Wonderful experience working with Blue Ribbon Cooking. They catered my wedding and every step of the process was exceptional. Everyone we dealt with there was friendly and kind. They were very understanding of any of our concerns and requests. We originally went to an open house they were holding so between that and the tasting we had with our contract, we got to try a variety of their food and it was far better than the food we had at other caterers we were considering. They also took all our guests' food allergies and restrictions seriously (unlike another caterer we visited who offered us a "vegan caesar salad" that was made with anchovies...).

Also we chose the option to hire our day-of coordinator through Blue Ribbon and working with David Short was a dream. He got our unconventional wedding concept from the beginning and was excited about it and happy to collaborate with us on it or talk through ideas. He was very supportive at every turn and such a kind and calming presence on the actual wedding day. He tried wherever possible to take stress off of us. He let us drop off decor and things to him in the days before the wedding so we wouldn't have to worry about how to get it there. When I realized we hadn't put any thought into the decorations for the ceremony itself he came up with a lovely design repurposing lanterns and greenery we we had gotten for the tables later in the evening. And he brought us a variety of appetizers for me and my spouse so we'd have something to eat after the ceremony while we were signing the paperwork.

I would highly recommend Blue Ribbon Cooking for any event. We will definitely be reaching out if we're planning future big events.

Blue Ribbon was our first choice for wedding planning, venue location, and catering. David Short went above and beyond the call of service. Even when he experienced family circumstances, he stayed in touch and ensured that we were taken care of through the professionalism of Lilly and his team. Venue was unique, food was superb (all allergies and preferences were taken care of), floral was exquisite. The whole event was more than expected and absolutely lovely.

Just had our wedding there and I can say that if I was to plan another wedding, this venue would be a HARD NO. The Day of Coordinator was very unresponsive up until the day of the wedding - and to get her response we had to send 3-4 emails reminding her we need some answers, and when they finally messaged back it was already too late in the wedding to find other vendors that were cheaper. During the wedding- they messed up our seat choices so it made for an awkward situation where everyone was already sitting down but we had to ask them to get up to switch the seats. After, we had also found that the glass equipment we used from a 3rd party vendor came broken as the clean up crew or Day of coordinator did not care - resulting for us to reimburse the 3rd party vendor separately. They also switched up the amount that we had owed them every time we messaged them. They increased the price with no breakdown provided of why it costed so much and every time we questioned them - they would keep increasing the price. We also needed to add additional walls and heaters for the tent as the weather was pretty cold, so we asked for a quote but they did not tell us the amount until the day BEFORE the wedding - leaving us no choice. After the wedding they added a 22% service charge plus the 10% tax on top of that further increasing the amount they quoted us without giving notice. All in all, this was one of the worst experiences I had planning an event and if you want to save money and have a smooth wedding - I recommend avoiding this venue and blue ribbon catering all together.
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