Private Events By Eight

Private Events by Eight gave us the wedding of our dreams, which took place in July 2012. They provided the food, flowers, and décor for our rehearsal dinner and wedding reception, as well as event coordination for our wedding. The planning process was wonderful. N’Gina and Jennifer were both a pleasure to work with and kept us laughing throughout. We felt very taken care of. The presentation and attitude of Private Events by Eight staff were remarkable on both days. It cannot be over-​emphasized how professional, kind, hard-​working, and effective the entire staff was. They were even graceful in 102+ degree heat!
Both meals were incredible from beginning to end. Everyone continues to rave about the food. It truly exceeded our expectations (and we were already expecting great food after our tasting!). The prosciutto wrapped, goat cheese stuffed figs as well as the house made gnocchi were especially big hits at the rehearsal dinner. Our Kentucky/​Alabama family attested to the deliciousness of the southern-​themed wedding meal. The wine and signature cocktails were fantastic. The dessert table was a work of art. I still drool when I think of the peach pie. And we all know how rare it is to eat spectacular food at a wedding.
The flowers and décor was gorgeous. The bridal and bridesmaids bouquets and the boutineers were the most beautiful and unique I have ever seen. N’Gina has collected great vintage pieces that we were able to use. They lovingly displayed our dozens of photographs on our «family tree» and dozens more in other parts of the venue. The picnic blankets during the cocktail hour were fun and allowed all of the families to be comfortable. The dinner table was stunning, with vintage dinner plates and succulents on the tables. The café lights were simple and perfect.
Their dedication to, and love of, creating enchanting, fun, visually stunning, «one of a kind» events (with delicious food) allowed our wedding to be all of those things and more. We heard only positive things about how beautiful and special our wedding was («best wedding I’ve ever been to» even from friends who have catered hundreds of weddings). We feel very lucky to have found Private Events by Eight and we recommend them highly!

I can’t say enough good things about this husband and wife duo. I can say that if we had not been referred to them our wedding would not have been the same magnificent night that it was.
When we got engaged we made a promise to stay within a very modest budget, stay local, and be as easy on the earth as possible. N’Gina and Ian, the creatives behind Eight, helped us pull off a fabulous evening without straying from those goals.
They were easy to work with, paid attention to detail, kept us on track, gently reminded us of the budget we were working with, great communicators, overall provided awesome service. We felt like they were always on our side, looking out for us, making sure to remind us it’s OUR day and they would take care of everything. And they so totally did.
We requested an all vegetarian menu and they provided creative, innovative, and delicious choices. We were invited to taste everything and provide any feedback we had. They also handled our desserts…
Ahhh… the desserts. You haven’t lived until you’ve had a peanut butter and jelly cupcake. Incredible. They set up an entire dessert table with cupcakes, Mexican cake pops, fancy and beautiful macaroons, gin and tonic lollipops and our wedding cake, which was to die for.
**For you Pinterest people, you know those pins you see of those incredibly beautiful dessert tables? Well, they created the best version of that imaginable!**
After just a few weeks of working together, they really understood our aesthetic, and ran with it. It was as if they had known us for years.
They provided an awesome, hand selected, professional staff for the day of. Though that day was crazy busy, the staff was having a good time, laughing, attentive, cheerful and friendly. During setup, which I insisted on being part of, they nearly kicked me out, ordered me to go put my feet up, sip champagne, and relax. They executed everything wonderfully! There was a good energy in the air the whole day and night which meant there was good energy going into the food, the preparation, and the service.
It’s important to note that they not only handled all the catering, they also did our flowers, stocked and served the bar, set up and tore down, ordered and handled all rentals that were required, provided someone to be onsite for the rehearsal, assisted with the schedule for the evening, and so much more. We went to them because we were in search of a vegetarian and local caterer that wouldn’t break the bank and we got SO much more than we asked for.
The only challenging thing we faced working with these two was trying to respect the professional boundaries. They are such awesome, warm, funny, rad people we just wanted to hang with them all the time!
Wedding planning can feel overwhelming, tedious, stressful, and crazy, so why not leverage professionals who make it feel fun, light, and easy. Professionals who aren’t your boring typical cookie cutter caters, but ones with personality, charm, skill, think outside of the box, and who happen to be artistic geniuses in the kitchen.

Had Eight Cater my barn wedding reception on September 17^th. They had a grill rented so the food (tri tip and marinated chicken) was fresh and hot and made the menu exactly how I wanted it even though it wasn’t on their original offerings. Their Pasta salad was a great variation really dressing it up (sundried tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, etc instead of the regular that you see in grocery stores). The food was so good that my mom asked for the recipes! They took care of clearing the tables even though it was buffet style. Highly recommneded.