WEDDINGS — WINELANDS
Winelands Wedding Catering — Stellenbosch, Franschhoek & Paarl Estates
Vine rows, Cape Dutch gables and a long golden hour. We bring the kitchen, the brigade and the itemised quote; the estate brings the view.
Wedding catering on Cape Winelands estates — Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl — from 40-guest vineyard lunches to estate receptions of 150 and beyond. Three published menu tiers, estate-wine pairing options, and all-in quotes with staffing, rentals and travel itemised. from R795 pp per person.
The short answer
Wedding catering on Cape Winelands estates — Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl — from 40-guest vineyard lunches to estate receptions of 150 and beyond. Three published menu tiers, estate-wine pairing options, and all-in quotes with staffing, rentals and travel itemised.
We cater the wedding weekend, not just the reception: a welcome braai among the vines on Friday, the estate reception on Saturday, and a long recovery brunch on Sunday.
The two windows that matter
Winelands weddings live in two season windows: September to November, when the vines are bright green and the waterblommetjie season is on in Stellenbosch, and March to May, when the vineyards turn amber and the evenings are still mild.
Peak Saturdays in those windows commit nine to twelve months out, and the best estates hold their dates even earlier. December dates fall inside festive super-peak with published multipliers; deep-winter weddings trade golden vines for fireplaces and keener rates.
Estate logistics, rehearsed
Estates are working farms with their own rhythms — cellar traffic, tasting-room hours, venue rules. We slot into the estate's operations instead of fighting them.
Included
- site visit with the estate coordinator, power and water checks, load-in route planning
- mobile kitchen rig where the estate kitchen is reserved for the venue's own use
Quoted separately
- Zone 2–3 travel per the published zone table, staff accommodation after 22:00 finishes
- venue hire, marquee contracts and estate accommodation — those stay between you and the estate
Estate wines, paired properly
You're marrying in wine country — the wine should be the point. We build menus around the estate's own wines where the venue allows, and our sommelier pairing add-on pours South African small producers matched course by course.
All three wedding tiers are available on estates, with the pairing options priced as published add-ons. Prices include VAT where stated; travel lines follow the published zone table.
| Service | From |
|---|---|
| Wedding menu — Vineyard tierFamily-style, 2 mains, staffing & rentals itemised | fromR795per person |
| Wedding menu — Estate tierPlated 3-course + canapés | fromR995per person |
| Wedding menu — Signature tierPlated 4-course, premium proteins, pairing option | fromR1 195per person |
| Sommelier wine pairing add-on | fromR450–650per person |
| Sommelier hosting | fromR3 500per event |
Verified October 2026 · Festive 1.5×–2× · Prices include VAT where stated.
Working with estates, not around them
Some estates require their in-house caterer; many allow approved outside teams with a kitchen buy-out or a corkage-style arrangement. We tell you upfront which model each estate runs before you fall in love with a date.
Where we come in as the outside caterer, we respect the estate's etiquette: their wines on the table where contracted, their load-in windows, their noise curfews. Ask us for current recommendations — venue partners publish on our pages as agreements sign.
Guest counts and staffing
Our sweet spot is intimate-to-mid-size estate weddings — forty to a hundred and fifty guests — where a senior team can plate every course to order. For larger estate receptions we scale the brigade at the published 1:12 service ratio and tell you honestly whether the format still fits us.
What we won't do is promise a ballroom-scale production we can't staff to our own standard. If your guest count outgrows us, we'll say so early and point you at the right format.
Deposit & terms, up front.
50% on booking
25% at 20 days out
25% at 10 days out
Festive super-peak (26 December – 7 January): stricter ladder — published in writing before you book.
In writing, not in vibes — read the full booking protection terms.
Proof, as it's earned
Venue partners publish here as agreements sign. Ask us for current recommendations in the Winelands and on the Seaboard.
Questions, answered.
More wedding formats
Tell us the date, the guests and the place.
We handle everything else — menu, shopping, cooking, service, cleanup. Guaranteed.
Replacement-or-refund · Fixed itemised quote · Published cancellation tiers