The night before
Rehearsal dinner catering around Vallecito, Bayfield and Durango
The rehearsal is done, everyone's hungry, and nobody in the wedding party should be cooking. The trailer parks at your cabin, ranch or hall, and dinner goes out family style while you get to sit down with your people.
What's on the table
Family-style sandwich platters with salads and chips, built from the sandwiches on my board at the lake: the Elk Sloppy Joe, BBQ Pork, the Johnnie Apple Brie, the Fig Melt, the Turkey Melt and the BLT. Cut in halves on platters, so people can try two.
For a bigger spread, the buffet from a wedding I catered in September 2026 went out with cornbread, baked beans, slaw, a cheese board and fresh buns. We can build something like it for yours.
Camp sodas, mixed to order, are available as a soda bar. Kids get a plain quesadilla or plain grilled cheese at no extra charge. Ask about gluten-free bread and vegetarian options, and tell me about allergies up front.
One meal, or the whole weekend
One Meal
One meal, done well. Rehearsal dinner, welcome lunch or reception.
- Sandwiches and sides, sized to your group
- Camp soda bar available
- I'll go over staffing and what's included when we talk
Full Weekend
The night-before dinner and the morning-after burrito bar, as one booking.
- Rehearsal dinner: sandwiches and sides
- Breakfast burrito bar, made to order
- Soda bar and coffee available
- Menu tasting — ask me
Every package is priced personally on the phone. See all three on the wedding catering page, and the morning after on the breakfast burrito bar page. Want to taste it first? Book a tasting for two.
Where we set up
Lakeside cabins, ranches, lodges and halls, backyards and campgrounds. At Vallecito Lake, the wedding catering at Vallecito Lake guide covers cabin and ranch logistics. We also cook for rehearsal dinners in Bayfield and in Durango.
The trailer needs a firm, reasonably level spot, and brings its own generator and water, so no hookups. The kitchen is enclosed, so we cook rain or snow; guests need somewhere covered to stand, and the tent is yours or the venue's to arrange. Tell me where it's going and I'll park beside it. We arrive well before dinner to set up, and I'll give you the exact time for your venue.
Rehearsal dinner questions
What do you serve at a rehearsal dinner?
Family-style sandwich platters with salads and chips, built from the sandwiches on my board: the Elk Sloppy Joe, BBQ Pork, the Johnnie Apple Brie, the Fig Melt, the Turkey Melt and the BLT. Buffet sides like cornbread, baked beans and slaw can go alongside.
Family style or buffet?
Either. Platters on the table suit a seated dinner; a buffet suits a bigger, looser crowd. We set it out and we clear the table.
Where can you set up?
Lakeside cabins, ranches, lodges and halls, backyards and campgrounds around Vallecito Lake, Bayfield and Durango. The trailer needs a firm, reasonably level spot and brings its own generator and water.
Can we book the rehearsal dinner with the rest of the weekend?
Yes. The rehearsal dinner can be its own booking, or part of a weekend with the reception and the breakfast burrito bar the morning after. One kitchen, one contact.
How do we get a price?
Every rehearsal dinner is priced personally. Send your date, headcount and venue and I'll call you back within one business day, or call me at (801) 500-8215.