From an industry associate

I remember speaking with one of your associates when I was working at Robertson’s and it was always a pleasure to deal with your staff. That is a luxury that does not come with every company. Your team has that “no worries” attitude that comes primarily from having a confidence of knowing what you do and doing it well. I would love the opportunity to work with you again.

Sandy O

From the "Mother of the Groom"

Dear Sir/Madam:

On Friday, March 16, 2007, my son, Michael De Note, was married. The wedding was held at St. Valentine's Polish National Catholic Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The reception was held at the Hotel Dupont in Wilmington, Delaware..

If you can recall, that Friday evening was a weather disaster, with rain, hail, sleet and snow. Interstate 95 was almost shut down due to the weather. The city of Philadelphia as well as Wilmington was at a standstill.

You took complete charge of the delays, the unforeseen disasters as they occurred; the flowers arriving late and the glue did not adhere, you were there to calm everyone and had pins handy to attach the flower. The limousines were late to transport my family along with the wedding party to the church and you were there at the church to greet us and direct us and tell us what we were to do. Your two assistantsand you were life savers and the beautiful wedding that my family had on that special could not have occurred without them. There were many other instances that evening where you just jumped in and took charge which are too numerous to mention.

Your two assistants are true assets to your company and you should be proud that they are a part of your wedding planning team. I would highly recommend you as efficient, thorough and professional.

Sincerely,

Diana DeNote

From the "Parents of the Groom"

Dear Sheryl,

This note of THANKS is long overdue. The best memories of our son Mike Luba and his new wife Maura were of their wedding on April 29th at the Aldie Mansion. From the very beginning to the very end it could not have been planned more perfectly. No matter how big or small, every detail was taken into consideration. Even to the point of you finding my husband and I to see Mike and Maura cut their wedding cake.

You are a professional, with your knowledge and expertise in the wedding planning business yet so personable, friendly and helpful to all of us, you do your job so well. From you handling the rehearsal, ceremony, reception , flowers, cake, DJ, food, photographer, videographer, officiant and everything else in between and most of all making sure Maura remained relaxed. Kate (Maura's mom) and myself were somewhat hesitant about Mike and Maura getting a wedding planner, but it turned out being one of the best decisions they made in hiring you to help plan one of the most important days of their lives. Obliviously it was a great time for all, no one wanted to leave and they ended up extending the time.

Again we can't Thank You enough, and very much appreciated you coordinating Mike and Maura's future together as husband and wife, this meant a lot to us. If you should ever need a referral, we would gladly recommend you.

Sincerely,

Janet and Pete

From the "Parents of the Bride"

Dear Sheryl,

Our second daughter’s wedding took place about four weeks ago and I feel compelled to send you a note of personal appreciation. Since I am very certain that many parents will feel how we felt after the fact, we are comfortable with your using our letter to motivate them to accept your help in preparation for their Big Event, if you wish.

Since this was the second wedding which you helped us with, we have gotten a little bit more “expert” in what to expect and what the many pitfalls and pressure points can be in preparing for a wedding.

It is now clearer than ever to us that we could never have experienced both weddings in the way we did had you not been there. Your guidance, directions, contacts and bridge building with potential vendors were incredibly valuable and gave us the perfect position of actually making reasonable choices without wasting unnecessary time (or money). Your checklists of what to think of, and what to address at different points in the preparatory time were as valuable as the more and more detailed timelines for every step of the event. That you were always available for questions, minor and major ones, was a tremendous help and comfort to both the bride and the bride’s mother.

In retrospect it is also clearer than ever that NOBODY can possibly be aware of all the details which go into a “perfect wedding” planning (no pun intended). What greater relief can there be than the fact that YOU however have seen it all, done it all and are now using your knowledge to make life easier for everyone who is involved. Most importantly, both of our daughters mentioned that they KNEW and were completely calm about the fact that their wedding day was indeed going to be flawless and that you would always be around to take care of everything. If there was anything that was not perfect, we actually never saw it (because if there was, you had probably taken care of it).

I would also like to mention that particularly during and after Alex’s wedding last month several vendors/ suppliers (florist, caterer, location manager) for the event mentioned that you and your staff were just about the nicest and most considerate of any wedding planners they had met in their jobs. Hats off to you from us too; you are wonderfully warm individuals.
Leslie and I want to thank you for all you have done for us and for our daughters. You have tremendously contributed to making their weddings great memorable events and have given us all the comfort and peace of mind to only focus on the beauty of the event.

It goes without saying that we will very warmly recommend you to anybody and everybody we know who is planning a wedding.

Warmly

Leslie and Ulrich Taglieber
(Dr. and Mrs. Ulrich Taglieber)

From the "Father of the Bride"

Subject: There are no words

Hi Sheryl -

If I am repeating myself I apologize...but, "There are no words" I can think of to say how much we appreciate what you have done.  We are still receiving e-mails and phone calls from guests.  

May I just list a few quotes and comments:
- "One of the best receptions I have ever attended."
- "We have been to weddings, bar mitzvahs and parties all over the world and this was a perfect evening."
- "Elegant and fun."
- "I saw people on the dance floor that normally have trouble walking."
- "I wish the night would have lasted longer."
- "I danced every single dance."
- "Who were the two beautiful young ladies that were in charge?"
- "This night was worth whatever you paid."

Now, a few observations:
Forget for a minute all that you did for the last year organizing this day and focus on "The day".
Another list:
- Arrived with your tool box and hemmed Kelly's ribbons.
- The challenge of the weather...you rearranged our garage (moved boxes and trash cans) so the limo could back in, then escorted everyone to the limo (in your heels).

The ceremony was perfect, the rain stopped (slowed...) and everything went well, then the limo broke down.  We thought there was too much time between the ceremony and the reception, you said "don't worry, it always works out", it did.

The reception... when we arrived at Normandy things didn't look too good, we all went upstairs and again you performed magic, by the time we came back down everything was perfect.  From that point the rest of the evening could not have been better, during the introductions Bill's mom said, "I don't have my flowers", you reached under the table and produced  a white rose from the altar, more magic.

I know there were a million other details during the night you handled, these were things we didn't have to think about, and this is what we loved the most, your game day face.  I can't tell you how many times someone would ask me something and I would say "Ask Sheryl", and that's key, you were always there to answer questions, solve problems, offer support, and keep everyone together and focused.

I am rambling now after two martinis, but please know "there are no words"... feel free to post any quotes or pictures on your web-site, I am happy to be a reference, pass my name and number along, and did you mention we should get together for a drink, how about Mojitos at Cuba Libre?

Our love to you,

Katharine, Craig, Jennie, Bill, Lindsay, Kim

Craig Schweriner