Thornager’s

We hired Thornagers two days in a row for 75 people for our wedding welcome party and wedding reception. Our wedding was at Shoshone Point at the Grand Canyon. With limited options we selected Thornagers based on good reviews.
1. Karen was very helpful planning our meals keeping in mind our budget constraints and the fact that the food was traveling a few hours to the canyon. She was honest with us about what would still taste great and what would not. Many guests raved about the food. This says something because it travelled two hours to the canyon! Also I was doing pictures so didn’t taste them myself, but apparently the appetizers were to die for!
2. They offered us the option to rent a large tent the day of because of rain in the forecast. The weather cleared, they didn’t put up the tent, and we were not charged. We truly appreciated this customer service as of course weather created some stress the weekend of the wedding.
3. The staff was incredibly professional and helpful. They were putting food away when a few guests showed up late to the welcome party. These guests happened to be my vegan guests, and only the meat and tortillas were still out. They got everything else back out again for them. This was truly appreciated.
4. Karen sometimes took a bit to respond to emails, but if you can be patient, it is worth it to hire her and Thornagers for any event you need to cater.
5. They matched the table linens to the rest of my linens and even put their own vase of sunflowers on the food table which were beautiful.

Setting the Catering Standard
Karen Sorensen and her team pulled of an unbelievable wedding event! As a former event planner of retail, I chose to plan my own wedding. Food for 140+ people was going to be a lot of work.
Planning and Preparation: Karen was very professional, pleasant and paid attention to the details. She provided all options and presented them in a way where I was comfortable to choose what I wanted for the event. She was timely and thorough with her proposals, provided tastings and even came up with new menu items as requested. Karen’s professional manner and attention to detail gave me confidence in knowing I didn’t have to worry about the success of the catering during my wedding.
Wedding Day: Karen’s staff is just as professional and committed to customer service as she is. Tim who managed the wedding day was quick to make adjustments when needed and catered to making sure the event ran as smoothly as possible. He even went out of his way to address not catering issues as they arose which went above and beyond what was expected.
Overall: I can’t begin to thank Karen, Tim and Nancy who made the wedding day such a success. The guests ALL loved the food and could not stop talking about how tasty everything was and that the service was exceptional.