Eat Your Feelings
๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐พ๐๐ฒ๐. A private wedding celebration brunch that brought together Dutch and Romanian traditions around marriage and wedding rituals, The banquet, was designed as a nostalgic look at a countryside wedding in 80s Communist Romania with its PVC checkered tablecloth and table mats made out of raffia bags used for carrying heavy loads, an abundance of breads and autumn vegetables, accompanied by a menu made up of traditional Romanian celebration foods like zacuscฤ(roasted eggplant-red pepper spread), fasole bฤtutฤ (white bean spread), salatฤ de vinete (eggplant spread) or sarmale(cabbage rolls). At the centre of each table, a gourmetstel and mici mix(minced pork/lamb/beef) allowed guests to grill their food on the spot, honouring the traditional Dutch gourmetten (complete with protective gloves). With bread arranged in towers ready to be shared and a self-service buffet, the meal invited everyone to collaborate, assemble their plates, and feed one another. Replacing a traditional guest book, each guest received an envelope (a nod to the Romanian custom of giving monetary gifts to the couple) and was encouraged to leave written words of wisdom, banter, or advice. An edible seating chart crafted from various vegetables helped guests find their way to the the Groomsโ Table. Flipping the Romanian tradition of "stealing the bride", the narrative was reversed as the groom was playfully abducted for ransom, which was negotiated in produceโcheese, bread, or liquorโwith the remaining guests.
This was an opportunity to play around with traditions, nostalgia and rituals around celebration, putting together a colourful, immersive, and playful prelude to the party that followed.
๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐: Lisa Meijer
๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Baanhoof
๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐พ๐๐ฒ๐. A private wedding celebration brunch that brought together Dutch and Romanian traditions around marriage and wedding rituals, The banquet, was designed as a nostalgic look at a countryside wedding in 80s Communist Romania with its PVC checkered tablecloth and table mats made out of raffia bags used for carrying heavy loads, an abundance of breads and autumn vegetables, accompanied by a menu made up of traditional Romanian celebration foods like zacuscฤ(roasted eggplant-red pepper spread), fasole bฤtutฤ (white bean spread), salatฤ de vinete (eggplant spread) or sarmale(cabbage rolls). At the centre of each table, a gourmetstel and mici mix(minced pork/lamb/beef) allowed guests to grill their food on the spot, honouring the traditional Dutch gourmetten (complete with protective gloves). With bread arranged in towers ready to be shared and a self-service buffet, the meal invited everyone to collaborate, assemble their plates, and feed one another. Replacing a traditional guest book, each guest received an envelope (a nod to the Romanian custom of giving monetary gifts to the couple) and was encouraged to leave written words of wisdom, banter, or advice. An edible seating chart crafted from various vegetables helped guests find their way to the the Groomsโ Table. Flipping the Romanian tradition of "stealing the bride", the narrative was reversed as the groom was playfully abducted for ransom, which was negotiated in produceโcheese, bread, or liquorโwith the remaining guests.
This was an opportunity to play around with traditions, nostalgia and rituals around celebration, putting together a colourful, immersive, and playful prelude to the party that followed.
๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐: Lisa Meijer
๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Baanhoof
