papeete's reviews

Jeremy helped us put together a small-budget-friendly wedding that was tasty and well presented, and I was amazed at how hard he tried to keep our prices down. The staff was professional and friendly, everything was beautifully presented and yummy (get the lettuce cups-- you will thank me later!), and I am so, so glad I decided to have TGIS cater my wedding.

Jeremy was extremely helpful and kind throughout and totally supported us in wanting a very simple wedding. If I host another party that needs catering in SoCal, I would call Jeremy up immediately.

I can't emphasize enough how much Jeremy tried to save us money: allowed us to provide our own alcohol, made sure the staff stayed only the specified number of hours, honored rates given after hourly labor rates went up, allowed us wiggle room in terms of the guest count without penalizing us... We got our rentals through TGIS, too, and our DJ was the one recommended by TGIS. I trust them fully to do a professional but fairly priced job. Call them, and go to a tasting!

Ditto the last reviewer. I never thought I'd get a coordinator of any kind, but I am now a believer in the DOC (Day Of Coordinator). I liked that none of my friends or family would have to run around like crazy, that she would make sure everything went smoothly and would take care of paying vendors, making sure gifts didn't disappear, etc. It was like buying peace of mind. Well worth it!

My husband and I (with the help of our families) pretty much DIY'ed everything, had a tiny budget and a tiny guest list (about 40 people), and Gabby was supportive and helpful from the very start.

On the day of the wedding, Gabby came right on time, looked professional (and beautiful) and basically made sure we didn't have to worry about anything. She made sure we had a snack after our ceremony and before dinner started, connected with the people we'd chosen to help put our wedding together and even moved all of our ceremony chairs to make it look better. She offered to pick stuff up for us while we lived across the country, she picked up caramel apples for us on the day of the wedding, she called everyone the night before just to touch base, she worked smoothly with our caterer and catering staff...

I could go on and on. In short: Gabby is a smiling force of organized calm that any bride or groom would be lucky to have-- and her prices are very fair. She saw that we were doing such a tiny affair and even gave us a price break. NOBODY in the wedding industry does that. Call Gabby before she's booked up, and I promise you won't regret it.