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WhenBubba Wallaceand his bride Amanda Carter beganplanningtheirNew Year’s Eve nuptials, the couple knew they wanted the food to match the celebratory vibe of their wedding.
“We just really wanted it to be a fun atmosphere, not stuffy, even though everyone’s going to be dressed up,” Carter told PEOPLE ahead of their black-tie affair. “We wanted a more casual food setting since it’s late in the evening.”
The NASCAR driver, 29, and Carter exchanged vows in front of 250 guests at the JW Marriott in Charlotte, North Carolina on Dec. 31.
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Cocktail hour commenced with an open bar and passed hors d’oeuvres including tuna tartar, duck meatballs, pulled pork spring rolls, blue crab croquettes and whipped ricotta.
“We’re not doing a seated dinner with over 200 people,” says Carter. “We wanted to make sure that we have time to see everybody. And a seated dinner really can take away from being able to talk to everybody.”
Instead, the newlyweds, whogot engagedin July after five years of dating, opted for four different tapas-style stations with some of their favorites including Italian, Asian stir fry, burgers, and tacos.
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They also skipped the traditional wedding cake. Wallace doesn’t eat desserts but Carter is a big fan of sweets, so she wanted plenty of options including a custom pretzel wall, cake pops, sugar and chocolate chip cookies, banana pudding shooters, and fruit and almond flavored macarons.
“Getting married, and starting a new life together, I’m just so excited to have a good one in my corner,” says Wallace. “We have so much fun together.”
Tricia Despres
source: people.com
