A La Carte | About Us & Services

About Us
Professional Event Design with Individual Panache
A romantic wedding by the Bay. An impressive corporate gathering on K Street. A Virginia Hunt Country brunch on a bright spring day. À la Carte has years of experience creating and catering the wide range of occasions Washingtonian-area residents enjoy.

We’ve found the recipe for consistently successful celebrations: Start with your vision of the perfect event. Combine with À la Carte expertise. Stir in contributions from our vendor partners in areas ranging from tent rental to valet parking to bartending. We’ve worked with many of our partners for years, and we attest to their high quality of service and complete client satisfaction. Add your guests, and…It’s Done!

Entertainment for Every Taste
Lively dance band, elegant string trio, DJ spinning favorites—what suits the mood of your event? We’ll help you choose reliably entertaining talent sure to please. Then we work behind the scenes, handling staging, lighting, projection, sound and more, for seamless, professional presentation.

Décor and Flowers for a Flawless Presentation
Your special occasion deserves a distinct look and atmosphere reflecting your needs and personality. Whether that style is sleek contemporary, whimsical or traditional, our event designers will make every detail, from flowers to lighting to embellishments, fit together. Your guests will sense the excitement and welcoming spirit from the moment they arrive.

Event Planning

Weddings
Corporate
Social
At-Home
Venues

Covering Every Detail,
So You Can Relax and Enjoy

Menus: Cocktail, sit-down dinners, picnics, buffets
Custom menu planning
Pre-created menus
Entertainment: Bands, combos, strings, piano, DJs, other talent
Décor: Flowers, embellishments, favors
Coat check
Waitstaff and bartenders: Always reliable and committed to service
Valet parking
Photography
Themed events
Specialty bars, food & drink
Invitation & menu card design
Transportation
Equipment rentals, including:
   Tenting
   China
   Linens
   Glassware
   Silver
   Tables and chairs
   Lighting
   Dance floors
   Staging
   Tabletop décor
   Equipment setup & takedown
   Cleanup

Ask about out inaugural catering for those Washington metro area celebrations!

Catering and Event Planning Throughout the Greater Washington Area À la Carte’s two professional kitchens make it easy for us to serve anywhere in the Washington, DC, area: Throughout the District; in Northern Virginia; in Fairfax and Prince William Counties; in Loudoun County, including Leesburg and Middleburg; in the Maryland suburbs, including Bethesda and Potomac; and in farther reaches such as Annapolis, Rappahannock, and The Plains.