Melanie Walker Hemmert

Review of Feastivities Events

We recently had our wedding at the beautiful Smith...

We recently had our wedding at the beautiful Smithville Mansion and had Feastivities catering the event. We were extremely happy with how our wedding day went. From the food, to the decorations, to the excellent service, the event was everything we wanted it to be. In the beginning I had my doubts about how the event would turn out. Throughout the year of planning we had 3 different contacts at Feastivities, and worked with Lauren G the longest. I get the impression that the entire catering business tends to see a lot of turnover. We also loved the venue we picked but also had quite a bit of turnover on the venue side as well and dealt with an additional 3 different contacts for Smithville. Unfortunately, the only Feastivities employees that had ever witnessed a wedding at Smithville no longer worked with the company so there was a bit of fumbling around to understand the intricacies of dealing with a county run venue. I am a very type A personality and kept track of all the details. I think this really helped as we transitioned through different contacts. I m sure I drove Lauren a little nuts with all my questions and wanting to stick to the timeline that was set by her predecessor. She never let it show though and was always very professional.

We attended our tasting with Feastivities with Chef Kim and loved the attention to detail and personalization that Feastivities was able to offer. My husband and I love to travel and used this as our theme so they helped us pick appetizers that showed this. We also talked about our love of Vietnamese food and specifically Bahn Mi so we were surprised when they found a way to work a Bahn Mi slider into the appetizer menu. We had also picked a fall salad out for the tasting but were urged to try the grilled caesar salad and it was so fantastic we changed our minds right there. Our guests raved about that salad and I could eat it daily. We also went with the stuffed chicken breast with a pesto cream sauce and the BBQ beef brisket for a sit down dinner.

Our wedding day was absolutely beautiful. Lauren and the rest of the Feastivities staff were amazing with how they decorated the venue and how they treated our guests. At one point one of our guests had a medical emergency and a server noticed that he wasn t looking well. The server sat with our guest, gave him water and a towel, and sat with him until the ambulance arrived. They did all this without the bride and groom finding out. We found out after the event and I am so grateful that Feastivities was professional and helped to get our guest to medical attention. Lauren not only decorated the venue for us but she also broke everything down and packed it up into our truck. She allowed us and our bridal party to relax while they took care of everything. At midnight Lauren was still at the venue finishing packing up for us. We will always remember how great our wedding was and I will be forever searching for a grilled caesar salad now!