CoMo Picnics

CoMo Picnics is an event planner in Columbia, Missouri, specializing in luxury picnic experiences. The business is co-owned by Mandy Llewellyn and Beth Dixon. Mandy has worked as a private wedding and event coordinator for 23 years and has taught preschool for the past 8 years. Beth has been a Kindergarten teacher with Columbia Public Schools for over 20 years. Together they plan and set up picnics for proposals, anniversaries, birthdays, family nights and other occasions, and they hold a 5.00 rating from the customers who have reviewed them.

CoMo Picnics comes to the client. Setups can be arranged at a home or workplace, indoors or outdoors, and picnic locations are also available for rental at Bethel Park, Nifong Park, Stephens Lake Park (daylight only) and Cherry Hill Square. Picnics inside Columbia are included in the rental, and the business travels within approximately two hours of Columbia. Full table settings include plates, flatware, glassware and linens, and chilled water is provided at every picnic; clients may bring other beverages or have CoMo Picnics pick up a meal from a restaurant of their choice. A heated, netted bubble tent and decor are available as an add-on. Most picnics begin at two hours, with additional time available at booking, and the team typically arrives 45 or more minutes before the reservation to set up.

All picnic surfaces are cleaned and disinfected after each use. Set-up requires that no rain or precipitation be falling, and if outdoor set-up is impossible the experience can move inside or be postponed. Cancellations more than 48 hours ahead receive a 50 percent refund with the remainder credited toward a future reservation; cancellations between 24 and 48 hours receive no refund and a 25 percent credit; cancellations under 24 hours receive neither. Clients remain responsible for loss or damage to rentals up to replacement value. CoMo Picnics also considers donation requests for fundraisers and galas.

The business is based on Peach Way in Columbia.

With two owners who between them bring decades of teaching and private event coordination to every booking, CoMo Picnics gives Columbia a picnic service built on hands-on planning and detailed setups.