Jessica Grubbs Got Married!

Jessica chose Loyd Hall Plantation for her reception site immediately following her wedding at her home church.

Floral Addiction provided beautiful fresh florals for the setting and everyone commented on them.  Her cakes were by Kristin's Confections and her catering was provided by Best Catered Events. 

Having catered the rehearsal dinner the evening before, the staff knew alot of the guests by name and they were a very fun and friendly crowd.

Thank you to Jessica.  We know you could have chosen any company to cater your special day, and are honored that we were your choice! 

Best Wishes........You made a beautiful bride!!

Jessie Myer and Chip Cooper Got Married!

The sweltering 92 degree heat didn't keep the guests at the wedding of Jessie Myer and Chip Cooper from enjoying the festivities! The bride was beautiful and the ceremony was performed out between the pool and the bayou.

The bride loves daisies. I have never seen so many varieties. Rick Ferguson of Rick Ferguson Flowers in Alexandria, LA provided all of the fresh arrangements and assisted the hostess in coordinating the afternoon events. Family and friends drove many miles to attend and they all had such a wonderful time.

For the reception, the bride and groom chose this menu. Shrimp and crabmeat stuffed pistolettes, deep fried and covered by crawfish etoufee, chicken and sausage jambalaya, mini muffelettos, Louisiana crawfish bread, brandied apricot and fig torte, spinach salad with raspberry vinagrette, voodoo cheese, jalapeno-chicken pinwheels, mini blt's, mini crawfish pies, crudite, fresh fruit and summer punch.

Dianne Evans and the entire Best Catered Events staff wish the happy newlyweds a wonderful future! Good Luck!

Wonderful Day for A Wedding! May 15, 2010

Loyd Hall provided a beautiful backdrop for the reception of Lauren Patty and Tim Daskivich on Saturday, May 15, 2010. Both the bride and groom are doctors in Los Angeles and friends and family from all over the world attended their special day.

Rain, rain, it wouldn't go away, but what a lovely time everyone had. Rusty Allen played for the first hour and a half during dinner and then the Baton Rouge band Bits and Pieces turned up the beat and everyone danced the night away under the tent. If you attended this reception you had a good time!

I loved the florals and tablescapes by Missy Booty. The couple did the whole nature and insect theme which was awesome. Each table had a name with beautiful fresh florals and gold chargers and I remember distinctively that the bride and grooms table was the Dragonfly. The sign in book was a book of beautiful pictures of insects. I had never in 21 years seen this particular theme and it really worked. Two alcohol bars, a bourbon bar with cigars, and a punch and tea station were positioned around the pavillion and the tent area. Mrs. Nancy Richards did a fabulous job of coordinating the days events. Guests arrived and departed on busses, so the out of town guests got to enjoy everything. Atwoods Bakery brought in the cakes which were absolutely beautiful and enjoyed by all

Best Catered Events wishes Lauren and Tim all the best in their new life together. We will always remember our "Dragonfly" wedding reception at Loyd Hall.

5th Annual Caribbean Nights-All Night...All White

This event was wonderful! Best Catered Events provided food and service for the VIP tent on the second level of the parking garage in downtown Alexandria, LA on Saturday, April 19, 2010.

Hot Line Band from Lafayette and Opelousas provided wonderful music as did Brion O'Brion D J Service from Ball, LA. An artist provided a showing of her wonderful work and had several framed poetry creations as well available for sale. I saw quite a bit of traffic at her booth. A local caterer provided fried pork ribs and chicken wings, which were wonderful! Yes, I am happy to report that I did indeed try one of each. There was a bar available on both the upper and lower levels and the Cigar Factory from New Orleans, LA provided hand rolled cigars on the upper level, which were a huge hit!

The weather could not have been better and the upper level VIP's enjoyed a traditional buffet of food during the evening. We received many compliments on both the food and the presentation. I saw representatives of the City Park Players and CENLA FOCUS and visited with them during the course of the evening.

Owner Dianne Evans and team member Paul Biddon wish to thank H. Wendell Isadore for allowing us to provide food and service for this event for our second consecutive year. We look forward to 2011!

Best Catered Events and Rick Ferguson Flowers

Best Catered Events joined Rick Ferguson Flowers for a Holiday Open House today. Lots of shoppers came by to tour the shop and get an early jump on holiday shopping. We were joined by David Luck, a local Alexandria, LA author who signed copies of his newest book, Too Fat To Dance.

Best Catered Events served a fresh berry and spinach salad and our "Voodoo". Many nice compliments were received and we booked a few events this afternoon as well.

The shop was decorated fabulously both inside and out. I fell in love with several things and Kathy and Pat each bought some "treasures".

We would like to thank Rick Ferguson Flowers and staff for a very nice afternoon!

T B I P A C GOLF TOURNAMENT

The TBIPAC Golf Tournament was held on Monday, September 21, 2009 at the beautiful Tamahka Hills Course in Marksville, LA.

Best Catered Events was well represented by our golfers, owner Rick Evans and friend Randy Lavergne of Zachary, LA. The guys competed and although they didn't win, alot of fun and good food and comraderie was enjoyed during their round. Their team score was actually pretty good, or so they said:).

Best Catered Events was set up on Hole 14 and we did our "pressed Po Boy station". Lots of po boys were made to order and enjoyed by the golfers. We enjoyed the day, the weather was hot and humid, but the visiting was great! This was our second year to participate.

Best Catered Events, always out in the community supporting a worthwhile cause!

Bailee 's Wall of Salad!

Best Catered Events catered an event in Fifth Ward for 150 guests. Bailee was here for the week and she was my assistant.

Bailee really caught on fast in the kitchen, and she tackled the fresh garden salad with a smile!

What fun to be 9 years old and spending the week with momo and papaw!

LSUA HEALTH SCIENCES GRADUATION - JUNE 27,2009

We utilized mirrored cubes for a fresh look.

Beautiful foyer at Coughlin Sanders Auditorium in beautiful Alexandria, LA.

Reverse "U" table set up allowed the 250+ guests to go down both sides of the tables for faster service Spring Rolls by Chef Shane Smith and presented in red Asian boxes, hand delivered to Best Catered Events by Lisa Teiger and Chef Andrew Alexander Crossan of CuisineEtc, NYC.

"Gran Marnier Fresh Fruit Tinis"

LSUA Health Sciences Department held it's graduation on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at the Coughlin Sanders Auditorium in beautiful downtown Alexandria, LA.

The facility is absolutely beautiful with windows all around and very modern touches. Although not caterer friendly, we were able to provide a lovely set up of fresh food and service to the 250+ attendees.

The menu included Louisiana Crawfish Stuffed Jumbo Mushrooms, Crabmeat Mornay, Louisiana Crawfish Dip in Phyllo Shells, Spring Rolls in Asian Boxes, Minis Dessert Station, Rivers of dark and white chocolate with dippers, Sun Dried Tomato and Feta Torte, our own handmade sweet and sour meatballs, ham and asparagus roll ups, cheesey jalapeno bites, homemade chicken salad w/walnuts on buttery croissants and our own Summer Punch.

Upon entering the foyer, guests were greeted by our "Gran Marnier Fresh Fruit Tinis" and an open bar.

All in all, this was a great event. Best Catered Events wishes to thank Chef Shane Smith, Floor Captains Wendy Chapman, Jenna Mohler and Jenny Dunkley as well as Shawna our newest team member for their hard work and extra effort put forth to make this event so great!

Best Catered Events....for catering that is always...........OUT OF SIGHT!