My husband and I got married at the Eolia Mansion at Harkness Memorial State Park on 9/13/13. Cloud Nine was one of three approved caterers; I felt like Goldilocks when we found them - they were just right! One of the other caterers was BEYOND expensive, and the other was way too disorganized. Cloud Nine was perfect - affordable, friendly, organized, and creative. We worked with Erin to pick a buffet menu, along with passed hors d'oeuvres and a beer-and-wine open bar. Erin really worked with our budget and our desires for our menu. We couldn't make the free tasting they offer to contracted couples, so we paid to have a private tasting of our menu. The food was incredible, and we were so happy with our choice!
The day of the wedding, every single staff member brought their A-Game from start to finish. Our event manager, Des, was an absolute peach and knew the answers to all our questions before we even asked them! Many of our guests told us they were impressed with how friendly and professional the servers and bartenders were; I felt like a princess the whole day, and I was so happy the staff treated all of our guests that way! The food was absolutely delicious - our hors d'oeuvres were mini crab cakes, stuffed mussels, and BBQ pulled pork on blue tortilla chips. Then we had passed clam chowder, which is literally the BEST clam chowder I've ever had! In fact, we were just at another wedding last night, and a mutual guest started talking about how much they had loved the chowder! Our dinner consisted of a watermelon, tomato, and arugula salad, BBQ chicken, macaroni and cheese, and a low-country boil (kielbasa, shrimp, potatoes, and corn boiled together in a white wine broth). I can tell you we were NOT disappointed, and neither were our guests! I will say the mac and cheese was a little bland, but I think it's just because we waited too long to eat it and it had been in the buffet warmers for a little while. We asked some friends who we knew would be honest, and they said they loved it. We also had some vegetarians, and Cloud Nine made a complimentary vegetable lasagna for them! All our veggie friends said the lasagna was incredible!
We had some friends and family help set up and break down the decorations, and they all said that everything went 100% smoothly because of Cloud Nine's staff. I couldn't believe how quick, efficient, and organized they were! It was so nice not to have to worry at all about how everything was going to get set up in the two hours we had before the wedding. Everyone says something always goes wrong at your wedding and you just get over it, but truly, nothing went wrong at our wedding at all, and I think these guys played a big role in that!
I can't say enough good things about Cloud Nine. In addition to their catering skills, we've also eaten lunch in their cafe, and the food is just out of this world! I highly recommend them to anyone getting married or having any kind of catered event. You won't regret it! read more