The Memorial Hall, fun by the Foresthill branch of the American LEgion, is not only a landmark in…read moreForesthill, but it is a more than a decent facility for medium to large events. The hall rents for relatively cheap, and tables, chairs, and a full kitchen are included in the rental. There is a stage area, and several rooms other than the main room that prove useful for large events. The rustic feel of the lodge is perfect for the area, situated next to the Foresthill park, there are also BBQ pits, a picnic area, and accessible parking that can all improve the success of your event. We rented the Hall for my sister's baby shower, and my sister has rented it for other parties as well, and we have been most pleased with the venue. A great, inexpensive option for large events. Be prepared to leave the place just as sparkling clean as you found it, after all, that is the courteous thing to do.

We had our wedding reception here June of 2012. Such a quaint and quiet location. We could have…read moregotten married in the park or even on the grass of the hall. They provided all the tables and chairs, has string lights, a beautiful fireplace, and full use kitchen with everything you need for a more than affordable price, and the bbq facility. You can even have the museum docent on hand for your event and have the clubhouse and bar open for your event if you wanted. Cathy is so great to work with. Be patient if you want to book here. She has limited working hours and is also the groundskeeper. She will get back to you.

Held a small bridal shower for my daughter. Capital City Catering went above and beyond to make it…read moresuch a special day. We have used them in the past for two large events which they also did a spectacular job but I was concerned about a small 14 people backyard event. They treated us so well I highly recommend them. The food was beautifully displayed and tasted even better. It is a difficult time and they made it so much easier on me. I can't thank them enough.

First off, I would like to say that Kristen was amazing! I know that if I had tried to do this on…read moremy own, I would not have had the confidence or knowledge to have our wedding be as nice as it was. I picked out many of the vendors, but going over options with Kristen and brainstorming helped a lot. I didn't need as much help as probably the average person does while planning a wedding, but the things that Kristen helped with the day of and weeks before were crucial in having our wedding go as well as it did. Honestly, I think it would have been a mess without her. And furthermore, Kristen is a trooper. A few weeks or so before our wedding she actually broke her shoulder, and she still managed to get everything done: floral (as she was also our florist), basically all the decorating, picking up our cake, dealing with the wine glasses and serving people, day-of planning, and much more. She had hired an extra person to help as well, who was very wonderful to work with too. Kristen is full of ideas and she knows how to get things done. She does take on a lot of things at once, but everything got done that needed to, despite the challenges. Thank you Kristen for all your help on making our wedding day beautiful and run smoothly. We appreciate all your hard work! (I originally found Kristen through TheKnot website and booked her through there after looking at her reviews. I just wanted to also leave her a review on Yelp.)

Wedding planners and coordinators are supposed to help make the the process way less stressful and…read moreas seamless as possible, especially on the day of the wedding. As a matron of honor in a wedding in May of this year, I can say that that's not what happened with Kristen. As soon as the bride and I showed up for the rehearsal, she asked if she could just run through the rehearsal real quickly with the bride because she had to go pick up her dog from the groomer, which was a 45 minute drive away. She should have coordinated the grooming appointment or the pick up time to work properly with when rehearsal was. Rehearsal was at 4 PM and she needed to pick her dog up by five. Rehearsals take at least half an hour and the rehearsal needs to include everybody in the wedding so that everyone knows where to stand,what to do ,and how the whole process is going to go- especially since every venue and every wedding is different.If just the bride needed to run through the rehearsal, then there wouldn't be a rehearsal in general because the bride is already doing all the planning and coordinating for the day anyway. Kristen also then told the bride that she wouldn't be able to show up the day of the wedding until her dog sitter came. Although this might be a valid point, that's not really the brides concern, and mostly came off as if she wasn't going to be there on time and wasn't prepared to actually be there when she needed to be there on the day of the wedding. Having a dog sitter and having the sitter show up at the right time so you can be at the venue when needed is a behind the scenes detail that doesn't need to be shared. About five minutes into rehearsal starting and while the officiant was talking to the bride and groom, Kristen looked at me and said "you got this right? I have to leave" and then left without saying goodbye to the bride and groom or asking if there was anything else needed. On the day of, she completely ruined a surprise for the groom by announcing it, and talking about it literally right in front of the groom before he was supposed to know about it. The mother of the bride and a sister in law had to pick up her slack on more than a few occasions during the reception, which defeats the purpose of having her. Family of wedding party should not have to be pouring water and champagne. And while that might not be Kristen's exact job either, she should have delegated that task to someone who is supposed to do it. But the thing that really got me the most was that Kristen decided that a great time to talk to the bride about a change in the timeline was during the middle of the father of the bride speech. I know things have to change and the concern was about losing sun for sunset pictures. But really? Tapping the bride on the shoulder as her father is making eye contact with her and basically talking to her during his speech? Worst timing ever and completely took away from the moment for the father and bride. She was rude to one of the other vendors and told them that she was "so over this wedding" and then left in such a hurry that she was not mindful of guests while driving off in the parking lot. This was just the few things I witnessed and can account for. It was not professional at all and honestly made the wedding a lot more stressful than it needed to be.

The owner, Trang went above and beyond my wildest expectations for 2 different events! Last year he…read morecatered a holiday party for about 50 guests, the food was INCREDIBLE and the service was even better! Every one of my guests commented on not only how delicious the food was but also how beautiful the presentation was! I was so impressed that I insisted he cater an office lunch for about 80 guests last m, and of course it was just as incredible as the first event! Trang and his team are amazing and never leave out a single detail! Contact him ASAP for your holiday party, I'm sure his calendar is filling up quickly!!

I haved used MLG catering for numerous events. Trang is always in tune with what is going…read moreon...(seems to read my mind) and anticipates our events needs at every turn. An incredible chef, organized , intuitive, friendly and full of great suggestions at affordable rates. I recommend them to anyone that I come across that needs catering for whatever reason...he is evem great in helping us serve people with "special" food needs. Awesome company!!

Worth every penny! Melanie and her team did our grand opening event and it was seamless because of…read moreher and her crew. They thought of every detail - and went above and beyond in every scenario. I highly recommend them and will surely be using them again.

Zero stars but this app makes you pick one We were referred to this event planner for our…read moredaughter's wedding. There are so many out there so we went with the referral. I'd like to give Melanie the benefit of the doubt but what we encountered with her was the worst customer service ever. First pink flag was after initial call she sent over contract with wrong wedding date...(details)Prior to signing the contract and giving her $400 she was very responsive. 5/7 - signed contract 5/27 - first meeting Replied to tell us that she would be sending over a detailed timeline and some other direction. CRICKETS- we reached out multiple times and received one response - Fast forward to today... My daughter has been googling how to plan her own wedding and actually has booked multiple vendors on her own 6/15 - sent an email telling her we no longer needed her services Heard from the friend that referred her that I wasn't able to break up with her my daughter needed to...but she couldn't reply to my email. 6/21 - received an email from her stating her $400 deposit is non-refundable - $400 deposited for absolutely nothing, she did nothing to earn that $400 - she should be ashamed to keep that money. 6/16 - We hired another wedding planner and she did more in the first 24 hours and had all the correct info on contract and was super attentive to the style and vibe my daughter and her fiancé are looking for. We actually had looked into the planner we ended up choosing, GO WITH YOUR GUT This women is a waste of money.

When I was planning my wedding, I was adamant in not hiring a wedding coordinator. We were trying…read moreto save money and we thought we could do everything on our own. This was mostly true until weeks before our event when we started to wonder who would be on site to greet and coordinate the vendors while we were getting ready and who would keep us on track to make sure we got to every scheduled event during the wedding. As the wedding grew closer, I grew more worried and decided to reach out to a bunch of wedding coordinators to find someone to work on just my wedding day. Most had these ridiculously expensive packages, and I couldn't stomach paying thousands of dollars to have someone do what I had already been doing this whole time. And then I met Nicole Conway. At our first meeting with her, I could tell that she was on the same page as me - super detail orientated, very organized, experienced, practical, and really friendly. It was love at first sight. She walked us through all of the things that she would be responsible for, what we would be responsible for, and gave me productive feedback on all of the things I had already been working on. Best of all, she didn't pressure us into thinking we needed to hire someone. When we left that meeting, my husband and I got in the car and both agreed immediately that we wanted to hire her. We felt confident that she was what we needed to make this last bit of stress go away. Nicole organized our rehearsal at the venue and we ran through the final details of the wedding day the night before. When the wedding day came, I was still anxious, but not as much as I would have been without her. Seeing her face at the beginning of the ceremony really calmed me down because I knew that she had made sure the venue looked exactly how I wanted it to and that she would keep us on track the entire night. She understood my vision for how the event would look and go and made sure to jump through hoops to help achieve it. And everything went off without a hitch! Even when we did have a small situation where I forgot something at the hotel, her assistant did not hesitate to run back down the street and grab it. So amazing! During the reception, Nicole made sure we got to sit down and eat, which I was truly grateful for because our food was amazing and it gave my husband and I a peaceful moment to take everything in (the night really does fly by so quickly!). And even though it wasn't in her job description, she stayed to help us clean up afterward, something I am so incredibly grateful for! She was so helpful and considerate; she didn't leave us high and dry. I honestly don't know what I would have done without Nicole. A million people probably would have tried asking me and my husband logistical questions or questions about timing - it likely would have been a nightmare. But with Nicole there on the day of, we really could relax and enjoy everything. Not a single worry in the world. We got to mingle with each one of our 135 guests and checked everything off the list (photos, dancing, speeches, bouquet toss, etc...) smoothly. It was wonderful! Working with Nicole and her assistant, Heidi, was so easy, something I really appreciated. They both were so sweet and so accommodating, they did an incredible job! If you are thinking of hiring a wedding day coordinator, stop thinking and do it - hire Nicole. She's TOTALLY worth it!

For my wedding this past September our venue had recommended we work with Nicole as our day of…read morecoordinator. I'm so thankful that we did!!! Nicole was way more than the day of coordinator. She checked in with me regularly months before the wedding, sent me texts when she saw things that reminded her of my perfect wedding vision, she worked out every detail with my vendors, led our rehearsal, made sure that every detail I had in my head came to reality on the day of the wedding, and even became a seamstress when one of my bridesmaids had a serious wardrobe malfunction minutes before the ceremony was to start. On my wedding day she and her staff was amazing. I didn't have a worry in the world because I knew Nicole was there to make sure my day was perfect- and it truly was. There wasn't one thing I would do differently. My day was really a dream come true- and it was because of the support and guidance of Nicole.

We wanted to have maternity photos done while we were pregnant. We were so lucky we got Alicia to…read morecapture the moment. My wife and I didn't really have anything particular in mind, more like lost on where to start. Alicia came through and helped us capture who we really were without all the awkward posing. We enjoyed our maternity photos so much that we had to have Alicia do our baby boy's newborn photos too! Alicia was really flexible with us when we were scheduling our session. She was really patient and you definitely picked up some tips on how to keep him calm from the session. (the portable heater!) All of our photos came out perfect. So much more than what we could have asked for. We can't wait for Alicia to capture more of what life has to offer us.

Alicia and her husband Anthony are simply the best! We spent lots of time searching for a wedding…read morephotographer that both matched our style and was affordable, and we came across Alicia Gines Photography. They have very laid back personalities and are willing to work with you on everything to ensure that you get the shots that you want. Alicia prefers to use natural light, which makes for gorgeous photos (especially at sunset), and she keeps the portrait-ish photos to a minimum to allow for more natural, candid shots. Our wedding venue had amazing landscaping, and Alicia's wide shots captured every detail and completely blew us away. She is so talented at what she does, and is such a great person to work with. The wedding party loved her as well, and my sister will likely be booking her for her 2015 wedding! Thank you Alicia and Anthony for capturing our special day!

If you're reading this--just trust me and hire Barbility…read more Jessica and her team were absolutely incredible from start to finish. Jessica was so easy to work with, offered great package options, and had fantastic ideas for drinks that felt fun, thoughtful, and totally elevated. She was also super flexible--working with us to tweak cocktails based on guest allergies and letting us fully personalize the menu by renaming drinks to things meaningful to us (pet names, our wedding date, etc.) and creating a custom bar menu. It made the whole experience feel extra special and very us. Pro tip: get the add-ons. The syrups/juices, hydration station (especially clutch for non-drinkers), and having them handle cups and ice is 1000% worth it. That is the last thing you want to be thinking about on your event day, and they made it completely seamless. They also arrived early to set everything up, which took a huge weight off our shoulders. And Margie?? An absolute rockstar. Not only was she amazing behind the bar, but she jumped in to help with anything and everything--securing table covers that were trying to blow away in the wind, taking out trash, clearing tables, and hopping back behind the bar to keep drinks flowing. Truly went above and beyond. Speaking of the bar: the line never got out of hand (even with 100+ guests), which was incredible. And both Jessica and Margie were so warm and fun & our guests loved chatting with them all night. The drinks themselves were so good, like something you'd happily pay $14 for at a bar. Thoughtfully crafted, consistently delicious, and absolutely something guests were going out of their way to compliment. They really made the whole experience feel elevated and special. Could not recommend Barbility more--we'd hire them again in a heartbeat.

Jessica and Kaiya were an absolute delight and killed it as our bar service for our daughter's…read morecollege graduation party, held at the Prickly Pear in Sacramento. I reached out to Jessica about 8 months prior to the May party to get information about her services. I wanted to reach out early, due to graduation weekend in Sac and I wanted to book with vendors way ahead of time. Once hired in contract, Jessica and I had a few calls/ emails to select the craft drinks and discuss all details which I appreciated' the calls, ' cause I am highly organized and a preplanner and so is Jess. The day of the event we only had a couple hours to set up of which, everything went off without an issue. The bar was super cute and all the extra details, like the custom menu, flowers, feathers, decor and extra touches really added a little extra to the bar and hydration station. The guests loved the bar; craft cocktails and the two ladies were so fun and enthusiastic. If you are in the market for a bar service, highly recommend.