“La Pera came highly recommended by several of our other vendors, and we were immediately drawn to their colorful presentation and those ridiculously good-looking grazing boards. The only question was: would the food actually taste as good as it looked? (Spoiler: emphatically yes.)
We were planning our wedding from New York, and we wanted the food to tell our story. We envisioned food stations that pulled from different parts of our lives: Japanese food because that’s where we got engaged, Mexican and Texan food because we’re both originally from Texas and love Mexico, and some representation of New York, where we now live. It was a pretty specific brief, potentially an annoying one even, but Beth and Liz were immediately enthusiastic about it rather than trying to steer us toward something more straightforward and cookie-cutter.
That enthusiasm really carried through the process. The tasting with Liz at their space in South Austin was a lot of fun, and getting to try such a broad selection helped us figure out what we actually wanted on the final menu. The La Pera team was also game to create menu items specifically for us, rather than limiting to their existing options. The best example was a karaage bar they developed for the wedding, which was an absolute smash with our guests. And they didn't stop at the dinner - the grazing board and dessert table were both completely gorgeous and absolutely delicious.
On the wedding day, everything was seamless. The food stations were fun and gave the reception a really nice sense of movement, and we never had a single issue with the catering or service. The bar staff in particular have achieved legendary status among our guests, who still bring them up when we talk about the wedding. More than anything, we felt like La Pera understood that the food was an important part of making the wedding feel like our wedding, and they were excited to run with that. We had a great time eating and drinking our way through the reception, which is pretty much exactly what we wanted.”
