Cedar Creek Catering & Events Chef CJ Deery

About 6 weeks prior to my July wedding date, it was cancelled at the venue and we had to start everything from scratch and move to a backyard venue. I reached out to dozens of caterers. I was recommended cedar creek catering from my sister in law who often used them for events for different organizations she was involved in. Cedar creek was by far the most accommodating and imaginative in accomplishing the wedding of my dreams. CJ, the owner and executive chef, helped us with creating a great flow and achieving the “cocktail hour” style wedding we were looking for while also not breaking the bank. And they pretty much took care of everything. I had very little to be concerned about. Chrysta, the event coordinator, went even more above and beyond. She gave great ideas on how to make the best use of space and helped us construct the site from scratch- while also allowing for social distancing and keeping the event “COVID”. She spent hours upon hours leading up to the wedding creating a magical venue. She was so meticulous in every fine detail. Food: we did a combination of passed appetizers and stations. The charcuterie station was beautifully presented and Covid friendly with individually portioned cheeses, meats, and dips with reduced contact. The lamb chops and lobster roll appetizers were outstanding. The cheesesteak spring rolls and crab cakes were phenomenal. The shrimp cucumber bites were delicious and refreshing. We had short rib and chicken with roasted potatoes and vegetables-and they were all so delicious. Chicken can be pretty basic and simple- CJ managed to make it unreal and tasty and the short rib was mouthwatering. He also created these amazing and creative flatbreads which were just incredible. People kept going back for seconds and thirds - and we couldn’t decide which was our favorite because it was all so incredible. I wanted a late night meal for everyone so asked CJ to prepare individually wrapped cheesesteaks. BEST decision by far... my husband and I have tons of cheesesteaks snobs and connoisseurs in our family. 4 months later- people still are talking about how that was the best cheesesteak they’ve ever had. Outstanding!!!! Service: They took care of the chefs, servers and attendants. We wanted specific bartenders who we hired separately. But Chrysta did an amazing job coordinating and managing them- as well as managed the remaining vendors (photo/video/flowers/bakery/rentals). I didn’t have to worry about a thing. There were hiccups with some vendors I didn’t even know happened bc of Chrysta. The servers were professional (masked) and made sure that every guest was attended to. Chrysta I can’t say enough about! She made sure that my cake was cut on time, had our flutes ready and on stand by, and was so detail oriented with a huge smile on her face! CJ checked on us to make sure we ate and prepared my groom and me a beautifully plated meal. At the end of the night they had everything cleaned up and the leftover food Wrapped up for us. I still am receiving tons of compliments regarding the food and service at my shower and wedding. And it’s all because of CJ, Chrysta, and the amazing group at Cedar Creek! CJ and Chrysta and all of the amazing staff- thank you SO much for all of the time you spent on my wedding. Thank you for being so kind to us, answering my millions of calls and texts, and for taking so much off my plate and creating such an amazing event. You are amazing for events large and small!