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Caviar? Foi Gras? Black truffles? If these ingredients are what you have in mind, I recommend our finest dinig experience that we call Chateau de Mari.

This meal is designed for the elite, the foodie at heart, and the princess in waiting. We have taken aspects of foods served to the upper classes throughout history as well as royalty today in this unique blend of the best the world has to offer to include port, champagne, and coffee.

We bring you Chateau de Mari, a fine ding experience:

Chateau de Mari
A fine dining experience
138 a person

This menu is served with port wine, dry champagne, and espresso for pairing purposes. This menu is designed for a formal sit down wedding reception for approximately 100 guests in a venue such as Thornewood Castle. This menu is designed for a truly elegant tasting experience of many of the finest food from around the world and Northwest.

Fragrant pears and champagne grapes
Global cheese assortment
Imported figs and dates
Served on top of wine barrels on large white platters
Served with Tawny and Ruby Port by an experienced bartender, cocktail hour

Artisan bread served with aged balsamic vinegar and Italian olive oil, with a side of sweet cream butter at the table

Proscuitto wrapped melons
Caviar atop blended gorgonzola on delicate crackers
Served butler style to your guests

Wild rice pilaf and shitake mushrooms
Pan seared scallops among sautéed baby spinach
Crab cakes with a lemon dill sauce
Champagne chicken
Potato leek soup with white truffle oil
Creamed chive and veal
Tangerine accented sweet potatoes
Served with dry champagne

Fresh seasonal berries and Devonshire cream
Assorted Northwest made cheesecake
Coffee and Espresso
This menu includes all glassware, silverware, napkins, and plates

A perfect wedding:

$5,000 Venue budget
Thornewood Castle

$15,000 Catering and Bar
Chateau de Mari, a fine dining experience

$10, 000 Attire for wedding party and flowers for the wedding


$1,000 - $3,000 Photography


2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

2:00 pm Caterer arrives to set up

Wedding at 3:00 pm

Reception starts at 4:00 pm Cocktail hour

Reception moves onto formal dinner 5:00 pm

6:00 pm Cake cutting and Dinner clean up

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Dancing

7:00 pm Bar stops

8:00 pm Music ends

A venue like Thornewood doesn't need any additional decor, as the venue provides tables and chairs for the reception as well as for the wedding itself in your choice of locations around the manor. No need for additional flowers.

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