We are wedding caterers and event planners based in Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria. We started catering for weddings and events thirty years ago, in Cumbria, Cheshire, Lancashire and throughout North West England. We provide food for all types of events from birthday parties in family homes to huge corporate events and, more recently, for home dining.
My parents Karen & Phil started Karen Rhodes Weddings & Events back in 1992 when I was only a baby. Mum presumed that as weddings only cover one day, with a bit of planning she could easily fit this around a small baby. How wrong can you be! Weddings take over your whole life, you are emotionally connected to the bride and her family for usually well over a year and are involved in nearly every decision made.
You become their confidant and they become your friend. Timings of the day 1:30pm - Ceremony 2:30pm - Welcome drinks & canapes 4:30pm - Guests seated 5pm - Speeches 5:30pm - Wedding breakfast 7:30pm - Evening guests 8:20pm - Cut the cake 8:30pm - First dance 9:30pm -.
My parents Karen & Phil started Karen Rhodes Weddings & Events back in 1992 when I was only a baby. Mum presumed that as weddings only cover one day, with a bit of planning she could easily fit this around a small baby. How wrong can you be! Weddings take over your whole life, you are emotionally connected to the bride and her family for usually well over a year and are involved in nearly every decision made.
You become their confidant and they become your friend. Timings of the day 1:30pm - Ceremony 2:30pm - Welcome drinks & canapes 4:30pm - Guests seated 5pm - Speeches 5:30pm - Wedding breakfast 7:30pm - Evening guests 8:20pm - Cut the cake 8:30pm - First dance 9:30pm -.
Services
My parents Karen & Phil started Karen Rhodes Weddings & Events back in 1992 when I was only a baby.
Mum presumed that as weddings only cover one day, with a bit of planning she could easily fit this around a small baby.
How wrong can you be! Weddings take over your whole life, you are emotionally connected to the bride and her family for usually well over a year and are involved in nearly every decision made.
You become their confidant and they become your friend.
The business has evolved from small dinner parties out of my Grandad's pub, the Hare and Hounds at Bowland Bridge to weddings of all shapes and sizes and even corporate events up to 1000 guests.
Mum presumed that as weddings only cover one day, with a bit of planning she could easily fit this around a small baby.
How wrong can you be! Weddings take over your whole life, you are emotionally connected to the bride and her family for usually well over a year and are involved in nearly every decision made.
You become their confidant and they become your friend.
The business has evolved from small dinner parties out of my Grandad's pub, the Hare and Hounds at Bowland Bridge to weddings of all shapes and sizes and even corporate events up to 1000 guests.
We do really good food, beautifully presented and served with a smile for 10 up to 1,000 people.
We run the day, co-ordinate all the contractors, organise the best man (if he needs organising), Nothing is too much trouble.
Imagine a hotel in your garden being run by staff that you've trained, that's what you'll get.
If you want formality that fine, if you want a low key party with family and friends no problem.
Whatever you want we'll follow your instructions to the letter.
We run the day, co-ordinate all the contractors, organise the best man (if he needs organising), Nothing is too much trouble.
Imagine a hotel in your garden being run by staff that you've trained, that's what you'll get.
If you want formality that fine, if you want a low key party with family and friends no problem.
Whatever you want we'll follow your instructions to the letter.
We are happy to serve any drinks provided by you and don't charge corkage.
We make a nominal charge for the provision and washing of glassware for the drinks reception and meal.
Alternatively you can source your own glassware and we will served your drinks free of charge.
One thing to bear in mind if you are planning on providing your own drinks is the chilling of everything.
We can hire in a number of different options for chilling the drinks and what you arrange depends on the number of guests and how much you are planning to provide.
We make a nominal charge for the provision and washing of glassware for the drinks reception and meal.
Alternatively you can source your own glassware and we will served your drinks free of charge.
One thing to bear in mind if you are planning on providing your own drinks is the chilling of everything.
We can hire in a number of different options for chilling the drinks and what you arrange depends on the number of guests and how much you are planning to provide.
If the thought of planning a wedding at home or in a venue fills you with horror there are various things we can do to help with out breaking the bank.
We offer three different options that we find work exceptionally well.
Quite honestly in a lot of cases we can save you more than it costs as we negotiate the best possible prices from the suppliers and pass this saving onto you.
Wedding suppliers will inevitably give us a better deal because we are using them on a regular basis rather than a one off and even when using new suppliers we have a much better idea of what you actually need rather than what the companies are trying to sell you.
We offer three different options that we find work exceptionally well.
Quite honestly in a lot of cases we can save you more than it costs as we negotiate the best possible prices from the suppliers and pass this saving onto you.
Wedding suppliers will inevitably give us a better deal because we are using them on a regular basis rather than a one off and even when using new suppliers we have a much better idea of what you actually need rather than what the companies are trying to sell you.
Don't try and over co-ordinate the colour scheme.
With the best will in the world you can't totally match the shade of your rose petals with the chair covers, the bridesmaids dresses and the icing on the cake.
Contrast is sometimes better than trying to achieve a perfect match.
On the day of the wedding 'let it go'.
Everything is in the hands of the people you've trusted to do your wedding so let them get on with it.
Enjoy your day and let your chief bridesmaid and the bestman deal with any trivialities.
With the best will in the world you can't totally match the shade of your rose petals with the chair covers, the bridesmaids dresses and the icing on the cake.
Contrast is sometimes better than trying to achieve a perfect match.
On the day of the wedding 'let it go'.
Everything is in the hands of the people you've trusted to do your wedding so let them get on with it.
Enjoy your day and let your chief bridesmaid and the bestman deal with any trivialities.
Reviews
Be the first to review Karen Rhodes Catering.
Write a Review
