Jennifer is the owner and she is super knowledgeable. She knows her business and right from my first conversation, I immediately knew I was in good hands. I hired a total of 9 workers to help with my daughter's wedding and all of them went above and beyond! While it was a crazy day for me entertaining and greeting everyone, there were a few Spare Hands that I had the pleasure of interacting with: *Jacqueline did everything and anything but what really stood out was how she cleaned and mopped that kitchen at the venue; she made it look better than when we arrived! She killed it! *Martin was punctual, friendly, kind and proactive. He was the first to arrive at the venue before the start time. He greeted me with a smile that made me feel like I knew him! And because they were too shy to eat, I saw Martin bring our photo booth workers plates of food :) Oh also, he made it a point to shake my hand before he left. *Sam is a sweet, sweet girl. At the end of the party, I was scrambling to clean up a stain and she was right by my side. She made my urgency, her urgency. She made my priorities, her priorities. She anticipated my concerns and had solutions for me; she set my mind at ease. Just because I didn't mention the others doesn't mean they weren't amazing. They were all busy little bees! I hope to use this business again! read more

Jennifer was amazing to work with. From the moment I called Spare Hands, I could tell that she was very knowledgeable and would help deliver the wedding we were planning. She worked with me every step of the way as things change as you get closer to the event. Her staff delivered what they promised and they checked with me frequently to see how everything was going. I would highly recommend her company if you are planning an event- thank you for your service! read more

Amazing party savers!! Under an unfortunate circumstance loosing the bartender I hired months ago on the day of my event , I received a referral to call Jennifer at Spare Hands ! What a party saver! She was able to send out Karen hours before my event to bartend for 65 people ! She was perfect ! On time! Poured excellent drinks! Many many thanks to Jennifer and Karen! You can bet I will be saving Jennifer 's number ! Thank you Karen for outstanding service and making my birthday party a memorable one! read more

Finally used Jen's services over the weekend! So grateful for her teams support for my husbands 40th birthday. Excellent communication going into the event. Our helper arrived on time, prepared to work. She helped with everything needed. She was very polite, and professional. Looking forward to using her services again soon. read more

I would like to thank Spare Hands for the exceptional service they provided for our wedding cocktail reception . Our bartender Ashley far exceeded our expectations . She was professional, on time, and friendly. I would recommend Spare Hands to anyone one in need of a bartender for an event. read more

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Spare Hands was able to staff our wedding and was so excellent to work with! Booking was professional and comprehensive, and the staff were incredible. read more

BEST BARTENDER EVER! Jennifer helped us to coordinate and our bartender Collin went ABOVE AND BEYOND! He made my husband's birthday so special-even our guests were complimenting how attentive he was throughout the evening, not to mention his libations were ***On Point*** read more

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Super helpful! Spare Hands provided two helpers for my backyard rehearsal dinner. They were fantastic and so helpful throughout the night! Very reasonably priced too. read more

Spare hands and Jennifer have been amazing and totally deserving of this review! Jennifer took charge knew exactly what I wanted and help me plan my wedding during the harshest of Covid times. Together we mapped out a game plan and her team totally delivered! She took down notes and really came across extremely experienced ! From our conversation I knew right away that I needed to hire them! I just received a thank you card in the mail and that put a smile on my face ! This is the kind of business you want to work with ! The kind that is personal, caring , and dedicated! read more

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We used Spare Hands to help us with a party at our home. We were having a self serve lunch buffet and drink table for 30 people celebrating our daughter's recent marriage. Spare Hands determined that we needed one server. She was WONDERFUL. She did everything from helping to set up buffet tables, replenishing food and drinks at buffet, keeping things tidy including the bathrooms, washed the serving pieces, emptied trash, and I enjoyed the party without a worry. I will never have another party without Spare Hands. I want to have fun at my parties! read more

I used this service at my Mom's Celebration of Life. It was incredible. I didn't have to worry about anything. They all arrived early we told them where we had the bar set up, they got everything set up to their liking. They put the chips and dip we had on all of the tables, and kept them filled. They cleaned up as the party went on. They served the dessert, cleaned up and bagged up all of the left over food. I would recommend this service to everyone having a get together. It allows the host and hostess to enjoy the party also. read more

Great! Great! Great! Our company had a party of about 250 guests. We transformed our parking lot into a beach by bringing in 54 tons of sand and creating a very relaxed environment. Jennifer and her team were on top of all our needs. The smallest details that we didn't even think of they did. They were extremely professional, on time, friendly to the guests and their needs. We will definitely be using them again at our next event. read more

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I used Spare Hands on a referral from a friend who had used Spare Hands for her event. Janine our "spare hand" was just wonderful! She was friendly, and extremely helpful. She interacted with everyone, kept drinks refilled, cleaned up plates from dinner, help clean up at the end of the evening. This is service is well worth the money. I got to enjoy myself. read more

Jennifer basically ran our wedding from the moment she arrived. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL SHE WAS HERE! Transforming a beach wedding into a backyard micro wedding during a pandemic is no easy feat! Thanks to Jen at Spare Hands, our micro wedding evening was relaxing and beautiful. We were able to enjoy our own party, rather than "host" ... Jen handled set up, serving, announcements, lighting candles, cutting cake, champagne, clean up, packing leftovers, rearranging the fridge, and so much more. I cannot say enough positive things about Jen and Spare Hands! read more

I hired Spare Hands for my wedding based on my wedding planner's recommendation and they were amazing!! Our venue did not have a caterer or staff and we also needed to flip the ceremony space to the reception area, so we hired Spare Hands to help with the flip, setting tables, pouring water/champagne, serving appetizers, bussing tables and cleaning up after the event. Jennifer was such a pleasure to work with and knew exactly how many people to provide and at what times. I think we ended up with 8 people throughout the day. Throughout our wedding day, staff were constantly checking on me and the groom, making sure we had drinks and food. They truly helped make our wedding special. I would definitely hire Spare Hands again!! read more

Jennifer and her team turn event hosting from stressful to a breeze! They are a talented group of helpful and professional individuals who, as the name implies, are ready to jump in with a spare hand. They have helped me with food prep, decor prep, food service, bartending, even kept an eye on my kids when needed. Jennifer has become a part of our family and I wouldn't consider hosting an event without her there! read more

Jennifer, thank you! You are truly awesome and have a talent. We used Spare Hands to help coordinate and decorate our wedding ceremony over this past weekend. Everything was on time and so beautiful. We received many praises for the event and appreciate your help! read more

I found Spare Hands on Yelp and they also came recommended by my venue. We're so glad and SO grateful that we went with their amazing team! The price for the number of hours of service we needed was reasonable and the owner, Jennifer, was very responsive to my outreach and maintained open lines of communication with me about booking and leading up to my event. Our servers, Brian and Mayra, were incredibly helpful and just all hands on deck. They cleaned tables, passed out appetizers and cake, refilled waters, helped with our toast, and more! My family and guests were really complimentary of their service, and my mom was especially impressed with their level of attentiveness and professionalism. Overall, their team helped to keep everything clean and contributed to an overall smooth and fantastically magical wedding. Thank you Spare Hands and Jennifer! read more

This review is long overdue and now that the whirlwind of post wedding and the holidays has come to a close, I just wanted to come here to share what an incredible experience I had with Jennifer and her team. As most 2020 brides will share, it was a rough year for wedding planning. With the uncertainty that Covid brought plans were often revised if not cancelled. Our original destination wedding was cancelled and I refused to postpone which brought us to planning an entirely new backyard wedding 3 months out. I was back to square one with no vendors and safety for my guests being of the utmost concern. I wanted a team to help my guests have a good time and be able to get food/drinks in the safest way possible. My caterer, Olive Wood Pizza highly recommended Spare Hands to help. My first call with Jennifer immediately put all of my fears for the day to rest. She understood I needed help with servers with passed hors' dourves, the pizza bar, a bartender, help with desserts as well as light set up and clean up. She had recommendations for flow and how to best suit my guests needs. Booking and follow ups were incredibly easy. Pricing is VERY reasonable. As my wedding was in a backyard, I had concerns about things maybe being a bit more casual than I had hoped but Jennifer was on top of it all from beginning to end. She was always a step ahead, made sure my husband and I had a chance to eat all while keeping things running. She helped with my ceremony and even small things like bustling my dress. Her attention to detail made my wedding as magical as I hoped it would be before Covid came into the world. My guests raved about their experience with her and the staff. I'm also happy to report that with the efforts of her team, my guests were kept safe and we had 0 reports of illness post wedding. Do not hesitate to consider this team for any of your event needs. They are the definition of professionalism while personalizing the experience to your specific needs. Thank you again Spare Hands! read more

I am obsessed with Jennifer as a professional. She really was an amazing pleasure to work with and offered so much extra information that I was unaware of. She was really friendly, thoughtful, kind, and upbeat. She made planning my wedding and letting go easy. She had 4 staff members handle my wedding and they were on top of everything. They really were helpful. Everyone truly went above and beyond! I would use Spare Hands again in a heartbeat. read more

Our venue was BYOB and catering, which was great but also meant we needed staffing. Jennifer and her team couldn't have been more helpful every step of the way. All she needed was a general outline for the day and the guest count, and she handled the rest. She never tried to upsell us on extra labor, and everyone on her staff created the perfect evening. Drinks were served promptly, guests were cleaned up after without issue, and perhaps the best compliment I can give is that I barely even recognized them all night because they just took care of everything without interfering at all. The pricing was way more reasonable than similar services we searched for. Jennifer herself was amazing at communicating every step of the way. If you need staffing and bartending services, definitely choose them! read more

Used them many times for a variety of events. Always timely to arrive as well as keeping time of the event, not afraid to lead the coordination of the kitchen, truly allows you to be a guest at your own party. My guests LOVE it, they feel pampered! Highly recommend Jennifer & her totally professional crew! read more

I hosted a 60th Birthday at my home this past Saturday. The birthday girl hired Spare Hands. There will still a lot to get done when Brian and James showed up. The immediately took initiative and started getting things done for the appetizers. They were amazing and efficient all evening. They deserve more than this review and I know who ever gets them to assist in future events will be blessed. Thank you Brian and James! A job well done. read more

We had our wedding on 5/29 in Huntington Beach After two cancellations due to covid, and a few cha he's in guest count, I knew each vendor had some challenges. Not only did the two woman who worked out event (their name escapes me. I hope they get their proper recognition) we're fantastic. They were kind and considerate to all guests. They took concern over the elderly guests getting food first, while being in ten places at once. My wife and I were checked in on constantly and always had a drink in our hand, without asking. They were so good with our parents and the younger guests. We heard many compliments days after the wedding from our guests regarding their exceptional service. I would recommend spare hands to anyone, for any type of event. They were incredible. read more

Jennifer was very easy to communicate with from the start, and very accommodating I booked her team two days before the event. The day of the party we had Jane and Brandon join us, they were both on time, professional and got to work immediately. They were a blessing to have around and were quick to follow instructions and made sure everything ran smoothly. Will definitely contact Spare Hands for all our future events. read more

I host a lot of parties and family gatherings and never hired help. We had my father's 73rd surprise bday party this past weekend and I wanted to spend time with our guests. Through a local FB group I saw a recommendation for Spare Hands. Jennifer Bitting is amazing! She is a lovely person, very friendly and warm...makes you feel like you've known her for a long time. She takes initiative and knows exactly what to do. You don't need to tell her as she is one step ahead. And she executes her work with detail - nicely arranging appetizers, the tables, serving, and she works quickly. I'm so glad she was there to be my right hand at the party. We received many compliments from our guests and they'll be reaching out to her too! Thank you Jennifer for taking the stress of hosting off my back. You are a true professional! read more

I used Spare Hands at a bare bones venue and literally could not have done it without them! I used the servers, 1 bartender, and 1 wedding coordinator and her assistant. They were so helpful and polite and cheaper than the venue's staff. If you ever have a large gathering at a home or park be sure to use Spare Hands as they made everything go seamlessly! My wedding was perfect and we stayed exactly on time all thanks to Jennifer and her helpers. The service really wasn't even expensive and I wish I threw more events so I could have their wonderful staff help me again! read more

I have used the staffing from Spare Hands twice now. Both times the staff was not only on time, but early. They assisted guests with drinks, serving and cleared. One of them even washed all my clients dishes. As an event planner it is really important to not only have great help, but that of ones that are professional and willing to work. I cannot thank their team enough! Happy to continue to use them over and over again with all events I need some spare hands. Courtney - Simply Radiant Events read more

Spare Hands is such an amazing service!!!!! I don't know where they've been my whole life! I will never throw another party without them!! Stacey was my "Spare Hands" at my husband's 50th birthday party and she was incredible! Made sure the food was out, trash was picked up, even went on an ice run for me when we ran out. We hosted this party at a location away from home and she even helped pack everything up at the end of the night and clean up. I was actually able to enjoy myself and focus on playing hostess!! Completely affordable pricing and worth every cent!!! Thank you Spare Hands!!!! read more

I can not recommend these amazing people enough. From the moment they started our wedding they catered to everyone's needs and even when the ceremony was over they made sure me and my wife were well taken care of. The bartender was fantastic and was cordial and made everyone feel welcome. There was a smaller brunette lady that was so incredibly helpful by constantly making sure me and my wife were well help though I unfortunately completely forgot her name. Regardless I will forever recommend this group for anything and everything. Thank you so much for making our wedding so amazing. read more

We had THE best night of our lives! I am still swooning. We couldn't have had a better group send us off into marriage. Jennifer and her team were such a sweet blessing! We cannot thank them enough for making our day so magical and smooth! They were attentive and kind to us and our guests. They were sure to bring us appetizers while we were taking photos and had drinks and dinner brought to us so we could maximize our time celebrating with our guests. We are so grateful and HIGHLY recommend them! We are looking for another excuse to throw a party so we can work with Jennifer and her team again! read more

Couldn't have asked for a better wedding coordinator than Jennifer... she brought organization, charm, energy, fun, professionalism, details, and crisis management (ha! ya our wedding might have ended really sour and embarrassing if it weren't for her, especially with our caterer who failed to give guests wine when my Father wanted to give a toast, really caterers?) Detailed to the point where she even went out of her way to feed us food to make sure we weren't hungry between guest photos. Wife and I are still wondering how she managed to be in so many places at once juggling everything, dealing with dominant family members' personalities, and keeping our demanding wedding itinerary on track. She might as well be a modern-day marvel avenger. Anyways we can't thank her enough for all her hard work and genuine desire to help made our day so awesome! We still get compliments to this day of how fun, beautiful and perfect the day turned out. Jennifer, if you're reading this... thank you and thank you again! read more

Attended an event last week that Spare Hands catered. Food was good and so was the wine, but the service was spectacular! Karen and Stephanie were wonderful and went over, above, beyond! Highly recommend! read more