As we welcome the festive season, it’s time to make preparations for the Christmas party nights. Whether this involves having some friends around or simply snuggling up on the sofa with a nice Christmas cocktail.

Deciding what to have in place for wedding favours can often be tricky. You don't want to spend too much money on them but you also want to make them personal to your guests. As Arbutus Hospitality waves goodbye to our busiest wedding season of all time we wanted to share a few wedding favour ideas with you that we have witnessed this year.

As the cold winter evenings are closing in and Christmas is just around the corner. Here at Arbutus Hospitality, we thought it was the perfect time to discuss Christmas treats.

Christmas is a time where family get together, to spent time with one another its also a time to line those bellies with delicious treats such as the recipes we have below.

Here at Arbutus Hospitality, we love catering for all occasions and we are all about celebrating holidays that revolve around food, and Halloween is certainly no different. 

Pumpkin Season is well and truly upon us. Here at the award-winning Arbutus Hospitailty are no strangers to pumpkins, however our expertise strongly lies in cooking pumpkins and not carving them. 

Halloween is just a few weeks away and team Arbutus couldn't be more excited for our fun packed Spooky Sunday at Arbutus at The Crannagh. From our belly filler 4 course Carvery, Kids Disco and Fancy Dress Competition, it is sure to be a spooktacular day. We advise booking early to ensure your little witches and goblins are not disappointed.

Arbutus Hospitality has seen their busiest Summer to date with weddings. Being the approved cater for 5 very special wedding venues we have seen so many different setups and decor trends this summer, all perfectly suited to each wedding and looked stunning.

With Halloween just over a month away and the dark evenings, fast approaching team Arbutus thought it was time to create a little post about Halloween cocktails for kids.

Halloween is ultimately for the kids, the dressing up, trick or treat, fireworks display and with these cocktails, it will be a Halloween treat that they weren't expecting.

With Christmas just around the corner, the decor pouring into the shops and we have just launched our Christmas brochure (view here) we thought it would be the perfect time to do a little post about Christmas buffet ideas.

Ok so this month has seen the return of the children back to school and back to routine. Homework’s, dinners, sports, youth clubs, it is all go, for the youngsters (and us parents). Here we have a few little tips to get the children eating healthy while on a busy schedule.

Yes, the children are just back at school and we are talking about.... Christmas!

It is most definitely our favourite time of year, from pantomimes to Santa Sundays and Christmas markets, we love the Christmas buzz.  If you work within the catering industry you will know Christmas is a busy time of year but also the time of year where Christmas spirits are high, so being busy doesn't seem so bad.  

Meteorologically, Autumn begins on Sept 1st. This is great news for you Autumn lovers, the time is drawing near to bring out the coats and boots. Autumn is such a lovely time of the year and team Arbutus are still jammed packed attending events and weddings in this season. It is becoming more and more popular to get married in months other than Spring and Summer. 

Are you having an Autumn themed wedding or party? Have you thought about how your food, canopies and drinks will complement the theme?  Fear not, we have a little something for you to read on choosing the perfect Autumn Appetizers. 

So Summer is just about to depart us for another year and we look forward to welcoming all you Autumn brides. 

If you haven't already started planning the finer details of your wedding menu and drinks, now would be a good time to start as it will creep up on you sooner than you anticipate.

Here at Arbutus Hospitality, we have catered in countless wedding venues across Northern Ireland and beyond and have met so many lovely brides and grooms. 

Here we want to share a little bit of knowledge on how to choose the correct wedding venue for you. 

We often write our blogs related to wedding food, ideas and meals on the actual wedding day so we thought what about the run-up to the wedding?

Ok, so the Arbutus Brides and Grooms are becoming more adventurous. Trends are starting to shift away from traditional wedding cakes to more funky ideas. Here we have compiled a little list for you to consider.

Who doesn't love a good summer get together with friends and family? And if you are the organiser of the group and always the one to host the parties, we are here to give you a little help this summer. 

Here we have a few little summer drinks recipes that you will have whipped up in no time at all and will be sure to please the crowd. 

When it comes to pairing food with wines, this can be mind-boggling. So many wines to choose from, white, red, sparkling, the list goes on. 

When it boils down to it, very often each person has a preference on white or red and doesn't usually go by what food they are eating. However, to help you along with your next dinner event we have compiled this little list for you. 

When going through the meal details with our lovely couples who are getting married we sometimes get asked the question, "Do we need to provide evening snacks when our dinner is being served at 5.50pm?"

Vacation is typically about indulgence and it can be very hard to pass up delicious brownie sundaes or cocktails.

Here are few tips Team Arbutus have compiled to ensure your healthy eating routine is not ruined while on summer holidays.