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Brazen Standard – Milwaukee’s Local, Sustainable Wedding Caterer

February 26, 2025 by Greg Quigley

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Meet Brazen Standard Hospitality // Photo by Mo Schultz Photography

It’s no secret, we LOVE our friends at Brazen Standard Hospitality. And it’s also no surprise that Milwaukee Couples love them too. We’d like to thank these amazing folks for sponsoring this article and continuing to craft delicious & environmentally friendly Milwaukee weddings!

Brazen Standard Hospitality is a Milwaukee-area family of brands made up of catering, dining, dessert, and bar services. With the goal to “illuminate local quality, radiate integrity, and spark positive change,” the companies behind Brazen Standard will make your wedding unique, memorable and environmentally conscious – not to mention delicious!

Here’s a quick overview of Brazen Standard Hospitality’s brands – keep reading below for more detail on each brand and what they can do for your wedding.

Tall Guy and a Grill Catering

Tall Guy and a Grill

A catering company that uses the highest quality and locally sourced farm-to-table ingredients.
tallguyandagrill.com

The Crafted Tavern Milwaukee

The Crafted Tavern

A traveling bar service featuring Wisconsin’s craft beers and spirits.
thecraftedtavern.com

Dessert Cart Milwaukee

The Dessert Cart

A mobile dessert catering concept serving a variety of house made and local desserts.
thedessertcart.com

Why Choose Brazen Standard for Your Wedding?

You could consider Brazen Standard Hospitality a one-stop-shop for your wedding catering, desserts and drinks. But they are so much more – they’ve been in the industry since 2009, and since then have grown into one of Milwaukee’s top wedding caterers with a focus on local and sustainability.

So, yes, you’ll get delicious food and drinks, but we think their biggest benefit is their people and their values. They care about the environment and support local all while creating high-quality dining experiences for their guests.


Here’s a more in-depth look at the businesses that make up Brazen Standard’s family of brands. Remember, you can hire one or all of these brands for your wedding and expect the same award-winning, exceptional service they’ve been delivering since 2009.

Tall Guy and a Grill

tall guy and a grill milwaukee wedding catering
Prepare for deliciousness when Tall Guy and a Grill caters your wedding // Top 3 Photos: Heather Cook Elliott; Bottom 2 Photos: My Lemonade Photography
Tall Guy and a Grill is the OG – the one that started it all way back in 2009. Since starting, Tall Guy and a Grill has catered thousands of weddings. We’ve been to several events catered by Tall Guy and trust us, their food is delicious and their hospitality is top notch.

Commitment to the Environment

The first and only certified green caterer in Wisconsin, Tall Guy is leading the way for event caterers to provide delicious, unique experiences while remaining sustainable. By composting and recycling, they keep 80 percent of their waste out of landfills.

Brazen Standard Hospitality - Tall Guy and a Grill
Some of the deliciousness Tall Guy and a Grill creates. Photos (clockwise): 1. White Night Photography, 2. Selycia Yang Photography, 3. Studio 29 Photography, 4. 5th Photography

Commitment to Local Ingredients

In addition, Tall Guy and Grill sources 50 percent of their ingredients from Wisconsin farms and small-batch artisans. They bring Wisconsin quality to you and your guests while supporting the small businesses behind them. We love that!!

Fun fact, the owner, Dan, is really a tall guy (6’5 to be exact!). Another fun fact – we’ve known him since before we started Married In Milwaukee. He’s a great guy that cares about his team, business, community and the environment. Kudos Dan for building one of Milwaukee’s top wedding catering companies.

Learn more and contact them via their website: tallguyandagrill.com


The Crafted Tavern

Brazen Standard Hospitality Milwaukee - The Crafted Tavern
The Crafted Tavern is a traveling bar service. Bottom left photos by My Lemonade Photography, bottom right by Uttke Photography & Design

The Crafted Tavern is a mobile bar service that features local Wisconsin craft beers and spirts. Wanna turn your wedding into your favorite Wisconsin tavern?? Then hire The Crafted Tavern as your bartending service.

For your wedding, The Crafted Tavern offers handpicked menus and unique batch cocktails to give that personalized touch. They also bring a team with the same values and hospitality that you get with every Brazen Standard brand, so you and your guests will truly feel like you’re hanging at your favorite Wisconsin bar.

When you hire The Crafted Tavern, you can be assured that our experienced team of bartenders are fully licensed and insured, so you can enjoy your wedding worry free!

the traveling tavern premade drinks milwaukee
The Crafted Tavern’s expertly curated drinks in portable form — “The Traveling Tavern” — perfect for parties // photo by My Lemonade Photography

Also a fun new offering from The Crafted Tavern is The Traveling Tavern — premade beverage packages including individual bottles perfect for bachelor(ette) parties, wedding showers, day after brunches… the options are endless. Staying true to form, the cups used by The Traveling Tavern are compostable and provided cooler is reusable.

Learn more and contact them via their website: thecraftedtavern.com


The Dessert Cart

The dessert cart milwaukee wedding
The Dessert Cart // Photos by My Lemonade Photography
We love bite sized dessert options for weddings and how could you not love them even more when served from an adorable portable cart.

The Dessert Cart makes their own tasty sweets and partners with local companies like Greige & Purple Door Ice Cream. From mini cream puffs, cheesecake shooters and brownies, to petite ice cream sundaes with all the fixins, The Dessert Cart is both cute AND delicious.

Check out their website for full menus and to contact for your event: thedessertcart.com


Related:

  • Brazen Standard Website
  • Tall Guy and a Grill Website
  • The Crafted Tavern Website
  • The Dessert Cart Website

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