Engaging a professional wedding catering business takes away all the stress of providing your guests with first class, delicious food that will add so much to your special day.
Planning is essential, and a specialist wedding caterer will provide you with many options not just for your formal sit down wedding breakfast and dinner, but also perhaps a relaxed barbeque or buffet. And of course you can also discuss and plan for any special dietary requirements that your guests may have.
Here’s some great wedding caterers based in Essex from places like Colchester, Harlow, Southend, Chelmsford, Grays, Braintree and Clacton, whom you might want to get in touch with...
Don't forget to mention An Essex Wedding magazine when contacting a wedding caterer.
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At JP's Kitchen, we specialise in off site catering, providing you with the very best food and drink possible. We offer an array of catering services, including lamb and hog roasts, formal 2 or 3 course sit down dinners, bar hire, paella, and BBQ catering, as well as private chef hire in Essex and London. Whether you're planning a wedding, birthday party, festival, or corporate event, we have everything you need to make your event a great success.
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Celebrate World Gin Day in Leigh
To mark this year's World Gin Day, and as part of the collection's 150th anniversary celebrations, Nicholson's Pubs will be giving away 1,000 G&T's for free on 10th June 2023. Guests can get their hands on a classic G&T made with Sipsmith London Dry gin and Fever-Tree Premium Indian tonic – the perfect tipple to toast 150 years of Nicholson's Pubs and celebrate World Gin Day. Enter 'WORLDGINDAY' in the Nicholson's Pubs app to get a free G&T.
Posted: 8 June 2023
Expert tips for creating a unique wedding menu
The traditional three-course wedding breakfast doesn't have to be boring. In this article Nidhi Verma, head of food & founder of The Cookaway, shares a few ideas for alternative food menus for wedding guests. Getting involved with the putting together of your wedding menu can allow you to focus on what's important to you, whether that's only using local produce and seasonal ingredients, incorporating foods you and your partner really like, making sure there are plenty of fun elements, or serving with the utmost style. But if standing out is your priority, how can you ensure your menu is unique? If you're wondering how you can make your special day a little more individual, below are a few ideas to get you started.
Posted: 3 June 2023
Down Hall Hotel, Spa & Estate Awarded 2 AA Rosettes
Essex based property, Down Hall Hotel, Spa & Estate is pleased to have been awarded 2 AA Rosettes for its fine dining restaurant, Garden Room. Restaurants who are awarded 2 AA Rosettes aim for and achieve higher standards and better consistency. A greater precision is apparent in the cooking, and there is obvious attention to the selection of quality ingredients. What an achievement!
Posted: 11 May 2023
Why Champagne is the number one choice for weddings and celebrations
Champagne naturally goes hand in hand at weddings and there is no shortage of creative ways to share the pinnacle of sparkling wine. The Champagne Bureau UK*, has included useful tips below on how to best serve Champagne at a wedding and help select the right style for the occasion. Using the correct glassware: whilst trends come and go and flutes have commonly been thought of as the crème de la crème - a tall, rounded, tulip-shaped glass is the perfect choice and expertly shows off your Champagne's aromas and bubbles.
Posted: 8 May 2023
Free cocktail with bookings at Braintree bar
Number 92 is an ambient bar in Braintree town centre, which has a total seating capacity of 50 people. It was launched in September 2020 and offers seated table service. It has established itself as a premium venue in the district. Number 92 is available to rent in its entirety (40-person maximum capacity) or alternatively you can reserve the basement (16-person maximum capacity) for your sole use – what a great location for a hen do!
The venue is offering An Essex Wedding magazine readers a free grape cocktail on arrival for hen parties of over 10 participants.
Posted: 25 April 2023
Executive Chef Robert Pearce from Down Hall Hotel, Spa & Estate in Essex mentored 13-year-old student, Alisha Baines, to this year's final of Springboard's Future Chef, where she won Best Presented Dish. The finals were held on 13th March at Westminster Kingsway College in London and saw 12 young chefs aged between 12 to 16 battle it out for the top spot.
Posted: 28 March 2023
Say ‘I Do’ to a Dry Wedding with Mavrik Alcohol-free Cocktails
With a growing number of people going sober or choosing to moderate their drinking, the traditional wedding 'knees up' may be a thing of the past as today's couples opt for a more sober affair - which everyone can remember! In the past, non-drinkers or designated drivers would be somewhat left out of the celebrations with access to only a sad selection of soft drinks or juices. However, now nearlyweds-to-be are putting as much effort into deciding what alcohol-free drinks to offer as they would apply to sourcing the Champagne for the toasts! Plus, not only are dry weddings a huge money saver, but they also allow guests to enjoy the day with a clear head and leave the event with all those special memories firmly in tact.
Posted: 15 February 2023
How to create a bespoke drinks menu for your wedding
Your wedding should be as personalised, luxurious and enjoyable as possible, and the drinks menu is no exception! Here, Steve King, managing director at the drinks retailer Bottled & Boxed, shows you how to bring together a bespoke drinks menu for your wedding. Organising a wedding is as exciting as it is overwhelming: you'll want your day to be as special as possible, and the drinks menu is no exception to this. It's becoming more and more popular to create your own personalised drinks, with Google searches for 'bespoke drinks menu' increasing 10% since the beginning of 2022.
Posted: 8 February 2023
How low can you go when it comes to alcohol for summer weddings
With a bumper wedding season ahead in the UK this summer, make sure you cater for all your guests' needs and be sure to offer delicious no and low alcohol options at drinks wedding celebrations. With a range of great wine, cocktail or gin alternatives to stock up on this summer for the designated drivers and sober curious, there's something for all taste buds leaving guests happy, refreshed and clear-headed the next day - hallelujah to that!
Posted: 3 August 2022
Ryan Reynolds’s cocktail suggestions to combat the heatwave
Summer has officially arrived in the UK and during the upcoming heatwave, take Hollywood film star and co-owner of Aviation Gin, Ryan Reynolds' advice by serving up some Aviation Gin cocktails for al fresco celebrations. Aviation American Gin has been voted the world's highest rated gin (97 points, Wine Enthusiast) and has helped establish a new style of American gin - softer and smoother, with juniper in the background and citrus and floral notes in the front - resulting in more balanced cocktails.
Posted: 13 July 2022