Catering Service Testimonials

"...I wanted to personally thank you for all your care and everything associated with Hamby's and the serving of the food at both occasions. (My daughter's Rehearsal dinner and Wedding). We have had many compliments on the presentation and delicious preparation of the food. Your staff was very professional, timely and efficient. I found your servers at both events to be professional, friendly and truly concerned with meeting everyone's needs with a smile and caring attitude."
D. Hill, Monks Corner, SC - October 2009

" As luck would have it, my husband and I found ourselves headed to Charleston to celebrate the wedding of some dear friends on our 17th anniversary. Since Charleston is where we had exchanged our nuptials so many years ago, we seized the opportunity to renew our vows.

Although we had chosen St. Mary’s Church on Hasell Street to marry, we decided upon a more organic locale the second time around. My husband had visited Angel Oak years ago and proposed it as the sight to renew our vows as something steadfast, rooted in history, and symbolic of strength in the face of life’s adversities. I immediately knew he was on to something.

Our flight from Cincinnati to Charleston was due to arrive just before noon, making lunch the perfect accompaniment to our private ceremony. I thought about our favorite restaurant downtown, but then recalled something that would better connect us to the past. Since the day after our wedding, we have cherished the memory of the "honeymoon basket" we discovered in the car as we left our wedding reception. The basket was filled with the delicacies of the night that we never had a chance to fully enjoy. With this memory in mind, I contacted Hamby’s Catering to inquire about a possible "anniversary basket" that would be much like the one we enjoyed 17 years ago. I was told it could be done.

Three weeks later, my husband and I arrived in Charleston, picked up a convertible at the car rental and headed to Hamby’s Catering on our way to Angel Oak. Once there, we were overwhelmed by a truly exquisite sweet grass basket, decorated with the colors from our wedding and overflowing with petite white boxes of savory treats each tied with decorative paper. We were beaming like newlyweds as we drove away with our second "honeymoon basket."

We arrived at Angel Oak, removed the basket and walked to the ancient Oak. As we rounded the park building, we stopped in our path. Instead of the lone 1,500 year old tree reaching up to the South Carolina sky, we were greeted by 50 singing children holding hands circling Angel Oak. As we glanced around, we saw their lunch boxes covering every picnic table in the park. We momentarily stood locked in our perfectly-laid plans, until we smiled with understanding. God had a plan different from ours; one that was filled with the joyful singing of children. We returned the basket to the car and set off to the one solitary branch of the tree to renew our wedding vows.

With our vows exchanged and hearts refreshed and filled, we headed down the highway to Kiawah. As we flew down the road, oak trees arching overhead and sun streaming through the branches, we reached into the basket in the very same way we did 17 years ago. The first bite into a ham biscuit brought the memories of our wedding day flooding back. The biscuit was followed by shrimp salad sandwiches, perfectly spiced cheese straws, chicken salad sandwiches, shrimp cocktail, fruit salad, and sweets - luscious, luscious miniature sweets.

By the time we reached Kiawah, our hunger was satiated and our memories of old were new again. We stopped at Mingo Point and walked out on the dock with the bottle of champagne we found at the bottom of the basket. As we watched the colors of the salt marsh change in the fading afternoon sun, we sipped and toasted to life.

We are so grateful for all that you did to make this day so special. These are the joyful moments in life that sustain us throughout the years."
Many, many thanks, Ashley and Michael Todd