Wedding food without the fuss.
Beautiful, abundant and easy to enjoy. Relaxed menus for country weddings, private properties, wineries, halls and outdoor celebrations across Mudgee and the Central West.
Pick the style that suits the feel of your day.
Choose from grazing, shared-style menus, casual feasts or food van options. We’ll help you work out what suits your guest numbers, timing, venue and budget.
- Grazing. Tables and platters to start, or to carry a cocktail-style reception.
- Share feasts. Big platters down the middle of the table. Relaxed, generous, everyone talking.
- Plated dinners. For a more formal sit-down, with staff to serve it properly.
- Roaming canapes. For a cocktail reception that keeps moving.
- The food van. For casual weddings, late-night feeds and dry-hire properties.
The wedding is one meal. Your people are hungry all weekend.
No one should be living on servo pies all weekend. Guests arrive hungry before the wedding and wake up hungry after it. We can handle the lot as one practical plan, with one contact and a clear quote for each part.
- Before the weekend
Hens or bucks
Grazing, a share feast or the van for the pre-wedding get-together.
- The night before
Welcome dinner
A backyard barbecue, grazing or a sit-down meal for the people who travelled.
- Wedding morning
Getting-ready food
Fresh breakfast and lunch the bridal party can actually eat between hair, photos and last-minute jobs.
- The big one
The reception
Share feasts, canapes, a plated dinner or the van, planned around your venue and timing.
- The morning after
Recovery brunch
Pastries, fruit, hot food and plenty of coffee, delivered to wherever your favourite people have gathered.
Clear about the food. Clear about the work.
- A menu planned around your day, venue and guests
- Dietary requirements handled with proper care
- Friendly service staff where your event needs them
- Set-up, service and pack-down as quoted
- Separate guest numbers for each meal across the weekend
- Delivery to venues, homes or accommodation
- One contact for the food across the whole weekend
Three useful conversations. Then we get cooking.
You do not need a spreadsheet before you contact us. A rough guest count, date, location and budget range is enough to start.
Start with the rough planTell us the basics
Date, place, people, food ideas and budget.
We check what is practical
Menu, venue access, staffing, service and dietaries.
You get a clear quote
What is included, what it costs and what happens next.
Wedding questions, answered.
The things couples ask before they enquire.
How far ahead should I enquire?
As soon as you have a date and venue in mind. Popular wedding dates fill early. An enquiry does not confirm the booking. Your date is secured once your quote is accepted and the deposit is paid.
Can you feed the whole weekend, not just the reception?
Yes. Welcome dinner, hens or bucks food, bridal-party breakfast and lunch, the reception and the recovery brunch can all sit in one plan, with one contact and a clear quote for each part.
Do you work with a set budget?
Yes. Tell us the honest number early. We will explain what is realistic, where the money is best spent and what can be simplified.
Can you cater for allergies and dietary requirements?
Yes, with advance notice. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and other needs can be built into the plan. Allergies need to be clearly listed before the final lock-in date.
Can you work at a venue without a kitchen?
Often, yes. The food van suits properties and venues without a working kitchen. We check access, level ground, power, water and the menu before confirming it will work.
Do you travel outside Mudgee?
We cater across Mudgee, Gulgong, Rylstone, Kandos and the wider Central West, and further when the job is practical. Travel and staffing are confirmed in your quote.
Tell us what you’re planning.
Not sure what you need yet? That’s fine. Send through the basics and we’ll help you work it out.
- Event date
- Location
- Approximate guest numbers
- Type of event
- Catering style you’re thinking of
- Any dietary needs
Prefer to talk? Call Jess on 0472 622 347 or email hello@soulmamascatering.com.