Private events

Weddings, celebrations, holiday gatherings and private dinners across Washington, D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia, with a limited number of events each season so every one gets full attention.

A long buffet of gold chafing dishes and white florals set for a wedding reception

How Chef Elegance approaches an event

  • A menu written for the room

    Every menu starts from the occasion, the guests and the way you want the evening to feel, not from a fixed package.

  • Presentation that holds up

    Displays, platters and chafing dishes are styled to look as good at the end of the night as they did at the start.

  • Hospitality first

    The aim is simple: food that arrives hot, tables that stay full, and hosts who get to be guests at their own event.

Weddings and receptions

Long buffets dressed in white florals, gold chafing dishes, and fruit carved into centerpieces that guests photograph before they eat.

A watermelon tower decorated with blood oranges and berries under a Mr & Mrs topper
Wedding reception, watermelon tower
Lemon pepper wings in an open gold chafing dish beneath white florals
Lemon pepper wings
A large fruit platter with carved dragon fruit, mango, blood orange and berries at a wedding
Wedding reception, fruit display

Celebrations and private dinners

Holiday parties, milestone birthdays and seated dinners at home, with the finishing touches done in the room, in front of your guests.

Braised short rib over creamy polenta, set on a candlelit holiday table
Braised short rib, polenta

From first message to last course

  1. Share the details

    Tell us the date, guest count, location and occasion using the form below.

  2. Talk it through

    We follow up to understand the event, the guests and any dietary needs.

  3. Shape the menu

    You receive a proposed menu and plan to review and refine together.

  4. Gather

    Chef Elegance cooks, sets and serves, so you can stay with your guests.

Inquire about an event

The more you share, the better the first conversation. Every inquiry gets a reply by email.

Prefer email? Write to info@chefelegance.com.