The Harding Allen Estate
Rt. 122 off beautiful Barre Common
P.O. Box 933
Barre, MA 01005
phone: (978)-355-4920
fax: (978)-355-0294
e-mail:
haestate@earthlink.net

Magnolia Package | Rose Package | Lilac Package | Hydrangea Package Buffet | other major items

'Elegance & Ease'
Wedding Package Menus

All our wedding packages include:

  • the Estate Garden Salad, served family-style with warm rolls & butter

  • a complementary champagne toast for the bridal party

  • centerpieces at your tables

Children’s meals are available with all packages for kids age 10 and under.
Other hors d’oeuvres and entrées can be added at additional cost.

Descriptions of all the entrées listed here, and many more in addition,
can be found on the
Entrée Descriptions page.

The prices for the wedding packages apply to 2008 weddings only.

NOTE: To receive the set package prices, you must choose a vegetarian dish as one of your three entrées.
If you want all 3 of your entrées to include poultry, seafood or meat, there is an extra charge of $3 per person.

MAGNOLIA PACKAGE
Buffet: approx. $58 per person plus fee and tax =
$72 per person Elegance & Ease total
Also available as a sit-down dinner – ask for details

You must choose the Magnolia Package for our Saturday afternoon weddings.
It can not be chosen for any other day or time slot.

HORS D'OEUVRES
Butlered & served prior to dinner

International Cheese Display
Garnished with grapes

Mini Meatballs

Quiche Cups

Rumaki

Chicken Drummettes

Stuffed Mushrooms

Hors D’oeuvres in Puff Pastry

ENTRÉES
your choice of three – served with your choice of vegetable and starch (rice or potato) for sides

POULTRY

Chicken Piccata

Chicken Marsala

SEAFOOD

Baked Tilapia

Baked Haddock

BEEF

Oven-Roasted Sirloin

Grilled London Broil

VEGETARIAN

Vegan Garden Farfalle

Eggplant Parmesan

The Magnolia Package also includes a champagne toast and wedding cake for all your guests.

ROSE PACKAGE
Four-course sit-down dinner: approx. $70 per person plus fee and tax =
$87 per person Elegance & Ease total

HORS D'OEUVRES

Chef’s Five-Star Hors D’oeuvres Package
Butlered & served for one hour prior to dinner

ENTRÉES
your choice of three – served with your choice of vegetable and starch (rice or potato) for sides

POULTRY

Chicken Wellington

Chicken Piccata

Chicken Marsala

Chicken Veronique

Lemon Chicken Sauté

SEAFOOD

Baked Tilapia

Baked Haddock

BEEF

Prime Rib au Jus – Queen Cut

Oven-Roasted Sirloin

Grilled London Broil

VEGETARIAN

Vegan Garden Farfalle

Eggplant Parmesan

Vegetable Pie

LILAC PACKAGE
Four-course sit-down dinner: approx. $76 per person plus fee and tax =
$94 per person Elegance & Ease total

HORS D'OEUVRES

Chef’s Five-Star Hors D’oeuvres Package
Butlered & served for one hour prior to dinner

ENTRÉES
your choice of three – served with your choice of vegetable and starch (rice or potato) for sides

POULTRY

Chicken Wellington

Chicken New England

Chicken Florentine

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Chicken Parmigiana

SEAFOOD

Stuffed Tilapia

Baked Salmon

Baked Stuffed Shrimp

Lazy Lobster Casserole

Sole Florentine

Red Snapper

BEEF

Prime Rib au Jus – King Cut

Herb-Encrusted Tenderloin

Beef Tenderloin Medaglioni


MIXED**

Surf & Turf

PORK

Apple Rosemary Pork

Herb-Encrusted Pork Medallions


VEGETARIAN

Garden Farfalle

Stuffed Eggplant

Penne with Vodka Sauce

** Note: the lobster option for the Surf & Turf is available in the Lilac Package, but it is based on market price. Prices are available on request.

Both the Rose and Lilac Packages can be served as buffets for an additional $2 per person.

HYDRANGEA PACKAGE BUFFET
approx. $73 per person plus fee and tax =
$90 per person Elegance & Ease total

HORS D'OEUVRES

Chef’s Five-Star Hors D’oeuvres Package
Butlered & served for one hour prior to dinner

ENTRÉES
your choice of three – served with your choice of vegetable and starch (rice, potato or pasta) for sides

POULTRY

Chicken Wellngton

Roast Turkey Rustica

Chicken Piccata

Chicken Marsala

Chicken Veronique

Lemon Chicken Sauté

SEAFOOD

Baked Tilapia

Baked Salmon

BEEF

Prime Rib au Jus – carving station

Grilled London Broil

VEGETARIAN

Garden Farfalle

Vegan Garden Farfalle

All buffets are fully serviced, and a maitre d’ will call tables one at a time to be served.

These are the only major items that aren’t included in the ‘Elegance & Ease’ package prices.

Desserts

See details in the following menu pages.

Alcohol

We give you a lot of flexibility on alcohol. On the tables, you can choose to have bottles of wine, or champagne for a toast. As for your bar, it can be open, cash, or a combination of the two. You can set limits on the open bar, such as a time limit, a dollar limit, or a limit on the type of alcohol (for instance, open for beer and wine but cash for mixed drinks). Many facilities charge a flat fee per person for their open bars, but we charge you only for what your guests actually consume, which we’ve always found to be to our brides and grooms’ advantage.

Accommodations

If you hold your function with us, the bedrooms are available to you, but you are not obligated to take them. We have six bedrooms in the mansion, all of them double occupancy. All together, they cost $900 per night, plus 5.7% MA state occupancy tax. (See the Accommodations page for details.)

If you need additional rooms, there are a number of bed & breakfasts in and around town, and we would be happy to advise you.

Magnolia Package | Rose Package | Lilac Package | Hydrangea Package Buffet | other major items