Long linen table set outdoors at golden hour with Italian antipasti, focaccia and wine
Between the Vines Italy×Gastronomia Italia

An Italian HospitalityStudio in Vancouver

We don't work alongside a caterer. We create weddings together. Wedding planning, event design and authentic Italian cuisine — designed as one seamless experience, by two Puglian families who share a single kitchen and a single vision.

  • One Team
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  • One Vision
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  • One Celebration
Between the Vines ItalyGastronomia ItaliaExclusive Culinary Partnership · British Columbia
— How this began

Two families,
from villages a few kilometres apart

Founder of Between the Vines Italy capturing a moment at an outdoor wedding celebration
Between the Vines Italy · Vancouver

We both grew up in Puglia — in small towns close enough that our grandparents cooked the same dishes, argued over the same recipes and shopped at the same markets. Years later, thousands of kilometres away in Vancouver, our paths crossed again.

We started as friends, then as neighbours, then as two studios quietly recommending each other. Slowly it became something else: the same dream of building weddings and private events the way they're built back home — with real food, real people at the table, and nothing rushed.

"So we stopped acting like a planner and a caterer. We built one service together."

What you'll find on this page is not a supplier list. It's a single hospitality studio — planner, chef and kitchen — designing every wedding and private event as one continuous conversation, from the first proposal to the last espresso.

Chef Delbert of Gastronomia Italia shaping fresh pasta
Chef Delbert · Gastronomia Italia
— Our exclusive culinary partner

Gastronomia Italia,
Vancouver

A family-run Italian gastronomia — bakery, deli, imported pantry and full-service events under one roof. Our exclusive culinary partner for every wedding and private celebration we design in British Columbia.

Hands shaping fresh orecchiette pasta

An Italian gastronomia

Not a caterer. A full Italian gastronomia — bakery, deli, imported pantry and hospitality — carried into every wedding and private event we design.

Hand-crafted, imported

Cured meats, cheeses, olive oil, wines and pantry staples brought in directly from Italy — then prepped fresh in the Vancouver kitchen.

Bakery & pasticceria

Focaccia pulled the same afternoon, stuffed pizze, cannoli, sfogliatelle, zeppole. The kind of counter you'd walk past in Bari on a Sunday morning.

Deli & culture

A family-run deli with a strong Italian identity — the sensibility that shapes every menu, tasting and welcome table we build together.

Read more at gastronomia-italia.com

— The difference

Why this partnership
is different

Most weddings are built by assembling suppliers. Ours is built by two studios who already share the kitchen, the calendar and the phone line.

Traditional wedding

Planner + caterer

  • Multiple suppliers to coordinate
  • Planner and caterer negotiating separately
  • Menu designed after the concept is locked
  • Two timelines, two invoices, two languages
  • Communication gaps on the day
  • A wedding that feels stitched together
Our experience

Italian Hospitality Studio

One integrated team

  • One creative team, one point of contact
  • Planner and chef in every meeting from day one
  • Menu designed with the concept, not after
  • One timeline, one proposal, one hospitality
  • Kitchen and floor briefed as one team
  • A celebration that feels effortlessly whole
Chef Delbert in the kitchen at Gastronomia Italia
— The kitchen

Chef Delbert,
at the heart of the menu

Every menu we serve is designed and cooked by Chef Delbert of Gastronomia Italia. He grew up in the same corner of Puglia we did — with a family that fed people constantly, for every reason and no reason at all.

His cooking is honest: hand-shaped orecchiette, slow-braised meats, seasonal vegetables treated with respect, focaccia pulled from the oven the same afternoon. Nothing is over-styled, nothing is over-plated. The point is always the guest at the table.

When we build a proposal, Chef Delbert is in the conversation from the beginning — never called in at the end. That's what makes the difference between catering and a culinary experience.

"Cook the way your family cooks — and then set the table with intention."
Chef Delbert · Gastronomia Italia
— What we create together

Curated
Italian experiences

Every wedding is designed as a sequence of moments — each one written by planner and chef together, then styled, cooked and served by the same team.

Italian Aperitivo

Italian Aperitivo

Prosecco, Aperol spritz, taralli, burrata and imported salumi — the true Italian welcome, styled as a curated bar experience.

Long-Table Family Dinner

Long-Table Family Dinner

Imperial tables, hand-passed platters, sommelier-led wines. The night everyone remembers — served the way Italians actually eat.

Plated Reception

Plated Reception

Five courses paced with intention, from cured antipasti to house-made pasta and slow-cooked mains. Formal, warm, unhurried.

Antipasti Buffet & Live Stations

Antipasti Buffet & Live Stations

Fresh mozzarella pulled tableside, pasta finished in front of guests, wood-oven focaccia. Buffet without any of the buffet clichés.

Salumi & Formaggi Boards

Salumi & Formaggi Boards

Imported cured meats — prosciutto, mortadella, finocchiona — paired with aged cheeses and local honey. The Italian table, distilled.

Late-Night Italian Street Food

Late-Night Italian Street Food

Panzerotti fritti, polenta bites, focaccia and espresso with amaro — the second wind of any real Italian celebration.

Wild Mushroom Crostini

Wild Mushroom Crostini

Slow-cooked porcini and cremini on grilled sourdough, finished with edible flowers and microgreens. A signature Chef Delbert bite.

Dolci & Pasticceria Table

Dolci & Pasticceria Table

Cannoli, sfogliatelle, zeppole, torta della nonna and a custom monogrammed tiramisu with your initials. A dessert moment from the Gastronomia Italia pastry counter.

— How we work

One team,
from first call to last espresso

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    One conversation

    Planner and chef, in the same room, with you. No handoffs, no telephone game. You tell us the story of the evening; we listen and take notes together.

  2. 02

    A menu written for you

    Chef Delbert designs a menu around the occasion, the venue, the guests, dietary needs and the season. Italian at its core, always adapted to who's actually eating.

  3. 03

    Tastings, together

    You taste with both of us in the room. We refine wines, portions, pace and styling until the evening feels right on paper and on the plate.

  4. 04

    The night itself

    Planning, styling and kitchen work as one team. Guests only ever see one hospitality — warm, unhurried and confidently Italian.

— Behind every celebration

The work
you never see

Between our first call and your wedding day, planner and chef sit together dozens of times — writing menus, choosing wines, designing tables, briefing service. It's the reason the night itself feels calm.

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    Moodboard sessions with planner and chef

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    Menu writing around your story

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    Private food & wine tastings

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    Venue walkthroughs, together

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    Table styling and floral direction

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    Timeline built in one conversation

— Exclusive Culinary Partner
Between the Vines Italy×Gastronomia Italia

Two premium Italian brands, one integrated hospitality experience. Available exclusively through our studio in British Columbia.

Begin Your Proposal
— Questions

Honest
answers

No. Our Italian Hospitality Studio is offered as a standalone service for weddings, private events and corporate dinners in British Columbia — with or without our planning team. The integration is what makes it special, but each side can also stand alone.

— Let's begin

Tell us about
the evening you have in mind

We reply personally to every inquiry within two business days — together, planner and chef.

Personal response within 2 business days