I worked with Tara to cater a happy hour corporate event and am absolutely thrilled with the…read moreexperience her team was able to provide. From start to finish, Tara made the whole event easy for me. She was super responsive answering all the questions I had, and I appreciated her ability to provide multiple quotes depending on which options we selected. Pricing was very competitive and more than reasonable. We ordered a variety of beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages in addition to charcuterie boards, mini spinach feta spanakopitas, Balinese style meatballs, caprese skewers, and grilled veggie platters. Everything tasted great, and the presentation was fantastic. The day of the event Tara and her colleague Dan arrived early to allow for ample time to set up and prepare for our event. The level of attention to detail was great, from adding our company's logo to the menu board, to bringing flowers as decorations by the food. I highly recommend working with Tara and her teak for future catering events and now have my go-to Seattle catering company!

We used Shake Bartending for a retirement party and Tara and her team are awesome! It was super…read moreeasy to organize and Tara was very clear and prompt in helping me organize my event. Dan was great as well, he was on-time and well prepared to make sure our event went off without a hitch. We'll definitely be using Shake again for future events!

Nole spent a lot of time creating a bid for my daughter's wedding. She worked really hard to build…read morethe right menu plan. Her bid was very well done and detailed. The bid price was spot on and very fair. Her service covers a large portion of WA. If you are going to spend $10-15K on a wedding catering, you want to find 2-3 of the best caters in WA to find the perfect one. It would be a miss to not strongly consider Nola's catering.

Nola's provided catering and bartending services for our holiday cocktail party with about 30…read morefriends at our home. I corresponded with Nola herself a couple of times in the weeks leading up to the event, and she was very accommodating and patient with me as I changed my mind a couple of times regarding the menu and level of service. It is not cheap to have an event catered, period, but we wanted to have it be an extra-special celebration where we could enjoy ourselves with our guests without the hassle of preparing, warming, plating and serving food and making individual cocktails for everyone. Nola's came through, big time! Nola herself and her bartender, Brandi, arrived a couple of hours early and got themselves set up. We barely had to do a thing once we discussed with them where the bar and food platters should go. We got to just go upstairs and take our time getting ready, and come down a few minutes before the party start time and have Brandi fix us a drink to have in hand as our guests arrived. So luxurious! The party was so fun, thanks in large part to Nola and Brandi and the fabulous food, drinks, and service. Our guests raved about all of the yummy platters - particularly the shrimp with aioli sauce, the mushroom flatbread bites, the smoked salmon toasts, and the charcuterie board with roasted and pickled vegetables. People got extra glowy and happy from Brandi's amazing cocktails, including incredible manhattans and French 75s. Nola and Brandi chatted with our guests and even joined in some of the dancing at the end of the evening! We got to get glamorous and visit with everyone fully after so many months of cancelled and postponed events and having to worry about getting together with too many people. It was, in a nutshell, a truly special and memorable event thanks to Nola's, and was completely worth it. We will definitely be using them again. Highly, highly recommend.

This year's program Discussions in Foreign Policy has just come to an end. What wonderful talks we…read morehad at all the sessions. A survey of participants, male and female, was taken with an overwhelmingly positive result. All agreed, we learned so much. The sessions were lead by facilitators who insured an inclusive session for all. The materials were provided by the national Foreign Policy Association. So looking forward to the 2026/2027 program!

Fabulous club for educated, energetic, creative women. Great dining room, wonderful classes and…read moreprograms, and a super place for a party. Good programs for kids too.

Wedding date / location: August 22, 2015 / Fairmont Olympic…read moreHotel - Seattle Type of Event / Final Total Wedding Cost: High-end / luxury / 93k spent on wedding total Final Photo Cost (day of services, plus two hours extra, plus extra formal shoot at a later date): $3150 My husband and I chose Marissa Rick as our wedding photographer based on her outstanding portfolio, the initial connection I felt with her and the video packages she offered / videographer she works with. I planned our entire wedding and hired all vendors from Las Vegas, where we live. Marissa was super accommodating with a Skype meeting so we could get to know each other. This really helped me with finalizing our photography vendor decision. The package we chose included an ice breaker shoot which ended up being like an engagement shoot. This was super helpful in getting to know her shooting style and temperament. Marissa is very outgoing and fun to be around. She made my husband feel super comfortable, which he was worried about, not having spent a lot of time in front of the camera and of course she made me feel comfortable too. The images she took in the ice breaker shoot really captured the essence of our relationship. We get scores of compliments on them. As for the wedding day Marissa was a gem. We traveled around Seattle doing photos with the wedding party in several locations and Marissa had great suggestions for every shot. I literally just had to be there and look pretty. At the wedding, I know she was constantly there taking pics but I never noticed her taking the pics, which I thinks is good. I would recommend Marissa to anyone based on the quality of her work, her customer service and personality.

We heard about Marissa through a friend, and hired her to take photos of our newborn. She showed…read moreup on time, and when the natural lighting in the house wasn't just right, went back out to her car and brought in a full lighting set - our living room looked like a professional studio! Once we got a first look at the pictures, we immediately purchased a package for 3 more additional sessions. The photos are fun, creative, and high quality. Marissa is a pleasure to work with. She's been very flexible in scheduling and location selections, and has worked really well with our son, Ryder. It's also been a blast to see him featured on her website and in her blog postings. I'd recommend her for anyone looking to have a little fun with their family, wedding, graducation, or any occasion photos!

I had the fortune of working with Krista on two super fun projects this summer - First up were some…read morestudio head shots and interior photos for my business and second, we teamed up to work on a wedding stylized photo shoot together. Krista rocked them both with true grace, creativity and professionalism. Krista has a superb eye for detail and knows how to frame her subjects from interesting perspectives. She is also hilarious to be around - which is a bonus. When I was in front of her lens Krista made me feel at ease and we basically had a giggle-fest during the shoot - which was great because I really don't like having my picture taken, but she made the process easy and fun and I felt like myself during the whole shoot. Krista is also awesome because she has great advice about how to sit or stand to look your best when being photographed. She brings out the best in her subjects - which was something I got to witness again when I had the pleasure of watching Krista work with our bride and groom models during our styled shoot. Krista is super organized, she writes a great blog, she is constantly learning and evolving her craft, she loves sparkles as much as (or possibly more) than I do, she understands the importance of sticking to a timeline, she takes amazing photographs, she is super responsive via phone, text, and email, and all around I can't say enough great things about this lady. I hope you get in touch with her if you've got some big moments that need capturing - Krista is fantastic!!

Even though I haven't gotten our wedding day pictures back yet, I know Krista did a fantastic job!…read moreShe and her assistant were super professional as well as calm and extremely helpful. With two crazy and loud families to handle she knew how to quiet them down and get them to be quick and just as helpful. She was absolutely wonderful, my mom even told me, "I forgot she was even there!!" she was so great and if I ever have another friend get married, I will definitely recommend Krista and Love Song Photo!

We had a micro-wedding in a tiny chapel just outside of Austin and choosing the right photographer…read morefelt especially important because the day was so intimate. From the beginning Roddy really understood exactly what we were hoping to capture. Roddy is truly a visionary! His artistic eye captured meaningful moments that we now get to go back and relive forever! On the day of the wedding, his attention to detail and calm, confident direction allowed us to be completely present. I never once worried about posing or what to do because he took full ownership of his craft making the experience so fun and natural. From our pre-wedding conversations to discuss details and vision to the care he put into creating our photo album, Roddy showed great professionalism and he is honestly the best at what he does. We couldn't be happier with the dreamy images and feel so grateful to have found someone who genuinely loves what they do. If you were considering hiring Roddy know that you are in good hands!

Roddy is an amazing photographer with a great eye. We wanted to do our engagement photoshoot in the…read moremountains and Roddy was extremely accommodating and provided helpful advice on location and lighting. During the shoot, he interacted with us, gave us direction and made us felt at ease. On the day, we only had limited time before sunset and had to avoid pedestrians around the park, but Roddy was able to navigate around everything skillfully and always found the perfect shot. We ended up with so many shots we loved dearly, especially a breathtaking panoramic running candid shot that we purchased as a wall art. We can't thank Roddy enough for doing an awesome job and helping us capture these beautiful photos that we will treasure forever. I highly recommend working with Roddy - his photos stand out from typical wedding photography and are truly pieces of art!

Needed a venue for a small networking gathering to meet, discuss, and shake hands with a few local…read moreleaders to advance community work that supports belonging within organizations and companies. We reached out to Seattle Bartending Co, and they worked with us nicely through PeerSpace. Of course we had the food catered from a different place and setup our own look, but the location was decent for what we needed. One con is that they stated that the event space held up to 40 folks, but they only were able to offer 25 chairs-- that was a problem. Either list 25 as the capacity or add more chairs to suit the capacity of guests. It was really problematic, and I felt bad for my standing guests.

Really fun place to do a cocktail making team-building activity. The room on Westlake has windows…read morethat look out over the lake and a set-up that's great for a group of ~20 or less. Our instructors Sander and Sienna were knowledgeable and friendly. After a short lesson with some helpful technique tips, they let us loose to experiment mixing from the wide array of ingredients they had set up around the room. Really appreciate that they had a few non-alcoholic options, too. Recommend!

While we appreciated some aspects of her wedding planning service, we encountered several issues,…read moreincluding being 45 min late to rehearsal, no communication. She also left during wedding reception,stating family emergency, while all along posting on IG another event she was hosting. Lessons Learned: not worth the money & won't be recommending her to anyone! If I could, I would dispute charges with cc. Be warned!

Excellent services offerred - wonderful personality. Will work hard to make your event memorable &…read morestress free!