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Sea Stars Catering & Events is based in Monterey, California, plans events, and cooks delicious locally sourced wedding dishes. This service was established by Chef Jamie, who began her culinary career in New York City with a degree from the French Culinary Institute. After gaining experience at top restaurants in NY and Big Sur, she discovered her passion for catering in 2007 when working for touring bands across California. She takes pride in crafting custom menus that ring true to each couple and the local growers and farmers from where ingredients are sourced.

Services Offered

In addition to their availability for catering and decor, the team at Sea Stars also offers full event planning services and month of coordination.

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Frequently asked questions

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

$95

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

$75

What is the average catering price per person for stations?

$75

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

$20

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

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

What is the starting price per person for bar service?

$10

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

Signature Drink

What event services do you provide?

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

What types of cuisine do you cater?

African
American
Asian
BBQ
Caribbean
French
Greek
Indian
Italian
Local
Mediterranean
Mexican
Middle Eastern
Seafood
Southern
Spanish

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Gluten Free
Lactose Free
Nut Free
Organic
Vegan
Vegetarian

What bar services do you provide?

Bartender(s)
Open Bar
Champagne Toast
Signature Drink

Which of the following items can you provide?

Chairs
Tables

Which of the following items can you provide?

Barware
China
Flatware
Glassware
Linens

Reviews of Sea Stars Catering & Events

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Alexandra Sent on 05/04/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The absolute best!!

We do not even know where to start with Sea Stars Catering. They went above and beyond anything we could have imagined for our wedding and helped us create the perfect day.

We decided to use Jamie as our coordinator and caterer, and boy, was she worth every penny and then some. Jamie helped us every step of the way and recommended awesome vendors for florals, bartending, transportation, photography, music, and rentals. We used everyone she suggested, and every single vendor was incredible.

Our venue fell through two weeks before our wedding, and throughout the chaos, Jamie was there to help us find a new venue, keep us so calm, and create the most amazing wedding day despite only having two weeks to re-plan everything. We never would have been able to pull it off without the help of Jamie and Sea Stars!

Chef Paul’s food was spectacular, and our guests are still raving about it!! Every dish was delicious, from the lamb pops and crab cakes to the fried artichokes and the black cod, squash, and steak main courses. Everything was so so good, and my husband and I wish Chef Paul had a restaurant so we could go eat his food again and again.

We could not have asked for a better wedding day. We were able to be stress-free and present with our family and friends, which is mainly due to all the help from Jamie, Chef Paul, and the staff from Sea Stars. We cannot recommend Sea Stars enough, and if we ever need a caterer or help with an event in the area again, we know exactly who we are going to call :)
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Saidey Sent on 09/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible Meal

Jamie was great throughout the entire process and helped us create our dream menu for our wedding day. She was even accommodating for my picky sister. Everything we ate was so delicious and fresh. We all still talk about how much we loved the meal!
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C & Sent on 06/07/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The best of the best

Look no further, this crew is the best there is for Carmel & Big Sur weddings. Cannot recommend them enough, truly exceptional. Can we get married again (to the same person) ?
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Denise Sent on 05/13/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Sea Stars Catering

Jamie was fantastic with arranging catering for out small wedding at Wind and Sea Estate. The food was excellent, Chef Paul did an amazing job. She also did a great job helping coordinate what might be needed for the day. Recommend to everyone having a wedding in the Big Sur area.
NICOLE
Nicole Sent on 12/13/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Five Stars for Sea Stars

We hired Jamie to cater and coordinate our wedding, I can't say enough good things about our experience with her. Our original wedding date was in 2020, we decided to postpone to 2021 and she was so gracious and helped us find a new date. We only hired her for day of coordinating but she went above and beyond to help us find the right vendors and to answer my hundreds of questions leading up to our day. We had never even visited our venue prior to our wedding day so we had so many worries and questions about the space, she made us feel at ease. She was professional and so calm and kind. The food was absolutely incredible, it was not only the best "wedding food" I've ever had but honestly one of the best meals I've ever had. All of our guests were impressed with chef Paul and her entire team. I highly recommend hiring Sea Stars for your event!
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Cynthia Sent on 06/06/2021
5 out of 5 rating

The sole reason the wedding was a success!

I highly recommend Jamie and her team, especially at Big Sur venues like the Wind and Sea Estate. She has so much experience and the food was phenomenal. She also provided day of coordination for an extra discounted cost, which was the only reason our wedding went as smoothly as it did!! Totally worth it.
Meredith
Meredith Sent on 04/21/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Simply perfect.

I wasn’t sure what I needed help with when I first contacted Jamie, but she walked me through what I needed to know with ease. After our first conversation I decided to hire her as my wedding planner and caterer. She’s great to talk to, knew exactly what I was going for, and exactly which vendors to get in touch with. My wedding day was perfect, I couldn’t have asked for anything better. I highly recommend her for planning, but if that’s not in the budget, day-of coordination with her is not to be missed! Also, many many people told me that the dinner was THE best food they have ever eaten! She hires the best chefs, is a culinary genius herself, and really made the experience feel like I was eating at the fanciest restaurant around. I cannot say enough good things about her and her company. I only wish I could stay in touch and do it all over again!
Rachel
Rachel Sent on 12/18/2019
5 out of 5 rating

So thankful for Jamie and her team!

Jamie was the reason our wedding was so beautiful, why our dinner and dessert was so delicious and every hour of every moment went smoothly! I Highly, highly recommend her. Seriously the food was better than any wedding I’ve been to with such a homemade feel and professional quality, with kind and attentive serve staff! She knows what she’s doing, and had a great assortment of rentals to choose from as well.
Anna
Anna Sent on 09/25/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful Big Sur Wedding!

We had the absolute pleasure of working with Jamie from Sea Stars Catering & Events for our Big Sur wedding! I’ve never seen someone who works behind the scenes get as much praise as she (rightly so) did from our guests.

Jamie knows the area like nobody else - she helped us decide on vendors and referred us to the best DJ, transportation, rentals, bartender, florist, and even local wines to serve. She can really give you the proper guidance to make your dream wedding a reality and is everything that one should look for in a wedding planner. She is professional, incredibly talented, detailed orientated, organized, creative, and very accommodating. You can truly get the sense that she cares as much about your event as you do.

Her catering, also knocked it out of the park when it came to hors d’oeuvres and dinner! She helped us select a variety of passed appetizers and customized a family-style dinner menu! The food portions were very generous (nobody left hungry) and the quality of the food was top-notch, as Jamie hand-picked seasonal ingredients from the local farmer’s market before the big day. The food was delicious, creative, fresh, and fit perfectly with the venue and region - we couldn’t get our guests to stop talking about how much they loved it all!

Did I also mention that Jamie is a pastry chef? She made a number of desserts for us – such as freshly baked chocolate chunk cookies and home-made macarons! She also made our wedding cake - which was as delicious as it was beautiful and by far the BEST cake I have ever had. I even ate the leftovers for breakfast the next morning, and am already counting down the days to our first anniversary so that we can eat that top tier!!

We still cannot get over how great Jamie and her entire team were! If you are planning to have your wedding in Monterey, Big Sur, or Carmel, do yourself a favor and hire Jamie!
K
Kristina Sent on 06/12/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Delicious food and great design

Jamie was our caterer and planner, which made most of our wedding-planning process stress-free. We provided her with an idea of what we wanted, a few specific details, and let her do her thing. She's responsive, has a great design sense, and everyone keeps telling us how the food that her team served for our cocktail hour and dinner was the best wedding food they've had. The week before our wedding, we found out it was going to rain and Jamie really threw it into high gear, figuring out tents and rearranging our reception design so that we could still have our wedding outdoors. In addition, Kristen, our day-of coordinator for SeaStars, was vigilant, taking care of us the entire day and ensuring everything went well!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner

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Sea Stars Catering & Events frequently asked questions

At Sea Stars Catering & Events, the cost of the full wedding catering service includes:
  • Set Up
  • Clean Up
  • Cake
  • Cake Cutting
  • Dessert
  • Cocktail Reception
  • Server(s)
  • Chairs
  • Tables
  • China
  • Linens
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
The bar service starting price at Sea Stars Catering & Events includes:
  • Signature Drink
Sea Stars Catering & Events offers the following event services for weddings:
  • Set Up
  • Clean Up
Sea Stars Catering & Events offers the following catering services for weddings:
  • Breakfast / Brunch
  • Buffet
  • Cake Cutting
  • Cocktail Reception
  • Custom Menu
  • Hors d'oeuvres
  • Plated
  • Server(s)
  • Stations
At Sea Stars Catering & Events, you can find the following types of cuisine:
  • African
  • American
  • Asian
  • BBQ
  • Caribbean
  • French
  • Greek
  • Indian
  • Italian
  • Local
  • Mediterranean
  • Mexican
  • Middle Eastern
  • Seafood
  • Southern
  • Spanish
At Sea Stars Catering & Events, the following dietary needs can be accomodated:
  • Gluten Free
  • Lactose Free
  • Nut Free
  • Organic
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
Sea Stars Catering & Events provides the following bar and beverage services for wedding events:
  • Bartender(s)
  • Open Bar
  • Champagne Toast
  • Signature Drink
To cater to all tastes, Sea Stars Catering & Events offers the following food and beverage items:
  • Barware
  • China
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
  • Linens
Sea Stars Catering & Events is recommended by 98% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.9 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 4.9 in quality of service, 4.9 in flexibility, 4.9 in professionalism, 4.9 in value and 4.8 in average response time.
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