Eleanore is incredible, she ensured that our wedding was easy, seamless and amazing! The food was delicious, loved our tasting (which was after we signed our contract, but we had eaten at the Local restaurant before). She worked well with our planner, and made sure that all details were attended to (food allergies, etc). The servers were wonderful, we had many compliments on our signature drinks and food (especially appetizers, late night snacks). She made sure all rentals were ordered as needed, and matched our wedding day needs, we are lucky that she worked with us. The Local took care of all labor and was very efficient in setting up/taking down wedding day rentals, even when it rained briefly before our ceremony, it was no issue. The only thing (which may have been related to our own oversight/miscommunication with King Family), was the Croze wine was served with ice, would have specified chilled or ordered more ice buckets/fridges to keep them chilled for guests.

Contracting The Local for our wedding was one of the best things that we did and I would recommend them to everyone. Kelly was the most amazing planner and we loved working with her!! She was so quick to respond to every phone call or email over every little question we had. She has so much experience and had great advice when we were trying to finalize the smallest details. She was also the sweetest and our whole wedding party raved about working with her as well! It was sooo helpful to have her as the point of contact for all of our vendors and it took a ton of stress off my husband and I leading up to the big day. Another huge benefit of The Local is that they provide everything you could need besides the coordination- rentals, food and alcohol. We came to Charlottesville for a day and planned all of the meetings back to back, and it was so much fun and so easy to do everything all at once! The food is INCREDIBLE- we had so many compliments from our guests that it was the best wedding food they'd ever had. We even had a few vegetarian guests that we were able to get additional entrees for with no extra charge! From the appetizers to the entrees to the sides, everything was phenomenal. We definitely recommend the truffle Mac and cheese :) They even packed up two boxes of leftovers for my husband and I to take to our hotel that night! Coordinating our alcohol through The Local was extremely painless as well and all of the bartenders and servers were great! We had two signature cocktails which were so easy to get set up, we just sent them the recipes and ingredients we wanted. The rentals were a super simple process as well and went well beyond just dishes and glassware! We were able to get wine barrels, a welcome sign, and some other decor through them that were absolutely stunning. The entire process of working with The Local was so personalized and I truly felt like they cared about making the day as special as possible for us, and they absolutely delivered. If we could give them more than 5 stars we would!!

As we reflect on our wedding day, we are abundantly certain that Samantha and the team from The Local were the all-stars!

When we first reached out, we appreciated how accommodating and informative they were. All of our questions and concerns were immediately answered with an extremely detailed proposal and breakdown of each cost/line item. In the back-and-forth stages of developing our menu to finalizing our guest count and meals, Samantha and the team’s responsiveness, positivity, and professionalism always had us feeling like we were in good hands. From setting up the perfect atmosphere to serving an amazing dinner to keeping everyone well-'hydrated' throughout the night, we are greatly appreciative of everything they did. Our signature drinks, passed canapés, and entrees (highly recommend the Maryland-style crab cakes) were a hit with our guests. I also appreciated that they packed up our meals at the end of the night and gave us some extras when we didn’t have a chance to eat throughout the night.

I can’t say this enough, but we highly recommend The Local as your caterer - whether it be for your wedding day or any special events. You will not be disappointed :)