Be a guest
at your own
party.
Full-service catering for weddings, work events, and parties. We plan the menu with you, bring the team to serve it, and look after your guests so you don’t have to.
From the first conversation
to the very last guest.
What are you
planning?
Pick the closest fit to start your inquiry. We’ll work out the rest together.
Weddings &
memorable events
Weddings, anniversaries, galas, and the other big days, with a team on hand from cocktail hour to the last dance.
Plan a weddingCorporate
gatherings
Breakfast meetings, office lunches, employee appreciation days, and full-service events on site.
Plan a corporate eventSocial
celebrations
Birthdays, showers, engagement parties, and family dinners that have outgrown the kitchen table.
Plan a partyBBQs &
casual gatherings
Backyard parties, graduation open houses, and summer outings for the whole office.
Plan a cookoutThe hundred small handoffs
you never have to notice.
A lot of good catering happens away from the plate: timing dinner around the toasts, knowing where the extra chairs are, getting the vegetarian meals to the right seats. Here’s how we plan it with you.
01The first conversation
Before we talk food, we want to hear about the event: who’s coming, what you’re celebrating, and what matters most to you about the day. Bring whatever you have, even if it’s just a date and a rough headcount.
Half-formed ideas are welcome.02Planning the menu
We build the menu around the season, the venue, the food you love, and how you want people to eat: seated, standing and mingling, or a bit of both.
Dietary needs go on the list from the start.03Working out the logistics
We sort out timing, kitchen access, rentals, and the run of the evening with you, your venue, and your planner if you have one, so everyone is working from the same plan.
Everyone gets the same timeline.04On the day
Our team sets up, serves, and keeps an eye on the room: topping up what’s running low, making sure the guest with the nut allergy gets the right plate, keeping dinner on time. You spend the day with the people you invited.
Go enjoy your guests. We’ve got the kitchen.05Through the final guest
The end of the night gets the same planning as the start: the last round of service, when breakdown begins, and handing the space back to your venue on time.
Nobody should be stacking chairs at their own wedding.
All you need to do is show up hungry.
Good food
for a full room.
We cook with the seasons, so an October wedding and a July cookout get very different menus.
Start by telling us what you like to eat. We’ll ask about the rest early on:
- Allergies & dietary needs
- The venue’s kitchen
- Timing & service style
The people
you’ll plan with.
Meet Jamie, Tara & Alison
Between us, we’ve spent more than twenty years catering weddings, galas, and large events, and we care as much about how your guests are treated as what they’re served.
Catering By Moonlight is our own company now. We’re building it around the parts of the job we’ve always cared about most: cooking well and looking after people.
Jamie, Tara & Alison
The people behind MoonlightAfter Dark
Planning advice from our side of the kitchen door.
Before you fall in love with a venue, ask these five questions.
What to ask about the kitchen, the rain plan, rentals, and the end of the night.
Read the storyA cocktail hour that doesn’t feel like waiting around.
What to serve when guests are standing, talking, and holding a drink.
Read the story
How to actually enjoy your own party.
Pick your priorities, hand off the questions, and leave some slack in the schedule.
Read the storyGot a date in mind?
Or just an idea?
Either one is enough to start. Fill in what you know, and we’ll get back to you to talk it through.