PRIVATE CHEF WEDDINGS

Chef-catered weddings in Connecticut.

Upscale wedding catering for households who’d rather have a chef at the kitchen than a banquet hall menu. Rehearsal dinner through reception.

THE FORMAT

Four wedding-week formats.

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REHEARSAL DINNER

Rehearsal dinner

Private dinner the night before. Smaller table, longer courses, the family wedding.

Champagne being poured into two crystal flutes on a black background
COCKTAIL HOUR

Cocktail hour

Forty-five minutes of plates and pours before the seated room.

A long table set with taper candles in a dark dining room
RECEPTION

Seated reception

Multi-course dinner for the room. Chef plus server team timed against the night.

Dark sauce being poured from a small pitcher
LATE NIGHT

Late-night bites

One hot plate that lands at the right moment for the dance floor.

WHY A CHEF WEDDING

Chef-cooked, room-made, course-paced.

A plated fish course with microgreens and dark sauce on a cream plate
FOOD

Chef-made not heated

Cooked on the day, not delivered cold. The room smells like dinner, not chafing dishes.

ROOM

Your room, not a hall

The night happens where you choose. Backyard, lake, family kitchen, private estate.

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PACE

Course by course

Each course timed against the speeches, the toasts, the floor. Not all-at-once buffet.

A beef filet topped with microgreens on a dark plate
PRICE

Real number on quote

Inquire and you get a real number for your guest count, not a banquet-hall per-plate brochure.

A FOUR-COURSE PATTERN

Four courses for your reception.

A plated fish course with microgreens and dark sauce on a cream plate
FIRST

Cold opener

Crudo, tartare, or a chilled soup. Sets the night.

A small terrine plated with chocolate striping on a white plate, top-down view on black
SECOND

Warm small plate

Pasta, dumpling, or vegetable-forward. The course that wakes the table.

A beef filet topped with microgreens on a dark plate
ANCHOR

Main

Protein with technique. Cut and plated to order for the room.

Three squares of tiramisu dusted with cocoa, plated on a dark ceramic plate
CLOSE

Dessert

Tiramisu, a cheese plate, or a poured liquor finish.

PRIVATE CHEF SERVICE AREA

Private chef weddings across Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Private chef weddings across CT and MA.

The chef and team cater weddings across Connecticut and Massachusetts. Primary focus is the Springfield-to-Hartford corridor. For wedding venues outside the primary area, inquire about availability.

Suffield · Avon · Glastonbury · Granby · Simsbury · South Windsor · West Hartford · Windsor · Enfield · Springfield MA · Longmeadow · East Longmeadow · Wilbraham
COMMON QUESTIONS

Common questions about private chef weddings.

What guest count works for a private chef wedding?

Twenty to one hundred fifty guests. Below twenty fits private dinner parties.

Yes. Often booked as its own seated event, see private dinner parties.

Chef plus three to five servers plus a bartender is typical. For cocktail hour staffing, see cocktail parties.

Both. Backyard, family estate, lake house, or a private venue with a working kitchen.

Six to twelve months for weddings. Earlier in peak seasons.

Often booked together with the wedding, see weekend brunches.

Every plan is custom. Pricing reflects guest count, course count, staff depth, and venue. Inquire and you get a real number.

BOOK YOUR WEDDING

Feed the Beast Within.

Rehearsal dinner, cocktail hour, the reception. The chef cooks.