Great weddings start at the table. Delicious meals bring people together to laugh, toast, and linger. For over 37 years in San Diego, Personal Touch Dining has delivered wedding catering built on peak ingredients, thoughtful menus, and steady hospitality. Our simple approach works: plan smart, match service to your venue, and staff with care.
Experience matters. With 37+ years working with couples in San Diego, we pair culinary care with steady logistics, so you relax and each milestone flows. Here’s how.
Full-Service Wedding Coordination & Stress-Free Planning: We map the plan, coordinate your vendor team, and run the show with quiet confidence. Packages fit a wide range of budgets while keeping hospitality at the center of every decision. We manage rentals, bar service, timeline, and cleanup. You stay present with guests while our team keeps service calm, consistent, and camera-ready.
Great weddings align cuisine, pacing, and hospitality. We design a clear plan across tastings, service style, staffing, rentals, and day-of execution, tailored to San Diego celebrations of every size, including grand receptions.
Wedding Catering Packages Includes:
Pre-event planning, venue coordination, and room diagramming.
Complimentary cake cutting and service; champagne or cider toast; corkage for the client’s wine.
Decorated stations, coffee service, and infused water at tables.
Coordination across rentals, bar, and entertainment.
Additionally, Customize further with:
Buffet, stations, or plated dinner; passed hors d’oeuvres; uniformed staff.
Tables, chairs, linens, china, flatware, glassware; cake and gift tables; reception coordination.
We handle the details that make your day run smoothly, including pre-event planning assistance, coordination with your venue, and floor plan and room diagramming so service and guest flow feel natural.
Packages also cover rentals and bar logistics for a polished setup. See a sample path and package details on Full Service Menus.
Guidance before the big day ensures timelines, layouts, and service plans are dialed in. Included with all complete wedding catering packages.
Direct coordination with your reception venue plus management of rentals, bar service, and entertainment keeps everyone aligned.
We provide event and room diagramming to map tables, service routes, and staging for a seamless guest experience.
Packages include tables, chairs, floor-length linens, color-coordinated napkins, white dinner and dessert china, flatware, water glasses, and champagne flutes.
Complimentary cake cutting and tray pass, chill-cork-pour of client-provided champagne or cider for the toast, and complimentary corkage of the client’s wine.
Guidance before the big day ensures timelines, layouts, and service plans are dialed in. Included with all complete wedding catering packages.
Direct coordination with your reception venue plus management of rentals, bar service, and entertainment keeps everyone aligned.
We provide event and room diagramming to map tables, service routes, and staging for a seamless guest experience.
Packages include tables, chairs, floor-length linens, color-coordinated napkins, white dinner and dessert china, flatware, water glasses, and champagne flutes.
Complimentary cake cutting and tray pass, chill-cork-pour of client-provided champagne or cider for the toast, and complimentary corkage of the client’s wine.
San Diego couples trust our team for polished events end to end, with menu flexibility, service styles, uniformed staff, rentals, bar options, and venue coordination.
Pick a chef-tailored menu or a flexible package that adapts to style, timeline, and budget. Choose buffet, stations, or plated service with passed hors d’oeuvres, uniformed staff, and clear pacing.
We align rentals and bar service to your venue.
Your bar sets the mood, and service keeps it flowing. We tailor cocktails, staffing, and glassware to your timeline, menu, and venue, keeping guests engaged:
Here’s what some of our recent customers have to say about their experiences with our boxed lunch catering service:
Personal Touch Dining is an award-winning caterer known for premium boxed lunches in San Diego. Our service is flexible and fully customizable, letting you create exactly the meal you want. We deliver directly to hotels, businesses, and event venues around San Diego, making your catering experience simple and reliable.
Ready to plan with San Diego’s best wedding caterers? Share your date, guest count, venue, and style. We will map service paths, align rentals and bar options, and share sample menus. Then we schedule a tasting, confirm timelines, and keep decisions simple.
You get clear steps and a calm process.
We support engagement parties, showers, rehearsal dinners, ceremonies, receptions, late-night bites, post-wedding brunches, and anniversaries. Start with your date and guest count, then explore planning on our wedding catering page.
Yes. We design vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free paths that mirror main selections in look and care. See examples on our full service menus. Share allergens during planning so labeling and service stay clear.
Yes. Our crew handles load-in, table and chair placement, linens, bar setup, kitchen build, and bussing. After service, we strike rentals and tidy the space.
Yes. Choose hosted packages or à la carte bartending with professional staff, quality mixers, and glassware. Signature drinks, wine pairings, and crafted mocktails are available. Check out our bar services.
Six to twelve months helps secure dates and tasting, especially in peak seasons. Shorter timelines can work with flexibility. Share venue, headcount, and service style, then connect with us. Trusted wedding caterers like us make planning your special day easy.
Absolutely! San Diego is famous for its stunning outdoor backdrops, from the cliffs of La Jolla to the rustic hills of North County. Whether you are hosting a beachside ceremony or a garden reception at a private estate, we specialize in off-site wedding food catering. Our team is highly experienced in managing the unique logistics of outdoor San Diego weddings, ensuring your food stays fresh and your service remains seamless, regardless of the venue’s kitchen facilities. This same expertise extends across all our event catering options throughout the region.
Yes, we take pride in reflecting the diverse and health-conscious culture of Southern California. We offer a wide range of wedding catering services that include Vegan, Halal, Kosher-Style, and Allergy Friendly options. Whether you want a traditional plated dinner or a San Diego-inspired “Farm-to-Table” buffet, our chefs will work with you to customize a menu that suits your palate and your guests’ dietary needs.
We believe our clients should be guests at their own parties. Our full-service wedding catering in San Diego goes beyond just the food. We provide professional service staff, bartenders, and can even handle your event rentals like linens, china, and glassware. From the initial setup to the final cleanup, we handle the heavy lifting so you can focus on making memories. We offer this same comprehensive approach to our corporate catering and high school catering clients as well.
It wouldn’t be a San Diego wedding without great drinks! We offer comprehensive bar services featuring everything from signature cocktails to local San Diego craft beers. Our team is fully licensed and insured, providing professional bartenders who know how to keep the celebration flowing safely and stylishly.
We have a special relationship with many of the most iconic venues in the region. Because we provide exclusive or preferred venue management for locations like Leo Carrillo Ranch, Mt. Woodson Castle, and Harbor View Loft, our team knows the layouts, kitchen rules, and load-in logistics by heart. This insider knowledge ensures a stress-free experience for you and a flawless execution on the day of your event.
San Diego is a year-round wedding destination, so dates fill up fast! We generally recommend reaching out 10 to 12 months in advance to secure your preferred date, especially for popular wedding season months like June, September, and October. If you are planning a seasonal celebration, we also specialize in holiday party catering, which follows a similarly busy booking calendar. However, for any of our services, if you are planning a shorter lead-time celebration, give us a call and we always do our best to accommodate our local couples.
We want you to be 100% confident in your menu. We host scheduled tastings where you can experience
our culinary style, meet our team, and see firsthand the “Personal Touch” that sets our San Diego wedding catering
apart. It’s the perfect time to explore all our catering
services, refine your flavors, and finalize those special details before the big day.
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