Main Event Caterers

Main events catered my husband and I's wedding.

The food was delicious! Main Events worked with our vision of creative appetizers with traditional main courses. We have received so many complements in the food.

The day of staff was also amazing! We loved that they assigned a butler to us day of to take care of our needs. She followed us throughout the day, making sure we had drinks and stayed warm.

The one complaint we have is our event designed. The first designer we had, Ali, was exceptional and a large reason we selected main events. However, a month out we were reassigned to Hasnaa. Hasnaa attended our walk through but seemingly did not pay attention as evidenced by the floor plans we received that did not remotely resemble what was discussed (thought we wanted the ceremony among ongoing construction). This lend to a protracted discussion which resulted in us not having a rain plan until less than one week before the wedding. She added so much unnecessary stress at the end.

Overall, we highly recommend main events, but caution anyone to ensure their event designer is on the same page.

We chose Main Event Caterers for our daughters wedding earlier this month. Overall we were very pleased despite a big fail in the entree category.

The people were very nice to work with, though sometimes difficult to reach. They were knowledgeable and their advice was spot-on, which just highlights their experience in the catering business. They clearly know what they are doing.

The menu choices offered to us seemed better than most other companies we researched. And when we went for the tasting dinner, we were quite impressed. In particular, we enjoyed the two beef offerings (one was an appetizer and one was the entree). Once our menus were decided we just waited for the big day.

On that day, there was a wonderful atmosphere created and it was topped off with some really delicious food - well prepared and beautifully presented. We enjoyed many appetizers which were being tray served by some of the nicest people you could meet. The servers were friendly, professional, willing to please and full of smiles for the happy occasion. In addition, the bar tenders had a well organized bar and were ready to go!

SO.....all that being said, we were not expecting any issues with dinner. The salad was served and it was delicious. We were told that the chicken and vegetarian offerings were excellent. That is where our luck ended.

Our beef was miserable. It did not even look good, never mind taste good. It was gray all the way through and was almost impossible to cut. I took two tastes and said 'forget it' as it was like shoe leather. You could honestly barely chew it. To be fair, the risotto and broccolini were perfect. We became even more upset when we learned it was not just our two beef dishes at our table, but several tables had the same reaction to the beef - basically inedible. Clearly, this was not their standard of quality as we had just experienced a wonderful cocktail hour. However, the beef was most certainly a huge fail, especially because it was a main entree. It was almost insulting that they served it to the group. There must have been some sort of problem.

Needless to say, we were surprised and felt let down. There was nothing we could do at that point and I don't think it ruined anyone's good time, but as the parents who paid for all this, we were not thrilled.

After the event, we put in a call to speak to our person about this. We really thought it was something they should know, the quality of their brand really fell apart regarding the beef and they might need to be aware. They were apologetic and said they would speak to the chef. I hope the chef had a good explanation. But we will never know.

I was very happy with Main Event for our wedding! The food was delicious, and many guests told us they loved the food. The service on the day was seamless, and we didn't have to worry about anything. My husband and I had a main point of contact on the day who ensured we had food and drinks at all times, and made sure we knew important things like how to cut the cake properly for photos.

A few things to note that we wish went smoother. We worked with an initial point of contact leading up to finalizing the menu and tasting, worked with another person in the month leading up to the wedding (floorplans, final decisions), then neither of those two people were at the wedding day itself. I believe this led to a few requests being missed. For example, we requested cream cheese frosting on our red velvet cutting cake, but it was just normal buttercream which was disappointing. Communication via email was difficult at times, and we occasionally had to reiterate a single request a couple of times before it was acknowledged. I also wish we had been able to take home the leftover desserts (we got cupcakes and macarons), which we had been told would be boxed up for us, but in the chaos of the end of the night, we only got our cutting cake boxed up.

All in all, we were very happy with MEC and would recommend it for your wedding!

Main Event did the catering for our wedding and I'd highly recommend them! Ali was amazing to work with during the planning process. We live out of state and so she worked with us to schedule not one but two different tastings for us when we were in town. We had several guests tell us after the wedding how much they loved the food. I also thought the wait staff did a great job - there were a couple waiters assigned to us for the evening and they were constantly checking in asking if we needed anything. Thanks so much!

We used main event catering for our wedding at Meridian House this past June and they were wonderful. The food was excellent. The service was spectacular. They were also very accommodating and willing to work with us and our guests needs. Highly recommend them, especially for your wedding!

Everything from the drinks to the hors d'oeuvres to the cake to the main entrees was delicious and beautifully presented! But what makes Main Event Caterers the standout option is the people they employ. Our Event Designer Melissa was more than a pleasure to work with. Our interactions were the highlight of my wedding planning process. She was both incredibly helpful and offered experienced insights while also being an overall brilliantly fun human to work with! And Melissa's generosity was true of every single person we encountered throughout the tastings and especially on the big day. The entire staff really care about making you feel like a guest at your own wedding. Everything was seamless and should we ever plan another event in the DMV requiring catering, we won't hesitate to reach out to Main Event again!

Amazing service and food. Truly my go to catering company for all large events. Staff really gets it! I trust them whole heartily !! Always makes for a perfect partnership.

Elyse and the team were a pleasure to work with. The group came recommended from our venue, Fathom Gallery. The menu was exactly what we wanted and Elyse helped us work within our budget. Additionally, since she was familiar with the venue she knew exactly how to set up the space and had excellent suggestions for us. We would definitely recommend them for your wedding/other event.

We used Main Event for our wedding last weekend at Fleetwood Farm Winery and would 100% recommend. From start to finish, Ali and her team made the process very easy for us. They were prompt in responding, clear and organized - everything you could ask for in a wedding vendor! They provide a ton of options and are so willing to customize and adhere to all dietary requests. They provided a great experience at the tasting, too. On the day off, the food was incredible and the staff was professional - everything ran smoothly. Would definitely use them again!

I just used Main Event for my wedding at Stone Tower Winery this past weekend. We had a wonderful experience from start to finish with their team! Their event designers were great to work with leading up to the wedding. They were always responsive and on top of things. They were also great at helping us to work within our budget. The day of the wedding the staff was awesome! We had many compliments from our guests on how attentive and nice the wait staff and bartenders were. We also had lots of compliments on how good the food and cake was! I would highly recommend them for your upcoming wedding!