The next morning I was so impressed because everything left behind at the reception was boxed up for us and Bekah helped me carry everything out to my car.

Again, everything was wonderful from A to Z! I will HIGHLY recommend to any bride or groom to be to check your place out!

Rachel and Travis

Congratulations Mandi and Charlie!

Mandi and Charlie were married at the beautiful St. Marks Lutheran downtown here then joined us for a GORGEOUS wedding reception complete with the most BEAUTIFUL calla lilies I've ever seen! They had table burgundy table runners which matched the sashes on the chair covers and the flowers on their cake which was provided by Cashwise Bakery. Being Mandi and Charlie live in Colorado (great job planning Mandi, especially from so far away!!!!) they hired Designs by Donna to come in and decorate the ballroom complete with chair covers and centerpieces. They started their night with a three piece quartet during the social hour and ended their evening dancing to a five piece band. Below are some comments Mandi set over along with some pictures of their beautiful night. Thanks for letting us be part of your special day Mandi and Charlie, we wish you the best in your future together!!!

From: Mandi

To: Jess Fredette

Date: September 16th, 2009

Hey Jess!

Everything was absolutely wonderful!

I wanted to let who ever is the supervisor of the wait staff know that there was one guy in particular that was so accommodating. His name was Andy, if you could just pass that along I would love for him to get a pat on the back! He was there on Friday night and any little thing I needed (extension cords, etc) he was speedy in finding. Super awesome employee!

One more thing, just out of curiosity do you know how many meals were actually served? I'm just curious to see how many people were actually there! Thanks you so much for everything Jess! You were such a big help! I could not have done it without you! You are awesome at your job!

Thanks again,

Mandi

Congratulations Olya and Ben!

On Saturday, August 22nd Olya and Ben were married at the BEAUTIFUL First Lutheran Church Downtown. They finished their eventing with a GORGEOUS reception with us in our Cityscape Ballroom where Dude Walker had them dancing the night away! Their eggplant napkins complimented their centerpieces of sheer leaves tied around a cylinder with eggplant ribbon. Two Birch trees wrapped in white lights and tuel sat on each side of the dance floor and Birch sticks with iris' made for beautiful compliments to the Atrium. Russia's national tree is the Birch tree and Olya's from Russia so it tied in her home land nicely... not to mention birch trees are absolutely stunning! We wish Olya and Ben the best in their future together, congratulations guys!

 
 

Congratulations Megan and Mark!!

Megan and Mark were married at the beautiful Hope Lutheran South Campus on August 21st. They celebrated their new life together with a beautiful and fun social reception with us. They had a gorgeous and yummy array of appetizers complete with a towering stand of cup cakes made by Hornbachers. They did a wonderful job decorating the ballroom in beautiful black and white with natural colored stones in their centerpieces. Their party favors were a very cute m & m logo they put together attached to pink and white m & m's it was perfect for them... Megan and Mark!! Powerplay DJ kept the crowd on their toes all night long playing all of the popular music you find at weddings! Below are some pictures from their reception. We wish Megan and Mark the best in their future together... CONGRATULATIONS!

 

Experience 2009!

NACE (National Association of Catering Executives) Experience 2009 was held in Charlotte, North Carolina this year and was another GREAT year of trend setting ideas and great people! We saw Rocco DiSpirito in our first general session along with celebrity chef Marvin Woods and interior designer Stephanie Bradshaw over the four day event and closed with key note speaker Janine Driver. We learned the catering industries new trends, all about catering to food allergies, what today's bride wants and different business style techniques! Below are some snapshots from our travels....

liquor bar made of solid ice...

a snapshot of the salad served at the closing gala....the closing gala table arrangements....anything in shooters is popular....the outdoor opening reception....one of the many beautiful table arrangements on display....a one of a kind wedding cake....ROCCO!!!