We can't recommend Karen Spire Catering and Events enough! We had a wonderful experience with Karen and her entire team. From our tasting in Karen's home to the day of our wedding, Karen was always so responsive and kind. The food was delicious and we continue to receive so many compliments from our guests. We also loved that the cost included Erin as our day of coordinator. Erin was extremely helpful throughout our planning process and took care of everything the day of the wedding so that we could truly enjoy the day.

We are SO happy we chose Karen Spire and her team for our wedding day! The food was incredible and so was the service. Our guests raved about the aps and entrees. For the aps – the pierogies and mini lobster rolls were our personal favorites. Karen ordered an ice sculpture that looked AMAZING for our seafood tower. She also helped us secure late night soft pretzels and water.
Two days before our wedding, Erin met with us at our venue to discuss set up of our décor for the day of. Erin also helped us unload our décor and all of our alcohol which was just above and beyond! Everything looked absolutely perfect the day of our wedding. During our wedding, Erin was SO attentive and made sure we sat down to enjoy our food. Thank you, Karen, Erin and Team!
(photographs by Amber Dawn Photography)

These guys are absolutely phenomenal, and I don't just mean because of the food (but our food was UNREAL amazing!). Karen and Erin helped us with every step of our wedding planning, gave great ideas for the flow/design/feel of the day, and ultimately helped us pull it off flawlessly! Erin was such a phenomenal resource throughout the whole process and on the actual day of our wedding, we genuinely couldn't have done it without her. The entire staff was amazing so polite, professional, and kind. And our food - SHOWSTOPPER! So many guests complimented us on how amazing our food was and I couldn't agree more, especially because most wedding food is sub-par! 10/10 would recommend to anyone looking for a flawless and easy experience - they handled everything I could think of and more!! We love you guys so much thanks for making our day amazing!

I cannot recommend them enough! All of my guests raved about how good the food is (truly delicious) and how efficient/knowledgeable the staff were. At one point I asked one of the servers if they had seen "an oddly shaped wine glass" & she said "the one you had in your had a minute ago?" They were on top of everything! It was such a stress relief for me knowing they knew exactly what to do.

And of course, the food could not be matched. We had more than enough hors d'oeuvres for all our guests but you wouldn't know that based on how little was left by the time dinner was served!

First of all, EVERY SINGLE GUEST RAVED ABOUT THE FOOD AT OUR WEDDING! From the hors d'oeuvres to the entrees, we couldn’t even begin to count the number of people that told us it was the best food they had ever had at a wedding! From our first meeting with Karen, where she invited us into her home and cooked our hors d'oeuvres and entrees in front of us, we knew we wanted her to cater our wedding. On our wedding day, we were served all three entrees and it was so nice to get to try each of them! In addition, Erin has a great understanding of the functionality of a wedding day, especially at Cairnwood, and provided us with great input and suggestions! We are so happy to have had the opportunity to work with such an amazing team!

I dare you to find someone better than Karen Spire and her team. From our first contact all the way through wedding night, our experience was amazing. Every bite of food was absolutely delicious. We had guests calling us days later to talk about how good dinner was. Everyone we worked with was organized and professional. Cannot recommend Karen enough!

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My wife, our family and friends were very impressed with Karen, her team and the food/drinks. I'm not exaggerating when I tell you this was some of the best food we've ever experienced at a wedding or restaurant! It was all delicious. I just wanted to eat and eat all night! The bartenders were outstanding and Karen's recipes for signature drinks were incredible. Not only was the food delicious (and our guests continue to talk about it weeks later) but Karen and her team were exceptional.

During a year of craziness with COVID, Karen reassured our families that everything will run smoothly and they will take care of us. From the beginning months of planning , to the day of the event and setting up, until the night of the reception.... Everyone was extremely attentive, responsive, helpful and made sure everyone had a great time! The staff even personally took care of my parents/grandparents during the reception in a private room so they could feel safer due to COVID.

This was truly a dream-come-true kind of wedding and we give credit to Karen and her staff for making it so special! Thank you very much.

Food was at the top of our list for important wedding things for me and my husband. We recently got married(10/16) and Karen was our caterer. Karen was not only our caterer but she was also our go-to for pretty much all my venue/reception question, concerns and needs. Karen goes above and beyond to make your wedding day a success. The amount of compliments we got from our guests on how delicious the food was, was unmatched. Everyone loved all the food and there was a lot! No skimping on appetizers, main meal portions or desserts with Karen! She took care of us. I moved my wedding up from 12/12 to 10/16 due to Covid (to have an outdoor reception) and I was so stressed. The first person I called was Karen. She calmed me down and assured me that we can and will make this work. The day was perfect! Karen even came out of the kitchen to say a quick hello and take a picture with us. It was so sweet!
I also want to mention Erin too. Erin is the event coordinator that works with Karen, She was there for the entire reception as well as set up everything beautifully before hand and helped break it down at the end of the night. Erin made sure I was fed during cocktail hour(I got stuck upstairs with a bustling issue) and made sure I had a cocktail in hand. They work wonderfully as a team and I would 1000% recommend them if you want outstanding service and amazing food on your wedding day! One more shout out to Jen at Ciao Bella Bakery for her amazing work on my wedding cake! It tasted like heaven:)

Karen and her team were fantastic and very easy to work with. Everyone raved about her food and mentioned it was one of the best weddings they had ever been to. The short ribs and salmon were delicious and the appetizers were fantastic.Erin, her event coordinator, setup all the candles and pictures and coordinated the breakdown at Carinwood. The venue was so intimate and there were cocktail tables everywhere. The Carinwood staff was also great to work with.

We picked Karen without even meeting her in person. She proved her years of experience over the phone by answering our questions quickly and thoroughly. She hosted the food tasting in her lovely home and made us feel instantly welcome. We fell in love with her food at first taste and she made our food visions come true! Throughout the planning process, she answered questions as timely as possible. At our wedding, she somehow made 100 meals all look and taste like home cooked meals. We are still getting compliments on the great quality of food at our wedding. Her system for the day-of runs very smoothly which is a relief to any bride. She was a true pleasure to work with. She has an assistant named Erin who acts as a day of coordinator. We were truly grateful to have Erin and she executed everything perfectly. If we were to do it all again, we would pick Karen Spire as our caterer in a heartbeat!