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    Bethany M. Sent on 01/29/2024
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    Professional Staff and Delicious Food

    I booked Thrive for my wedding and it was one of the best decisions. My guests loved the food! Lots of options for different budgets/tastes. Both my husband and I have food allergies and Thrive went above and beyond in meeting us with those!
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    Amy Sent on 12/22/2023
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    absolutely delicious

    Everyone was raving about the pecan-crusted fish. So many people complimented us on the cinnamon rolls we had along side our decadent chocolate cake. Honestly, the food was just so delicious. The team was great to work with and was very accommodating of food restrictions and allergies.
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    Harley H. Sent on 11/20/2023
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    Delicious Wedding Food Stations

    Carrison and I would like to thank the whole Thrive Catering team for providing such excellent service at our wedding. Everyone loved the hors d'oeuvres served during cocktail hour. We received so many positive comments about the ease of the fabulous stations. The prime rib, shrimp and grits, potato bar, and biscuit bar were favorites of our guests. Your coordination and cooperation throughout the wedding planning was great. We appreciate you for making the whole process stress free.
    Thank you again!
    Harley and Carrison Hager
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    Suz G. Sent on 04/20/2023
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    Highly recommend Thrive catering!

    We would highly recommend Thrive to anyone getting married in the Savannah/Beaufort area! From the first tasting we had with them, we knew we would be in good hands using their services. The food was fantastic, and the whole team was amazing to work with. Niki was extremely helpful and prompt in the planning process as well. They went above and behind to help adjust our menu to make vegetarian and gluten free options as well. We feel that it is such a high honor when guests continue to rave about the high quality and taste of the wedding food! We decided to serve everything family style- which they executed perfectly! Guests loved that they were able to try all of the dishes and commented on how prompt everything was served. They also checked in with us/our planner several times throughout the night and ensured we had a plate to go! They even picked up the bartending duties when there was a glitch with the bartenders. We would highly recommend over and over again :)

    Thrive Catering's reply:

    Hello Suz!
    We are so happy to have been a part of such an important day for you, Molly, and your families. We truly appreciate your kind words and sharing your experience. Best of luck to you both and wishing you a long and happy journey together!

    Warmly,
    Niki Ogbuehi
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    Kimberly H. Sent on 01/31/2023
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    Excellent Caterer

    Food was amazing, everyone complimented it. Large list of options to choose from including vegetarian, etc. Catering staff checked with us several times to make sure everything was just as we wanted it.
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    Taylor T. Sent on 01/11/2023
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    Delicious and Amazing!

    I could not recommend Thrive Catering enough! We booked Thrive for our wedding at the Mackey House in November and they were excellent! From the tasting, which I definitely recommend doing, I knew we made the best choice possible! They helped us create the perfect menu with the southern flare we were looking for! Niki was super helpful and responsive while planning! Our guests are still talking about how amazing our food was at our wedding! Definitely recommend!
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    Blake S. Sent on 10/21/2022
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    Best of the best!

    From our initial inquiry to post-wedding vendor stress - Thrive Catering was the most pleasant, helpful, stress-free and caring vendor for our big day! When planning our first food tasting, they ensured that everything we wanted to try was available and plated to give us a sense of how it would look on our big day. The communication and care that the team at Thrive took throughout our planning experience, into the night of the wedding itself was second to none. Not to mention the food - 10/10!! They made it so hard to narrow down our selections because everything was SO good! Throughout our cocktail hour and dinner - they treated my husband, myself and our families like royalty. They knew how important the food experience was to us - and even had us sit down during the buffet-style dinner so that they could serve us our plates, full of each menu item! I was never empty handed, because their team brought us drinks (when the bar was technically handled by the venue.) They also handled our cake in-house - which was AMAZING. They boxed up our top tier so that we could enjoy it later in the week/month/year. Post-event, we had some issues with different vendors who left behind their inventory - and Thrive was able to locate the inventory and HAND-DELIVER it to the other vendor (40 min away) so that we weren’t charged an outrageous fee. I cannot say enough good things about the care that Thrive provided to us as clients. I 100% recommend them for any event, and plan to work with them again if I’m ever planning in the Savannah area. THE BEST OF THE BEST!!!
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    Cassidy R. Sent on 08/05/2022
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    The Perfect Catering!

    Working with Thrive Catering couldn't have been a better experience. The food was phenomenal, gorgeous and exactly what we wanted. The compliments from our guests were endless and im honestly still craving those crab cakes!! Chef Wendy was thoughtful and knowledgable and we truly couldn't have wished for a better catering experience for our wedding!
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    Taylor H. Sent on 06/07/2022
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    An amazing southern stations experience!

    We had so many compliments from our guests about how awesome the food was at our wedding. Not only was Thrive amazing and easy to work with leading up to the event, they truly delivered and exceeded our expectations! I would without a doubt recommend Thrive for all your catering needs!!
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    Cindel L. Sent on 03/08/2022
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    Great Food and Service!

    Thrive Catering was amazing! Niki and Chef Wendy made sure to accommodate us with any food preferences and restrictions we had. And the food was delicious; our guests are still raving about the shrimp and grits they had at our wedding. The service was outstanding as well. I highly recommend Thrive Catering!
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    Amelia J. Sent on 02/16/2022
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    Yummyyyyy!

    Thrive Catering was fantastic and exceeded all of our expectations from the very beginning. The initial tasting with Chef Wendy was out of this world delicious. Her flavors are so unique. Everyone loved our food at the wedding and raved about how different it was. We had wild salmon cakes, lamb, and other amazing sides. It was served family style which was fabulous because everyone could taste different things. Highly recommend!
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    R'nee G. Sent on 10/22/2021
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    Professional Catering at its BEST!

    Our food for our destination wedding was AMAZING due to Thrive Catering. Niki, the Catering Sales Manager, worked with us from the beginning going over the menu and pricing. We also met with Chef Wendy and her team for a tasting and we couldn’t have been more satisfied with our food selection from the shrimp and grits and spring rolls during cocktail hour, to the farmers market salad, mac and cheese, buttermilk potatoes, bourbon collards, herb roasted chicken, and the grilled salmon, which we added last minute, for dinner. We had a family style table setting and it worked perfectly due to the size of the serving plates. We were very pleased with Thrive and would definitely recommend their services!!
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    Rebecca Sent on 10/03/2021
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    Thrive is great!

    Thrive catering is great! They are professional, friendly and easy to work work. Steven spent plenty of time with us before our event to make sure everything was just as we wanted. Chef Wendy is fantastic at what she does! All of our guests were happy and we were happier. We highly recommend Thrive for any event.
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    Michael F. Sent on 07/16/2021
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    Wonderful food and service!

    From the very first time we contacted Thrive to the very last time the service has been top notch. They will help you plan every part of the food service and then some. Steven and Chef Wendy made planning of food part of our wedding the least stressful part of our wedding. The guests could not stop talking about how delicious the food was! Great over experience and we can't wait to work with them again! Hire them or you'll wish you did!
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    Lesley C. Sent on 07/19/2021
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    Food was amazing!!!!!!

    Chef wendy and ALL HER STAFF DID AMAZING throughout the planning and wedding! I would hire them a million times again! Words can’t express how awesome they were!

    Thrive Catering's reply:

    Lesley, thank you so much for your kind words! Working with you and Alex was a pleasure throughout, and we certainly hope we can assist in the future with any of your Savannah catering needs. Sending you our best wishes for a long, happy future together!
    - Niki Scriber
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    Samantha R. Sent on 05/22/2021
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    Thrive thrives in catering

    Out of all our vendors, Thrive catering was the best to work with. Quick to respond and very attentive. Food presentation was spectacular. Food was delicious. Thrive was also flexible and accommodating to our dining needs during the pandemic. Steven at Thrive was phenomenal and Chef Wendy was a pleasure. The entire staff was great.
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    Leah T. Sent on 12/21/2020
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    Highly recommend!!

    I cannot tell you how many rave compliments we received about Thrive catering at our wedding reception, they're amazing! Definitely recommend the hot honey sauce with the fried chicken (sooo good!). They were so easy to work with! Would recommend to anyone for any event!!!

    Thrive Catering's reply:

    Thank you so much for your kind words, Leah, and it was our pleasure!
    We wish you both much joy together for many, many years to come!
    All the Best,
    Wendy Armstrong, Executive Chef/Owner
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    Anna M. Sent on 11/08/2020
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    Fantastic food!

    It goes without saying that 2020 weddings aren't the same as their predecessors, but Thrive pulled it off with their new service standards and our wedding night was great. All our guests complimented the food, and their staff was absolutely phenomenal! I would hate for my guests to experience terrible service, but their waitstaff were professional, friendly, and very attentive. 100% recommend for any event in Savannah!

    Thrive Catering's reply:

    Thank you so much Anna, the pleasure was all ours!
    The Thrive team wishes you both much joy and health for many, many years to come... may the honeymoon never end!
    All the Best, Wendy Armstrong
    Executive Chef and Owner
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    Nacine H. Sent on 10/13/2020
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    This was the BEST food

    I cannot brag enough on this catering company. We could not have picked a better company to cater our wedding. From the tasting to the day of everyone was so responsive and helpful. And of course the food was AMAZING!!! Thank you Thrive!
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    Erika S. Sent on 01/23/2021
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    Fantastic Service

    Steven and Thrive did an amazing job with our wedding. They paid attention to all the details and were very thorough, especially paying attention to COVID protocols. We loved all the food at the tasting, which made it difficult to choose, but we were extremely happy with our choices! We received rave reviews on the roasted acorn squash from guests - definitely a favorite! We also loved the boiled peanuts to start. They were professional and attentive and did a wonderful job making our day special!
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    Leah Sent on 03/13/2020
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    Best Caterers Ever!!

    Chef Wendy is incredible, but so is her entire team! On the day-of, everyone we met from Thrive was so kind to us, constantly congratulating us and asking if we needed anything! Leading up to the event, Nikki, the sales manager, was amazing! We switched the menu so many times and she was always open and honest about everything we chose! For our meal, we had a cheese display which was stunning, and then passed chicken satay and shrimp and grits in little cups—so cute! Then we had a biscuit bar and paella station, both of which all my guests raved about all night long and for weeks after the wedding, and also we had a carving station with potatoes and Caesar salad. Then we had late night chick fil a esque sliders and fries for everyone—also out of this world! And they also did our entire dessert table, with passed Cuban coffee, one of the best key lime pies I’ve ever had, a cookie cake wedding cake, profiteroles that we’re unbelievable, and the list goes on and on. At the end of the night, we got to go boxes for each of us, which came in handy because we were starvinggg and barely got to eat during the reception. On top of which, their displays are really elegant and beautiful. 100% hire them! You won’t be sorry!

    Thrive Catering's reply:

    Hello Leah!
    Thank you so much for your kind words. As foodies, we know artful, delicious cuisine was central to your reception vision, and we are overjoyed to have delivered for you. Best of luck to you both at the start of your next happy chapter together - and thank you again for choosing us!

    Warmly,

    Niki S.
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    James B. Sent on 12/13/2019
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    An Amazing Vow Renewal Weekend on Tybee

    There is only one word for Wendy Armstrong and her Thrive team - SPECTACULAR(!) - in every phase of event planning and execution.

    Thrive catered our daughter's wedding two years ago at the Gingerbread House and were 5 STARS in every category. We recently renewed our vows on Tybee and hosted two days of culinary-driven events for 30 close friends and family. Thrive knocked it out of the park - from meetings and menu planning to and through the events - both in food and service categories.

    Friday was at the Guardhouse and started with a beautiful ice sculpture and seafood display and other original and creative appetizers. Dinner featured local prime prime rib, sous vide lobster tails, house smoked chicken and too many other beautifully prepared entrees, sides and desserts to mention.

    Saturday was a near ocean-side low country boil and pig roast. Absolutely amazing - and Chef Carl really knows his low country boils!

    They worked diligently to ensure that food throughout the weekend was local and farm to table as much as possible and even pleased our vegetarian friends and dessert lovers.

    Wendy and her team were outstanding in EVERY facet of our events. Every dish was perfectly prepared - no hiccups whatsoever. The service staff deserves 10 stars for their fun and impeccable service. I wish we could remember everyone's name - they really deserve individual kudos for their level of service!

    Thrive is an absolute pleasure to work with and, without question, the best we have ever worked with on catered events!

    (Wendy and team) Our friends continue to talk about all we have written and wanted us to pass on their thanks and gratitude to all of you.
    Jim & Debbie Brown
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    Bernadette G. Sent on 01/02/2020
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    Upscale Taco Bar

    I LOVE Mexican food and knew I wanted it to be a part of my day. I reached out to Thrive who created an upscale taco and quesadilla bar with quality and organic ingredients (i.e. homemade guac, cremini mushrooms, baja fish and homemade salsas in a variety of flavors) that was delicious and exceeded all my expectations. Additionally, Chef Wendy and Niki were so easy to work with -- incredibly communicative and full of great ideas to tweak their traditional menu to fit more with my theme (like swapping out traditional cornbread for jalapeno cornbread and infusing the water with mango). My guests are still raving about the food. I highly recommend Thrive Catering!

    Thrive Catering's reply:

    Bernadette, we are so overjoyed to know we delivered exceptionally on your special day! If we can ever be of assistance in the future, please don't hesitate to reach out. Working with you was my pleasure!

    - Niki Scriber, Catering Sales Manager
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    Ashley B. Sent on 12/09/2019
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    Great food and professional service

    First I want to say THANK YOU for providing amazing service throughout our whole process. The food we sampled was amazing and the food on our wedding day was delicious!!!

    I have a family member who does catering at their restaurant who admitted that your food was better and was VERY impressed.

    Your staff was amazing and very kind and professional!!! We ran a little ahead of schedule and they made sure to get the food ready a little quicker than expected. They also made sure my bridesmaids and I were taken care of in the back room before the ceremony started.

    Thank you again for an amazing experience. I would highly recommend your company to anyone needing catering services in the Savannah area!

    Thrive Catering's reply:

    Ashley, thank you so much for your kind words! We're so happy we were able to not only meet, but exceed your expectations. If we can ever be of assistance for any of your future needs, please don't hesitate to reach out. Making awesome memories is why we do what we do!

    Warmly,

    Niki S.
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    Zoraida R. Sent on 11/12/2019
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    Amazing Mackey House Wedding

    Thrive Catering was amazing! Wendy was sweet and accommodating with making our menu for the wedding. Niki was very responsive and informative about any questions I had during the whole planning period. Our guests loved the food and thought it was delicious and flavorful. One of our guest is gluten free and was very happy he could eat all the food and not be limited in his options. Thanks Thrive for making our day so special ❤️

    Thrive Catering's reply:

    Zoraida, it was our pleasure to take great care of you. We send our warmest congratulations - thank you for choosing us!

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