Wrapping up 2025 at JAM

As 2025 draws to a close, we’re reflecting on the incredible year we’ve had at Jeffrey A. Miller Hospitality Group. This year, JAM had the pleasure of hosting 740 events across our sixteen exclusive venues and numerous client properties, serving up delicious, hand-crafted cuisine to a total of 101,586 guests. It’s been a year full of memorable moments, mouthwatering meals, and amazing people. Here’s a look back at some of the trends, flavors, company initiatives, and standout moments that made 2025 a truly unforgettable year for us and for the many, many wonderful guests we had the pleasure of serving.

New Name, Same Heart

This year, we officially changed our name from Jeffrey A. Miller Catering to Jeffrey A. Miller Hospitality Group. Over the years, JAM has grown to support every part of a wedding or event, from planning and floral design to rentals, décor, and all the little details that make a day special. We still love food, and it remains at the heart of what we do, bringing people together and creating moments to savor. The new name simply reflects all that we’ve been building for decades.Introducing Willowdale

Willowdale is the newest venue to join the JAMily, and we couldn’t be more excited. This cherished family farm in the heart of Chester County will open for celebrations in September 2026, blending rolling countryside, heritage charm, and the thoughtful touches JAM is known for.

Sustainability Initiatives

Our composting program continues to grow, and 2025 has been a great year for it in terms of efficiency and effectiveness. We collected and composted thousands of pounds of trim, plate scrapings, and other food scraps, and we did it with less than 1% accidental contamination. Normally such food wastes head to the landfill, where they potentially produce methane gas, but this year we instead transformed them back into nutrient-dense soil to be used to grow new crops. That’s a win! To learn more about composting, click here.

But maybe our most exciting sustainability contribution this year was that revenue from JAM events in 2025 flowed over $3.3 million back to the non-profit and other organizations who own our event spaces. These vital funds are helping to protect habitats and waterways, support conservation education, preserve historic sites, and promote arts and culture, both in the communities we serve and more broadly. We always say, “We’re proud to do well by doing good,” and we’ll definitely look forward to more of the same in 2026!

Top Cocktail Hour Stations

Interactive food stations were a highlight of cocktail hours in 2024, offering guests a fun, flavorful experience to enhance the pre-dinner mingling. Below are some of the favorites.

• Roasted Garden | a cornucopia of grilled, braised, & roasted whole vegetables, variously seasoned, carved to order, and served with an assortment of flavorful sauces & accompaniments
• BBQ in a Jar | pulled pork, pulled chicken, or pulled jackfruit (vegan), served in mason jars with freshly baked cornbread, house baked beans, coleslaw, & a trio of regional bbq sauces
• Uncle Toni’s Pasta Bar | campanelle with primavera vegetables & rigatoni with bolognese sauce, sauteed to order and served with shaved parmesan, fresh basil, & mini garlic bread sticks
• Hanging Pretzels | freshly baked, brushed with warm butter, and rolled in “everything” seasoning, served with brown mustard, beer cheese dip, & cinnamon sugar
• Grilled Tomahawk | coffee-rubbed ribeye steak on the bone, carved to order and served with quince chutney, tamarind guajillo chili glaze, miso aioli, sauteed mushrooms, & tangy carrot slaw

Top Plated Entrees

JAM’s plated dinner options—like the five listed below—always surprise and delight with bold, innovative flavors and thoughtful “by hand, with heart” attention to deliciousness.

• Chicken Normandy | roasted apples, tarragon, calvados cream sauce
• Australian Sea Bass | sunflower seed romesco
• Flat Iron Steak | roasted beet brown butter
• Coriander Chicken | tomatillo salsa verde
• Ginger Kissed Salmon | black bean beurre blanc

Top Vegetarian Entrees

Vegetarian options took center stage this year, with bold flavors and creative combinations that delighted not only vegan and vegetarian diners, but also those just looking for something fresh and flavorful but maybe a little different.

• Cheese Ravioli with Butternut Squash | sage butter, toasted pecans, pecorino
• Red Dragon Tofu | red miso glaze, green chili & crushed peanut chutney, brown rice
• Wild Mushroom Cassoulet | braised white beans, mushrooms, vegan sausage, big mirepoix, roasted vegetable broth

Top Wedding Cake Flavor Combinations

Our wedding cakes are always a sweet highlight, each handmade cake as distinctive and delicious as the next. We’ve gone and named a handful the most popular cake-filling-icing combinations of 2025.

• The “French Meadow” | lavender pound cake, honey buttercream filling, vanilla buttercream icing
• The “Bourbon Barrel” | bourbon (that’s right, bourbon!)-laced chocolate cake, salted caramel buttercream filling, salted caramel buttercream icing
• The “Arnold Palmer” | tea-infused pound cake, lemon curd filling, vanilla buttercream icing
• The “Chocolatey Chip” | chocolate chip pound cake, chocolate buttercream filling, vanilla buttercream icing
• The “Confetti Kiss” | funfetti cake, vanilla buttercream filling & icing

Top Dessert Stations

From mini indulgences to interactive dessert bars, our dessert stations provided a sweet ending to many events this year, delighting guests with freshly made treats and irresistible flavors. Top on the popularity scale were:

• Beignet Flambé | beignet-style mini fritters flambéed with butter, brown sugar, and dark rum, served over vanilla ice cream with sauteed bananas, strawberry thyme coulis, lime caramel, & crunchy hazelnut praline
• Gelato Cart | eight house-churned flavors, scooped to order into mini mason jars
• Warm Chocolate Chip Cookies | freshly baked and still warm from the oven
• The Roving Cannoli | stuffed with vanilla, chocolate, dulce de leche, lemon, or mocha cream, dipped in chocolate chips, pistachio, or toasted coconut
• Patisserie Vienna | an elaborate display of elegant mini confections including madeleines, eclairs, barquettes, tartlets, parfaits, puddings, little cakes, crème brûlées, and possets!

Top Wedding Trends

JAM couples tended to be on the cutting edge of many of this year’s top wedding trends.

• Vintage Lambeth Cake Piping – Couples were obsessed with our pastry team’s intricate Lambeth piping, featuring delicate scrolls, lace-like details, and vintage charm that turned every cake into a showstopper.
• Interactive Stations – From beignets and bananas foster flambéed in the dining room, to “Uncle Toni” hooking up pans of rigatoni to order, to the ever-popular DIY BBQ in a Jar, these stations delighted and satisfied guests with a perfect combination of fun and flavor!
• Checkerboard Dance Floors – Retro vibes were in full swing as couples requested bold checkerboard floors that had guests dancing all night.
• Fruity Tablescapes – Tables came alive with vibrant, fresh fruit, adding color, whimsy, and a playful twist to décor.
• Martini Moments – Our Martini Lounge kept the celebration flowing with stylish cocktails and fun, interactive moments for guests.

Top Sustainability Initiatives from Our Couples

In 2025, couples got creative while keeping sustainability in mind, adding eco-friendly touches that were as beautiful as they were thoughtful.

• Entirely Plant Forward Menus – With so many great vegan and vegetarian options available, more couples than ever embraced the eco-friendly sustainability and personal health benefits of plant-forward dining.
• Decor Rentals – Couples took advantage of JAM’s decor rentals to style their weddings beautifully while keeping celebrations sustainable. By renting instead of buying, the pieces can be used again and again, bringing joy to future weddings!
• Rented Wedding Guest Attire – Ditching the usual one-time-use fashion drama, many couples this year opted for rented wedding party attire—a stylish but definitely more sustainable way to have everyone look amazing on the Big Day.
• Potted Plants as Decor – Couples swapped cut flowers for potted plants that could be enjoyed long after the wedding day. Lush, lively, and full of memories, they add life to the celebration and keep the day in your mind
• Rocking a Vintage Gown – Couples are giving second lives to their moms’ or grandmas’ wedding dresses that have been tucked away for decades. Repurposing these treasured gowns keeps them out of landfills, brings family memories to the dance floor, and adds a modern twist to a classic “something borrowed.”

The Giving Committee in Action

This year, the JAM Giving Committee continued making a positive impact across our community. Guided by our shared values of service, inclusion, and support, here are just a few of the events and initiatives we’ve been proud to participate in together:

• Wissahickon Creek Clean Up
• Philabundance Meal Prep Volunteering
• Paws for the Cause Cancer Walk for cancer research, training and care at Fox Chase Cancer Center
• Philly Pride March
• Upper Darby Community Baby Shower Diaper Drive
• Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County Donation Drive
• PB & JAM Christmas Eve Food Donation

As 2025 draws to a close, we’d like to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude:

To our incredible couples who trusted us to be part of their special day; to all the friends and family who came together in celebration; and to all the event professionals who work so tirelessly behind the scenes to make it all happen — THANK YOU!

And we’re so grateful for our own “JAMily,” whose dedication makes everything possible, and to our loved ones who’ve supported us every step of the way. Here’s to all the unforgettable moments we’ve shared, and to the many more to come in 2026!