Virginia Event Planning Company

Fabulous, Stress-Free Events from Shirley’s Catering, Your Virginia Event Planning Company

Although our name rightly suggests our focus on catering amazing meals, did you know that Shirley’s Catering is also a top Virginia event planning company? Aside from creating top-notch menus, we provide complete event planning services. We can help with wedding receptions and rehearsal dinners, intimate wine tasting parties, cocktail parties, holiday parties, corporate events and themed parties of all kinds. Our years in the catering business have given us the advantage of knowing all the best vendors in the Washington D.C. area, from florists and photographers. We also have experience working at all of the most enchanting venues in the area, and are great at coming up with stunning, dreamy décor for a wide variety of events.

The Food

This is how we started: catering all kinds of events with the most delicious food imaginable. And let’s face it; the food is often what gets people most excited about going to a party in the first place. With a Virginia event planning company like Shirley’s Catering in your corner, you are guaranteed to put smiles on the faces of your all your guests. We have extensive menu options to choose from, and our talented, creative and flexible chefs stand ready to work with you on any special dietary needs or themed food ideas that you have. From appetizers and main courses to side dishes and desserts, everything is fresh, natural and very, very tasty.

The Vendors

We work with a select and talented group of vendors that help us round out our Virginia event planning services. Because our passion is making sure your event is spectacular, flawless and memorable, we have been careful to select vendors that get the job done right, to your specifications, as they help us with floral arrangements, décor, extra bakery items and ingredients for our dishes.

The Venues

As a Virginia event planning company, we have coordinated events at many wonderful venues around Washington D.C., northern Virginia and Maryland. Our Venues page has a great list ranging from enchanting outdoor locations to sophisticated and cozy indoor venues. When you start thinking about your event, call us and we can discuss the various locations with you. Because we know the layout of various venues, we can also arrange the layout of the event for optimum mingling, dancing and buffet traffic flow so that your guests can enjoy the event unhindered. Depending on the number of guests you’ll be inviting, the activities, and the type of event you you’re planning, we can make great suggestions for the perfect setting.

The Staging: Décor, Music, etc.

We really love this part. This is where we bring the menu, the venue and the all of the details together for your event. Once you’ve settled on a location, catering menu and theme for your event, we let our creativity out of the box to come up with décor that looks stunning and magical. Our staff is also great with lighting and music to complete the mood you are looking for.

So if you’re planning an event, and you aren’t sure where to start… stop worrying and give us a call today. Shirley’s Catering is the Virginia event planning company that thrives on making your event a spectacular success!