Intimate Weddings & Elopements

A wedding dinner, cooked for your table.

For small weddings and elopements where the food is meant to be remembered — cooked on-site, plated with care.

Intimate weddingsCooked on-siteCoastal Virginia
The Occasion

Small wedding. Serious food.

Not every wedding needs a ballroom and a banquet line. For couples choosing an intimate wedding or an elopement — a dozen guests, or thirty — the meal can be the centerpiece rather than an afterthought. That is exactly the kind of dinner Chef Rawles loves to cook.

He prepares everything on-site at your home, rental, or venue, and serves it plated or family-style. With a smaller guest list, each course can be more considered than any large-format caterer could manage — because he is cooking it fresh, right there.

The result is a wedding dinner that guests actually talk about, in a setting that feels like yours.

What's Included

The meal, given its due.

  • A Bespoke Wedding MenuDesigned with the couple — seasonal, personal, and built around the flavors that matter to you both.
  • Cooked On-SitePrepared fresh at your venue, home, or rental. Nothing transported cold from a banquet kitchen.
  • Plated or Family-Style ServiceAn elegant seated dinner, or warm shared platters — whatever suits your day.
  • A Clean FinishHe handles the kitchen so the celebration, not the cleanup, is what you remember.
The Approach

One table, fully considered.

Because the guest list is intimate, the menu can be too — a tasting menu, a coastal feast, or a fully bespoke progression that tells your story. Rehearsal dinner and next-day gatherings can be planned alongside it.

Menus are seasonal and priced per guest, published openly, with a bespoke tier for fully custom weddings. Reach out early — wedding dates book ahead.

Bespoke tasting menuCoastal seafood feastFamily-style celebrationRehearsal + wedding weekend
Where Chef Rawles Cooks

Across the Peninsula & Hampton Roads.

Chef Rawles travels to your home, vacation rental, or venue. He cooks on-site — so wherever your table is, that is where the kitchen is that night.

Questions

Good to know.

What size weddings do you cater?
Intimate ones — elopements and small weddings where cooking on-site can be done to a high standard. For very large weddings a full-service banquet caterer is a better fit; for a personal, food-forward celebration, this is exactly the format.
Do you cook at the wedding venue?
Yes, provided the space has a working kitchen or a suitable prep area. Home weddings, vacation rentals, and many small venues all work — share the location and he will confirm.
How far in advance should we book?
As early as you can — wedding dates are claimed well ahead, especially in season. Call or text to check your date and start the menu.
Reserve a Date

Make the dinner unforgettable.

(757) 814-2204

Call or text Chef Rawles directly. If he doesn’t pick up right away, send a text — he’s often cooking, and a text is the fastest way to reach him.