The Wedding Business Magazine April 2018

The guest s included a m ix of t he best event planners and not able f lorist s, edit ors of bridal m agazine, bloggers, inf luencers and fashion designers t o royalt y. They w ere w elcom ed w it h specially creat ed f loral inspired cockt ails, t he f inest Cham pagne and canapes f rom t he Michelin st arred kit chen of t he hot el. Niche London St ring Quart et and m agician Richard Parsons ent ert ained t he guest s.

Aft er t he cockt ail hour guest s w ere ushered in t o t he dinning room w hich had been t ransf orm ed int o a f loral w onderland. They all ent husiast ically applauded t he very regal Karen as she m ade her ent rance int o t he room . The guest s w ere w elcom ed by Head of Event s, Ant oinett e Lett ieri w ho w orked incredibly hard in bringing t he event t o The Lanesborough.

For t he f irst course, guest s w ere delight ed w it h scallop carpaccio and roast ed beet root t art are served w it h berries and pom egranat e yoghurt .

The gasp inducing m ain course w as a very delicious st one bass baked in globe art ichoke w it h sam phire seaw eed and lem on butt er and crunchy green asparagus parcel w it h an incredible burrat ina. For dessert , t he past ry chef creat ed t he glossiest chocolat e pudding w it h a perf ect m irror glaze layered w it h t he light est chocolat e cream , cocoa st reusel and chocolat e sponge; a perf ect blend of t ext ure and sm oot hness.

The f ood and drink w as served on never seen bef ore charger plat es, supplied by Whit ehouse Crockery, w ho also provided t he china, cryst al and gold f lat w are. The t ables w ere dressed w it h linen f rom Over The Top Linen Hire and Great Hire provided t he w hit e and caram el CKC chairs. The opulent gold f oil st am ped m enus and place cards in w edgw ood blue w ere by Grosvenor St at ionery Com pany w ho also m ade t he invit at ions and t hank you cards.

In bet w een t he m ain course and dessert , guest s w ere ent ert ained by a duo of opera singers w ho perf orm ed a f ew arias including t he f low er duet by Lakm e.

Jane, ow ner and creat ive direct or of Planned f or Perf ect ion, w ho m et iculously planned t he event , said "Elizabet h has been t he driving f orce behind bringing Karen's w onderf ul royal m ast erclass t o London.