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About

Garden & Garnish is a catering company located in Trappe, Maryland. Specializing in celebratory events and meeting the specific needs of each couple, the caterers can accommodate both small intimate events and the largest most glamourous of gatherings. Brian and Cathy Schmidt are the company’s owners and main operators. A highly trained chef, Brian has over 25 years of restaurant and catering experience.

Services Offered

Garden & Garnish offers a range of services to help each couple’s event planning run as smoothly and as stress-free as possible. Their full-service catering package includes everything couples need to make their event a culinary success. The package includes delivery, setup, cleanup, servers, cocktail reception service, cake cutting, tables, chairs, linens, fine china, flatware, and glassware. The caterers can also prepare and present their flavorsome cuisine in a variety of ways that suits the event's style and atmosphere. These catering options include but are not limited to:

  • Buffet
  • Stations
  • Customized menus
  • Plated menus
  • Hors d’ oeuvres
  • Family style
  • Tastings

Cuisine

Inspired by many types of cuisine from around the world such as American, Mexican, British, French, Asian, Indian, Mediterranean, Japanese, Middle Eastern, and more, every dish is made from scratch and uses the freshest and locally sourced produce possible. This also enables the caterers to accommodate for every guest’s specific dietary requirements, including lactose-free, gluten-free, nut-free, halal, kosher, vegan, and vegetarian.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the average catering price per person for plated service?

$50

What is the average catering price per person for buffet service?

$43

What is the average catering price per person for stations?

$55

What is the average catering price per person for hors d'oeuvres?

$36

Which of the following are included in the cost of your full service wedding catering?

Delivery
Set Up
Clean Up
Cake Cutting
Cocktail Reception
Server(s)
Chairs
Tables
China
Linens
Flatware
Glassware

What is the starting price per person for bar service?

$7

Which of the following are included in the starting price for bar service?

Bartender(s)

What event services do you provide?

Delivery
Set Up
Clean Up

What catering services do you provide?

Breakfast / Brunch
Buffet
Cake Cutting
Cocktail Reception
Custom Menu
Hors d'oeuvres
Plated
Server(s)
Stations
Tastings

What types of cuisine do you cater?

African
American
Asian
Caribbean
French
German
Indian
Italian
Latin American
Mediterranean
Mexican
Middle Eastern
Seafood
Southern
Spanish

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Gluten Free
Lactose Free
Halal
Kosher
Nut Free
Organic
Vegan
Vegetarian

What bar services do you provide?

Bartender(s)

Which of the following items can you provide?

Chairs
Tables

Which of the following items can you provide?

Barware
China
Chocolate Fountain
Flatware
Glassware
Linens

Reviews of Garden & Garnish

Kat
Kat F. Sent on 11/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

If every vendor were Garden & Garnish, wedding planning wouldn't be stressful

I genuinely wish there was an option for more than five stars. Garden & Garnish catered our wedding on 11/2/24 and we've received countless compliments from our guests in the week after. Chef Brian and his staff were maybe the best part of our wedding - professional, flexible, knowledgeable, and kind. We so appreciated his expertise and input. Garden & Garnish accommodated allergies and last minute changes with ease. I've already sent two thank you notes and would send more if it didn't make me seem like a stalker.
Emily
Emily Sent on 05/23/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing at absolutely everything!

Brian and his team were fantastic to work with! Not only do they make delicious food for a reasonable price (especially for the area), but Brian was able to use his contacts to handle equipment rentals for our wedding for far less money than my husband and I had found when searching on our own. Additionally, Brian had great insight on how to structure an event and filled a day-of coordinator role for us. Highlights of our catering were the short ribs, strawberry lemonade, mini crab cakes, and strawberry--rhubarb pie. I highly recommend Garden and Garnish!
Allison
Allison Sent on 10/20/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Delicious!!

Brian and his team catered our rehearsal dinner and our wedding and were great to work with!! Brian and his team have over 20 years experience in the field and it shows. He's a very talented chef and I appreciated that the food we served wasn't the typical "fish, beef, or chicken." Our wedding was outside in August, so it was hot! Brian ended up doing beef tenderloin served with a cold crab salad that was amazing and our guests haven't stopped talking about. Him and his wife grow many of their own fruits and vegetables used in their catering events and source a lot of other products from the local area which we really appreciated. On top of all this, they were easy to communicate with and very reasonably priced. Definitely recommend!
M
Melanie Sent on 09/03/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Brian is wonderful to work with - it felt more like I was working with a friend. From the the first time my now husband and I connected with Brian he was flexible, creative, and very responsive to my millions of questions! Brian put together a custom menu for our wedding and the food was amazing. It was also plated beautifully and all of our guests complimented the food at our wedding. Brian took the time to do multiple venue walk throughs, come up with ways for us to maximize our budget and was just generally fun to work with the entire time! We highly recommend Garden and Garnish!
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Lindsay Sent on 10/12/2014
5 out of 5 rating
Brian and his team were great! The food was delicious, hot, and no one had to wait in a long buffet line. Brian was quick to respond to all my questions throughout the whole process and even handled all the rentals so I had one less thing to worry about. Wonderful! Would recommend to anyone!
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Anna Sent on 01/17/2012
5 out of 5 rating
Brian was fantastic to work with! His food was delicious and we were very pleased with the value and quality that we got for his services. He was very flexible to work with what we had in mind for serving food at our reception and gave us lots of ideas from events he had done in the past. His staff was very professional througout our wedding reception. We would definitely recommend him for anyone to use.
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Jessica Sent on 10/03/2009
5 out of 5 rating
Garden & Garnish catered our welcome dinner and did a fabulous job! All of the food was delicious and it set the perfect tone for our wedding weekend. They were a pleasure to work with and we really appreciated that they created a menu that reflected our vision and fit our budget. People are still talking about those amazing crabs and those scrumptious pies!!! Thanks for a job well done.
Sam
Sam Sent on 08/03/2016
4.8 out of 5 rating
We are so glad that we chose Garden and Garnish for our wedding catering and table/chair rentals! I have never enjoyed food at a wedding so much! (furthermore, I hear a lot of brides say they don't even get to eat on their wedding day... Brian and his staff checked in with us multiple times during cocktail hour photos to make sure we got to try all the appetizers!) Leading up the our day, Brian was very patient with all of my questions and answered each one thoroughly. The day of the rehearsal dinner, we realized we were going to have to move our ceremony indoors because of heat. When I called, Brian was quick to help me brainstorm a new plan for arranging the space to make everything work. He and his staff did an amazing job helping our day run smoothly by communicating with me and the venue. I'd highly recommend Garden and Garnish! (and if you do go with them--try the lobster mac and cheese! it was amazing!!)
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Erin Sent on 04/13/2015
4.8 out of 5 rating
It has taken me long enough to do this but Garden & Garnish did an outstanding job at our wedding. We had an outdoor event with over 300 people and Brian was extremely professional, easy going and accommodating not to mention the food was so delicious. My husband and i got to enjoy some of the meal onsite at the wedding but Brian also saved us a plate for our boat ride after the wedding which will be one of my favorite memories for a long time. Overall I would definitely recommend them for any event and there prices are unbeatable.
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Garden & Garnish frequently asked questions

At Garden & Garnish, the cost of the full wedding catering service includes:
  • Delivery
  • Set Up
  • Clean Up
  • Cake Cutting
  • Cocktail Reception
  • Server(s)
  • Chairs
  • Tables
  • China
  • Linens
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
The bar service starting price at Garden & Garnish includes:
  • Bartender(s)
Garden & Garnish offers the following event services for weddings:
  • Delivery
  • Set Up
  • Clean Up
Garden & Garnish offers the following catering services for weddings:
  • Breakfast / Brunch
  • Buffet
  • Cake Cutting
  • Cocktail Reception
  • Custom Menu
  • Hors d'oeuvres
  • Plated
  • Server(s)
  • Stations
  • Tastings
At Garden & Garnish, you can find the following types of cuisine:
  • African
  • American
  • Asian
  • Caribbean
  • French
  • German
  • Indian
  • Italian
  • Latin American
  • Mediterranean
  • Mexican
  • Middle Eastern
  • Seafood
  • Southern
  • Spanish
At Garden & Garnish, the following dietary needs can be accomodated:
  • Gluten Free
  • Lactose Free
  • Halal
  • Kosher
  • Nut Free
  • Organic
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
Garden & Garnish provides the following bar and beverage services for wedding events:
  • Bartender(s)
To cater to all tastes, Garden & Garnish offers the following food and beverage items:
  • Barware
  • China
  • Chocolate Fountain
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
  • Linens
Garden & Garnish is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.
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