About this vendor
Based in Monterey, CA, Sea Stars Catering & Events is a wedding planning and catering company specializing in planning and execution of custom events and catering locally sourced and seasonably inspired dishes. Founder Chef Jamie uses organic and sustainable meats, seafood, and produce to create unique menus that reflect the wilds of Big Sur and Monterey County.
Sea Stars Catering & Events follows a philosophy of sustainability, foraging from the wilds and sourcing ingredients from local farmers, forming their menus with a zero-mile ethos. These dishes are a feast for the senses, showcasing the very best of what California has to offer. Their cuisine combines influences from a range of culinary styles, from French and Italian to Middle Eastern and American.
Chef Jamie works closely with couples to design their perfect wedding menu. The Sea Stars Catering & Events team provides an array of serving styles for couples to choose from. Buffet-style, chef stations, plated, and family-style services are all available. Professional servers and complete delivery, setup, and clean-up services are provided.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Cuisine
- American
- BBQ
- French
- Fusion
- Italian
- Mexican
Dietary Options
- Dairy Free
- Gluten Free
- Kosher
- Nut Free
- Organic
- Sugar Free
Food & Catering
- Buffet
- Catering Clean Up
- Catering Delivery & Setup
- Chef Stations
- Family Style
- Passed Appetizers
Reviews
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4.9
out of 5.07 reviews
I can't recommend Jamie and her team enough! Jamie was our planner, day of coordinator, caterer, handled our rentals and she made the most delicious wedding cake I have ever had! W...
e spoke to Jamie about our vision for months and when we finally had our 120 person wedding in October 2018 at Henry Miller Memorial Library, it went off without a hitch! It was absolutely the most special day of our lives. Every detail was executed thoughtfully, and exceeded expectations to bring our vision to life. Jamie was extremely professional, and had such wonderful attention to detail. She offered so much advice and support throughout the process and was very helpful while walking through making important decisions. Every vendor on her preferred vendor list that we worked with matched Jamie's professionalism and were wonderful. They truly made our wedding the most spectacular day ever!
Jamie is an incredible talent and brings so much passion and experience to the table when planning an event in Big Sur. Her style is immaculate and she was extremely supportive of ...
our vision and forthcoming with invaluably helpful information about how to pull off a seamless wedding in Big Sur. Our wedding at Henry Miller Library was a complete dream, and we owe a huge part of that success to Jamie and her exceptional team. Not only did Jamie provide planning support and out of this world local/seasonal food service, but she also referred us to our DJ, rentals company, bartender, and florist. Her bench is deep with top notch event professionals who know and love Big Sur and who bring that love and attention to the events that they produce. My husband and I look back on our wedding with such deep gratitude and fondness; it truly was one of the most perfect days of our life. On the actual day of our wedding, we did not have to worry about a thing; Jamie had it all covered and oversaw every detail so that we could just enjoy. We cannot recommend Jamie and Sea Stars (and her rentals company, Star Dust, for AMAZING vintage furniture rentals) more highly. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Jamie and her team are amazing!! They did a fabulous job and made our wedding a dream. I had a small wedding of just 20 people and thought we could coordinate most of the wedding i...
tself. Well, that was harder than expected since there were so many things going on. Jamie and her staff members basically helped coordinate the whole wedding that day and what needed to be done. Jamie said to me "Don't worry about it Jen. It's your day. We'll take care of it." They helped with setting up the tables, appetizers, serving drinks, etc.
And oh my gosh, her food was amazing!! It was out of this world. My guest loved everything that was made and said it was easily one of the best wedding foods they've ever tasted. We appreciated each and every dish that was served and the creativity that went into it. And the presentation was gorgeous!!
And lastly, Jamie was great at communicating with me throughout this whole process and sent me reminders of what we'll need on the day of the wedding. Jamie and her team basically made it a day we won't forget. We can't thank Jamie and her team enough and will definitely be referring Sea Stars to our family and friends! :)
With the highest attention to detail and the most impeccable people skills, Jamie is an extraordinary wedding planner. She gave me so many options and never pushed me towards doing...
anything we didn't want to do. She is amazing at listening and making visions come to life on a budget!! She truly helped make our day special and a reflection of us. Couldn't be happier with my experience.
I knew I wanted to hire Jamie the moment I spoke with her over the phone for a consultation. She has an incredibly grounded, calming demeanor that makes her absolutely wonderful to...
work with during a somewhat intrinsically stressful event. Her style/taste is impeccable, so you truly can trust her judgement. You can give her just vague concepts and she seems to know exactly what you want, or if you have a very specific vision, she can work with that as well. I also loved how down-to-earth and willing she was to work with my budget. She was more than happy to come up with solutions to make the event less expensive. She also was incredibly flexible/calming during potential weather shifts that occur. She knew the event space (Wind and Sea-- also HIGHLY recommended), so well that she could account for any potential blip/permutation that could occur, and was prepared!
When the wedding actually occurred it was better than I could have even imagined. The food and decor was INCREDIBLE. She was even able to accommodate my family's multitude of dietary restrictions into a gorgeous/delicious meal for all. My expectations for SeaStars were very high (from viewing her gorgeous website), but the actual event was even better.
I had debated whether it was worth paying Jamie to coordinate that day-- it was sooo worth it in the end. Jamie anticipated my every need, her staff was lovely, it was all so seamless. I can't thank SeaStars enough!!
Jamie was everything I was looking for in a wedding planner, coordinator, caterer, cake-maker, rental company, stylist, and -- at times -- bridal therapist. :) Every time I told fr...
iends that I had one person who was doing all of the above, their jaw would drop. I found Jamie through the house we wanted to have our wedding in Big Sur, but her website and aesthetic really spoke to the feeling I wanted our wedding to have and I'm SO GLAD I went with her. We were not disappointed.
Numerous guests continue (5 months later) that the food and the cake was hands-down THE VERY BEST wedding food they'd ever had--or really, best meal in general -- and if they could have the name of the catering company, where she got the plates, the napkins, what was in the cake, everything. I felt somehow proud to say it was just Jamie (and her chef) that did it all, like no big deal. I will forever remember a few of the dishes -- scalloped potatoes with pancetta that her chef cured himself. (Drooling now just thinking of them.)
Beyond food, she truly got my aesthetic -- or my blurry vision of one -- and elevated it. She recommended me to local vendors who were SO perfect -- our bar company, our florist, hair, shuttle, local woodworker for our redwood dining table, literally everything. She kept me calm when I was anxious / overwhelmed. And she knew when to be floating behind the scenes making things happen, keeping stress low, and when to get in front stressful situations so that I didn't experience them.
Since I've already made this review a novel, I'll add one more special Jamie moment: right as I was about to walk down the aisle to our wedding, she told me with tears in her eyes what my husband-to-be had said right before he walked out there. And that is a line I will always cherish... one that he only vaguely remembered uttering in all of his nervousness. :)
To sum it up: Jamie is a true pro, an incredible tastemaker, and the best in everything she does. But more than that, she's someone you just want to have around you in hopes that some of her magic will rub off on you.
The decor I rented from them was nice and delivered on time. Items I rented from them were hard or impossible to find elsewhere - great aesthetic.
Contact
monterey county, santa cruz county
Sea Stars Catering and Events