11 Local Caterers to Book for Your Wedding or Other Big Event
They say sometimes you forget to relax and eat on your very own big day, but with the help of these local professionals, that’ll be impossible.
We collaborated with event experts (and married couple!) Andrea Kravitz of Richmond Photobooth and Seth Kravitz of Rhythm of Love to highlight some of the best caterers in RVA. We’re eating it all up!
— contributed by Andrea Kravitz (founder of Richmond Photobooth) and Seth Kravitz (founder of Rhythm of Love)
Cater 2 Events
Cater2Events develops creative menus inspired by seasonal and local ingredients to please a variety of tastes and styles. Their food is elegantly presented and professionally served, and they offer full-service, boutique catering from start to finish.
Services: Corporate Events, Parties/Social Gatherings, Weddings
Location: Richmond and travel
Deep Run Roadhouse
Voted the Best BBQ Caterer in Richmond, Deep Run Roadhouse specializezs in the area’s best barbecue, Tex-Mex, comfort, and eclectic American cuisine. All of their menu items are prepared in-house using only the freshest local ingredients. Deep Run can ~cater to~ up to 5,000 people at any event or they can accommodate a happening as small as a family picnic. They offer full service for weddings or just delivery and set-up for parties and informal events, and all their catering packages are fully customizable, so (if you’d like to) you get to design your own menu.
Services: Corporate Events, Parties/Social Gatherings, Weddings
Location: Richmond and Central Virginia
Edwards Catering
Edwards Catering is a family-owned and operated full-service catering company, with more than 30 years of experience in the Richmond area. Whether you’re a first-time or long-time client, their goal is to exceed your expectations through an outstanding combination of delicious food, beautiful presentation, superb service, and meticulous attention to detail. Rather than sending a crew to an event, every event is supervised — from beginning to end — by one of the org’s owners, ensuring their standards for excellence will be maintained and no detail will be overlooked.
Services: Corporate Events, Parties/Social Gatherings, Weddings
Location: Richmond and travel
Everyday Gourmet
Whether your idea of a perfect reception is your backyard by a fire pit with your closest friends or an elaborate affair with all the trimmings, Everyday Gourmet can help make your vision a reality. They can provide all the staff, food, and beverages needed to entertain your guests. Choose from their simply structured standard menus or have them come up with something tailor-made for you — Everyday Gourmet is here to make sure you get a *delicious* start to your new life!
Services: Express, Corporate Events, Parties/Social Gatherings, Weddings
Location: Richmond and travel
Garnish
Garnish is a full-service catering and event-production company. Their services feature custom-designed menus that are both seasonal and driven by a desire to accommodate a client’s tastes and budget. Garnish has the ability to design and produce every aspect of your event, from venue location and menu creation to event décor, lighting, and logistics. Their staff has extensive experience planning seated dinners, all-day seminars, lunches, buffets, and cocktail parties. From a continental breakfast to platter lunches to a wedding with 300+ guests, Garnish will create the perfect experience for your group.
Services: Full Scale/Production, Corporate Events, Parties/Social Gatherings, Weddings
Location: Richmond and travel
Groovin’ Gourmets
Groovin’ Gourmets believes expert catering is more than good food and promises exceptional service from the moment you pick up the phone to tell them what you need. You can expect a polished, professional experience from their arrival at your event through to breakdown and cleanup. Their diverse menus are designed to satisfy even the most discriminating palates. The Groovin’ Gourmets culinary team accommodates all dietary restrictions, and they’re proud to offer tastings, multi-course dining, experiences, and various service styles to meet your unique needs. Plus, they love a challenge!
Services: Corporate Events, Parties/Social Gatherings, Weddings
Location: Richmond and travel
Goodrich Gourmet
Goodrich Gourmet Catering is a licensed and insured full-service catering company specializing in gourmet comfort cuisine that pleases the palate and the soul. Their menus include items from many different cultural backgrounds, offering a variety of the world’s best foods., and they take pride in making sure you receive stellar customer service from the initial meeting to the post-party cleanup and beyond. When your big day is all said and done, Goodrich Gourmet wants you to pass along their name to your friends, family members, and other guests with 100% confidence that they will leave them as eager to recommend them to their own circles!
Services: Drop Off, Corporate Events, Parties/Social Gatherings, Weddings
Location: Richmond and Virginia Beach
MOSAIC Catering & Events
MOSAIC Catering & Events is the combination of young, creative talent and 20 years of experience in the catering, event organization, party planning, and corporate entertainment industry. They’re a full-service, one-stop shop for all your event, catering, design, rental, and lighting needs. MOSAIC’s team is an eclectic mix of individuals from every area of the hospitality industry — designers, thinkers, foodies, makers, creators, marketers, illumineers, engineers, and techies.
Services: Express, Full Scale, Production, & Weddings
Location: Richmond, VA
OMO Catering Co.
OMO Catering Co. hand-crafts every menu and serves beautiful, thoughtful, and elegant food. Their mission is to create the very best, and they source only the finest produce from their purveyors while adding their own creative flair to their spreads — bringing something truly unique to every event. Offering flavorful menus for plated dinners, cocktail receptions, small bites, and food stations, their culinary team brings a fresh approach to contemporary event dining.
Services: Corporate Events, Parties/Social Gatherings, Weddings
Location: Richmond and travel
A Sharper Palate
They believe that being “good enough” simply isn’t good enough — both in terms of the quality of their food and the relationships with their customers. When you work with A Sharper Palate, you’re immediately placed on the road to excellence by event proposal revisions as (much as) needed, their kitchen’s use of quality ingredients, and maintenance of positive professionalism far beyond the last guest’s departure. What sets A Sharper Palate apart is their attention to detail, 30 years of experience in the industry, and personal finishing touches. These qualities combine to let them effortlessly exceed their clients’ expectations.
Services: Corporate Events, Parties/Social Gatherings, Weddings
Location: Richmond, VA and travel
White House Catering
From elegant weddings to formal State dinners to casual events on an intimate boat, the White House Catering team is committed to helping plan your event and deliver savory cuisine with exceptional service that exceeds your expectations. No matter the venue or budget, they will customize your menu to your personal specifications. Since each of their events is customized, they don’t offer sample menus — as they say, “Our process begins with you.” And they’re ready to get started as soon as you call.
Services: Corporate Events, Parties/Social Gatherings, Weddings
Location: Richmond and travel
Meet Andrea & Seth
The Richmond Experience is thrilled to partner with Andrea and Seth to share insider insight and useful resources for planning a wedding or special event in the Richmond region!
Andrea was born in the USA and raised in Nicaragua, and has been a Richmond resident for the past 17 years! In that time, she’s spent the past 15+ years in the service industry. Coupled with her passion for entrepreneurship, Andrea founded Richmond Photobooth and has been capturing special moments ever since. She loves Richmond so much that she named her business after it!
A Richmond Native, Seth has entertained weddings for couples all over Virginia! His signature, unobtrusive style of MCing makes your wedding day flow seamlessly throughout the evening without any of the DJ “cheesiness.” He prides himself on his passion, professionalism, and attention to detail. He began his DJ career more than ten years ago, and after helping start another successful DJ business, he went off on his own and launched Rhythm of Love in 2018.
Andrea and Seth at their wedding in 2022.
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Thank you to Richmond Photobooth and Rhythm of Love for collaborating on this city guide!