Founded in 2017
Seven years of event catering across Metro Vancouver, with a consistent team that has developed a shared shorthand for quality and execution.
About Vividgforge
A Catering Team Rooted in Vancouver
Vividgforge was founded on the idea that food at events should be as considered as any other element of the occasion.
Who We Are and What We Do
Vividgforge is a full-service catering company based in Vancouver, British Columbia. We were established in 2017 by a small group of culinary professionals who had spent the previous decade working in restaurant kitchens and large-scale event production across western Canada. The founding observation was straightforward: too many events were served food that felt like an afterthought — predictable, reheated, disconnected from the season and the occasion. We set out to apply the same discipline we had learned in restaurant service to the context of events, where logistics are more complex and the margin for error is narrower. Today, our team of twelve handles between eighty and one hundred events per year across Metro Vancouver and, occasionally, further afield. We cater weddings, corporate functions, and private gatherings. We do not operate a restaurant and we do not offer meal-kit delivery. Our entire focus is events, and that focus shows in how we plan and execute. We have worked at marquee tents in Stanley Park, heritage loft spaces in Gastown, winery properties in the Fraser Valley, and glass-walled boardrooms in Coal Harbour. The setting changes; the standard does not.
How We Work and What We Stand For
Our process begins with a conversation. We ask about the event format, the guest profile, the tone you want to set, and any logistical constraints the venue or timeline presents. From that briefing, we build a menu proposal and a logistics outline together, working through one or two revision rounds until everything is confirmed. We assign a named coordinator to every booking so there is always a single person accountable on our side. We are honest about our limits. We do not cater events outside British Columbia unless the logistics genuinely make sense and the timeline permits adequate preparation. We are not a certified allergen-free facility, and we say so clearly when guests have severe anaphylactic allergies. We also do not guarantee that sourcing from a specific farm is always possible — seasonal availability and supply fluctuations are real, and we work within them rather than making promises we cannot keep. What we do guarantee is that we will tell you what is on the plate and why, that our team will arrive prepared, and that the food will reflect the same quality at the tenth event we cater this month as it did at the first.
By the Numbers
A few concrete markers of where Vividgforge stands after seven years of event catering in Vancouver.
80–100 Events Per Year
A volume that keeps us practiced and responsive without becoming anonymous. Every client receives direct contact with the team coordinating their event.
12-Person Core Team
A stable group of culinary and logistics professionals supplemented by trained event staff. No rotating roster of unfamiliar faces on the day of your event.
Find Us
We are based in Vancouver and available Monday through Saturday. Reach out by phone or email to start a conversation.
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