We loved Pure Joy Catering from the get go! We found them at a local bridal fair and decided to give them a shot and we're so glad we did. We didn't have a wedding planner, we just did it ourselves and Pure Joy was such a huge part of our day being a success! Every facet of the catering sevice was top notch in our opinion. We did catering and most of our rentals (linens, tables, chairs, etc.) through them. I've broken out the subtopics below:

Planning
We worked with our event coordinator, Patrick, for the main part of the planning process. My wife and I were a little anxious at first since I lived out of town. But Pure Joy accomodated our schedules and always worked around our needs. Patrick was availble to meet with us whenever we had questions or just wanted to meet with him to make sure we're all on the same page. The great thing about our event coordinator was that he a) was very knowledgeable about the overall wedding process b) had great customer sevice, and c) was able to refer us to other vendors when needed (florist, equipment rentals, etc.). Some days it was almost like wedding therapy to meet with them! We'd be all frazzled because we haven't figured out things but when we met with our coordinator he just walked us through step by step and helped us figure things out. That's a huge plus for any wedding couple who is planning a wedding by themselves. Pure Joy always responded to our emails and calls promptly (within 48 hours, usually same day), which many of the other caterers we initially reached out to didn't respond for weeks. Pure Joy made the planning process feel easy and doable.

Service
When you look for a catering company, sure the food is important but what may often be overlooked is the sevice. Pure Joy's service is what truly put this catering company a notch above the rest. Everyone that we worked with at Pure Joy, from the receptionist, event coordinator, the servers, and even the guy behind the grill were always professional, courteous, knowledgeable, and had a smile on their face. If they didn't happen to know the answer to a question they would get back to us quickly with an answer. Bottom line is that any area of the wedding they were involved with felt seamless and effortless from our perspective.

Food
It was good to have lots of opportunities for food tastings. They held two food tasting events where we tasted a wide variety of foods and drinks. Initially at the tastings we thought the food was 'ok' (some great dishes and some that weren't quite our style) but the service, their professionalism, and their willingness to attend to everything made us feel confident that we made the right choice. They responded to constructive feedback well and made changes to suit our tastes. At the day of the wedding the food was simply phenominal, better than the tastings. Many of our guests were blown away by the quality, variety, and presentation of food. (FYI the grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup appetizers were excellent!)

Presentation
We let Pure Joy know that we were having a garden wedding and they coordinated the decorations perfectly. They paid attention to detail on each table by adding some decorative element, whether it be fruits and veggies decorating the tables or bird cages, herbs, etc. Many of our guests commented on how nice our wedding was, noting the food and the presentation and the decor of the location, etc. and Pure Joy had a large part in making it all come together. On the day of the wedding we were confident that everything would come together because of their professionalism and the time they took to meet with us.

In summary, we highly recommend Pure Joy Catering. We truly appreciated all they did for us.