Please meet

our team

  • Logistics and Planning ahead
  • Our front of house Team
  • Styling Team

Our in-house team are specialists in planning and managing magically, memorable  events.  Your event will be managed and planned with precision and panache, so from the moment everyone arrives until the last guest has left, it will run smoothly, on time and within budget.

Our Event team is chosen very carefully with absolute professionalism always front of mind.   With winning smiles, complete reliability and oodles of passion our team will deliver nothing less than the absolute best for your event.  

We are privileged to work with outstanding industry colleagues.  Like us, they  share a vision to create events with that very special 'Wow' factor.  Our stylists are always on hand to help guide you through every step of the way ensuring your event is absolutely perfect in every way.

 

 

the-team

Our most valuable asset

Our Amazingly Friendly Team

Our Amazingly Friendly Team
Melanie Williams

Melanie Williams

Executive Head Chef

Nice to meet you. I'm Melanie and I am the owner and Executive Head Chef of the Lavender Catering and Events group. I have many years of kitchen and Event Management experience and a fierce eye for detail. I head up the entire operation for Lavender Catering group ensuring that each and every event, project or our cafe runs smoothly on a daily basis. I love nothing better than to source as many local ingredients as we can locally to translate into our menu aiming to reduce our footprint as much as we can. In 2020 the business introduced our own carbon footprint policy and is now on a mission to reduce as much waste and plastic in the business as possible.

Emma Gibbons

Emma Gibbons

Head of Operations

Meet Emma, who has worked with our team for almost ten years! Emma keeps the whole back operation running, booking staff, ordering food, and making sure everything is packed and ready to go for a success event. She works closely with Jenny and together they are a great team ensuring each and every event we manage runs smoothly on time and in budget.

Jenny Hatter

Jenny Hatter

Client Relationship Manager

Jenny joined Lavender a few years ago and is a valuable team member for the relationships we build with all our lovely clients. Her eye is very much in the detail and ensures that whatever the occasion you are planning is created with kindness, passion and precision. She works closely with Emma so together your event runs smoothly, on time and in budget.

Bridget Herrigan

Bridget Herrigan

Sous Chef

Bridget has been part of our kitchen and front of house team for over 7 years. Better known as 'B' she is responsible for creating and cooking delicious food from our menu as well as keeping the business ahead of the curve by finding alternative solutions to reducing our carbon footprint. B has a fantastic eye of for detail and makes everything look so pretty on the plate.

Claire Baker

Claire Baker

Accounts Department

Claire looks after our day to day accounts. She has a great head for numbers and spreadsheets

Peter Grey

Peter Grey

Sous Chef

Melanie and Peter have known each other for many years, working together at different venues including Chelsea F.C.and Lingfield Park Racecourse. Previously Peter was a sous chef at The Dorchester Hotel, now he is very much a valued member of our team.

Fernando Piris

Fernando Piris

Sous Chef

Fernando has an exceptional ethos of presenting beautiful food. Having worked in a Michelin Star restaurant Fernando is a vital part of our Chef team and brings a lot of creativity and experience to the kitchen.

Jerome Roleons

Jerome Roleons

Pastry Chef

Having met at Lingfield Park Racecourse, Melanie could see Jerome’s talent as a pastry chef. Now, he can often be found in Lavender’s kitchen creating some fabulous meringues or delicious French patisserie.

Vikki T

Vikki T

Kitchen and Site Supervisor

Vikki is part of our baking and Events team. She bakes weekly with the team that includes making Lavender's spectacular brownies and delicious cakes for our events and our cafe and often attends site to work with the team to make sure everything runs smoothly.

Krisztina Huzzar

Krisztina Huzzar

Head of Accounts

Meet Krisztina – a human calculator and manages to keep all the budgets in line and ensures all our financial administration runs like clockwork, on time and within our clients budget.

Front of house team

Front of house team

Always happy, well turned out, and known for going the extra mile. Our front of house team members are carefully selected to ensure they carry our flag to the highest standards meaning that our clients do not have to worry about anything during their important event.