A Spice of Life Event Centers & Catering Services

We are vegetarian, and for the most part, we had a good experience with A Spice of Life. We requested one meat dish, which our meat-eating family members enjoyed. The vegetarian menu Spice came up with was very good....and it was two salads and two starches. With all the planning, I didn't think too much about that...vegetarians actually don't just eat salads and side dishes. A lot of meat-eaters think inside the box that way. Rosemary potatoes are delicious, and not the star on my plate. I'm the bride and what I had on my plate was side dishes, no star, no main course vegetable. In retrospect, I would have paid more and asked for a more creative vegetable dish. I think they had other ideas, but why that didn't work out is a little muddled to me. I think we ended up spending more time on the flow and timing than the food. I got the sense on occasion that our caterer would have spent more time on us if we'd had more guests ($). I don't know. The caterers that worked my wedding were really great, very helpful at the site, and the wedding moved beautifully. The presentation was really nice. The bartender did end up opening (and wasting) four bottles of wine. (I expected partial bottles...not full bottles of the same wine with nothing at all poured from them.) Mostly, it was a good experience. The food we had was good. It wasn't wow. I think Spice has wow available, and if you're a meat-eater, you might be even happier than I was. I still recommend them....but if great food is what you want, make sure that's clear to them. I'm not sure they got: The Bride and Groom are vegetarian and they love good food.

Absolutely fantastic!!! The whole experience was wonderful, our event coordinator was very responsive to our vision and made it come to life. The staff serving at our reception was highly professional and made it a fun and tasty memory. The presentation of food was beautiful and we hardly had any leftovers as our guests enjoyed everything so much. I wish we could have a party every weekend to have Spice of Life cater again and again!! Definitely recommend to anyone for any type of event!!

I couldn't be happier with the service we received from A Spice of Life. We worked mostly with Kari Jo and she was unbelievably professional, kind, outgoing, and helpful. The staff at our wedding were so nice and hardworking. We had some mishaps with other vendors, and the catering manager went above and beyond to work everything out and ensure we had a great and stress free time. The food was also phenomenal. It was funny how many times I heard "I can't believe how good the food was! Wedding food is normally so bad, but that was incredible!". They also provided mac and cheese for the kids and a special vegan meal for our one vegan guest. This is truly an amazing business, don't waste your time going anywhere else.

Great food, great service and great location!

Spice did an amazing job at our wedding - the food was amazing and we had over 200 people, so they did a great job! Dawn was our go-to and she did such a wonderful job making this day perfect! The staff was friendly and everyone did a great job!

Absolutely the best. I even comparison shopped and the price was not more than many of the smaller companies. They make sure that everything goes perfectly and we didn't have to worry about a thing. Katie was the best, she was so excited for us and clearly passionate about what she does. She went above and beyond and basically acted as my wedding planner, giving me great ideas for the reception and the location of the ceremony. The food, of course, was to die for. They tailored a menu to us that included hors d'oeuvres and even a sushi station! A nice touch, they gave us a picnic basket to take with us to the hotel for our wedding night. Thank you so much for helping to make my wedding perfect!

A Spice of Life was recommended to us by our wedding planner. The tasting was fantastic and we only changed a couple of things on the menu. We asked that the contract show the cost/item which was helpful with our budget. We also adjusted some things based on how much each item cost. I'm glad we did a walk through beforehand of the set up as there were somethings that were important to me that ASOL was able to accomodate after we reviewed them in the walk through (head table set up, buffet set up, coffee stand, etc.). The food turned out delicious and we received many compliments from guests on the tasty orderves and friendly staff. I would highly recommend the carving station if it's in your budget. The steak was delicious! ASOL provided a waiter at the reception who waited on just me and my new husband. That was amazing and I would highly recommend having your own waiter at your reception, no matter which catering company you go with! A couple of concerns that came up for us were that it took a very long time to finalize the contract, and that was partly due to ASOL taking a couple of months to get back to us with requested changes. Also the heater for the carving station didn't work and it was reported from a couple of guests that at the end of the night, the coffee was cold. Other then that though, everything went really smoothly. The reception was so wonderful and I am very thankful that we chose ASOL as our cateror.

A Spice of Life went above and beyond to make my wedding go smoothly. My Spice planner ("event specialist") was with me for every step of the planning process. She came with me to my venue about a month before to talk about where all the tables would go, and then on my wedding day I didn't have to tell them again- they were just set up for me. Thank you A Spice of Life for going above and beyond what I asked- it really made a difference.

I can't say enough about the extra time and dedication A Spice of Life put into my detailed wedding reception. I was completely stressed about every detail of all the planning EXCEPT for the catering. I knew I was in good hands with my event specialist and I really appreciated her constant follow up. She also worked diligently to stay with in my budget yet accomodate every little detail she could. I couldn't have been happier! These ladies really are so professional and a pleasure to work with.

The food was very good and the service staff at our reception were fantastic. However, I will not work with Spice of Life for any other events and I cannot recommend them because of the disappointing lack of professionalism, courtesy, and responsiveness I experienced in the several months leading up to our wedding while working with the Spice of Life event planner assigned to our reception. It was a miserable experience that I wouldn't wish on any other bride while she is trying to plan her wedding. I couldn't get my questions answered, even if I emailed them in numbered lists and several emails went completely unanswered. There were errors in our invoice that I discovered after spending hours running the numbers and Spice of Life refused to correct them. They won't provide itemized invoices (unlike all the other vendors I used) unless you request it. Our reception walk through was scheduled with our reception venue before confirming with me that the date and time would work. These are just a few of my many frustrations. At the reception, the event planner interrupted me when I was mingling with my guests to ask me questions. I feel she would not have needed to ask me so many questions if she would have paid more attention in the months leading up to our wedding. Also many of the questions were answered in the written plan that we provided to her at her request prior to the event. It would have been more appropriate for her to blend into the background, focus her energies on managing her staff and let me enjoy our reception.

Everyone is still raving about the food, especially the appetizers! Highly recommend.

I had been to many events that the Spice of Life have catered and have always been impressed. It was my turn to take them for a spin. Taryn Center, our main contact, was super personable and brought her own style and personality to the event. She went out of her way to make sure we were happy, suggesting ideas when we were bewildered and guiding us on the path to a fun time. Spice's food is always delicious. We didn't want to have a big steak sit-down dinner while still having a substantial meal. The sandwiches were exotic and super tasty, far more appealing than we even knew they could be. The other meal items were all delicious, and everyone left full and satisfied. Many people told me how good the food was. Taryn and her crew worked well with all the other people at the wedding and pulled it all off without a hitch. It was a pleasure working with them. We really liked the little things they brought to the table, so to speak, which really made our wedding amazing.

The food was wonderful and they did a beautiful job setting up. I was impressed that so much service was included in the price. They are very responsive and able to offer suggestions. Very complete service so i thought the price was well worth it.

I cannot say enough about A Spice of Life and most importanatly Kathy Vaughn. If you get married at Lionscrest Manor and use Spice you will most likely be working with Kathy. Not only was Spice a wonderful company to work with, very flexible and accommedating but Kathy was by far the best vendor we worked with. She was so nice and more than helpful. They worked wonders with our budget and the food was Amazing! The staff at the wedding worked incredibly quick and efficiently. Everyone was very friendly. I would highly reccomment Spica and Kathy.

Jessie and her crew at the Spice of Life were wonderful! They really took care of us and made sure that everything was perfect! I would recommend them to everyone.

The food and service was excellent! Very professional. We highly recommend them.

I had a great experience with Spice! They are a little pricey, but definitely still within the reasonable limits. They did a GORGEOUS job with my rehearsal dinner, and pretty much did everything I asked. They were very courteous, professional, responsive, and easy to work with. I would ABSOLUTELY go with them again!

If I had to do it all over again, I would get married here again, with the exact same staff - all of it. A Spice of Life's philosophy on weddings is that you should be a guest at your own wedding (rather than doing a lot of the work like other vedors require). Really, we all got to show up, and enjoy the ride. A Spice of Life Event Center will go the extra mile for you and then some. Our site coordinator, Joan, was incredible! She made our day so special and wonderful, and I couldn't have asked for a better coordinator. On our way to check out the site (before we even booked it), our car broke down. Joan was willing to send a vehicle for us to bail us out, AND she called a local dealership where we could tow our car. She also asked that I call her later to let her know that we were safe - she was genuinely concernec about us before she even met us! We later found out that Joan's anniversary was the same day we got married - she was willing to help make someone else's day special on her own special day! Also, the site itself is GORGEOUS! Beautiful scenery - amazing!

The Spice of life Event's center was a beautiful place to have my wedding reception. Some pluses were that we were allowed to use the area outside that had beautiful mountain views. Some minus's the service at the wedding reception was not so great, the waiters weren't very helpful. Also one small detail, the chairs didn't have seat covers which bothered me, because i had no idea they wouldnt have covers!

They were wonderful! I always got a quick response from them regarding changes to the menu and number of guest. They worked with us to create the perfect menu and we never had to worry about running out of food to feed our guests. During the reception they also made sure that everything ran smoothly and stayed on time.