CRESTED BUTTE’S PERSONAL CHEFS
WEDDING GUIDE
congratulations on your engagement!
We are so excited to help you plan your big day.
Since we’re all about efficiency and ease, we’ve outlined this quick guide to our wedding services, including what to expect when planning your wedding catering budget and suggestions.
We look forward to hearing from you to discuss your special day!
CBPC wedding catering services
Your option of dining styles: full dinner service with plated & served dishes, family-style, or buffet.
wedding reception dinnerS
rehearsal dinners
passed appetizers
charcuterie boards & tablescapes
house-made desserts
breakfast or brunch
PROFESSIONAL SERVING STAFF
TRAINED BARTENDERS
bar planning & beverage ordering
CUSTOM COCKTAIL MENU
SOMMELIER SERVICES
What is the cost of catering with Crested Butte’s Personal Chefs?
We wish we had an easy answer and a quick number to share with you! The cost of catering with CBPC depends on the amount of food, service, and planning that your event requires.
Below are the factors that go into your custom quote
1. Custom menu Development
We are excited to create a custom menu for your wedding using locally sourced seasonal ingredients prepared with love and expertise. CBPC has spent years cultivating relationships with local Western Slope farmers and makers that are the foundation of our delicious and nourishing dishes.
Many factors go into the cost of your meal: the amount of food on the menu, the dining style, and the logistics of your venue. We can provide full service plated dinners, family style, or buffet for your wedding receptions, welcome dinners, and post-wedding brunches.
We are happy to accommodate any special dietary requests. Our team of chefs at CBPC can create vegetarian, vegan, dairy free, nut free, or gluten free dishes without sacrificing the taste and flavor of our food.
Explore our Sample Menus to get a little taste of our style.
2. service staff
Having a highly-trained and experienced service staff for both front and back-of-house services is what makes our events stand out and run smoothly. This is another part of the cost of catering. Our service staff includes trained chefs, sous chefs, cooks, dishwashers, service captains, servers, bartenders, and bussers.
The amount of service staff needed at your wedding depends on the style of dinner service you would like (plated, family-style, or buffet) and the number of guests attending.
Most weddings will require kitchen staff that includes a chef, cook, and dishwasher.
On the floor, we recommend one server for every ten guests for a plated meal, one server for every 15 guests for a family-style meal, and one server for every 25 guests for a buffet-style meal.
If you are not working with a bar service, we are happy to provide professional bartenders and bar-backs to keep the party rolling!
1. planning
Our services include all site visits, meetings, emails, rental assistance, vendor referrals, and menu development.
Wedding catering has many moving pieces that require a great deal of planning. We are often building an event from the ground up at many of our beautiful ranch locations here in Crested Butte. The CBPC Event Producer will support you through the process of planning a meal for your closest family and friends.
The planning fee also covers the time our chefs will spend with you. CBPC’s chefs will work with you in creating a custom wedding menu using farm-to-table ingredients sourced locally that will work perfectly at the venue of your choice.
hire a wedding planner.
At Crested Butte's Personal Chefs, we understand that your wedding day is a cherished and momentous occasion that takes an immense amount of planning for it to go smoothly. That is why we highly recommend working with a professional wedding planner. Hiring an experienced coordinator can make all the difference, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the joy and celebration with your loved ones.
Professional wedding planners bring a wealth of expertise to the table. They possess the knowledge and skills to seamlessly coordinate all your vendors, manage the wedding party during the ceremony, create a detailed timeline, help you find the best service providers, handle the set-up and tear-down of rentals and décor, and address any day-of changes or details that may arise. This frees you from the stress of juggling multiple responsibilities, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable experience.
Our team would be delighted to share our list of preferred wedding coordinators, each carefully vetted to provide exceptional service and support. With their guidance, you can relax and savor every moment of your special day, surrounded by the people you love.
Let’s start planning your special day!
Get your custom quote
Please fill out our wedding form below to help us get a sense of your needs. We’ll reach out to you as soon a possible to discuss your event.