Bless the Food before us, the Family beside us, + the LOVE between us! Let's Dig In with Chef Lee.
The one thing everyone looks forward to at any wedding: the food! At The Wildflower 301 we take wedding fare seriously! Why?! Food is personal, it’s part of your story!
Atlanta’s Premiere Private Wedding Estate: The Wildflower 301
Your wedding day menu shapes your event: honey-baked ham and home-styled sides, such as: mashed potatoes, green beans and gourmet mac and cheese for a holiday, winter wedding. Pomegranate mimosas, fresh berries, summer salad and croissants for a spring garden theme wedding. We could go on and on!
Your wedding day meal is part of YOUR story!
Your wedding menu assists in creating your wedding day ambiance and theme. The perfectly crafted appetizers and meals, can create the feelings you want to draw for yourselves and your guests on your wedding day. Maybe you are serving a favorite cocktail with a beautiful garnish that reminds you of your first date, or serving a special side that helps to tell a story from your childhood, a dessert from the night your finance popped the question, or simply your favorite family meal to tie in your roots. Whatever you have dreamed up, our on site catering team at the Wildflower 301, steered by Chef Lee, can make it happen!
The Wildflower 301 Catering is Steered by Chef Lee!
Our on site catering is the 1 required vendor at The Wildflower 301 and for GREAT reason! Chef Lee and our catering team are TOP OF THE LINE! We recently interviewed Chef Lee to ask some of the wedding catering questions we typically receive. Before you sit down to create your wedding day menu here at The Wildflower 301 with Chef Lee, let us serve you some wedding catering info!
Wildflower 301 Catering Questions with Chef Lee
1.) What’s your top catering request? The most requested buffet or wedding dinner meal or appetizer?
Most requested wedding Appetizers are: The Fresh Fruit and Cheese Display and The Bruschetta Roma Station.
Most requested entrees are 2 of our signature items, which I developed specifically for our Florida wedding venue: Maple-Whiskey Steak Tips and Grilled Garlic- Herb Chicken Breast.
Tastings with Chef Lee are scheduled AFTER securing your wedding date.
2.) Other than cutting back on guest count, what’s a great tip for saving when it comes to wedding catering?
Being accurate with RSVPs and final wedding guest counts is vital for saving on wedding food costs. Getting final guest counts to The Wildflower 301 catering team, before the 2 week deadline. Final counts are due 4 weeks out at your wedding Design Meeting and the final deadline for guest counts is 14 days before your Wildflower 301 wedding day.
Additionally, my team and I always try to work with couples' budgets.
3.) Tell us about your service fees, taxes and tipping cost(s). How much should couples be factoring for these fees/rates?
Sales tax is 7% and the Service Fee is 20%, which are both industry standards or less than the wedding industry average.
4.) Do you have chargers and linens or are these things I should request through a 3rd party vendor/ rental company?
You will want to rent these items through a 3rd party vendor, however, our coordinator, Nicole Moore can assist you with your wedding day vendors, and The Wildflower 301 boasts a directory of wedding day rentals that are included in your venue rental rate!
We do provide champagne flutes, services include: pouring and serving for toasts at NO additional expense.
Unlike many other venues, Cake Cutting and Serving is COMPLIMENTARY!
5.) Do you specialize in certain cuisines?
Yes! Italian, Mexican, BBQ, some Asian and traditonal European cuisines, which are just a few of my specialties. Also, we specialize in American and Grilled cuisines to compliment and tie in the wedding themes at The Wildflower 301!
6.) Are children's meals discounted, how about vendor meals?
Wedding vendor meals (for those couples who are feeding their vendors) are half -off. Children 5 and under are free, children 6-10 are half-off.
Wedding Day Catering Tastings with Chef Lee!
7.) How many people can I bring to my tasting? Is there a charge for my scheduled Wildflower 301 wedding tasting?
6-8 weeks after you've booked your wedding at The Wildflower 301, we schedule your catering tasting. There is NO charge for tastings. Couples can bring as many as 7 or 8 guests to their tastings (9-10 people total). The most we have accommodated is 7. A tip is appropriate and appreciated at tastings for the catering staff.
8.) If there’s extra food after our Wildflower 301 wedding, can it be packed up to be given to the couple, etc.?
We can provide a separate wedding couple' basket to go for newlyweds to take with them after their Wildflower 301 wedding. There is no additional fee for this service and is a great alternative to left overs, since we are not allowed to package and send leftovers that have been out on the buffets. This is a state regulation based on our licensing.
10.) How many weddings/events did you serve total in 2021 at your sister property?
My team and I catered and served 107 events in 2021!
Meet Chef Lee of, The Wildflower 301 Catering!
Learn more about Chef Lee and our INCREDIBLE on site catering at The Wildflower 301 by visiting us on site! Book at tour with our coordinator Nicole Moore! events@thewildflower301.com