4 Tips for Stress-Free Northern Virginia Event Planning

At “Shirley’s Catering”, we do far more than just bring the most delicious food to your event, whatever it may be. We are also one of Northern Virginia’s best event planning companies. So whether you’re planning a wedding, a cocktail party, a holiday party, a corporate event, a costume party or a neighborhood street festival, Shirley’s Catering can bring you years or event planning expertise, fantastic food and connections to all of the vendors, venues and details that will make your next event experience a dream come true with these 4 essential event planning elements:

1. Amazing Food

Let’s be honest, the food is often the main draw for many people going to any event. This is where Shirley’s Catering got started in the Northern Virginia event planning business. We have a team of experienced chefs, delicious menus and are ready to customize to fit your guest’s tastes, cultural background or dietary concerns without sacrificing flavor.

2. Fantastic Vendors

With all of our years on the event planning circuit here in Northern Virginia, we’ve developed some wonderful relationships with the most talented vendors in the D.C. area. We work with them to track down the most exquisite ingredients for our dishes, the most fantastic floral arrangements, the most incredible photographers, the most amazing DJ’s and audio-visual professionals, and so much more. In short, we can bring together all of the many different elements that go into a successful event and orchestrate them into a wonderful, memorable time for you and your guests.

3. Magical Venues

Over our decades as event planners in Washington D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia, we’ve had the opportunity to throw parties at so many different venues. We know the advantages, challenges and drawbacks of each one and can help you select a venue that will best fit your event needs. Whether you want a magical outdoor setting, something cozier, a sophisticated soiree setting, or a large, convention-style setting, we can help you find the right one for your number of guests, traffic flow, electrical, dining, décor and presentation needs.

4. Strategic Event Staging

What sets Shirley’s Catering apart from other event planning companies in the D.C. area is that we have a special knack for bringing all of the various and seemingly disparate elements of your event together in a seamless, spectacular event that your guests will remember fondly for years. The food, the music, the lighting, the décor, the venue, the ambiance… when it all comes together, you’ll see what we mean.

Most of all, we can do all of this while lowering your event planning stress in the process. Just contact Shirley’s Catering at (703) 239-0102 and stop worrying! Your event is in good hands. Just peruse our gallery to see magical events we’ve planned before! We look forward to helping you plan the best event ever this season!