Balloons To Go was so easy to communicate with and set up. Great customer service ! My daughter…read moreloved the balloons... even after the party my daughter is still enjoying those balloons in her playroom!

Tamara at Balloons To Go has come through for me in big ways on multiple special occasions! From…read morecelebrating our daughter's birthday from out of town to creating a unique photo backdrop for her graduation party, Tamara's artistic flare adds such energy and joy to any occasion! She went above and beyond to accommodate my schedule and unique requests - and I am super particular! Thank you, Tamara, for playing an important supporting role in our family's milestones!!

I'm so happy that Karla was our florist for our big day! Karla really delivered. Prior to hiring…read moreher, we set up a phone call where my husband and I discussed our vision for the wedding: white, cream, and greens, with a mix of elegance and simplicity... and hints from the iconic Twilight saga I personally wanted something similar to the Breaking Dawn wedding scene where there were lots of white and cream flowers & wisteria while also being budget friendly. Karla was able to take the vision and run with it. She was so welcoming, non-judgmental, and knowledgeable. She made me feel comfortable with communicating my vision for the big day and made me feel hopeful that we could make this vision a reality. In addition to the beautiful arch that she decorated for us, she made us aisle markers made of flowers, brought white rose petals and set it along the aisle AND brought some for my flower man to toss down the aisle. She also made 13 bouquets for me & all of my bridesmaids. The florals during dinner time were amazing as well with long green garlands with white florals still staying on theme. My husband and I are so impressed with how everything turned out. She really went above and beyond (and within budget too). Trust me, you won't regret hiring Karla as your florist!

Everything came together so beautifully. For a valentines wedding, Karla nailed the look!…read more Great communication and I definitely recommend

Carmen coordinated our wedding. She was extremely helpful and organized, checking in with us in the…read moremonths up to our wedding keeping us on track and figuring out little details we wouldn't have thought of. We really couldn't have done it without her!

For all you brides who want to enjoy your wedding day and not have to worry about a thing, look no…read morefurther than Redwood Heart! I have nothing put positive things to say about Kim and her team! I could go on forever haha. She helped me plan my April 2022 wedding and without her I would have been totally lost. During the whole planning process she was professional and personable. It felt like planning an event with a super organized and thorough friend rather than just someone I hired. She was very detailed oriented, and also made sure that the wedding I was planning was reflection of me and what I wanted, rather than just doing things for traditions sake. I am horrible at making decisions and I felt like I could talk to her about ideas I had and she would give me honest feedback on whether said idea would work or not. Her bartending skills are just as great as her event planning skills! She created two signature drinks for us and our guests and they were a huge hit. The blackberry gin and tonic was my favorite. Make sure to ask for that if.... no, WHEN... you hire her. If you're looking for someone to create delicious cocktails that your guests will love, make sure everything runs smoothly on your wedding day, and help you plan the wedding that YOU want, then this is the event planning service for you. Hiring Kim was one of the best decisions I made during our entire wedding process and I cannot recommend her enough :)

WOW! Where do I begin? I first spoke with Kim about 4mo before our wedding. We live in the SF Bay…read moreArea, she's in Santa Cruz and the venue was in Monterey. Right off the bat I connected with her on our first phone call, and she not only listened to what we wanted, she heard it. We had a very specific menu that we wanted, and I told her I'd be open to suggestions in a couple of areas. Essentially our menu request was a Family Style Italian dinner with: Caprese salad, Caesar salad, Chicken Saltimbocca,and a pasta. I told her we wanted to use local ingredients like crab, artichokes, etc., and was open to suggestions for appetizers as long as they fit the overall Italian theme, and type of pasta. Kim promptly provided us with a quote for the menu requested, and the appetizers she suggested were: Crab Cakes, Blissful Benedict Bites, Squash Sippers, and a Gorgonzola and Port Wine Poached Pears cheesecake along with an array of cheese, fruit etc. and the pasta recommendation she made was a penne in Thyme infused Asiago, and she also recommended grilled artichokes as a vegetable side at dinner. I think she may have made a couple of other recommendations but the above is what we went with. Let's just say Kimberley's Catering is the only caterer we didn't do a tasting with. We had been underwhelmed by the caterers we had done tastings with, and while we would have loved to have had a tasting with Kim she doesn't do formal tastings and my husband and I just didn't have time to try and negotiate making other arrangements with her to do something for us. At the end of the day we selected Kim for the following reasons: 1. First and foremost she respected our wishes and prepared a quote for what we asked for, while every other caterer we contacted ignored our menu request either in its entirety and tried to push us towards what they wanted us to take, or, had one or two of the menu items we requested and then directed us to what they wanted us to take. Seriously, when a potential client calls and says "this is the menu we want, can you do it?" and they say yes but don't quote it, do they seriously think they're going to get your business? I even had on caterer who it took two weeks to get a quote from and when it came through she had the audacity to say "I wanted to make sure to do your quote personally and give it the attention it deserved" and she didn't quote a single menu item I had requested! But I digress... 2. Kim sounded excited about the opportunity to cater our wedding while the others made us feel as though we'd be lucky if they catered for us. 3. Kim came in at a lower price! Certainly this makes one stand up and take notice, but considering she was the only one we didn't do a tasting with, it could have been disastrous. 4. She asked to come see the venue. One of the caterers had implied on the half dozen calls I had with them, that they were familiar with our venue and had catered there before. When we went down for a tasting with them, we learned they had never catered there before but "it won't be a problem..." Considering their food was "eh" "nice" "okay", they quickly got booted from consideration for having lied to us. When Kim met me in Monterey and drove to the venue with me, she was excited! Considering this was a private residence and the kitchen was not licensed for catering use, Kim didn't bat an eye and assured me that this was no problem for her and her crew. When I got home from having met Kim face to face and going to the venue, I announced to my husband "We have a caterer!" He said "did you talk to her about arranging for her to cater a dinner for us so we can do a tasting?" I told him I hadn't because I couldn't see when we'd have time to do it, and that I had a good feeling about her. OMG! The venue was perfect (casaborondamonterey.com), the day was perfect, and Kim's food was PERFECT!!! More than a month later our guests are still talking about how fabulous the food was! In addition to the menu as noted above, Kim threw in another appetizer, a seared ahi tuna that was amazing, and an array of roasted vegetables at no extra charge (because she thought they would go well with our menu...that's artistry!). I might also add that our wedding ceremony, cocktail hour, sit down family style dinner, cake cutting and dance area were all happening within one space, albeit at common as well as different ends of a courtyard area. Kim's crew seamlessly transitioned one area to the next, unobtrusively and very politely. I can't recommend Kim and her crew highly enough, and would hire them again in a heartbeat. As a matter of fact finances permitting, we'd like to go back to Casa Boronda for our first wedding anniversary and hire Kim to come down and cater our wedding menu for just the two of us.

Kim catered our wedding at Pajaro Dunes in October, 2011. She and her staff were outstanding in…read moreevery way, and I cannot recommend her enough. Kim's advantage over other catering companies boils down to three things: 1) scalability (she can do a small dinner party or a 300+ person wedding); 2) professionalism (responsive, great staff); and 3) creativity. Kim's background is in event planning. This is important. I really recommend asking your caterer how they got involved in the business. There are lots of people out there who are great cooks and decide they'll do catering - but getting it right is probably 10% cooking and 90% event planning. If the food tastes great, but your guests have to wait in a long line for it, or they run out, then what's the point? Kim had everything worked out really well and made it appear seamless on the day of the event despite some significant unforseen events. She made sure to visit the site well in advance of the event, made helpful suggestions and gave us a variety of creative options. Kim works primarily with Alexis Party Rentals for linens and china. Although she will work with other vendors, she recommended Alexis and that worked out well. We met at the Alexis showroom with Kim and picked out the placesettings, linens and some other decorations. Kim coordinates the delivery and set up and then charges a handling fee based on what you order through Alexis. So you pay Kim directly and she takes care of the details - it's well worth it for one less detail to worry about. Keep in mind that you do need to rent china and linens so don't forget to budget for that! Even with that cost, Kim's quote was very reasonable with a great menu from her plus the rentals. I've had restaurants do drop-off catering for almost as much and the food was no where near comparable, never mind the extras you get with Kim. We had no idea what we wanted to serve and she made some great suggestions. We ended up with salad, mushroom risotto, vegetables, napa chicken and tri-tip. She also did some outstanding appetizers including a butternut squash soup that was divine. Our guests raved about the risotto but really all the food was good. Kim doesn't do tastings, but if she's catering a large event she might be able to bring you a plate if you really, really have to try her food. We didn't end up tasting anything prior to the event which goes against all the "wedding planning" conventional wisdom, but we had multiple recommendations for Kim from people we knew and trusted. Kim works with a great event staff. Everyone we dealt with was incredibly pleasant and professional, particularly the bartender. You know how sometimes you go to a wedding and the staff are kind of propped against a wall, looking angry and tired? None of that here. Kim's staff smiled at everyone and really contributed to the upbeat, welcoming feeling we wanted. I very much hope I'll have the opportunity to work with her again soon. As far as I'm concerned, we've found the only caterer we ever need.

Barbara & Company Catering handled our wedding last week. My partner and I feel like we "hacked"…read moreour wedding by getting to work with Marina. From the very beginning, we sensed we could trust Marina, and she absolutely took care of us from start to finish. I never had to "supervise" the catering at our wedding, which was a huge gift because we simply didn't have time to. She had everything covered. We were able to leave it all in her hands, and our guests couldn't have had a better time. 75 guests, everything perfectly on time, delicious. Food-wise, we had a relatively simple menu, but every single thing sparkled. My family is from Chicago, and they were raving about the hot dogs, which is saying a lot. People said the mac and cheese was the best they'd ever had, and I agree. She sent us home with plenty of leftovers, and as we've been working our way through them, we're really seeing the quality of the ingredients. She could have cut corners and no one would have known, but she clearly didn't, and it showed. Other examples of that include barbecuing everything on site and constantly topping off extras like more cheese, etc. I even saw a few extra toppings we didn't have to pay for. The overall pricing was extraordinarily reasonable, especially considering the multiple meetings we had beforehand, the fact that she handled all of our rentals (one less huge thing we had to think about), and provided an event crew. Thanks to her experience, we were covered on planning details as well, and she even gave us great ideas for things like our favors and centerpieces. Looking back, it almost feels like we got a party planner bundled in with the catering. Thank you so much to Marina and everyone at Barbara & Company Catering for taking such good care of us. Your work is very meaningful, and really can't thank you enough.

The food was delicious, Marina was a joy to work with everyone on site was kind, professional and…read morehelpful and did I mention the food?!?!?! If you need a caterer, definitely go with Barbara & Co!

Mark made an amazing meal with three different options beef, salmon, vegetarian lasagna,…read moresalad,delicious desert, perfectly done asparagus for 19 people. He cleaned up everything. The night was great! Thanks Mark!

Beware! Mark Gallagher signs contracts, takes money and disappears. I wish I could report that my…read moredaughter and son in law also had "great communication" and that their wedding guests enjoyed delicious food and seamless service at their wedding Memorial Day weekend, but Mark didn't show up at all. He did not return any calls or texts on the day of the wedding, leaving us to scramble to find tables, dishes, food, bartending, servers, etc for 150 guests and venue staff. Thus, I cannot comment on the quality of the food or service because THERE WAS NONE. As for communication, two days after the wedding, he sent an email that actually begins "I'm sorry I flaked on your event." I'm afraid I find that communique a bit lacking. There have been several convoluted,, ungrammatical emails and texts sent since, but all fail to explain why, apparently, no one besides Mark expected to provide service, food or bartending for this wedding which was arranged and paid for months in advance. It seems that no one in his employ had access to an address, phone number, email, or vehicle to attempt provision of services. He has intimated that our family's 1 star reviews are somehow to blame for his inability to even attempt to make this right. I'm confused as to how many stars he feels are warranted in this situation. The families of the bride and groom were stressed and distracted during what should have been a joyous day, and that can't be recovered. In this case, the one star reviews matter far more than the fives. **Update: 8/3/26 Received the same cut and paste reply to this review that he sent to others whose events he also failed to go to stating that he'd like to take "full responsibility" for the problem. Start by refunding the thousands of dollars you took in advance of our May event! We haven't seen a cent.

Feel Good Foods catered our wedding at Radonich Ranch in May 2026 and they were absolutely…read morephenomenal. They were a joy to work with and put their hearts into serving an incredible family-style dinner as well as drinks throughout the day. We had a number of guests tell us it was the best wedding food they've ever had and we loved having a fresh, locally-sourced menu that showcased the best of the spring season. To name a few: crab cakes with lemon aioli, fennel and citrus salad with citrus-date dressing, and lemon thyme chicken with summer squash and feta salsa verde (yes, it was moist, and it was delicious!) It was clean plates and full glasses all night - we can't give enough thanks to Amy, Heidi, and their team!

Feel Goods Foods was the caterer for our wedding in the Santa Cruz area. The food was INCREDIBLE!…read moreIt was so fresh and delicious. In particular, everyone loved the lamb lollipops and tri-tip, in addition to all the seasonal veggies. People kept coming up to us during the event and saying how the food was not "normal" wedding food. It actually tasted like a fresh, awesome meal! We highly recommend Amy and her team. They were professional, organized, and most importantly, their food was excellent.

Angela catered our wedding in Ben Lomond a few weeks ago. I am not exaggerating when I say her food…read morewas the #1 thing guests complimented! Angela is not only a talented chef, but she was truly a joy to work with. Planning a wedding can be stressful, but Angela was always the perfect combination of confident and flexible. She is happy taking charge on menu creation or building around a couples tastes. She was also able to get creative to accommodate veg/pesc/vegan guests and those with food allergies. Her staff also did a great job bartending and were generally putting out great vibes all night. I can't say enough good thing and I will absolutely look her way again when I need a caterer!

I wish I could give 6 stars. Angela's food was amazing - it's been five days since our wedding and…read morepretty much everyone I've talked to who attended the reception said they were WOWED by the food. We had a guest list of 150, and Angela and her team executed this very high quantity of food without sacrificing any quality or taste. We had the roast chicken, tri-tip, potatoes, asparagus, mixed greens salad, and rustic bread loaves. For our appetizers, we went simple and just did the cheese & charcuterie plus shrimp cocktail. I am so glad we went simple and "bare bones", because everything was well prepared, well presented, and delicious. And we still had a lot of leftovers!! Angela was also great to work with - very responsive and well communicative throughout the process. And her staff on site was fantastic - they did bussing and made sure everyone was satisfied with their meals. They also made sure that me and my groom had a chance to eat - which I have heard a lot of couples say they never get to eat the food at their wedding (I was determined to - it's the most expensive meal you'll ever have!!). The price was less than what other caterers charge, but with all the service and additional fees it still comes out to a pretty penny. But I'd do it again, because honestly there were no complaints from guests. And it's worth spending money for good food, good service, and happy guests. I'd recommend Angela blessing for any wedding or special event - glad I found her on Yelp!