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🎧 Listen to learn:

• How catering and hospitality shape the overall wedding guest experience
• Why custom wedding catering doesn’t fit into preset packages
• How couples can use food to tell a personal story on their wedding day
• What couples should know about wedding catering costs and transparency
• What it takes to restore and operate a historic wedding venue
• How combining a venue and catering company elevates creativity and service

In this episode of the Wedding Day Podcast, host Sonja Babich, CEO of Iron Diamond Media, and co-host Amanda Holder, Publisher of California Wedding Day, sit down with Vijay Goel, Co-Owner and COO, and Elizabeth Goel, Executive Chef and Owner, of Long Beach’s historic venue 440 Elm and catering company Bite Catering Couture.

The conversation explores the philosophy behind hospitality-first weddings, from creating personalized menus and thoughtful service experiences to navigating catering budgets and transparency. Vijay and Elizabeth also share their journey into venue ownership, including the challenges and rewards of restoring a 1913 historic landmark, and how uniting Bite Catering Couture with 440 Elm has expanded their creative vision and impact within the California wedding industry.

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