Your Wedding Guests Will Forget Your Flowers—But They'll Never Forget This

What's up, beautiful peeps?

I've been thinking about this a lot lately—how weddings have become so... safe. You know what I mean? Same catering companies, same rubber chicken, same wilted salad that tastes like it came from a bag. Everyone just accepts it because "that's how wedding food is."

But why?

Your wedding day is the most important celebration of your life, and you're going to serve your people food that has zero soul? That makes no sense to me.

Here's what I know: Food is love made visible.

When I'm in my kitchen preparing for your wedding—I like to focus on alchemy (the energy transmitted through me, to you, in the dishes that we prepare). That first bite of regenerative beef tenderloin? The way our heirloom tomato salad tastes like actual summer? The sound your aunt makes when she tries some homemade sourdough for the first time? Those are the moments that stand out, when I’m stirring your jam on the stovetop, days before your event. I truly believe your guests will FEEL the difference in the ingredients we prepare.

We source from farmers we know by name. We make stocks from scratch that simmer for hours. We ferment our own vegetables because shortcuts taste like shortcuts, and your wedding deserves better.

The Real Food thing isn't trendy for me—it's personal.

I burned the candle at both ends for many years. I got sober in 2019, moved to this land in Boulder Creek, and remembered why I started cooking in the first place. Food has the power to heal, to connect, to transform an ordinary moment into something sacred.

That's what I want for your wedding. Not just a meal, but an experience that makes your guests stop talking ... I want them to FEEL good when they take their first bite.

Winter weddings hit different.

There's something magical about gathering everyone you love when the world feels quiet and still. The food gets to be rich and warming—braised short ribs that fall apart with a fork, roasted vegetables that caramelize into candy, mulled wine that smells like Christmas morning.

If you book your winter 2026 wedding by September, I'm taking $10 off per guest. I want to celebrate couples who choose the intimacy of the quiet season.

You're invited to see what this looks like.

On August 5, I'll be on KRON 4 doing a live cooking demo for my new cookbook launch. Yeah, a cookbook—The Essential Canning Cookbook.

I know what you're thinking. "Molly, I'm planning a wedding, not becoming a homesteader." This cookbook is about the same philosophy that drives everything I do for your wedding. It's about knowing where your food comes from, understanding what real flavor tastes like, and refusing to accept processed garbage as normal.

Every Monday at 2 PM, I teach live canning classes. You can join from anywhere—I'll walk you through preserving peak-season fruit or making your own pickles. Because once you understand how to work with real ingredients, you'll never want to go back to the fake stuff.

Want to try something from the cookbook?

This Strawberry Basil Jam is everything I love about cooking—simple ingredients, unexpected combinations, and a result that makes you close your eyes and sigh.

Strawberry Basil Jam

• 4 cups strawberries, chopped (get the good ones)

• 2 cups sugar

• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped

Combine everything except the basil in a pot. Boil it, then simmer for 10-15 minutes until it coats a spoon. Stir in the basil at the end—the heat releases all those oils without cooking away the brightness. Ladle into jars, process for 10 minutes.

When those jars seal with that satisfying pop, you've made something that will make you happy every time you open it. Spread it on toast, swirl it in yogurt, or eat it with a spoon like I do when no one's looking.

Here's what I need you to do:

If you're planning a winter wedding, let's talk. I want to understand your vision and show you what's possible when you work with someone who actually cares about the food.

Pre-order the cookbook. Even if you never can anything, you'll understand why this work matters so much to me.

Watch me try not to mess up on live TV on August 5.

Join a Monday canning class and feel what it's like to make something real with your own hands.

But mostly, start caring about your food. Ask where it came from. Taste the difference. Your wedding is the perfect place to show your people what happens when someone gives a damn about what they're serving.

This is a movement about supporting farmers who care about their land, choosing ingredients that actually nourish people, and refusing to accept "good enough" as good enough.

When I'm cooking for your wedding, I feel the weight of that—feeding the people you love most on one of the most important days of your life.

My goal is to bring passion back to wedding food. Let's show your guests what happens when someone actually cares.

Huggies to you,

Molly & the Wylder Space team

P.S. Check out our recent wedding photos at wylderspace.com if you want to see what seasonal, REAL food looks like on a plate.