With more than 10 years experience catering weddings for couples getting married in Hawaii, we know not all catering companies on Maui provide the same levels of services with regards to full service catering. Sorting through wedding packages to find out what catering options are included or available can leave couples planning a Maui wedding overwhelmed or frustrated. Don’t be!

The best way to save time and money is to involve the caterer as early in the process as possible. Find out what options are included with the catering and what is extra. Interview Maui chefs and review catering menus for the wedding reception. Ask questions and share your wedding vision early to avoid last minute wedding mishaps. Request a catering quote with cost estimates broken out to include not only the catering menu fees but costs for fixtures and equipment the caterer may be providing. Verify chairs, tables, linens, and decor fees are included or not. Find out if there will be additional charges for delivery or cleanup services and if tips are included.

What is included in Chef CJ’s Full Service Catering Packages on Maui?

Most full service catering companies include everything necessary for a complete meal service. Our full service catering packages include guest plates, flatware, beverage cups, utensils, serving dishes, chairs, tables and anything else needed for the meal service portion of a catered event. Tables are setup with linen tablecloths and color coordinated napkins. Serving tables always include skirting and we cleanup after events we cater. In the event you want something unique or custom upgrades, we arrange for it or coordinate with wedding service providers to ensure everything is planned without overlap or extra expenses. To help couples planning a wedding on Maui, we’ve included a short list of the most frequently asked questions about what is included with full service catering on Maui:

1. Are table clothes, napkins and other linens included for our catered reception dinner on Maui?
   Full Service Catering means we are able to include everything from linens and flatware to glasses, plates, china and more! Our glassware service extends beyond the typical wedding reception dinner service. We will happily provide champagne flutes with strawberries for an elegant traditional champagne toast after the ceremony as well as everything you need to keep the champagne chilled with ice buckets and related serving accompaniments. If your wedding includes bar services we also provide glassware matched to the type of bar. From champagne flutes and wine glasses to Martini, Manhattan, Mai Tai and Mango Margarita glasses, all bar glass requests are easily accommodated! Your wedding can be as lavish and elegant as you prefer with complete china service, wine glasses and everything else for a seated plated dinner with wait service or a buffet. Or, we can help you plan the most affordable Maui wedding utilizing high quality disposable plastic ware and paper products. Planning a DIY wedding on Maui? Pick up our take away catering platters and ask about our chafing dish rentals.
2. Do you include chairs, dining tables and serving tables for catered events on Maui? Yes, we are able to provide tables and chairs for the wedding dinner guests as well as a separate head table for the bride & groom and wedding party tables with chairs. All styles of chairs are available from cane back chairs with matching dinner service silverware to simple white chairs suitable for decorating with linen or left as is. For ideas and wedding planning inspiration, take a look at the images from a recent catered wedding at the Olowalu Plantation House. Old wooden desks were used for the registration book and as a wedding cake display table, an antique sofa, wooden farm tables, a mirrored menu and other decor created an outdoor dining space with a vintage wedding feel for a couple at this West Maui wedding location.
3. How do we get lighting, sound equipment and other wedding reception equipment? Almost any kind of lighting imaginable as well as furniture, dance floors, tents, chuppah and other larger wedding rental equipment is available on Maui. We know which providers would be able to supply what you prefer at a cost within the wedding budget and which are reliable for each Maui wedding location. If we don’t supply the equipment we’ll either order equipment needed on your behalf or introduce you to the best equipment rental provider who is able supply the items matching your vision. Need speakers for music? If our portable speaker with PA system does not fit a need, we’ll introduce you to Maui DJs with their own sound equipment and speaker systems are available.
4. Do you provide table decor such as color coordinated napkins, chargers, vases filled with tropical flowers, floral centerpieces and other wedding accessories? From table clothes to cloth napkins, we skillfully coordinate a complete linen theme matched to the colors of your wedding. Table centerpieces of tropical flowers and other natural elements are paired to contrast or match the color theme. Consider using colorful orchids floating in crystal water vases for an affordable wedding flower centerpiece. Speaking of flowers for table centerpieces, don’t forget the wedding lei! In addition to wedding lei for the couple getting married, remember to ask about lei for the couples parents. Or, go all out and provide a lei greeting for all of the guests who traveled to attend your wedding on Maui! Rose pedals, fragrant plumeria or orchid pedals for the wedding aisle adds a tropical feel with affordable cost. Haiku head lei for the bride and tuberose wedding lei for the groom or other floral accessories may be arranged. We can also provide shells and tropical centerpiece items as requested. We always dress up our serving tables with tropical themed cloth table skirts, too.
5. Do You Provide Wedding Cakes? Yes, we know the sources for the best Maui wedding cakes and will arrange for a wedding cake delivery or introduce you to Maui wedding cake bakers to create the wedding cake of your dreams. Though we stopped baking our own wedding cakes many years ago, we still bake our own breads and other homemade desserts in our commercial kitchen in Kaanapali. From homemade pies to the most decadent Hana Bars we serve in our ice cream sundaes with our homemade Mango sauce, we can serve up the best catered dessert station you could imagine. Add an International Cheese display paired with port wines and other after dinner liquors for a unique wedding reception dessert service.

Not every catering company on Maui provides full service so be sure to find out what is included and available. Though we offer many more options than listed, as demonstrated by our list above we strive to be the ‘One Call Does It All’ best choice for catered events on Maui! Don’t see something you want? Let us know and we’ll find it or explain why it isn’t practical for Maui weddings. Combine our extensive international culinary and catering background gained at some of the world’s largest hotels along with more than 10 years planning and catering weddings on Maui for an unforgettable Maui wedding! Ready to get a cost estimate for a catered event on Maui? Hit the button below to request a no obligation Maui catering quote:{{cta(‘3fd99430-bb9b-40e2-a372-39f437755dfb’,’justifycenter’)}}