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Anne Burrellis off the market!
The Food Network star marriedStuart Claxtonon Saturday in a beautiful fall ceremony atWindridge Estates Redbarn 20in Cazenovia, N.Y., the bride’s hometown.
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE ahead of her wedding, Burrell, 52, opened up about finally tying the knot aftergetting engaged in April 2020while quarantining with her family and Claxton in Cazenovia.
“I can’t believe it’s really here. It’s kind of surreal,” she says. “We feel so much love and support from everyone who’s coming.”
“I don’t care about the cheese factor. Every time I mention the horse and carriage Stuart laughs a little bit,” Burrell told PEOPLE before the wedding, “and I’m like, ‘Alright, whatever. It’s my moment and I mean to have it.’ "
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The bridesmaids wore coordinating burnt orange “classic fifties-style party dresses” with an A-lined, tea-length skirt.
Guests, including stars Alex Guarnaschelli, Marc Murphy, Jeff Mauro, and Jenni “J Woww” Farley, were served a menu that Burrell personally perfected over many months. “The caterers, I’m sure, I’ve driven absolutely bonkers,” she says with a laugh. “They gave me a bunch of suggestions for menu ideas, and I was like, ‘Hmm, no. Hmm, no.’ I felt bad, but I was like, ‘I’m sorry, I’m a chef.’ "
“But we’ve arrived. We have a meeting of the minds,” she adds of the menu, which celebrates all the flavors of fall and its seasonal vegetables.
The starter was a roasted cauliflower steak with cauliflower puree, crispy potato shoestrings with creme fraiche, and caviar. The pasta course was a goat cheese and pumpkin ravioli in a sage butter sauce, with frizzled brussels sprouts leaves, toasted pumpkin seeds, and pumpkin seed oil. For the entree, they chose a duo plate of braised short ribs with a celery root and parsnip puree, and herb and potato crusted halibut on a bed of spaghetti squash, with Tuscan kale and pistachio pesto.
“We had talked about a carrot cake, and Buddy was like, ‘Eh, that’s good, but what about a zucchini cake?’ " says Burrell. “So we’re doing a zucchini cake for one flavor, and then the other flavor is olive oil, lemon, and rosemary.”
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At the end of their number, a balloon drop signified to guests to get up and start the “rip-roaring party,” says Burrell.
After the wedding, Burrell and Claxton, who met on the dating app Bumble in 2018, will forgo a traditional honeymoon and head back to their recently renovated apartment in Brooklyn.
“The thought of having a wedding up here, then getting home, turning around and going somewhere else is just so overwhelming to me,” says Burrell. “So I’m very happy to just have some home time, and enjoy newlywed bliss at home for a little while.”
source: people.com
