We wanted to hire a smaller, local, family-owned and operated caterer for our outdoor Sonoma wedding in October. Wild Thyme Events came recommended to us by some friends who had hired them to do their rehearsal dinner. We had our initial meeting with Joanne (one of the owners) about 10 months before our wedding. Joanne and her husband Keith (another owner and also the chef) prepared a beautiful sample menu for us. We expressed a desire for local, sustainable foods that were in season for our reception menu. Wild Thyme gave us exactly that – figs stuffed with goat cheese and wrapped in bacon, along with smoked duck and artichoke heart pizzettas for appetizers; tri-tip and wild-caught fresh rock fish, potatoes au gratin, green beans, Acme French bread, and an heirloom tomato and buffalo mozzarella salad on a bed of greens for dinner. The food couldn’t have been better – it was incredibly fresh, perfectly seasoned, and timed exactly as we requested. We had 100 guests at our wedding. Wild Thyme set up the linens and place settings for dinner (tables were already set up). They arrived early for set up and were ready to go in plenty of time. Wild Thyme plated the salads and put them at people’s seats so they could eat those during my dad’s speech and before the buffet opened. We had family members bake desserts, with just a small, one tier cake. We asked Wild Thyme to please provide fresh strawberries and whipped cream – which they did, and they were absolutely fresh and delicious. They also took it upon themselves to beautifully set up the desserts provided by our families onto tiered trays. They did not charge a “cake cutting fee” for our small cake. We also hired our bartender through Wild Thyme – he generously poured beer, wine and champagne all night (we purchased and provided all of our own alcohol, the bartender just served it). We received so many compliments on the food and the professionalism of the catering staff – thank you, Wild Thyme!
