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Party Assistant
Hosting Made Easy: Let Me Take Care of the Work!

As a well-seasoned event host, bartender and party decorating enthusiast, I help with everything you need during dinner parties, showers, luncheons, reunions, corporate events, receptions, holiday events and more, including:

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  • Cooking dishes, plating meals and creating charcuterie trays, dessert bars, and more.

  • Setting up buffets, coffee stations, bars and event activities.

  • Maintaining a tidy and beautiful presentation of beverages, food, serving tools, and paper goods.

  • Setting up and tearing down spaces, including decorating, furniture placement, and working with vendors.

  • Shopping for and delivering food and supplies before the big day.

  • During the party, picking up after guests, handling the trash and packing leftovers.

  • ATC Certified in Louisiana to serve alcohol at private gatherings. ServSafe Certified for food safety.

  • Hourly Rate. Years of experience. References available.

  • Based in Mandeville, LA; able and willing to travel with no fee up to 30 miles away.​​

 

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New Service Offering!

I offer a complete Coffee Service which includes hot or cold coffee, hot or cold ice tea, all paper products, and condiments of your choosing for beverages.

Thoughts from Clients

 

"We’re beyond grateful for the incredible job you did throughout our four-day wedding last weekend.

Your attentiveness, professionalism, and constant presence made everything run so smoothly. I was able to enjoy the entire weekend with our family for my daughter’s wedding. Thank you for going above and beyond — we truly appreciate you!"

-- Stephanie Cruise Maggio, November 2025

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"Just wanted to give a shout out and huge recommendation for Mary Rees Gould! Mary worked a very busy and crazy party at my home on Saturday night. She and her assistant were amazing and I cannot express more strongly how helpful they were! Never hesitate if thinking about booking Mary to help you!"

-- Anne-Marie Santiago Greenberg, April 2024

 

​​"Mary was instrumental to making our holiday party a true success! It was such a pleasure to work with her. Through planning and on the day of the event, she brought a calm, professional vibe. We really appreciate her knowledge and expertise that helped us narrow down the food and drink choices that would work for our crowd and she brought some of her own supplies to help with staging. Our guests were so impressed with her service and we loved being able to engage with people at our own party for once!"

-- Cathy Fitzgerald, December, 2023

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