Just wanted to add a
note about Christina Alfonso of Me So Hungry catering and event planning.
She absolutely and unequivocally
RUINED our wedding reception. I actually found her through this community
and was super excited to be using her but she turned out to be nothing but
trouble and disappointment.
It often took months to
hear back from her on questions. Then her responses were so long and convoluted,
I'd never feel like my question or concern was addressed.
The food at the tasting
was good so we felt excited to use her for catering, DOC AND to assist with
flowers. Thank GOD, on a whim, I decided to take over doing the flowers
myself as her lack of communication and responses left me feeling like I didn't
want to risk every aspect of my wedding failing. As it turns out, flowers
were about the ONLY thing that were exactly what I wanted on that day, and it's
because I did it myself.
Christina was late for
every.single. appointment we ever had beginning in October 2013 all the way
through our wedding day in May 2014.
The short list of
grievances:
· *Left the wedding
rehearsal when she was supposed to have set out tables, and then the day of the
wedding, left her "assistant" day of coordinator alone to do all
set-up by herself. The end result was, set-up was not complete when guests
arrived.
· *The experience
bar-tender I paid for was under the age of 18 (so not able to legally serve
alcohol). Additionally this person had no clue how to open a bottle of wine and
my bridal party ended up doing drink service for cocktail hour.
· *The “assistant”
coordinator was not able to do the set-up planned and 90% of the visual items
planned for the wedding never happened.
· *We paid for cake
service, no cake cutting utensils were brought and again my bridal party cut
the cake. The even coordinator was so
far underwater trying to keep the event on schedule and busting tables that she
couldn’t even help with cake service…Which brings me to my next point:
· *The catering staff did
NO clean up during the reception, meaning all 24 tables were covered in dirty
plates and glasses.
· *The groom and I never
one had a bite of hot food. Everything
on the line was cold although our entire food set-up had been done such that
Christina had TWO full kitchens to cook in (on-site) and a set-up of many deep
fryers so that all food would be hot and fresh.
Not one thing that day was served to me hot.
· *Over 30% of the menu we
ordered was never served. I’m not sure
it matters as it would have been cold anyhow, but the vegetarian options we
ordered including mac and cheese balls and grilled cheese (for vegetarians and
children in attendance) were never served.
· *Christina left before
food service, I never saw her on my wedding day. When I started asking
serious questions about why everything was a mess, where the food was, why no
one was busting tables, etc. Christina’s event “staff” disclosed that she was
actually at another wedding.
· *The Assistant
coordinator, her own staff and myself have ALL been trying to reach Christina
since this day. She has yet to return a single phone call or email about the
absolutely AWFUL service and experience we had.
She deleted me from facebook that night and took down her Me So Hungry
facebook page and website that night.
*There are many WONDERFUL
vendors in Austin who would have the opportunity to have your business. Our day of coordinator was a God send…she is the
only reason we were even to pull things together enough to have a
reception. Also, the woman that did our
cake: AMAZING! You can find prices as
good as Christina’s if you look (try Verde’s).
Do not waste your time on her. She does not deserve your trust or
business and will leave you nothing but disappointed.