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Shannon Gail, Shannon-A
Shannon was great from start to finish. I was an anxious bride and Shannon was very patient, always responding to my emails and answering the millions of questions I threw at her (even the ridiculously small, nitpicky ones). She also accompanied me dress shopping and helped us find many of our vendors (who were wonderful). Every couple of months, Shannon would send me a checklist to make sure we were up to speed on everything that needed to get done and we also spoke on the phone and met fairly often in person. She also did all the work booking our trolley and organizing both of our hotel blocks downtown. After I had paid the trolley in full I ended up reading some terrible reviews and getting super nervous, but Shannon talked me down and was in constant contact with the trolley company the week before the wedding to make absolute sure that the driver would show up on time. The day of the wedding, Shannon showed up and helped me with every little thing that went wrong. This includes running out to CVS to buy white eyeshadow to cover up the stains on my white shoes before pictures (they got dirty when I wore them to dancing lessons to break them in). While we went and took pictures, Shannon went over to the venue and made sure everything was set up correctly. I know there was a lot going on behind the scenes that I didn’t see but I am so happy the entire day ran so smoothly. She also was just so sweet and friendly through the entire process. I felt totally comfortable asking her for little things like helping me get my bustle to lay flat or fix hair that had fallen out of place during cocktail hour. All in all, Shannon was definitely worth her weight in gold!
Ravenswood-A-
The space was beautiful and unique, and everybody loved it. Aly worked with us and made sure we had absolutely everything we needed as far as rentals. Andy worked with us on our breakfast for dinner menu and everything tasted amazing! At the last minute, we were told that some pipes had to be installed in our venue space due to water leakage, which DH was a little upset about. We asked if the other, nicer (+$2000) space was open on our date (which, at this point, was a week later), and it was! They ended up letting us use the nicer, more expensive space at no extra cost, which was amazing. Only a couple complaints. We had asked to upgrade to the chiavari chairs but somehow still ended up with folding chairs. Also, there was a miscommunication about our late night eats and our sliders turned into BLTs. Andy, who was in charge of the catering, can be a little stand-offish at times but was always professional and got the job done in the end.
Shoot the Bride, Jeff-TBD
Jeff showed up on time and was very polite, professional, and unobstrusive. Obviously I haven’t seen any of the footage yet so I can’t say much about his work but so far working with him has been great.
George Street, Glenn-A
Glenn kept in touch with me before the wedding to make sure we were on the same page. The day of the wedding he showed up on time and was polite and professional, and unobtrusive. We just got our online pictures and they are wonderful! I can’t wait to see them in person.
Toast and Jam, Mary-A+
Mary did an amazing job! DH gave her a short list of songs he wanted played at cocktail hour or dinner and she played all of them for him. She also did a great job reading the crowd and had the dancefloor packed the entire night! Hilarious, super easy and fun to work with.