When I thought about what kind of food we wanted for our upstate New York wedding at Gather Greene, I knew I wanted something farm to table and family style. We looked at several vendors, but nothing felt quite right until we found Fancy Girl. Living in California, and planning the wedding during the height of the pandemic, we ended up having to book catering before even tasting the food. Because our planners hadn’t worked with Fancy Girl before, we relied heavily on Wedding Wire and Knot reviews when making our pick and I’m not going to lie and say I wasn’t a little nervous doing so. So I’m here to tell anyone in even remotely the same boat that you WILL NOT REGRET hiring Jeanette and her team. When I wanted to create an off menu salad to celebrate the tastes of summer (heirloom tomato, peach, basil, and burrara), Jeanette didn’t even blink. She just created the freshest, most delicious salad with the ripest tomatoes and peaches from nearby farms, and creamiest burrata I’ve ever had. When we saw the menu and saw pigs in a blanket and a shot of beer, we thought how freaking cute is that (spoiler alert: our guests LOVED them and couldn’t get enough of the tiny beer mugs). We’ve heard more times than we can count now how our food was the best meal anyone has ever had at a wedding, and while we couldn’t agree more, I’d also add that frankly it was just incredible food period. I’d pay good money any day of the week for the cedar planked salmon or tender short ribs or fusilli that must have had crack in it I couldn’t get enough. And though we originally intended to have only s’mores for dessert, when Jeanette tossed in some caramel bars during our eventual tasting, we couldn’t help but add those to the menu. They were, in a word, delicious. There’s so much more I could say, like what a big smile we had on our faces when our planners told us Jeanette was foraging the day before for our wedding, or how the food was not only incredibly delicious but also INSANELY beautifully presented, but I’ll try to keep this brief and just say Fancy Girl helped make our day positively perfect and anyone would be lucky to have Jeanette and crew on their team.

When we booked our wedding venue, the owner told us the first thing we needed to do, before even calling our parents, was call Fancy Girl and book Jeanette. He was right, and I am so glad we did! More than anything else about our wedding, our guests are still raving about the food weeks later. From cocktail hour to dinner, to dessert, to late night snacks, everything was perfect. The food, the service, the presentation were all above and beyond. Jeanette was a pleasure to work with and I cannot recommend her enough.

Every single guest we have seen since the wedding has made a point to RAVE about the food we had. Fancy Girl did an incredible job at taking our random thoughts and ideas and creating a cohesive meal that was able to accomodate every one of our dietary restrictions, from a vegetarian who is also allergic to mushrooms, to gluten free needs. Most impressively, not a single person with dietary restriction felt like they were missing out in any way. Everything that made it onto the table was fresh, delicious, and perfectly presented. Jeanette also took excellent care of our vendors, and was so good about keeping everything on schedule and running smoothly.