Bigday have been very busy in the recent months! Lots of fantastic weddings, with even more yummy food, such as rump of lamb, BBQ sharing platters (great fun!), and fruit sharing platters for dessert even a jambalaya which was delicious and very different for a wedding! Topped off with a refreshing trio of desserts including a light lemon posset, deliciously creamy and fresh Eton Mess and a cheeky bit of chocolate brownie!
All the events so far have been great and we would like to thank them for choosing us, we know the events throughout the summer period will be just as good!
Looking for someone to do a corporate event however? Look no further! Here at Bigday we cater for all events, we recently catered a 2 course corporate luncheon for nearly 400 people! Which was great fun, so book now for your work get together!
Speaking of booking now, now the weather has finally picked up and it’s getting warmer and sunnier, why not get friends and family together for a hog roast in the back garden? Or a nice BBQ with all the trimmings! How about a little tea party? Get in quick as dates are going fast – some weekend we are fully booked!
Get in touch with us at 01763 248104 or just drop us an email at info@bigdaycatering.com. We look forward to hearing from you soon and I’m sure you will be hearing form us in the very near future!
Bigday are Back!
Bigday are back! Sorry it has been so long since our last blog, but due to a busy busy busy season, we haven’t had chance to write a new blog! Now we are back and busier than ever with new tastings and enquiries and we are looking busy for the summer so book up now because dates are going fast!
A lot has changed since our last blog update! We have new venues to recommend and some great new packages in our menu! We have also had a little update to our website!
First things first, we are happy to announce we have our first wedding coming up! On Saturday 16th of March, we have the fabulous wedding of Cathy and Craig! You’ll hear all about it in the week to come!
Now onto excellent new venues we have to recommend! Essendon Country Club, Valentines Mansion, Anstey Hall, Cambridge Union Society, Burloes Hall and Church Farm. We have a great partnership with all of these great venues and would highly recommend any of them to our brides and grooms. There is more information on these venues on our Venues and Marques page located under the Info tab.
Onto our great new packages now, we are offering a vintage package, which include a very British theme with scones, little sandwiches, and bite size cupcakes, anything you think of British and vintage we have it, right down to the vintage crockery! We also offer Bigdays Little Extras, which include a sweet stall, or a lovely hot chocolate to send the guests home with, for more information on these great new packages check them out under the Info page.
Bigday have also started doing quite a few corporate events, from a sit down meal to a canapé reception for 50 people. It is something we really enjoy doing so if you have a corporate event that needs catering for do not hesitate to contact us! We would be happy to help!
We here at Bigday cannot wait until the wedding season starts! We look forward to hearing from you soon!
Christmas Party – Book Now!
It’s getting to that time of the year again, leaves are falling off the trees, and you can see your breath in the autumn air, not long now until you are waking up 10 minutes earlier to scrape the frost off your windscreen! This means one thing; Christmas will soon be upon us!
We all know what that means, the planning of the annual works Christmas party! We can cater the typical office get together, you know the type I mean, tinsel draped here and there, each desk with a miniature Christmas tree upon it, and of course, the dreaded mistletoe in the corner of the room where the hopeful romantic will linger under. Not forgetting that drunken dance with your boss!
We can even cater for a Christmas corporate event, where the whole company will get together, and dine in for a 3 course meal, reception drinks, and our stylish mobile bar. Or we can even do a family get together, in the comfort of your own home, where your Grandad will be asleep in the chair in the corner of the room with the paper cracker hat still on his head.
Here at Bigday, we love Christmas, from the street decorations, to the grand Christmas trees. There is nothing better than a hot chocolate and a good classic Christmas film – our favorites are Home Alone and Love Actually!
It’s the time of year where everyone comes together, so why not share this wonderful time of year by hosting a Christmas party to remember with the ones you love.
The Christmas Menu
A reception drink of Marshmallow vodka and prosecco
Starters
Broccoli and Stilton soup with crunchy croutons
Reindeer and redcurrant Ravioli with sage butter
Chicken liver and apricot brandy parfait, red onion marmalade
Roasted Figs with Goats cheese, honey and walnuts
Mains
Roast Norfolk Turkey with sage and onion stuffing, chipolatas and chestnuts
Roasted ‘Dingley Dell’ Pork belly with Port and plum jus
Christmas crusted paprika Pollock
Filo tartlet with asparagus, Pecorino cheese and caramelised onions
All main courses to be served with roasted potatoes and a selection of seasonal vegetables
Dessert
Christmas pudding with brandy cream and toasted pine nuts
Black cherry and aged Rum Tiramisu
Warm whiskey and marmalade sponge pudding
Panna Cotta with chocolate and orange
If you are interested in hosting a Christmas Party please contact us on 01763 246990 or via email at info@bigdaycatering.com, we look forward to hearing from you!
Summer 2012 – Thank you!
It has been a busy few months to say the least, but nothing is too much for us at Bigday Catering! Our motivated, professional and friendly team managed the busiest summer of events we have ever had! Would just like to take this time to thank them for all their hard work and we could not have done it with out you all! Thank you!
From weddings, to birthdays to small events, to the biggest corporate events, we have done it all this summer, and the bookings keep on coming! December is looking pretty busy with Christmas parties! (Get yours booked in now!) However we love every event we do, and are very much looking forward to it.
The menus have been endless and very tasty, from pork belly, lamb, bbq platters, picnic platters, hog roasts, duck and many more; we have done the lot this summer! Each wedding menu different to the next, however each one is just as tasty as the others!
Thank you to all who chose Bigday Catering to cater for their event or wedding, we loved being part of your special day and we hope we hear from you in the future (perhaps even for a christening!) Please take the time out to vote for us in http://www.the-wedding-industry-awards.co.uk/myaccount/myprofile/ less than a month to go!
We are already looking busy for next year with 12 events already booked up, 11 of which are weddings! We can’t wait!
21st Birthday Bash!
This Saturday just gone, Laura MacFarlane had her 21st birthday party in Therfield. The scene was set for a perfect birthday bash! Sunny, outside, and in a tipi tent!
The guests arrived looking fabulous for the arrival drinks of champagne, which the handful of 21 year olds thought was great, and were treated to a selection of canapés which included beef carpaccio, mini Yorkshire puddings, asparagus and prosciutto spears and a salmon and cheese mini bite.
Everyone sat down in the tipi which was decked with real ivy, horse shoes and a name place which consisted of a chalk board with fancy hand writing for their names. The fire pit crackled on as the guests enjoyed their 3 course meal.
Starter
Deep fried brie with cranberry dipping sauce and a slice of toasted ciabatta
Main
Pan fried duck breast, dauphinoise potatoes, redcurrant sauce, Courgette ring with green beans and carrots
OR
Vegetable Wellington
Dessert
Sticky toffee pudding, whipped cream and pecan nuts
After the meal, speeches began, and so did the drunken singing!
The bar was then open for business, with white sofas with an animal fur throw to sit on whilst they chilled and chatted and drank the night away… or danced the night away on the dance floor with DJ and lights, there was even a disco ball hanging from the ceiling of the tipi!
All in all it was a great evening and Bigday Catering were happy to be a part of it! The guests all had a great time; however I doubt they had a great time in the morning if you know what I mean!
Theo, Lisa and…. Craig David!
On the sunny morning (that turned into an extremely hot day!) of the 18th August, Bigday Catering attended the wedding of Lisa and Theo in Cambridge. What a glorious day I turned out to be, weather was gorgeous, and there were even a few surprises along that way!
Lisa had transformed her father’s garden into a beautiful wedding dream. A gorgeous marquee for the ceremony, a classic bar area and a tipi tent for the wedding breakfast. As well as a campsite out back for the guests! Flowers, fairy lights, photos and candles everywhere to make the perfect wedding scene! This wedding also had one of the most gorgeous gift areas I have ever seen! Lisa, Theo and their friends and family really outdid themselves.
As guests arrived, they were welcomed by an ice cream van (well needed in the weather) and a refreshing cocktail Lisa and Theo had invented for a cocktail drink. Each guests had their cocktail in a personalised jar with their name on it which they could keep all night for drinks. The cocktail even contained edible glitter which really made the drink pop!
Now onto the outfits! Lisa had a gorgeous vintage style dress on, with a large bow at the back with an asymmetrical hem line at the front. The bridesmaids dresses were short with long tassels hanging off the hem line to create a 60s dress spin off. Theo wasn’t in a classic groom suit, but a vintage plaid suit which looked really good!
The guests moved into the tipi for the wedding breakfast, but before they could eat, they had to endure a drinking game! When the food arrived, everyone was hungry and the BBQ sharing platters went down a treat with sides of potato salad, bean salad and homemade coleslaw. For dessert was a trio of desserts which was lemon posset, chocolate mousse and Eton mess. Yum Yum!
Now, this first dance was THE best first dance I have ever seen! It was a dance off between the boys and the girls, with music throughout the ages. It was very well rehearsed and outstanding!
Onto the main event! We all saw the fantastic YouTube video the couple made to Craig David…well…He turned up! Craig David turned up to Lisa and Theo’s wedding and they were over the moon because they are his biggest fans! Even the table names were names after his albums! He stayed to do a DJ set and a live set which Theo even joined in and rapped along to.
After Craig left, the guests thought it would be a good idea to cool down by jumping in the pool and using the photobooth to capture the special day of Lisa and Theo’s wedding.
Summer Weddings
A busy month for us here at Bigday Catering, but nothing that we cannot handle or that we don’t enjoy! We love to cater for everyones wedding or event as each one is different and a unique experience to be part of.
This month has been a selection of weddings, parties and proms. Not forgetting the fantastic inspired we do each month. Each menu was different to the next, gorgeous venues, beautiful brides and handsome grooms.
Now, onto the fantastic food! Bigday served hog roast platters, BBQ platters, stuffed chicken with asparagus and goats cheese, partridge and pear pate, sharing platters which included a selection of antipasto, mixed seafood, picnic platter and a vegetarian platter, and prawn skewers for main and starters and that’s just naming a few!
Desserts now, a delicious selection of Eton mess, summer pudding, strawberry and white chocolate cheesecake, apple tarte tatin and even a sharing platter of Eton mess!
Various cheese boards and hog roasts were also served in the evening some were accompanied by our mobile bar that we can provide upon request.
All in all it was a fantastic month of events, with lovely and friendly brides, grooms and guests. Not to mention our fantastic team with have at Bigday Catering which also deserve a round of applause for being friendly and working hard at each event! Well done and thank you.
We look forward to working along side brides and grooms in the near future at their Bigday.
If you have used Bigday Catering at your wedding between the dates of 1st November 2011 till 31st October 2012, please vote for us for The Wedding Industry Awards 2013! We would be very grateful, thank you!
http://www.the-wedding-industry-awards.co.uk/2013/london-and-south-east/caterer/bigday-catering
MAGPAS and Zandra Rhodes
On Sunday July 1st, Bigday set out to Godmanchester for a lunch time charity event. The sun was shining, which glistened off the river at Island Hall (http://www.islandhall.com/), a perfect setting for a great cause.
The luncheon was to raise funds for a Cambridgeshire charity called MAGPAS. The Mid Anglia General Practitioner Accident Service (MAGPAS) saves lives day and night for people who are in accidents. The team provides On-scene medical support, On-line medical support, special incident medical support and major incident medical support. So a very deserving charity indeed!
This event was also special for another reason as it was a fashion day, celebrating the British fashion designer… introducing the wonderful, fantastic and very talented Zandra Rhodes! Displaying a collection of the lovely Lady Linda Vane Percy of Island Halls Zandra Rhode dresses and accessories. Including an amazing wedding dress which Zandra designed for her. The collection consisted mainly of 70s gown, all in a very bold print which was absolutely fantastic!
Now, on to the meal! A three course Luncheon is in order for this excellent cause!
Starters consisted of rose of cantaloupe melon, prosciutto and summer berries
Mains was fillet of salmon, dauphinoise and seasonal vegetables
Or
Red pepper Wellington, dauphnoise and seasonal vegetables
Dessert was a trio of delightful desserts.
Very tasty!
After the meal, Zandra Rhodes very kindly auctioned off a bag and an apron, signed with a personalized message from her, to raise money for MAGPAS. They raised £6000 that day, which has potentially saved 10 lives! So a very well done to everyone who attended!
Huge thanks go out to Christopher and Lady Linda Vane Percy of Island Hall for the amazing accommodation and also to Grace Vane Percy for organizing this very deserving charity event. Also huge thanks go out to Zandra Rhodes!
Rugby Club Dinner
On the 26th May, Bigday Catering had an event to cater for, not a wedding, but a rugby club dinner in Cambridge! What a day it was for it as well! Glorious sunshine throughout the day and not a cloud in the sky. As evening approached, so did the guests, happy and chatty as the sun was still shining.
What did they have for their 3 course dinner we hear you ask? On the menu tonight was…
Starter
Salmon Mousse with Toasted Bread and Rocket.
Mains
Chicken with White Wine Tarragon served with Dauphnoise Potatoes and Carrot through Courgette Rings.
Dessert
Sticky Toffee Pudding with Toffee Sauce and a Strawberry on top.
After the dinner, the live band started playing and got everyone on their feet with covers of some classic songs.
All the men were dressed very smartly in suits; including one man dressed in the best kilt get up we’ve ever seen! Also, all the women were dressed in their best dress for the evening.
Bigday Catering also cater for events like these and many others, like maybe a summer BBQ in your back garden! We cater to everyone’s needs and requirements so please do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions!
Sausage and Mash… Yum Yum!
Once again this weekend we were at Minstrel Court, and the weather was fit for a wedding! The weather also went well with a nice refreshing glass of Pimms and lemonade for the reception drinks. This was lovely to sip whilst chatting about the ceremony and waiting for the wedding breakfast to begin!
Now onto the main course, a hefty serving of sausage and mash for all! Everyone seemed to be very happy with the meal of choice. For dessert it was a raspberry cheesecake served with some raspberry coulis and raspberries. Berry fantastic!
The bride and bridesmaids looked lovely; with a comfy twist… they all wore converse shoes to match! Maroon converse for the bridesmaids with white and maroon laces and white for the bride to match her gorgeous dress.
The groom and groomsmen looked dapper in their suits. The groomsmen’s ties matched the bridesmaids dresses perfectly, and the groom had a white tie on to match his wife to be’s dress.
At this wedding there were a lot of toddlers running around, and they all looked super smart and super cute in their little tuxes and little white dresses, with cute little shoes to match. Their hair was all smart and combed down; however towards the end of the night, it was no longer combed down and neat as they were having so much fun.
We wish the newly wed couple all the happiness in their future together.