Shining Stars Catering

Shining Stars catered our wedding in August 2020. We signed a contract about a year before the wedding with the founder, Deb. However, we were informed that Deb no longer worked for the company in January 2020. Shining Stars is now under the ownership of KC Hopps.nnThe positives of our experience with Shining Stars were that the staff were kind, respectful, and flexible in regards to last-minute changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, we faced some challenges in working with the company, for example:nnFrequent changes in staff that were unannounced/unacknowledged, made communication with the company difficult. On top of this, it was somewhat challenging to contact the staff in general (e.g., required several emails and calls to get in touch with them each time).nnWe were disappointed with the catering itself. We felt that the quality of the food served at the wedding was poorer than what we were served at our tasting.nnBecause our guest count decreased at the last minute due to COVID, we paid for approximately 10 more servings of food and 45 more servings of cake than we needed. We therefore expected to have plenty of leftovers. However, at the end of the night, the staff told us there were none. We followed up with Shining Stars about this after the wedding and found out that there were indeed leftovers, but they had been donated without our consent.nnWe discussed these issues with the company after the wedding. They were apologetic and said we would be given a partial refund and gift cards to KC Hopps restaurants in remediation. We only received the refund.nnBased on our overall experience, we give Shining Stars Catering 3 out of 5 stars.

As a mom you hope to make your daughter’s wedding dreams a reality, and that’s what Shining Star Catering did for my daughter. Shining Star Catering knows what they are doing. I rate them as No. 1 in my book. They were my go to for everything and it was the smart and perfect chose. I live in Miami, FL., I had to plan my daughter’s wedding from Miami in Kansas City. With the help of Marvin and Deborah Williams from Shining Star Catering, they made it all possible for me to do. The food was so flavorful, everyone was commenting on how great the food was (we had Italian). The staff was just as amazing and accommodating. The venue was a dream come true. Most of my communication was done via email, but Marvin and Deborah made the vision come true. He made himself available at all times, Marvin even stayed around the day of the wedding to guide me. That was a weight off my shoulders, because I did not have a wedding planner. That’s what you call amazing service.

Shining Stars recently catered my event - they were professional, kind, punctual and their food is PHENOMENAL. Everyone was commenting on how delicious everything was and it was all thanks to Shining Stars!

Deborah is amazing with her clients! From your initial consult, planning details, day of event and follow up, she is by your side ensuring that you feel at ease and are well taken care of. A wonderful, trusted, and reliable local catering expert. 5 stars for Shining Stars!

Deb and the staff of Shining Stars Catering couldn't be better to work with! I have personally worked with them for the past 6 years now - wow and absolutely love them. I love their enthusiasm for your event, the quality of the food is top notch and service is very professional. I plan the events for our organization and our donors always comment on how great the food was. I can't imagine using anyone else. They are busy people for a reason - Their Great!