Eight years ago I went w/an Early California style wedding (married at Carmel Mission) - my wedding party was dressed in cowboy boots w/appropriate dresses for the women & sport coats w/open collars [no tie] for the men After the wedding we [300 guests] went back to my home overlooking Monterey Bay - luckily it was a gorgeous November day so people were both inside & outside the house and on the decks With a Southwestern theme, we served: Assorted cheeses w/crackers Salsas w/chips Crudites w/dips Carne Asada w/the fixings: tortillas (flour & corn), cheese, salsa, lettuce, peppers, etc Spanish rice Refried beans Jicama salad Assorted condiments [peppers, pickles, olives, etc.] Wedding cake Champagne, beer & punch When my daughter was married her in-laws insisted they plan & pay for the food - they had: Salsa & Chips at each table Chili Verde w/the fixings: tortillas (flour & corn), cheese, salsa, lettuce, peppers, etc Spanish rice Refried beans Assorted condiments [peppers, pickles, olives, etc.] Wedding cake Champagne, beer & punch Mariachis Sharen Rund Bloechl Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems Sunnyvale Data Center sharen.rund.bloechl@lmco.com Phone: 408-756-5432 [or] Fax: 408-756-0912 srund@svl.ems.lmco.com LMnet: 8-326-5432 Pager: 408-539-5146 web: http://webpager.lmms.lmco.com/perl/mtrocall.cgi [or] Operator Assist: 1-800-725-5079, pin 408-539-5146