Kathy G Designs: Weddings, Parties, Holidays and Home Floral Decor

Don’t need our food but love our designs? If you are planning a country club or hotel wedding and don’t need catering, we can handle the floral and event design for you! Have a big crowd coming for a holiday or family event and need some help decorating your home? Let Andy and our design team show you the amazing work they do for any event for every budget. Check out some of the floral creations from Kathy G Designs on our website.

See Kathy G & Company at Birmingham Area Wedding Shows!

It’s Wedding Season 2010!

We are gearing up for a busy year of weddings! We are so excited about some of the fun, hip, sophisticated, elegant, and, yes, some over-the-top weddings our brides are planning at venues all around Alabama! If you or someone you know is looking for a catering or floral design, come meet our talented team of wedding professionals at one of these exciting wedding events!

Call us for event details or to book a wedding consultation 205.942.4210

Saturday, January 30^th  8:30 am – noon

Dawson Memorial Wedding Show

Dawson Memorial Baptist Church

1114 Oxmoor Road

Homewood, AL 35209

Tuesday, February 2^nd 6pm – 9pm

Design Productions Wedding Open House

Matt Jones Gallery

2830 Sixth Avenue South

Birmingham, AL 35233

Saturday, February 27^th 7m – 11 pm

Heidi Elnora’s White Wedding benefiting Camp Smile a Mile

Old Car Heaven

115 South 35^th Street

Birmingham, AL 35222

Sunday, February 28^th 1 pm – 5 pm

Bridal Market: The Wedding Planning Event of the Year

The Wynfrey Hotel

Riverchase Galleria

Come see us and let us show you what we can do for your wedding! Food, floral design and event planning from A-Z. Let the Kathy G team show you how to make your wedding dreams come true! Want a behind the scenes peek at a wedding in the making? Check out the Lance Holloway video on our website! Beautiful!!!

The White Wedding Runway Show and Benefit

Wedding ideas, celebrities, gowns, lots of glam and it all benefits a wonderful local charity! Don’t miss The White Wedding— a runway fashion show and wedding event featuring our favorite Project Runway alum, wedding gown designer Heidi Elnora. Heidi’s latest collection will be worn by college students from UAB, UA, AU, Samford, and BSC and they’ll take to the runway to help raise funds for Camp Smile-a-Mile.

It all takes place at the fabulous Old Car Heaven on Saturday, February 23 from 7pm until?

For those not familiar with the mission of Camp Smile-a-Mile, their mission is to offer year-round challenging, unforgettable recreational and educational experiences for young cancer patients, their families as well as young adult survivors from Alabama at no cost, and to prepare them for life after cancer.

So get your tickets early— see some beautiful gowns and get tons of ideas for your wedding. The Kathy G team will provide food and celebrity bride, Melissa Rycroft from Dancing with the Stars and Good Morning America will make an appearance!  Tickets are $15 in advance and $25 at the door. Come join us at Old Car Heaven for all the fun! For tickets or information see the event website.

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Exhibit at Birmingham Museum of Art

American Art from the Yale University Art Gallery at the Birmingham Museum of Art ends soon. Don’t miss the new recipes inspired by the exhibit which have been added to our Terrace Café menu. See iconic works of American art such as John Trumbull’s The Declaration of Independence, July 4^th, 1776 and Paul Revere’s The Bloody Massacre while they are here.

These friends had a private museum tour and birthday lunch recently! Call 205-254-2775 for Terrace Café reservations or buy your tickets online! This is a great way to spend a chilly afternoon or entertain out-of-town guests so don’t miss it!

Christmas Eve at Pathways

For the past ten years, we’ve been helping make the holidays brighter for the women at Pathways Transitional Shelters with a beautiful Christmas Eve buffet full of traditional holiday favorites. Pathways provides housing, employment readiness, and a fiscal readiness program to chronically homeless women to help them become self-sufficient. We are proud to support their cause.

Donate or learn more about Pathways.

Sparkling Pomegranate Holiday Punch Recipe

Our recipe of the month for December is a real crowd pleaser and perfect for the holidays because it’s so festive… and fast! Try this for your holiday gatherings. Everyone will ask for the recipe!

Kathy G. & Company’s Sparkling Pomegranate Holiday Punch

This recipe makes 10-12 servings so double or triple for a big crowd. Serve in a punchbowl or beautiful cut glass pitcher for maximum presentation!

3 TBS Sugar

1 Cup Pomegranate Juice

2 liters of Ginger Ale (or use 2 bottles of Sparkling Wine )

2 thinly sliced oranges

2 thinly sliced lemons

top with pomegranate or orange peel

Serve chilled in a festive glass. Enjoy!!

Need last minute holiday help? Call Kathy G. & Company!

Kathy G's Famous Holiday in a Glass

It’s Kathy G. & Company to the Rescue this Holiday Season!  When a major country club in Birmingham recently lost their kitchen in a devastating fire, they called on Kathy G. & Company to provide the food for all of the events, weddings, and holiday gatherings on their calendar.

Your situation doesn’t have to be nearly that dire. If you have a house full coming for Christmas dinner, let us help you pull it off. You can put up your feet and relax this year! Check out our holiday menus with prices for any budget or occasion.

We’ve got everything from turkey with all the traditional Southern trimmings to elegant appetizer buffets, hearty sandwiches and soups, to our famous “Holiday in a Glass” which is always a crowd pleaser! Try our Spicy Boiled Shrimp or a Shrimp and Grits station. Or for a spin on the traditional, how about Lobster Mac ‘n Cheese, a decadent version of everyone’s favorite comfort food or our wonderful Pork Loin on Sage Cornbread Muffins? To die for delicious!

And our little elves at Kathy G. Designs can also decorate for those of you  who feel way too busy to bother this year! Let us help you get in the holiday spirit without the usual hassles! We can do everything from a centerpiece to whole house decor. Don’t let the Grinch steal your Christmas. You hang the stockings, we’ll do the rest!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Catering for the Holidays: Our New Holiday Sample Menus are Out!

Ohhhh, we are so excited about the new sample menus Kathy and our chefs have developed for this holiday season. With prices starting at only $11.95 per person, we really do have something for every holiday occasion.

How about this for your office party or get-together with the neighbors?  Featuring our recipe of the month for November, Holiday Dinner in a Glass, this menu has something for everyone— and all the familiar flavors you crave around the holidays.

Kathy G's Holiday Dinner in a Glass

“Santa’s Favorite”

                     $27.95++ per person

*Holiday Dinner in a Glass*

Roasted Turkey with Mashed Potatoes Cornbread Dressing,

Homemade Gravy and Cranberry Sauce

*Comfort Station*

Grilled Cheese with White Cheddar and Whole Wheat

Served with Tomato Basil with Soup

Coconut Crusted Shrimp

Mushrooms Stuffed with Sausage & Pecans

Hot Spinach & Gruyere Dip with Tortilla Chips

Cheese Display with Crackers & Flatbreads

Assorted Mini Holiday Sweets

Holiday Party Ideas: Learning Luncheons with Kathy G!

We recently hosted a wonderful group for an afternoon of fabulous food and holiday design fun at Park Lane. The ladies enjoyed lunch and learned how to create a special centerpiece, perfect for any fall event and wonderful for a holiday table or buffet. If you and your group want to do something different and engaging this holiday season, why not schedule a day with Kathy and Andy from Kathy G Designs so you can learn some of their secrets for simple yet striking holiday decorations! To learn more about our learning luncheons— call us today! 205.942.4210 or email info@kathyg.com Here’s a look at all of the fun!

Supplies are ready for our guests to make their own centerpieces

Hall of Fame Dinner at The University of Alabama

Serving a seated dinner for 425 guests is quite a feat. Add the pressure of a milestone event with lots of dignitaries, a challenging menu, and a unique dessert designed especially for the event, it’s not just a feat, it’s nearly magical. The menu was a combination of local flavors combined with classic dishes, but with our typical flair and unique presentation. 

The menu started with Radicchio Cups with Local Arugula, Roasted Golden Beets, & Fried Goat Cheese with Raspberry Vinaigrette in a Min Pilsner.

The main course was Herbed Grilled Beef Tenderloin with a Port Wine Reduction atop Gruyere Rosemary Scented Potato Gratin & Jumbo Asparagus served in the shape of the school’s signature “A”.

Double Stacked Praline & Chocolate Cheesecake with Chocolate Houndstooth Sails

But the crowning glory was our dessert. We took the school’s trademark houndstooth pattern and transferred it to chocolate which we cut into triangles that was served on top of a Praline and Chocolate Cheesecake Stack. We just had to show you how beautiful this dessert was! We can even transfer your own logo or design to chocolate to personalize it for your wedding! See more catering images in our Kathy G & Company Catering Galleries on our website!