On Saturday 1st April, we had the privilege of catering the wedding of Rachel and Ray at Bridestowe Village Hall, in Devon. The couple transformed the hall for their masquerade-themed wedding with a canopy of sparkling, fairy lights. Silver-sequin table runners, ostrich feather centre pieces, candelabras, tealights and jars of gypsophila adorned the tables along with pink and green napkins to match the bridesmaid dresses […]
Do you have a sweet tooth? When dining out do you glance over the main courses and head for the dessert menu before returning to make your menu choices? We are outside caterers that do not give menu A,B or C we like to offer some menu ideas and then let you decide what foods you want to serve at […]
On Saturday March 25th 2017, we were the chosen wedding caterers for Sadie and Charlie who married at Tetcott Church near to Sadie’s family home and then chose the beautiful Ta Mill for their wedding reception. The day started without a cloud in the sky and was warm considering all the cold weather we had been having, the perfect day […]
On a sunny Saturday in March we, once again, had the pleasure of catering for the Tavistock Lion’s Club Annual Charter Dinner, at the beautiful Tavistock Town Hall in Devon. Guests sat down to a three-course meal, all prepared at our dedicated preparation kitchen in Okehampton, using fresh, locally-sourced ingredients and cooked on site in Tavistock. For starters, we served homemade cream of vegetable soup […]
With the summer wedding season and year end Corporate events upon us, we thought that we would put together a 5 step guide to the perfect table plan. As event caterers we cannot stress enough the importance of a good table plan, to ensure that yourselves and your guests receive a seamless and efficient service. Following we have listed steps and detailed exactly […]
If you’re about to hold an event where you are having a drinks reception, here are a few tips that may just help you… Firstly that is a lot of different glasses and stock to have to carry to the reception area. The most important part of a drinks reception is to have your guests served quickly when they first […]
Most of us have attended an event or function and been left disappointed when after looking forward to sampling some tasty food we were met instead with cold, dried out or even soggy items that may not even look like edible food. Managing any corporate catering event takes some experience to ensure a seamless delivery. When putting on an event […]
Who doesn’t love a pie! Jo’s favourite is Chicken, Bacon and Mushroom, Caroline’s would have to be Steak and Ale with shortcrust pastry, made with the finest Devon beef. Our customers here at Oaktree Occasions also seem to love a pie, its become a popular menu request here for wedding catering and even a corporate dinner. We can pretty much […]
Last month we were the chosen corporate caterers for Hendy Honda on Marsh Barton Industrial Estate in Exeter, Devon for a preview of their new Honda. On the evening we saw many guests that were invited along to the Exeter Honda showroom to see this new car and hear all about the latest technology that is on it. Guests could […]
2017 has started with a real bang for us with many enquiries for corporate events in many locations around Devon along with weddings which stretch from Somerset, through Devon and into Cornwall. This year we are catering at many venues in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset which include Huntsham Court in Devon, Pynes House near Exeter, Muddifords Court near Cullompton, Upton […]
