Lovely Night
Seattle, WA
About This Vendor
From Starter to Fairytale Finish
Lovely Night is a wedding catering company based out of Seattle, WA. These culinary and event specialists delight in providing high-quality food and satisfactory service. James and Gelsey Sherrill are the husband-and-wife duo who own this operation, and they dovetail expertly together in order to please clients. Offering a diverse array of delectable dishes, they can tailor their approach to suit sophisticated celebrations as easily as they can accommodate low-key, intimate affairs. Owing to James and Gelsey’s combined expertise and passion for putting smiles on faces, they are well-placed to create pleasant dining experiences. James’ background in the culinary arts has seen him work in some high-end restaurants, including Michelin-star establishments. Stylistically, he can produce fare that is sophisticated, attention-grabbing, and wholesome. His willingness to be versatile allows him to create all manner of tantalizing dishes. Gelsey offers her inimitable hospitality know-how and skills to ensure that to-be-weds’ requirements and preferences are met in pleasing ways. Lovely Night enjoys exciting taste buds and providing seamless service for every fairytale milestone covered. With Lovely Night, couples and guests can enjoy menus tailored to their preferences. This ensures that every wedding attended by James and Gelsey is distinctive and reflective of couples’ tastes. James is passionate about using local produce as ingredients for his fare, and he loves sourcing from the Pacific Northwest. This ensures fresh courses prepared from scratch by a talented bon vivant who relishes that chance to treat people to mouth-watering cuisine. Some of the many options available to savor include porcini mushroom puffs, baby beets, raw lacinato kale, and more. Various serving styles may be availed such as passed appetizers, buffets, seated meals, and others. Ultimately, they want to season each amazing milestone with memorable food that matches the unforgettable memories that are made throughout.
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Business Attributes
Woman-owned Business
Dietary Options
Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free, Organic, Vegan, Vegetarian
Food & Catering
Buffet, Catering Clean Up, Catering Delivery & Setup, Chef Stations, Family Style, Menu Tastings, Passed Appetizers, Seated Meal, Servers
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Lovely Night Reviews
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If you were considering caterers for your wedding or event, I cannot not more highly recommend James and Gelsey from Lovely Night Catering. My husband and I were incredibly lucky to run into James from a cooking class we took at Whisk in Bellev...
ue, where James was the feature Chef. The experience they provided was beyond exceptional, from the food, specialty cocktails, service, tasting, and all of the accommodations they were willing to make for us! Everyone who attended the wedding said it was the best food they ever had at any wedding or event. James' food just melts in your mouth. I have to give the biggest round of applause to Gelsey...she was the "rockstar" of the night. She was there to help with every detail and every vendor. We are so blessed they helped our vision come to life. We are waiting to receive our photos, but here's a few from our original tasting and a few others from our wedding day taken by Matthew Land Studios at The Admiral's House.
We hired Lovely Night for an outdoor summer wedding in Seattle. The food itself was delicious and the service impeccable. Gelsey’s organization, communication, and flexibility made it possible for us to enjoy the event fully, without any worrie...
s. We so appreciated her expert guidance and recommendations throughout the process, and her ability to offer many menu options within our budget.
Response from the Vendor on 08/23/2022
Thank you so much for the review Genevieve! It was a pleasure getting to know you and helping to make Sophie and Cameron's day special.
All our best wishes to you and your family!
Gelsey, James and the Lovely Night Team
Best food ever! Not just the best wedding food, not just because it was served in a rustic barn without any kitchen amenities, and not just because somehow there were leftovers for us to eat at 2am. These two make up a dynamic duo, and the tea...
m they have assembled is just fire. From the initial tasting in their backyard, to all of the coordinating back and forth for several months, when we hired Gelsey and James, we were ecstatic about the menu and about the service they were going to provide. The week of the wedding, they were so responsive to last minute questions and phone calls, help to ease all panic over last minute details. The day of the wedding, they just ran with every glitch (heating ovens that shorted, heat, etc.) and delivered amazing service the entire evening, from setting up the tables to cleaning the dishes and packing up all the rentals. Our guests are still raving about the food, and so are we!
Response from the Vendor on 08/23/2022
Thank you so much for the review Kate! It was a pleasure to get to know you and help make your day special. I'm so glad you're happy with everything.
All our best wishes to you and Mike!
Gelsey, James, and the Lovely Night Team
If I had the money, I would hire James and Gelsey to make every meal for us. When I say their food is incredible, I'm talking your favorite restaurant on steroids good. We have had a plethora of guests (seriously like 30) tell us that that was ...
the best wedding food they've ever had.
But it wasn't just the food that scored them a 5 star (although, on it's own it would have). This team was PHENOMENAL! We told them along the way how much we wanted to make sure we got some of the food, so what do they do? They setup four of each appetizer on a serving dish that matched our theme perfectly and put it on the sweetheart table for us. They worked with us to ensure we could provide a fantastic guest experience while also preventing expenses from getting out of hand. They had incredible ideas on tweaking the menu to fit dietary needs. They setup and took down the linens and place settings, handled the rentals, assisted with things outside their typical job description, and even loaded our cars with leftovers, including large cases of alcohol etc.
On top of that, they were a pleasure to be around! We spent a lovely evening at their home for our tasting and enjoyed chatting with them, they were so responsive and helpful and pleasant by email, and they came down and spent hours at our venue with us, even though it is an hour from their home. We didn't want to stop talking with them; they are people we would easily be friends with.
With chef James' background, and Gelsey and her teams' efficiency and work ethic, this company is truly the only caterer I will look to for future endeavors.
Response from the Vendor on 08/23/2022
James, Thank you so much for your review! It was an absolute pleasure working with you and I'm so glad you're happy with everything. We could easily be your friends too so say hi if you're in the neighborhood!
All our best wishes,
Gelsey, James...
and the Lovely Night Team
Lovely Night did such an amazing job catering our wedding! We would absolutely recommend them! Gelsey was easy to communicate with and answered soooo many questions that I asked throughout the wedding planning process. She helped coordinate all...
of our rentals, including pick up and drop off. She had lots of good recommendations and helped me think through specifics regarding our table set up and rentals. The Lovely Night team that was at our wedding did a phenomenal job. The food was delicious (we actually got to eat because Chef James brought a heaping plate of food to my husband and I as soon as we sat down). Many of our guests commented that it was the best food they'd ever had at a wedding! My favorite was the trofie pasta with mushrooms! The team seamlessly transitioned our venue from ceremony to reception, and disassembled everything at the end of the night. We were able to dance at our reception until the very end, without having to worry about cleaning up. Our wedding reception was amazing, thanks to the Lovely Night team!
Response from the Vendor on 08/23/2022
Lauren, thank you so much for the review! It was a pleasure working with you and I'm so glad you enjoyed your special day.
All our best wishes, Gelsey, James, and the Lovely Night Team
Lovely Night Catering truly took our vision to life. We really wanted to have a plated dinner, specifically to represent our separate cultures and those flavors, while providing an awesome meal for our guests. When we approached lovely night, t...
hey helped us brainstorm versions of entrees to help create that unique experience. Gelsey made the time for several calls to discuss menu choices from ideation all the way to nailing down our drink orders, and finalizing all rentals and purchases. She was also a huge help in figuring out our budget!
James blew us away at our trial tasting, making two dishes of every entree and letting us choose the flavoring options we wanted the most. We appreciated how professional they were in setting up our menu to try and putting forward their best work to help make our menu special. On the day of the wedding, the dishes were as beautiful as they were delicious and we got a ton of compliments from our guests! We also last minute added a "tea time" to end the night and it was such an incredible way to celebrate our families and tradition. Lovely Night ordered the type of tea my family drinks and home and custom made a rose syrup to make it special. Our guests even asked for seconds on the tea at the end of the night!
If you're looking for perfection when it comes to your wedding meal and well as creativity and uniqueness, look no further. Lovely Night Catering can make those dreams come true and we're so grateful to have worked with them.
Response from the Vendor on 08/23/2022
Junia, thank you so much for the review! It was an absolute pleasure working with you to create the menu for your special day. All our best wishes, Gelsey, James, and the Lovely Night Team
Gelsey and James are absolute rock stars and we can't recommend them enough. For our winter wedding, we wanted elegant and season appropriate vegetarian food. From the first bite of food at the tasting to our wedding, Lovely Night was fantastic...
at providing the best experience and food. Our guests, many of whom are not vegetarian, raved about everything they brought out. If we ever have any need for catering in the future, we will be getting a hold of them again!
Response from the Vendor on 01/31/2022
Thank you so much for your review Hope! It was our absolute pleasure to cater for you and I'm so glad you're happy with the results. All our best wishes to you and Reagan!
I would give Lovely night 1000 stars if I could!!! They catered our 10/30/21 wedding and it could not have been better. They worked hard to set up and transform the space into everything we had dreamed. They were so professional and efficient, ...
and they went above and beyond. Our guests (and other vendors!) are still talking about the food over a week later! Multiple people said it was the best meal they have ever had. They made sure we were fed and had drinks the whole night, and checked in multiple times to make sure we were eating and having fun. They bent over backwards to find some food for a particularly picky child who didn’t want to eat what was ordered, which was not expected at all!! Cleanup was quick and easy. I can’t recommend them enough!! We are thinking about getting married again just so they can cater it!
Response from the Vendor on 11/10/2021
Erica,
Thank you so much for your review! It was our absolute pleasure catering for you and it's so great to hear that you and your guests are thrilled with the results.
All our best wishes to you and Juan Carlos!
-James, Gelsey and the Lovely ...
Night team
Gelsey and Chef James are incredible! Amazing attention to detail, great staff and INCREDIBLE food. We had so many guests tell us it was the best wedding food they’d ever had, and some the best food they’d ever had, period. And if you do anythi...
ng, get the short rib!!! It’s life changing.
Response from the Vendor on 10/04/2021
Thank you so much for the review Taylor! It was our absolute pleasure to cater for you and Phil. Wishing you all the best! -Gelsey, James, and the Lovely Night team
Quite honestly the most amazing culinary experience I and we ALL have every had at a wedding. Luck for us that it was at our daughter’s wedding! Virtually ever guest expressed how much they enjoyed the food! Every appetizer and every part of di...
nner was AMAZING!!! The nectarine/prosciutto salad and short rib were my personal favorite. From start to finish they were very professional, responsive and delightful to work with. Lovely Night will be my "go to" caterer forever!
Response from the Vendor on 09/21/2021
Thank you so much for the review Lori! It was so great working with you and we're happy that you and your guests loved the dinner. All our best wishes to you and Tarah and Steve.
The Lovely Night team is AMAZING! They were very responsive and helpful leading up to our wedding, and they provided us with a lot of great menu ideas and other vendor suggestions. The food and service during our small reception was truly impec...
cable. We loved every dish and there was never an empty glass. Would highly recommend!
Lovely Nights catered our wedding in August of 2021 and they were PHENOMENAL! We hired them to do all of the labor (set-up/clean-up, rentals) as well as food and would 10/10 recommend them for anyone who is looking for a delicious meal, as well...
as an approachable and hard-working group.
Our wedding reception + dinner went so smoothly b/c of Gelsey, James + their team. We went with family style serving and a custom southern/soul style meal (with friend chicken, collard greens, beechers mac + cheese and a oyster bar!) Gelsey was super helpful in planning out everything we would or should need to feed our 100 guests, including managing all of our on-site rentals. I can't highlight this enough, but ALL of our guests raved about the food. I had aunties and cousins and friends say it's the most memorable/delicious wedding food they have ever had. I'm looking for another reason to need a caterer b/c of how delicious, smooth + special it was. Hire them, you won't regret it!
Response from the Vendor on 09/10/2021
Thank you so much for the thoughtful review Sarah! It was our absolute pleasure to cater your wedding and I'm so glad you're happy with everything. James had a great time working on the custom menu and we're excited to offer it to more clients....
Best wishes to you and Ian and your families!
Gelsey, James, and the lovely night catering crew- you made my wedding. It's been over two weeks and I am still getting texts about the food and how delicious it was. The salmon... oh my goodness.
After having to replan my entire wedding a wee...
k before the date due to fires you were so gracious when changes kept coming.. and you still created an exceptional experience for our wedding day. You went the extra mile by getting a DJ for me and helping me with setting out our own brought in appetizers. Words cannot thank you enough for everything. I would choose you 1,000 times for any event!
Lovely Night catered my wedding and it was fantastic. I got married out on our property out in Westport and they traveled there to help create such a wonderful event for us. The food was delicious we had multiple guest come up to us and compli...
ment us on our food selection. One of our guest brought crab for guest to eat and they put it out for everyone to enjoy. They put finishing touches on our wedding cake and served it. On top of that they were very friendly and hospitable to is and our guests.
Response from the Vendor on 09/10/2021
Thank you so much Alisa! It was our absolute pleasure to cater for you and I'm so glad you're happy with everything. Best wishes!
Gelsey and James of Lovely Night catered our recent mini-wedding and our guests (and us) can’t stop raving about the delicious four-course meal! They used fresh, seasonal ingredients and cooked everything to perfection! Our entire experience w...
orking with Lovely Night was positive, excellent communication, incredible flexibility (our venue changed 3 times!) and a very high attention to detail. We will definitely use Lovely Night catering for events in the future and recommend others do the same. Gelsey and James, thank you for making our day so truly lovely!
Response from the Vendor on 05/10/2021
Thank you so much for your review Liz! We were so happy to be a part of your day and to help make it special. All the best to you and Ian.
-Gelsey and James
The caterer for our wedding cancelled two weeks before our wedding and we were in a pinch to find someone. Luckily, Lovely Night was available and they were able to work with us quickly on a menu. We were very worried about the food since we ...
are foodies ourselves and love to cook. We were wanting a creative, multicourse meal with wine pairings and excellent quality food. Because of the timing, we didn't have time to taste their food, we just had to commit and go for it. We are SO glad that we did. The creativity and flavors were phenomenal! I would definitely hire them again for any event and recommend to anyone looking for excellent, creative, fresh food served by good people who are willing to work with you and be flexible. I cannot thank them enough for being part of our special day.
Response from the Vendor on 02/24/2021
Thank you so much for the thoughtful review Becca! James and I and the Lovely Night team were honored to be a part of your special day, and I'm so glad that you were thrilled with everything. We'd love to hear from you for any future catering n...
eeds:)
All the best to you and Patrick!
Lovely Night and their AMAZING food and cocktails was the highlight of our wedding day! With COVID, we had to change the guest count and food multiple times. Gelsey and James were always super responsive and flexible enough to come up with menu...
s that would work for the changes. Gelsey really helped me understand and execute all of the details of an event. Our guests still cannot stop talking about all of the delicious food. We cannot wait to work with them again.
Response from the Vendor on 01/22/2021
Thank you so much for your review Val, I'm so glad you're happy with the catering! It was an absolute pleasure working with you and Landon, you both handled all the challenges thrown your way with such graciousness. Congratulations to you both!
Absolutely loved working with Gelsey and this team!!!!! We were crazy enough to plan a wedding during this pandemic, but Gelsey was so gracious throughout the entire process. We had so many changes up until the day before the wedding but she wa...
s super accommodating and understanding. I had no idea what I needed for the event or where to start but she really put me at ease by answering all of my questions. Also, the food was incredible! I can hear our guests constantly saying how amazing the food was during dinner. Each dish was unique and SO delicious, I 100% recommend working with Gelsey and her husband James. Love the Lovely Night!!
Response from the Vendor on 01/04/2021
Thank you so much for reviewing us Caitlin! It was a pleasure working with you and being a part of such a special day.
Best wishes to you, Filmore and your families:)
-Gelsey, James and the Lovely Night staff
James, Gelsey and their team are professionals, through and through. From our initial meeting to our wedding day, working with them was a breeze. The quality of their food, attention to detail and collected demeanor made our wedding day so spec...
ial. People still tell us that is was the best food they ever had at a wedding and, I know it's biased, but I have to agree. :) Beyond professionalism and delicious food -- James and Gelsey are fun, kind and genuine. They truly wish to provide a stellar experience, whether it's for an intimate setting or a large gathering. The level of care is not something I've experienced with every vendor, and what they offer is truly something special.
Response from the Vendor on 10/27/2020
Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful review Jen! Working with you and Robert and your families was a wonderful experience for us as well! Best wishes to you all!
My partner and I have had the pleasure of working with Lovely Night for our baby showers. Yes, we had two showers and back to back for a whirlwind weekend! Saturday we invited our close friends and had more of a cocktail hour event with a massi...
ve food spread. Sunday was much more traditional with family and the most lovely brunch buffet! Both parties were absolutely amazing. The thoughtfulness with presentation for both events was out of this world! And people still talk about the FOOD a year and a half later! So of course we are calling on James and Gelsey again for our ellopment dinner! My partner's birthday is in October and we are surprising a few very close friends with a romantic dinner to celebrate our secret elopement! Even with a global pandemic and a toddler, Gelsey and James have made planning our event so seamless and fun! I can't wait!!!
Response from the Vendor on 09/30/2020
Thank you so much for the thoughtful review Emely! We had so much fun catering your showers, and we can't wait to help you and Austin celebrate in October!
Like many 2020 couples, we pivoted our wedding plans four different times before finding an option that worked with our adapted vision and our state's COVID-19 restrictions. We made the decision to scrap our big wedding in favor of an intimate ...
backyard plated dinner for 17 folks, which ended up being the perfect decision in large part thanks to the quality of our experience with Lovely Night!
From my first inquiry (less than month before the event!) to the night of the event, the team at Lovely Night was just the best to work with. Gelsey was incredibly kind, prompt, and clearly on top of it. She quickly grasped my vision for the evening, made helpful suggestions for the menu and rentals, and oversaw that everything went perfectly. Safety and COVID precautions are important to us, and we felt so cared for by the Lovely Night team (masks, food preparation and server safety, everything felt totally up to protocol and appropriate).
We enjoyed a delicious Northwest inspired three course plated dinner (my husband and I couldn't decide between all three of the incredible main entree options, so we tried all of them!), and felt like we were dining at a farm-to-table restaurant. The chanterelle mushroom puffs were the crowd hit of the night, but everything was wonderful. We appreciated the attention to detail and that Lovely Night tries to work with local vendors as much as possible--it felt sustainable and fresh, which is important to us and made our foodie hearts happy. Our guests loved it and are still raving to us about how fun and special it felt to enjoy this time together. We were able to capture the intimacy and magic we were hoping for with our little backyard dinner reception, and I'm so grateful to the Lovely Night team for helping to make it happen!
Response from the Vendor on 09/16/2020
Thank you so much for your thoughtful review Danielle! It was a pleasure being a part of your special day, and I'm so glad you are happy with the results. All the best wishes to you and Zach!
-Gelsey, James and Lovely Night team
The professionals at Lovely Night were great to communicate with, they responded to our requests quickly and took the time to make sure that our menu was exactly what we wanted. You can tell when a business goes the extra mile in customer servi...
ce, and this is one of them! I would strongly encourage anyone who is looking for a caterer to use Lovely Night.
Response from the Vendor on 06/19/2020
Thank you so much for the thoughtful review Aubyn! We appreciate your taking the time. Best wishes to you!
This was the best wedding food we’ve ever had! Gelsey and James were great to work with. We consider ourselves foodies, and Lovely Night is definitely the catering for foodies. Given our guest count we decided that a buffet was the best option ...
and we were initially skeptical that we’d find a catering company able to make buffet food up to our standards. But wow, they certainly did! Early on we mentioned that we wanted to highlight fall flavors given the timing of our wedding. They were full of great ideas on ways to incorporate fall foods like squash. We are also very into cocktails and they were great at designing our bar menu with 3 signature cocktails and a signature mocktail. Our guests were very impressed and many came back for second helpings. Communication was very clear and easy throughout the year even though we were planning from out-of-state. Gelsey and James kindly coordinated a tasting for us during a quick planning trip to Seattle and accommodated our short time window, making things very convenient for us. We highly recommend Lovely Night!
Response from the Vendor on 02/24/2020
Thank you so much for the thoughtful review Daniel!! It was such a pleasure working with you and Thao to bring your vision to life.
I'm so glad to hear that we met your high standards for your special day.
Wishing you both the best,
Gelsey an...
d James
James and Gelsey (and the whole team the night of) were an absolute joy to work with for our May 2019 wedding. They killed it! Throughout the entire night, guests were telling my husband and I that it was the best food at a wedding they'd ever ...
had. High praise!
Response from the Vendor on 11/19/2019
Thank you so much for your review Clarice! We had a wonderful time working with you and Darin. I'm so glad you were happy with the results!
I'm a wedding coordinator, which means I've eaten a LOT of bad wedding food. How refreshing then to work with Lovely Night. Not only was their food the best I've ever had a wedding, but the team was super professional and on it before, during, ...
and after the wedding. I highly recommend Lovely Night and hope to work with them again soon.
Response from the Vendor on 05/07/2019
Thank you so much for your review Elisabeth! It was a pleasure to work with you and we hope to do so again soon.
The food was amazing! We had passed appetizers and chose a family style meal for our guests. We also had some family members with dietary restrictions and they were very accommodating. We got lots of complements on the food from our guests.
Response from the Vendor on 08/01/2018
Thanks so much for your thoughtful review Sarah! It was a pleasure working with you and Andrew. I wish you two a future filled with lots of love and outdoor adventures!
-Gelsey and James
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