C&J Catering

I highly recommend C&J catering to make your wedding day perfect!

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wedding coordinator and we had a blast with her every time we met with her! Sadly (but good for her!) she got promoted so we had to switch to Danielle. Danielle was such a sweetheart and so very helpful! She came into our planning process towards the end and it was like she had been there all along. I was so impressed with how she picked up where Courtney left off. She worked with me to make sure every detail was planned accordingly. There are so many food options. We didn't even know what to choose! We finally narrowed it down for our tasting and we were not disappointed at all. The food was fabulous! We received compliments during our wedding about how good their dinners were. Thank you guys for your hard work!

s we just didn’t know. They have a lot of experience on their staff. The food was delicious, and the coordination was incredible. We entire process from start to finish was stress-free and easy. Very happy with our decision to go with C&J Catering! Special thanks to Natalie! Super knowledgeable and friendly!

ing to take care of everything! I had nothing to worry about! Thank you so much!

decor as well. She also provided us with tons of advice and vendor recommendations. Courtney was always cheerful and beyond helpful and truly made our experience. The food provided by C&J was delicious. We decided on a BBQ station , Pasta station and Salad bar. We also got our cake from C&J and cupcake cones which they happily provided. The cocktail hour food was also delicious , the artichoke dip is delicious. When we set out to find a caterer we were looking for food we would want to eat ! and C&J excelled in it's delivery. We highly recommend C&J and suggest requesting Courtney to work with !!

hing basic to it. They have a variety of appetizers, main courses and desserts. Everything we tasted on our trial was amazing, and the food at our wedding was perfect. We choose buffet and I was skeptical at first but everything was hot and ready. Evon was our coordinator throughout the planning process. She is such a fun and caring person. She works very hard at her job and it is clear that she loves what she does. She made my day run smooth and never failed to help wherever it was needed. We also used C&J for our floral, they designed the bouquets, boutineers, ceremony arrangements and reception arrangements. everything was beautiful. When I first met with Jill I had a vision of what I wanted and she created it! I tend to be a person that stresses about every single detail, but with Evon around I didn't even panic once!

ne of the venues we visited and were still convinced that this was the caterer we wanted. The tasting was delicious! My daughter and her fiancé were thrilled with the choices and how wonderful everything tasted. Melissa allowed us to customize the menu and make changes several times! A week or so before the wedding, Melissa and Eileen met me at our venue and asked me a LOT of questions! I had thought I was pretty organized, but they pointed out all the little details I had forgotten and TOOK CARE OF EVERYTHING! I was so relieved after that meeting. I knew that those women were going to take care of us wonderfully. The day of the wedding Eileen realized that I had forgotten to order napkins for the reception! No problem, she said. She called C&J, and napkins were delivered. She also noted that one table lacked a flower arrangement, and she and Penny (the owner of Moonstone Manor) moved flowers from the ceremony site and artfully arranged them on the lonely table. No one could tell the difference. Eileen, who is as sweet as she is organized, and her staff were wonderful at the reception. The bartenders and waiters were efficient and professional, and the food was fabulous. My guests raved about everything. I have two other daughters, and I wouldn’t hesitate to use C&J catering again. The price and the quality were extraordinary. Thank you, Eileen and Melissa. You made the day a great success.

edding she did a fantastic job. She listened to what my daughters vision was and made it happen. Her attention to detail went above and beyond. She was always available for questions during the planning stages. We gave our guests a choice of 3 different plated served meals. The presentation of the food was very appealing and it was delicious. A big hit with the guests was the individual baked potato toppings bar at each table. I would highly recommend this as a choice! The entire staff of C&J on the wedding day was great. All our guests were well taken care of and Contessa made sure every detail was attended to and ran smoothly. I would not hesitate to recommend C&J to anyone planning a wedding and I would highly recommend asking for Contessa to be your coordinator. Bob & Ellen Swigert

wedding, and the staff at C&J helped me through every step of the way. We trusted them with every piece of the wedding including flowers, cake, food, etc. We highly recommend C&J Catering!

ur point of contact, which is very convenient. Contessa was very helpful with perfecting our menu, editing it and adding to it multiple times! Outside of that though, if you have a wedding coordinator, having a catering coordinator the day of does seem a little unnecessary, especially for the added cost. Additionally, I had made it very clear that there was a particular item that was very important for me to have on the menu. The day of the wedding I noticed the menu had changed and was only informed when I asked, that the item I specifically requested had been sent to another wedding by mistake. Mistakes happen, but it was a bit of a let down. Overall they have delicious food and are very professional.

the service. I had the pleasure of working with Carol, and she is the best! She honestly felt like my fairy godmother by the end of my night. She was so easy to contact and always had an answer to my questions. She was so helpful in the planning process and genuinely happy for my husband and I. I highly recommend C&J catering! They took all of the stress out of planning and made it an amazing day!!

and décor as well. I also hired a day of coordinator (Evon). The food was amazing, all the guests loved it! They have lots of options and will accommodate to whatever you want. for example, I had a vintage circus themed wedding and wanted sliders for butlered hors d'oeuvres and cotton candy attached to my escort cards. I got exactly that! I also wanted a popcorn machine. They did that for me as well! The flowers they chose to use were beautiful. Went right along with my theme and were a VERY reasonable price being that they were mostly exotic flowers. They arranged them beautifully!nocomplaints. I wanted vintage Pinwheels in different colors and patterns attached to my bridesmaids bouquets which they arranged beautifully. they hand crafted the pin wheels which I thought was cool! As for the décor, OH MY GOSH! was that done beautifully! they did everything down to the smallest detail exactly how I envisioned it! I was terrified to have anyone do the décor for my "crazy" circus themed idea. I was scared it would look tacky but it didn't. All I said to the florist was "I want a vintage/rustic circus themed wedding that kinda looks like it was a scene in the movie Water for Elephants" and they knew exactly what I wanted. They kept in constant contact with me, making sure they had every detail correct, and if I had questions I never felt I was a bother. They were a lively bunch! They make you feel very comfortable and important. They are very professional and definitely know what they are doing! They always thought of things that I didn't and made sure to ask me how I wanted those things done, giving me plenty of options. I loved that the contract was broken down. I got to see exactly what I was being charged for, and I mean every little thing. In the contract they also give you VERY detailed descriptions of what the décor will look like which I liked being that you don't actually get to see it until the day of. It made me feel more at ease to see on paper exactly how it would all be set up. I felt everything was VERY reasonably priced. I added a lot of last minute things. Maybe a day or two before I decided that I wanted Signature drinks (Cotton Candy Vodka and The Pink Elephant which is pink lemonade and vodka). They didn't seem annoyed that I made last minute decisions, in fact they felt completely opposite. They were excited! which I appreciated. You don't realize how many little details go into a wedding until you're planning one and so I'm glad I had Evon (my DOC) to help me along the way. Keeping in touch, making sure I planned out everything that needed to be planned out, making sure rehearsal went as planned and ultimately taking a load of stress off of my shoulders by running the show the day of the wedding. Oh! they also did my stationary! my escort cards and table numbers! they were very unique. Loved them! I was able to keep them after the wedding to put in a scrap book which I appreciated. C&J does it all!

, asparagus, cornbread, and root vegetables. One of my favorite parts of the wedding planning process was going through their main menu to choose. Everything looked mouthwatering amazing! I would recommend getting several of their smaller desserts rather than a large cake. The oreo dream brownies are everything!

pectations. The staff members are all so professional and amazing to work with- Alexis & Evon answered every question (there were many) we had and helped us create an amazing day. Evon was our coordinator for most of our planning time and she always made us feel confident that everything would amazing. She is a gem and was such a pleasure to work with. Eileen was so great on our wedding day and made sure that the plans Evon made were executed smoothly. The food was some of the best wedding food ever had (said our guests!) and the service was top notch. Melissa, Pam & Jill from the floral & decor team were amazing. They turned our vision into an amazing reality. We got SO many compliments on our flowers!! If we had to do it all over again, I wouldn't change a thing. THANK YOU SO MUCH C&J CATERING!!!!!!! - The Bollingers

en so well, and were excellent at working the reception space to the best efficiency. All the servers were very polite, and the food was delicious! Our only disappointment was that there were very few leftovers, but maybe that was because the food was so good!

their chiefs grow tired of making the same entrees event after event and like a challenge. We asked for some Indian dishes that were not on the suggested menu, they rose to the challenge. The chiefs listened and made the minor adjustments we requested, and the food at our wedding reception was fantastic. We received numerous compliments and praises from our guests who traveled from all over the US and have travel the world.

rking with Contessa throughout the whole wedding planning process and she was always there to help take are ideas and dreams and make them into a reality. The day of the wedding could not have any better and we are still getting compliments from family & friends about how good the food was. We went for a BBQ theme and it was just delish! C&J was top notch and I would recommend it to anyone, especially if you work with Contessa. Also, we were lucky to have Jamie the owner to help with the execution the day of because we had such a big wedding and both her and Contessa were always around if we needed anything throughout the wedding. Absolutely thrilled we went with them and could not have asked for anything better!

aking accommodations for our cake (due to allergies). The food turned out to be delicious and Nicole along with her staff did an excellent job! Highly recommend C & J Catering to anyone!

ery reasonable and you definitely get more than what you pay for. We never felt like we were being "nickled & dimed". We were given the left over food from both our tasting and our wedding, which was great because normally that just gets wasted. On the day of our wedding , I did not feel like I had to worry or micromanage at all because I knew they would have everything taken care of. The staff employees that worked our event were very attentive, professional, and fun. At one point I looked around and noticed they were dancing too, which made me feel like our wedding was a lot of fun (just what we wanted!). Also, at the end of the night, they neatly packed up everything that we had brought to the wedding so that all of our guests got to enjoy the night until the very end and not worry about clean up. I have nothing but positive things to say! I cannot find a page specifically for their floral and design team so this review will be a little long! Melissa did all of our floral arrangements and they were gorgeous. This was another example of getting your moneys worth with this company. I was very conflicted on paying for flowers for one day, but the price was very reasonable in comparison to most of the local florists. Everyone kept complimenting the bouquets and centerpieces, and they were exactly what I wanted. I provided table cards, lanterns, votive candles, and candle holders for the centerpieces and Melissa did a great job at incorporating everything. I almost cried when I saw my wedding venue decorated for the night, because it was absolutely perfect.

and we felt completely at ease knowing that all of the details were in her hands. She knows the wedding industry inside and out and we really trusted her advice and opinions. During the rehearsal she was serious and task oriented but she's also hilarious and fun. Thanks to her organization and attention to detail we were able to be carefree and enjoy the day with our family and friends. Everything went off without a hitch. When I first met with Melissa to talk about florals and design for our wedding, I knew immediately that she would be able to capture my vision perfectly. From the bouquets to the centerpieces, the aisle runner - everything looked better than I could've dreamed. We received so many compliments on the decor, many guests said our wedding looked like it was out of a magazine and was very "pintrest-worthy". The food was amazing, and again we received many compliments - guests said it was the best food they've ever had at a wedding. When I began menu planning with Jamie she was able to make great suggestions based off of our likes and dislikes and honestly after the tasting we had a hard time making decisions because everything was so delicious. Nicole did our catering coordinating and she was so nice and very on top of everything. Cocktail hour and dinner service progressed smoothly - we can't say enough great things about the team! Unlike with other vendors we had considered, the staff at C&J really made us feel like they cared about making our important day special. They were prompt at returning emails and remembered details we had talked about previously. Our contract with C&J was itemized line by line which was really helpful because we could see exactly how much various items cost and we could decide exactly what we wanted to save on and splurge for. We really appreciated how they were able to work with us to help fit everything within our budget. C&J helped to make our wedding the most amazing day and if we had to plan it all over again we would choose C&J 10 times out of 10. If you want to relax and enjoy your day knowing that your wedding will be a beautiful, well-organized event that your friends and family will love - choose C&J.

ight around the date of our wedding. With plenty of time to spare before our wedding, Contessa contacted me to let me know that Megan would take over as the day of coordinator for my wedding. I first met Megan a little over a month before the wedding when I did a walk through of our venue. I could tell that Megan was going to do a great job, and she was great at calming my nerves and reassuring me that everything would come together the way I wanted it to. I walked away from our meeting knowing that everything was going to be take care of, from the cake table to the table cloths to the 100-200 candles I needed her to light before the reception started. I had more decorations than most brides, and Megan did a fabulous job making sure everything was set up the way I wanted it. At the rehearsal, Megan led everyone in a fun, quick, and productive practice. I got numerous compliments about the speediness of the rehearsal and it helped us get the practice in before it stormed! After the rehearsal, my mom and I looked at each other and commented that Megan was already worth every penny we had spent to hire her for the wedding. The day of the wedding Megan was fabulous. She set up all of the tables that I had planned... the cupcake display with silver antique trays, the guest book table, the family wedding photograph table, the seating assignment table, the unity candle table at the ceremony, the 100-200 candles all around the barn, and many other decorations. She also checked in on me to make sure everything was going smoothly. And everything went smoothly. Our day was better than I could have imagined, and I know that Megan was a huge part of that. My only regret was that I did not hire Megan for additional hours to help with clean up! I would highly recommend Megan as a day of coordinator for your wedding! After planning everything, it was a wonderful feeling to get to sit back, relax and enjoy the day knowing that Megan was making sure everything turned out great!

ing coordinator Sara Jane was there for the entire tasting, she sat with us and made notes as far as linens we liked and disliked, and plates and utensils we liked and preferred to use. Sara Jane stayed in contact the entire year between the tasting and the event answering all my questions and putting me at ease the entire way! It was very relaxing as the bride to know that she was at our reception venue the day of our wedding make sure everything was were it needed to be and knowing that I could text her if I had any problems or concerns and she would fix it :) The food was outstanding and we had plenty for people to have seconds and even for us to take home at the end of the night. At first the price seemed a little high to me but when I considered everything that was included: bar mixers, table linens, ice, all utensils, plates, cups and the fact that I had Sara Jane and her fantastic and professional staff it didn't seem like that much!! I would highly (and do highly) recommend C&J to all my friends, family and fellow brides :)

o build our menu, there was something for everyone. The planner we were given was a little unorganized at times, and didn't do quite as good of a job contacting us with important info in the planning stages as I would have liked, but she was fantastic on the actual wedding day and everything came together beautifully in the end.

our wedding coordinator, and the rest of C&J's team. In anything, if not everything, we really wanted to find vendors who really understood our vision for our wedding. This was an event that my husband and I had truly waited a long time for and we wanted perfection. From the very beginning from working with C&J, the canvas was always open and free to play with. We were astounded at the ideas brought forth in combination with our own ideals and together, it was not hard to make the decision to hand over our special day to C&J. Looking back on our wedding day, the service was above and beyond what we had expected & I still remember crying seeing my bouquet for the first time! We are forever thankful and C&J helped create everlasting memories that we’d honestly waited soo incredibly long for! Thank you is an understatement of our gratitude!

f emails promptly and even took time out to meet us to go over things in person when I asked. They really worked with us to create the best menu in our price range and allll of our guests commented on how delicious the food was!! The day of the wedding all of the staff were so polite and helpful to our guests, the bartenders were great (we used theirs) and our family and friends loved how they remembered their drinks throughout the night, just the little things which made it that much nicer for our guests. Contessa made sure our day ran smoothly as well, I kept telling everyone that if anything had gone wrong, I didn't know about it (which is because everyone tells me that nothing went wrong!) Thank you so much for making our wedding special!

ed. They told us that the food was outstanding ... the best food they have ever had at a wedding. So we figured we'd set up a meeting and see what they were about. It wasn't until after we met with them that we realized they were partnered with an event coordinating company Event Works. Long story short, we were able to meet with caterers AND wedding coordinators in one meeting. From the very first meeting, Contessa was attentive, knowledgable and genuinely interested in my fiance and I. They took the time to get to know us as a couple and learn what kind of food we loved, what WE wanted at our wedding. Other catering companies we looked at, you could chose from different packages where you picked A, B, or C options of food. C&J asked us to dream up whatever we would want and when it came down to the taste tests, they made our dream a reality. We told them specifically what we wanted, and they whipped it up. And the food was AMAZING. There wasn't one thing that we sampled that we didn't like. But what's even more amazing was that the food at the actual wedding reception was just as amazing. With a lot of other places, what you taste in a taste testing, may not be the product you get on the wedding day. C&J totally delivered. Contessa from C&J was our go-to throughout the entire process and she was simply outstanding. She kept us calm and focused, answered any and every question we had and even made herself available to us 24/7. She was also our day-of coordinator and even our guests couldn't stop talking about what an amazing job her and her team did throughout the entire day. She even made sure to bring my husband and I appetizers that we were missing from the cocktail reception while we were off getting pictures taken. All in all, I cannot say enough about C&J. I would recommend them over and over to anyone!!!

was finally able to make a visit to the offices, Contessa and their chef went out of their way to prepare a tasting for me because that's what other potential brides would get at a bridal show. Since I was living in another state at the time and couldn't come to shows, they wanted to give me the same treatment. NONE of the other caterers I spoke to or visited even made an attempt to give me the same service. Every single cent we spent for the services C&J provided was more than worth it. I highly recommend using them to anyone - no matter how elaborate or simple your wedding reception.

of the wedding as to who I was supposed to contact. Even still, everything was beautiful, professional, and perfect!

some last minute adjustments and was really nice about it! The two spaces - ceremony and reception - looked outstanding! Our guests commented quite a few times on the elegance and beauty of the design. We were very happy with the final results.

every penny...not to mention that when the owner of the company is working your site, so is the "A" team from the company. Jamie was amazing at running our rehearsal the night before (rain at the rehearsal for an outdoor ceremony and she figured out how and where to change the rehearsal to without me having to worry about it at all), she was on-site basically the entire Saturday of the wedding and was back early Sunday morning to afternoon as she ran our brunch...I'm not sure when she slept! C&J staff is wonderful. Highly courteous, flexible and professional. Our guests are still talking about all of the amazing food! The food was always the right temperature and always kept "looking" appealing - even in steamy July! As I stood in the tent waiting to walk towards the ceremony and down the aisle, I was truly touched by how many of the C&J staff were excited for me! These employees are definitely in the right field, they all worked so hard to make my wedding day amazing. Melissa Pearl did an amazing job with our flowers. She went above and beyond, adding "extra" beautiful touches in several areas and not charging us for these. Marlo was fantastic and very reachable, we rented many items through C&J and she was great about checking and re-checking tableclothe sizes and colors, glass types, etc. I have to say that I also love that C&J is a woman-owned business and that most of the leaders in the business are females. It's important to me to support woman-owned businesses and without reservation I can do so with C&J!