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How to plan your wedding alcohol allocation

How to plan your wedding alcohol allocation

No matter if you’re planning your wedding alcohol for 100 guests or catering for a more intimate reception, planning how much drink to buy for a free bar wedding or even just the toasts can be a bit of a minefield! Running out of wine for your celebration would be disastrous but you also don’t

How to plan a sustainable wedding

How to plan a sustainable wedding

The team here at Social Pantry are quite the experts when it comes to catering for weddings. For the past ten years we have worked on every theme and trend you can think of, but one wedding movement we’re very proud to have championed from the start is the desire for a more sustainable wedding.

The Covid wedding trends we’d like to last

The Covid wedding trends we’d like to last

We can’t say there’s much about the last twelve months of wedding reception trends that we’d like to remember. The uncertainty of ever-changing restrictions on wedding ceremonies and the disappointments that have come with planning a marriage in a pandemic have been something we’d rather forget. But covid weddings have surprisingly also taught us a

Alex Head x Molly Mahon

Alex Head x Molly Mahon

Alex Head x Molly Mahon Alex teamed up with Molly Mahon for the launch of her gorgeous new fabric, the hand blocked Lani. It comes with matching napkins or works well with rambling strawberries creating the perfect summer table set up. Alex created a table of seasonal salads for the photoshoot, here is one of

Woolwich Works, Arsenal – new venue listing!

Woolwich Works, Arsenal – new venue listing!

NEW VENUE LISTING AT WOOLWICH WORKS  We are so proud to be one of the caterers listed at the incredible new Woolwich Works venue in Arsenal which opens in September 2020. Woolwich Works is a brand new cultural hub housed in the historic Royal Arsenal buildings, right next to the Thames. The old fireworks factory is

Hush x Social Pantry

Hush x Social Pantry

HUSH HOMEWARE x SOCIAL PANTRY  Alex and the Social Pantry team have teamed up with Hush to collaborate on the ultimate giveaway this summer. To win an outfit and home delivered feast for four visit the Social Pantry or Hush instagram. Social Pantry also shared it’s top three alfresco recipes with Hush for their recent

Rich’s Top Tips for BBQ Season

Rich’s Top Tips for BBQ Season

Rich’s Top Tips for this BBQ Season With the sun starting to shine through, the BBQ season is almost here! We couldn’t wait to start planning some BBQ’s for the summer ahead so we chatted to our Executive Chef, Rich, to find out his top tips on BBQ’ing. Getting prepared in advance will mean you

Wedding Drink Trends with The Cocktail Service

Wedding Drink Trends with The Cocktail Service

Wedding Drink Trends We’v been working with our friends over at The Cocktail Service over the last few years and have loved every minute of it! They not only create incredible cocktails to pair with our menu but also provide us with stylish bars and of course, fantastic mixologists. We caught up with The Cocktail

A Day in the Life of a Social Pantry Wedding Planner

A Day in the Life of a Social Pantry Wedding Planner

As you can imagine, quite rightly, there is a lot of pressure to making someone’s wedding day perfect which means it can be a job that takes a lot of planning and nerves of steel.   In short, there is never a dull moment, and every day is different. From the venue, styling, themes and