Serendipity Catering

Serendipity recently did the catering for our wedding and the food was FABULOUS! We received so many compliments from our guests (we were a little busy and only managed to get tastes here and there) that we would whole heartily recommend them to anyone looking for a wedding caterer (Full Five Stars for food — see more below!!)
The only reason that I’ve given them 4 stars overall is for a few logistical reasons that added a bit of stress into the process (the actual event was still amazing!). First, leading up to the wedding (about one month before) they were a little tough to get a hold of (presumably due to all of the other awesome events they were throwing at the time). We needed to do some last minute checks/​changes to the menu (found out that we had a vegetarian/​lactose intolerant guest) and had trouble getting confirmation from them that they’d be able to make an accommodation. Second, during set up for the wedding, the tables arrived later than expected and we were unable to finish setting things up at the state park before the wedding rehearsal. That being said, Serendipity did take care of both of these issues. They provided the special dish for our guest and ended up setting up all of our tables themselves on the day of the event. In the end the reception was beautiful!
The food: The buffet and appetizer spread that they provided were simply wonderful. My favorite part, as silly as it may sound was their potato salad (with sweet potatoes) although the pulled pork, chicken and lasagna all received many compliments. They also make these delicious homemade crackers! My husband is from the Philadelphia area and they made soft pretzels as one of the appetizers even though it wasn’t on any of their menus — they really made an effort to make sure all of the food felt like it was us! We finished it all off with fruit pies instead of cake for dessert and again, Stephanie was wonderful at striking a balance between letting us have input specific types (pumpkin pie for my brother) while not overburdening us with micromanaging of the menu.
Menu Planning: We had lots of guests who would chose vegetarian but weren’t strictly vegetarian making planning the buffet a bit of a challenge, but they made sure there was enough to go around. They were also wonderful at making tweaks to the menu and event planning to stay within our budget constraints. With a large family and a wedding of 150 guests, budget was a challenge but they managed to make everything feel really special and still affordable.
Decorations: While we chose to handle most of the decorating ourselves, Serendipity made custom signs for all of the food that fit with the ambiance and theme of our wedding. It was a really nice touch!
Drinks: Serendipity worked with Felicia’s Atomic Lounge to provide our bar and they were absolutely amazing as well. Shannon did a fantastic job with our rowdy Irish-​Catholic crowd!
Overall I highly recommend Serendipity Catering. Our family is still raving about the reception!

Ok, this one’s really simple… Stephanie and the Serendipity crew are ROCK STARS. Flat out, simple, done. Stephanie was like a member of our family by the end of our wedding, we’d been working with her for so long. She takes great pride in what she does and she’s got a great team backing her up. The food was great and the decorating they provided was spot on. Even though our wedding venue setup (the Ithaca Farmer’s Market) was pretty complex and required that Serendipity pretty much bring in an entire kitchen, lighting, etc, they were all over it. They played well in the sandbox with our other vendors and even when times were at their worst during the planning (they were bad, trust me, like full on meltdown-we’re-buying-plane-tickets-and-eloping-in-Vegas bad) Stephanie was still by our side doing everything she could to make our wedding a success. I’d absolutely recommend Serendipity to anyone who is planning a wedding or event in the central NY area.