We had the pleasure of working with Gracious as they are the current partners for St. James 1868 (check out their venue space - you will not be disappointed and we could not recommend this venue enough). Consider yourself extremely fortunate if you are able to land an event date with the St. James/Gracious duo! The food prepared by Gracious is truly spectacular and our guests could not stop raving about the entrees offered at our wedding! Outside of the amazing food and drinks, Marija was an excellent day of coordinator and her day of staff were amazing. Gracious offers beautiful linens and day of rentals. Marija and her team took our vision and far exceeded any of our expectations. The team was able to handle a massive flip of our indoor space from the ceremony to reception with ease. Hopefully this will not be of concern in the near future, but Marija was on top of any COVID-19 updates including city and state orders. We could not have been luckier to have this team running the show the day of our wedding!

Our only compliant, and this is echoed in our review for St. James, was the transition process between the previous St. James event staff/caterer and Gracious. This really boiled down to a major disconnect in communication. We would send information or speak with Gracious and the subsequent proposal would be off on various details, particularly details that were important to us. That said, following an all hands-on deck meeting with Gracious and St. James, everything was smooth sailing. We would not expect this to be an ongoing issue going forward, rather just a bump in the road during their new partnership with the St. James venue. Anyone would be lucky to have this team assisting with their wedding or event. We hope that anyone who choose Gracious has as wonderful of an experience as we did!

Photo Credit: Anna Page Photography (she is an AMAZING photographer - if we could give her 10/5 stars we would)
Wedding Venue: St. James 1868 - The Hyde

Having Gracious Events cater our wedding was a no-brainer as soon as we tried their food for the first time at our tasting. It is restaurant quality food and we have received so many compliments that it was the best wedding food our guests have ever had. All of the staff were so kind and attentive. We would highly recommend to anyone!

Hiring Gracious Events was by far the best decision we made in regards to our wedding. They handled the decor, flowers, catering, and coordination, and executed it all with perfection. Seriously - they do the most beautiful work. Vesna worked with us for over a year to make sure our wedding day was a dream come true. She was patient, attentive, and available - she went above and beyond at each step of the way and was such a joy to work with and be around.

We received countless compliments about the food at our wedding and how smoothly everything went. I am so appreciative and grateful that we were able to be present and fully enjoy our wedding day, knowing that Vesna and her staff had everything handled. We cannot say enough good things about them and would wholeheartedly recommend.