Wooden Paddle Catering

Catering services pricing

Food starts at $45 per person and bar services at $20 per person.

About Wooden Paddle Catering

Wooden Paddle Catering

Fun, unconventional catering in Chicagoland with on-site, wood-fired cooking & artsy cocktails. 🍕 Ripping up the rule book on what wedding catering “should be” and helping you serve a meal that’s totally you!

You shouldn’t be worrying about food on your wedding day. For real. We’ve catered 1,000+ Chicagoland weddings — we handle the food, the allergies, the timing, the clean-up… all of it. You just show up, look cute, get married, and wait for everyone to rave about the food. ✨

Sample catered weddings

Lexi S Wedding

Watching a couple slice into a pizza instead of a cake, seeing guests enjoy the food — that kind of joy keeps us inspired all day.

Guest Count

100

Total Catering Cost

$10,000

Menu Highlights

Seated meal
Family-style meal
Passed appetizers
Stationary appetizers
Wedding cake service
Dessert service
Appetizers, Pizzas, Pastas, Desserts

Services Included

Chef(s)
Service Captain(s)
Bartender(s)
Service Staff
Setup / Breakdown
Clean Up / Trash Removal

Services

Bartenders
Cleanup and breakdown
Consultations and tastings - complimentary
Rental coordination - directly invoice couple
Serving staff

Cuisines

American
Eastern European
French
Fusion
Italian

Dietary accommodations

Dairy-free
Gluten-free
Halal
Nut-free
Vegetarian

Meal types

Breakfast/brunch
Buffet
Dessert service
Family-style meal
Food stations
Food trucks
Passed appetizers
Seated meal
Stationary appetizers
Wedding cake service

Beverage services

Bartending
Beverage servingware rentals
Mixers/non-alcoholic options
Provides liquor license

Drink types

Beer
Coffee service
Liquor
Mobile bar
Non-alcoholic
Signature cocktails
Wine

Extra costs

Bartender services
Rentals - beverage ware
Rentals - dining ware
Rentals - furniture
Rentals - linens
Service Fee
Wedding Cake & Dessert Service

Reviews

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Great Team to Work With
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•Charmaine Loise D.•Dec 5
Working with Wooden Paddle Catering has been an absolute pleasure! Their team is incredibly organized, responsive, and truly dedicated to delivering exceptional service. Communication was always smooth, every detail was handled with care, and their positive energy made the entire process so easy. You can feel their passion in everything they do, from their thoughtful coordination to their absolutely outstanding work. I highly recommend Wooden Paddle Catering to anyone looking for a reliable, creative, and genuinely wonderful team to work with.
Wood-fired pizza? Say Yes.
•Verified review
•Chris•Dec 3
I love working with Wooden Paddle! Their food is absolutely delish—not your traditional pizza, but a creative, wood-fired twist that always surprises in the best way. And the staff? Kind, super helpful, and just fun to be around.

Our menu is fully à la carte, and our pricing is totally transparent! We’ll create a quote for your specific event, but for reference, our couples typically spend between $75 - $150 per person. If we know your budget, we’ll work with you to make a plan that fits!

We’re firm believers - Aunt Jane shouldn’t have a lesser-than meal simply because she doesn’t eat wheat! We’ve got gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan and vegetarian options, so we can accommodate just about anything.

We generally travel up to 50 miles from our Wooden Paddle kitchen in Lemont, IL. Is your event a little bit, or a lot a bit, further away? Let’s talk anyway! We do make exceptions.

We’ve catered at over 100 event venues around the Chicagoland area. Even if we’re not on your venue’s preferred vendors list (yet!), there’s still a *pretty* good chance we’ll be able to cater your event. We’ve done it before, and gosh dang it, we’ll do it again! And if you nix a venue altogether and go the backyard route? We’re happy to cater there too!

All you need to do is sign your contract, and pay your 30% deposit. Then you’re locked in, and your date is yours!

We bring a full crew, including chefs, servers, bartenders, and event captains. The amount of staff we bring to your event depends on your guest count, menu, venue requirements, etc. We’ll let you know what you need as we build your proposal! Staff is always charged seperately.

We also provide all the at-the-table rentals - tablecloths, napkins, plates, silverware, wine glasses, water glasses, etc. Consider it taken care of!

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Wooden Paddle Catering

Catering services pricing

About Wooden Paddle Catering

Wooden Paddle Catering

Sample catered weddings

Guest Count

Total Catering Cost

Menu Highlights

Services Included

Services

Services

Cuisines

Dietary accommodations

Meal types

Beverage services

Drink types

Extra costs

Reviews

Great Team to Work With

Wood-fired pizza? Say Yes.

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