weddings - Simply Delicious

weddings
by simply delicious caterings
767 East Brookhaven Circle • 901.682.9997
www.memphisweddingcatering.com • facebook.com/simplydeliciouscaterings
Naturally, Simply Delicious loves weddings – after all, who doesn’t?
But, our affinity for nuptials goes beyond love: We truly get weddings. We understand all of the emotion
that’s part of the Big Day, as well as all of the hours of planning, budgeting, dreaming and Pinterest-ing that
you’ve put in. When you entrust Simply Delicious with your wedding catering, you get a team of creative,
detail-oriented and seasoned professionals dedicated to making your dreams a reality.
Inventive Menus
We’ll draw inspiration from your style, taste and ideas to create a culinary experience that your guests
will remember for years to come. Whether your taste is classic, eclectic, ethnic, decadent or anything in
between, our Executive Chef will conjure a selection of dishes that is nothing short of inspired. The taste
will speak for itself, but we’ll shout from the rooftops over the fact that virtually all of our offerings are
organic, locally-sourced, and made in-house.
Exquisite Presentation
We believe delicious food is only the beginning -- we’re all about the details!
Creating a beautifully appointed meal is our forté, from artfully-arranged plated meals to elegantlyaccessorized buffets. We collaborate with your florist and other vendors to design tablescapes that
perfectly match your color story and theme, whether it’s sourcing custom-made linens or finding just the
right candles to accent your place setting. Best of all, we set the trends rather than follow them, ensuring
that your wedding is anything but cookie-cutter. Among our most unique flourishes are:
• Custom Food Signage • Ladder-Style Food Displays • Custom Water Bottles and Accessories
Impeccable Service
Our wait staff sets the standard for service, and we regularly receive accolades for their unerring
service and friendly, caring demeanor. Each of our service professionals has extensive fine-dining
experience and a keen eye for anticipating your guests’ needs to ensure a seamless event from start to finish.
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SIMPLY DELICIOUS SERVICE STYLES
Creating your reception menu is just the beginning.
Bridal couples have more choices than ever before when it comes to the type of dining experience to offer
their guests, from ultra-formal seated meals to lively, interactive food stations and casual cocktail parties.
Let Simply Delicious help you decide which style of service suits you best!
Cocktail Receptions
are a popular celebration option for informal yet intimate weddings,
and feature beautiful assortments of tray-passed hors d’oeuvres and bite-sized desserts as perfect
accompaniments to your wedding cake and the cocktail selections.
Traditional Buffets
can vary in scope and size and consist of a presentation of the hot main dishes, vegetables and side dishes,
along with at least one type of salad and other cold offerings such as fresh fruit and cheese assortments.
Performance Stations
also called chef-attended performance
food stations, are one of today’s top food trends, especially featuring international flavor. What
could be better than great food with built-in entertainment? Your wedding guests will be
excited to choose their favorite cuisine and watch it prepared from the freshest ingredients.
Chef Carts
are an innovative, crowd-pleasing trend that can accommodate a variety of tastes, styles and cuisines. These
rolling carts enthrall guests with choices from guacamole carts and sushi to street food favorites and Simply
Delicious specialties like gourmet seasoned french fries.
Family Style Service
is a casually festive yet still elegant option to the traditional
buffet and makes for a conversation-friendly, intimate ambiance for your reception. Guests serve themselves
from platters and dishes of your menu selections, which our servers have placed at each table.
Small Plate Concepts
follow the trend of the small plate, or tapas, menus. Most of our full-portion dishes can be
scaled down to small plate service. Small plate dishes and taster shooters allow guests to
partake in a sampling of menu items rather than one type of cuisine. Small plate meals may
be served by chef carts, at food stations, or as seated courses.
Seated Meal with Entrée Choice
is the traditional,
sit-down meal service, which requires each guest to pre-select their entrée from choices you
provide, typically including at least one meat selection and a fish or vegetarian
selection. This type of meal service requires table and seating assignments for your guests.
Seated Meal with Entrée Duet
follows the service formality above, but omits the need for meal pre-selection, as
each guest is served a duo of slightly-smaller main dishes on one plate.
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Displays
aside from the outstanding taste
combinations, our trend-setting displays
reflect your wedding style and set the
mood for the whole event
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Appetizers
After all, we’ve been known to fashion entire meals out of this fun-size fare. Aside from the
outstanding taste combinations, our trend-setting displays reflect your wedding style and set
the mood for the whole event. Here is a sample of some of our favorites.
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Appetizers
Just a sample of some of our favorites
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Concierge
Venue
It’s all about location, location, location.
Considering that choosing your wedding venue is such a
significant part of your event planning, the decision can
seem overwhelming. We’re here to streamline your search
and help you discover the perfect site for your wedding,
thanks to our relationships with esteemed venues
throughout the area. Whatever type of setting your
wedding calls for, a bucolic outdoor expanse, whimsical
garden, opulent ballroom or urban-chic gallery, we’re
happy to share our vast location expertise with you.
OUR VENUE PARTNERS
• Annesdale, 901-490-9460, www.annesdalemansion.com
Valerie Bledsoe, val@annesdalemansion.com
• Carahills II, 901-483-2121, www.carahills.com
Wendy, wendy@carahills.com
• Cadre Building, 901-544-9103, www.cadrebuilding.com
Betsy McKay, betsy.mckay@cadrebuilding.com
• Columns, 901-543-1155, www.cadrebuilding.com
• Dixon, 901-761-5250, www.dixon.org/facilityrental
Sarah Schiavoni, sschiavoni@dixon.org
• Graceland, 901-332-3322, www.elvis.com
Betty Johnson, bwjohnson@elvis.com
• Great Hall, 901-757-7373, www.germantown-tn.gov
Lindsey Anslinger, lanslinger@germantown-tn.gov
• Memphis Botanic Gardens, 901-576-4125,
www.memphisbotanicgarden.com
Jenny Savage, jennifer.savage@memphisbotanicgarden.com
• Memphis Zoo, 901-333-6500, www.memphiszoo.org
Tim Dalfiume, TDalfiume@memphiszoo.org
• Mud Island River Park, 901-333-6500, www.mudisland.com
Alisa Bradley, abradley@memphisriverfront.com
• No. 2 Vance, 901-359-2802
Kitty Sansing, no2vance@gmail.com
• Ornamental Metal Museum, 901-777-6380, www.metalmuseum.org
Judy Davis, jed@metalmuseum.org
• Shelby Farms, 901-767-7275, www.shelbyfarmspark.org
Kate Phillips, kphillips@shelbyfarmspark.org
• Stax Museum, 901-261-6352, www.staxmuseum.com
Henry Nelson, henry.nelson@soulsvillefoundation.org
• Temple Israel, 901-761-3130, www.timemphis.org
Sharon Nickol, Sharonn@timemphis.org
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Referrals
Vendor
Simply Delicious has built decades-long relationships with
the best of the best wedding professionals that share our
perfectionist vision and our commitment to superior service. We’re
pleased to connect you to our plethora of preferred vendors to
meet your every need, whether it’s an haute couture wedding
gown, an authentic salsa band or custom-designed invitations.
BRIDAL MAGAZINE
MUSIC
• Muna Luchi
• Pink Bride
• Southern Bride
• Jeremy Shrader Music
BRIDAL SALON
• Barefoot Bride
• Maggie Louise Bridal Salon
DESSERTS
• Flour Garden
• Lee Sanders, 901-396-1679
• Phillip Ashley Chocolates
• Pistache
• Sprinkles and Cream
• The Cake Lady Bakery
• The Painted Cookie
FLORAL, EVENT DECOR & RENTALS
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Ashley McCormick Design
Event Aesthetics
Garden District
Holliday Flowers & Event
I Do Linens
L and J Productions
Mahaffey Tent and Party
Moss Floral Design
Propcellar
GRAPHIC DESIGN
• Amore Graphic Design
LIQUOR & WINE
NAPKINS/CUPS
• Print Appeal
OTHER
• Java Coast
PARTY PLANNERS
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117 Events
Amy Miller Weddings
Andria Lewis Events
Angela Mazanti Events
Bella Baxter Events
Shindigs by Sheril
Social Butterflies
The Proposal Assistant
PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY
• Amy Hutchinson Photography
• Annabella Charles Photography
• Creation Studio
• Message In A Bottle Productions
• Paige Miller Photography
• Ramblin Rose Photography
• So Social Photo Station
VALET PARKING
• Kellys Valet, 901-299-7014, rk.
kelleysvalet@yahoo.com
• Liquor & Wine Depot
If you are a vendor and not on this list, we would love to add you, just
give us a call to find out how to be added!
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Rental
Division
Fabulous food is only the beginning!
Simply Delicious goes above and beyond the catering realm
to provide full-service event production to our clients. Our
team has mastered the art of event planning down to every
last salad fork, and knows the ins and outs of venue
requirements. Whatever supplies, accessories and
equipment your wedding requires – champagne flutes,
cocktail tables, specialty lighting, tenting and more – we’ll
secure it and build it into your event plan, saving you from
last-minute rentals and extra expense.
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SIMPLY DELICIOUS TERMS OF SERVICE
Wedding Menu Items
Date Reservation
Food Tastings
Our menus included here are
Please reserve your event date as
We are happy to provide our
samples of the many dishes in
our chef’s repertoire. We are
happy to provide you with
additional menu ideas,
including seasonal items and custom menus to suit your
far in advance as possible, as our
catering calendar fills up many
months in advance. Date reservation requires a signed Simply
Delicious contract and deposit
individual dietary needs.
payment.
Children’s Meals/Vegetarian
or Special Diet Meals
Service Policy
Please discuss any known food
allergies or dietary restrictions
with us when planning your menu.
Kid’s meals and special entrées
are available for seated meals and
family style service only. Discounted
pricing for kids under age 5 may
be available for buffets or food
stations. Please inquire for details.
Venue Catering Fees
Certain venues carry a minimum
catering fee or percentage of
sales. All SDC events are subject
to a 20% admin fee on all food
and beverages. Any venue fee
will be covered by this fee.
SDC will show this fee as an
individual line item.
Service Personnel
Our Simply Delicious service team
members are experienced and
specially trained to
accommodate the needs of your
event. Each member of the
service staff is charged by the
hour, including chef attendants,
event servers and the event
captain. Gratuity is not included
on SDC pricing.
contracted bridal couples with
a complimentary chef’s choice
food tasting which we hold
quarterly. Additional tastings
will be charged a per person fee
based upon the menu selections.
Guest Counts
edible favors.
An estimated guest count is
recorded with your signed
contract and a final guest count
is due 2 weeks prior to the event.
Please be sure to include your
wedding vendors, such as the
Photographer, Videographer, DJ
or Band Members, etc., in your
final meal count.
Billing
Forms of Payment
Payment of the final balance
Cash, check, Visa, MasterCard
is due 10 days in advance of
and American Express. Credit
the event date. Any additional
card payments will incur a 2.3%
charges will be due the day of
additional fee.
To ensure safety and quality,
Simply Delicious must provide all
food and beverage items served
at our catered events, with the
exception of wedding cakes and
the event.
Full-Service Event
Production
Don’t forget that for Simply
Delicious, fabulous food is just
the beginning! Simply Delicious
offers full-service event
production including sourcing and
securing rentals, linens, décor
and a network of preferred vendors.
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Contact Information
901.682.9997
yolanda@sdcmemphis.com
www.sdcmemphis.com