Full-Service Luxury Wedding Catering

Big Delicious Planet is one of the most sought after Chicago wedding caterers for couples who want delicious, vibrant food with sustainability in mind. We cater highly-styled, glamorous weddings to romantic, vintage weddings. Our talented and meticulous Wedding Team produces extraordinary and memorable weddings for all kinds of couples. When you choose BDP, you can count on receiving top-notch planning, creative menus and impeccable service. 

WEDDING PRODUCTION

Working with a wedding caterer is a partnership from the time you contact us and have a tasting until your wedding reception comes to an end. We apply our experience from hundreds of weddings to ensure that all of the personal elements you envision for your big day happen seamlessly. BDP Wedding Producers have worked at venues all across the city, and we understand how to make every detail come together. We work with vendors to ensure that all planned elements are carried out in your timeline, and that the floor plan and menu are executed to perfection. On the day of wedding, our Wedding Producer will be on-site from beginning of set-up until the dance party kicks off.

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FOOD + DRINK

Once you've tasted our flavorful, vibrant food you'll understand why years later our wedding couples tell us people are still raving about how amazing the food was at their wedding. With our own organic urban farm just steps from our kitchen you'll be proud to have a sustainably focused menu that includes produce that was harvested hours before your wedding reception. Each and every menu we create is as unique as each couple with whom we work. BDP is fully licensed and can source local and sustainable wine, beer and spirits. We are well versed in vegan, gluten-free, and global cuisine.

Photo by Hadassah B. Photography

VENDOR COORDINATION + STYLING

We’re proud to work closely with some of Chicago’s coolest, creative, sustainably focused vendors. We are happy to connect you with a florist sourcing locally, a photographer, or a vintage rental company. We’re a member of the Green Wedding Alliance, a group of about 40 independent, environmentally conscious local vendors. Need a little guidance? Whether you’re dreaming of a clean, contemporary or a boho-vintage look, we’re happy to assist in choosing a color scheme, designing a tablescape, styling all of your props (and more) to realize the wedding of your dreams. 

Photo by Kenny Kim Photography


Let's work together!

BDP weddings begin at $150 per person for food, rentals and staff. If you think we’d be a great fit for your wedding, please fill out the preliminary form below and someone on our team will be in touch shortly!


OUR CLIENTS LOVE US!

Highly recommend BDP for an intimate wedding! My husband and I married here on 9/18/20 after changing all of our original wedding plans due to covid. Grace, the events director, was an absolute pleasure to work with! It was the perfect one stop shop for our wedding of 13. The food was amazing, drinks were delicious and the outdoor venue was stunning. I couldn’t have asked for a better wedding day.
— Brittany
We went to two tastings for our wedding day and we completely lucked out with BDP. The food at the tasting was amazing. When produced in large quantities for the wedding, they didn’t skip a beat - the food was equally tasty and there was SOOOO much! All our family and friends truly enjoyed their meals and commented on how they had more than enough to eat. Staff were professional, super friendly, and extremely knowledgeable and were very helpful throughout the planning process.

We guarantee that if you choose BDP for your big day or any event, you won’t be disappointed.
— Marianne + Jonathen
Used BDP for our wedding at Salvage One and couldn’t be more pleased with their services! The food was UNBELIEVABLE. Multiple guests tracked my husband and me down during the reception to rave about the food - the best they had ever had at a wedding! To boot, they are always willing to meet in person and/or will respond quickly to Emails and phone calls. Prior to going with BDP, we had multiple tastings with other groups, and it was no competition! Plus, they grow a good portion of their veggies in their urban garden on the property, which you can tour during your tasting. Look no further than BDP for your wedding!
— Andrea
I knew from the beginning of my planning that I wanted to have Big Delicious Planet as our caterer. I was so in love with their food, their business, the way it’s run, the concern for the environment, and to top it all off, BDP is women owned! But what surprised me is how I became more impressed with them every interaction and every step of the way. BDP truly knows what they are doing, and they went out of their way to make my husband and I’s wishes come true! I cannot express how grateful we are to Chelsey and the whole team for all the hard work and time they put in to help customize our meal, cocktails and displays. They made our wedding day so special for us and all our family and friends. Big Delicious Planet specializes in more than just food. Their dedicated service and familiar manner made our wedding feel like home.
— Rachel + Xavier
After working with Big Delicious Planet for our wedding and rehearsal dinner, all I can say is WOW! From the first tasting, we were so impressed. It was nearly impossible to select which hors d’oeuvres to give up. From the freshly harvested greens in the salad, to a beautifully moist chicken dish at the reception, we’ve received so many compliments on the food BDP provided. On top of that, the level of professionalism Grace & co at BDP brought throughout the planning process and to the dinner helped us feel at ease. We never had to worry about any detail that they didn’t help us think through. All in all, BDP is an absolute dream to work with and we can not recommend them enough!!
— Stephanie + Ryan
When covid ruined our original wedding plans, Big Delicious Planet came through with the most magical, intimate wedding reception in their garden! Grace took care of all the details with beautiful decor... all we had to do was show up! She took our input and had plenty of options for us to choose from. The food was amazing - gourmet, locally grown, and sustainable. Each guest received a honey jar from BDP’s own hives. Thanks to Grace and her staff for making our wedding reception so wonderful!
— Amber
Working with BDP was a dream. They were professional, creative, and deeply kind; they captured the vision for our day perfectly! The food was incredible and every detail was taken care of, as the bride, I did not worry once about how the catering aspect of the day was going to go. I would highly recommend them to anyone!
— Lauren
We used Big Delicious Planet Catering for our May wedding at Salvage One, and we couldn’t be happier. Everyone we worked with on the BDP team was amazing (Grace for our tasting and contract, and Chelsey for our event coordination) - they are responsive, professional, and accommodating, and fun to work with, and that extends to their employees who provided table service and bartending services the night of. Guests raved about the food and cocktails, and we continue to get compliments on the food and details of the presentation (e.g., fresh honey and little hot sauce bottles for our fried chicken). We’re still talking about the mini desserts table, the chocolate bark is out of this world. On top of the delicious food, they also coordinated seamlessly with our vendors, allowed for us to provide our own alcohol (which is a huge money saver), and provided custom signage and menus at no extra charge. BDP made things incredibly easy for us the entire way. And it’s a sustainable, women-owned business, with many of their ingredients coming directly from their urban farm. What more could you ask for? We would highly recommend BDP to any bride and groom looking for delicious food and an amazing catering experience for their big day.
— Kelly + David
My husband and I are thrilled that Big Delicious Planet catered our wedding in June. We knew we were going to use BDP from the day we met Grace at The Canteen and noticed first hand how much care this company puts into its food. She gave us a tour of their urban farm and we love that they grow so much produce themselves and we appreciate the focus on local and seasonal food. We decided to go with a “Displayed Heavy Hors D’Oeuvres Buffet” and highly recommend this concept to anyone looked for a contemporary, sophisticated, and relaxed dinner for their wedding. Between the fresh salad, flatbreads, chicken, and the most incredible pasta salad you’ve ever tasted, our guests were full but ready to party! They even made sure we had enough gluten-free and vegan options to work with any guest’s dietary needs. Their passed appetizers were fantastic (you’ve got to try a BLT cherry tomato!), the meat and cheese board was all the glory you’d expect if you follow BDP on Instagram, and we even had BDP make our wedding cake - an Angel Food Cake with whipped cream and fruit compotes that was like sinking your teeth into a cloud. Perfection! This company knows what they’re doing and their event coordinators are professional, quick to respond, fun, and kind. Thank you Chelsey and BDP for making our wedding the event of our lives!”
— Chad + Mark
There is an on-site garden where they grow their own herbs, fruits and vegetables, and the cats help to scare away unwanted critters. They are also woman owned. Awesome!

We were fortunate enough to work with Grace while planning our wedding. She was great! organized, efficient, fun, and totally got my vision. She seemed just as excited as I did about our ideas and details. I appreciated that! Grace also responded to all my emails promptly and patiently.

I am a pastry chef by trade, so I was very passionate about having great food and dessert! BDP crushed it! Our cocktail- style buffet was beautifully displayed and delicious. Everyone, including my chef guests, loved the food. All the signage was a unique element also done by BDP. Everyone we encountered from the Chefs, cooks, bartenders, and servers seemed happy to be a part of our day! It meant a lot. Maybe, I’m a little biased, but I thought our wedding was beautiful! Big Delicious Planet played a huge roll in that!
— Sendy + Jordan
I wanted to write and tell you how unreal and amazing you all were over my wedding weekend. I can’t even express how delicious and perfect the food, service, attention to detail, was for our wedding. It was absolute perfection. From the farm dinner to the grand event, you guys pulled out all the stops and did the best wedding I have ever been to. (I might be bias, but I heard from folks and they said it was. The food was a big part of that.) You were all so easy to work with and took all the curve balls I threw your way. Thank you again for making our wedding perfect and exactly what we wanted. And now I am going to try and recreate the meal tonight in our new house!
— Meribah
We had such a wonderful experience working with BDP for our wedding day. From the start, our tasting was so much fun and Grace was so helpful in walking us through what we could have on our wedding day and explaining the process to us. Any questions we had or changes we wanted to make were so promptly answered and completed, we never stressed or worried about our catering. Grace came to our final walkthrough at Greenhouse Loft and helped guide us on choices for the day and made us feel at ease and excited about the choices we had already made.
On the wedding day, they did such an amazing job with decor and setup, even adding little details I had no idea would be there, like taking our pattern from our invitations into signs for the food and guest book table! It looked incredible. Every guest we have spoken to said it was the best wedding food they ever had. We agree! We actually got to eat a little bit of everything at the wedding and it was just as amazing as it was at our tasting! Our food was for sure a highlight of the night for us and our guests.
— Melissa + Ted