Let’s pull it off together…
This isn’t your average DIY wedding
Do you want to throw a family-style wedding where your guests are on-site mingling before and after the big day?
Is hiring a caterer out of your budget or just not your style?
Do you wish you could execute every last detail yourself, but need to be realistic about how much you take on?
Do you imagine that your friends and family are savvy enough (and willing) to make dinner collectively?
Yes? Then let us help
We order the food, plan an irresistible menu, and manage the kitchen. Your guests provide the hands to make it all come together. And everyone eats; not just during the reception, but all weekend long.
What we need from you
You, your friends, and your family need to be adventurous, punctual, helpful, generous, and flexible. For reference, it takes at least 150 person hours to cater a 150 person wedding with family style main courses. And that doesn’t include the 7 other meals.
DIY the food at your wedding
Weddings, at their best, are the merging of two families–the broadening of a community that is brought together by your love. At such a momentous community event, working together builds bonds. Cooperation between new family members who share the common aim of celebrating the newlyweds can solidify budding ties and make the occasion all the more memorable.
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The folks at Bain Marie were immediately on board and got the exact vibe we wanted to create. A bunch of our friends and family signed up to help in the kitchen and all of them said it was one of the highlights of their weekend. This was more than a catering job- they were collaborators in pulling off the wild wedding of our dreams and we couldn't be more grateful!
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We believe that community grows from people creating together - and what better than delicious meals and a shared kitchen to do that? Everyone had a helping role in our multi-day summer wedding festival, which went off without a hitch thanks to your leadership. Thank you for exceeding our wildest expectations!
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We are organized and relaxed people and it still came to a crescendo the week of our wedding. Instead of being overwhelmed we leaned on our community. Their leadership, hard work and attention to details inspired an atmosphere of convivality.
