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June 27, 2009

Ceremony Location:	St. Joseph, MI
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Beikmann Associates Floral Design
Niles, Michigan 49085

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Review Date: 08/20/2009
Services Used: Flowers & Decor

4.6 out of 5.0	Quality of Service:	(3.5/5.0)
	Responsiveness:	(4.5/5.0)
	Professionalism:	(5.0/5.0)
	Value For Cost:	(5.0/5.0)
	Flexibility:	(5.0/5.0)

I chose Beikmann associates because Sherri works out of a shop in her home, so her prices are really reasonable and she was so prepared for our first meeting. I told her my basic ideas and she had silk example arrangements available as well as some bouquets from a bridal show she had recently done. She had stacks of photographs of photos of flowers on cards so she could show you exactly what she meant when she mentioned a flower name (I knew absolutely nothing about flowers so this was really helpful). Sherri did our bridesmaid bouquet, bouts, flowers for the cake and the bridal bouquet. The bridesmaid's bouquets were exactly what I was looking for (hydrangeas with cymbidium orchids and hypericum berries). They looked awesome, exactly like photos I had brought her. Some of the foilage in the bouts wasn't quite what I expected but that'sthe hard thing with flowers: you never see your exact flowers until the day of the wedding.

The only issue I had was with my bouquet. I had her wrap a handkerchief from my grandma around the stems and then my bouquet didn't get put in water to keep the handkerchief dry. The roses got brown on the edges pretty fast and the one of the peonies basically fell apart. I loved how it looked but it didn't hold up...maybe because of the weather but I wish it had been in water that morning so it would have been fresher. Sherri is so easy to reach by phone but e-mail can be a bit slower.

Dee's Specialty Cakes
Stevensville, Michigan 49127

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Review Date: 08/20/2009
Services Used: Wedding Cake

5.0 out of 5.0	Quality of Service:	(5.0/5.0)
	Responsiveness:	(5.0/5.0)
	Professionalism:	(5.0/5.0)
	Value For Cost:	(5.0/5.0)
	Flexibility:	(5.0/5.0)

Dee is a breeze to work with and is so good at understanding the design you are looking for. I brought her some pictures when we first hired her, she looked them over and estimated a cost and number of servings we needed and then as it got closer we went for a cake tasting and chose some flavors. We had a three tier cake as well as a sheet cake and they both were delicious (white cake with strawberry filling and with buttercream frosting and yellow cake with mocha filling and buttercream frosting). The cake looked exactly as I had hoped and was absolutely beautiful. I also got a groom's cake sailboat that was so right on with what I wanted and was an awesome value. If you're getting married in SW Michigan definitely meet Dee!

Stella Event Design
St. Joseph, Michigan 49507

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Review Date: 08/20/2009
Services Used: Wedding Planning

4.9 out of 5.0	Quality of Service:	(4.5/5.0)
	Responsiveness:	(5.0/5.0)
	Professionalism:	(5.0/5.0)
	Value For Cost:	(5.0/5.0)
	Flexibility:	(5.0/5.0)

We worked with Stella Event Design for day of coordination as well as chair covers for the reception. I wanted to plan my own wedding and to do many of the details myself, but once I got to the wedding day I wanted myself and my family to be guests and to hand the coordination off to Stella Event Design.

We booked Jessica in April of 2008 for our June 2009 wedding. Since I worked with her for such a long period of time, I feel very confident in saying that Jessica is extremely prompt in her responsiveness, gives great advice and goes above and beyond to ensure that her clients have the information and assistance they need. She is a southwest Michigan expert! She literally has contacts in every area of planning your wedding. We asked Jessica questions that went above and beyond her day-of coordinator role and she never hesitated to help us out. We especially appreciated the vendor referrals, the ideas for staying within our budget and the help immediately before the wedding. When we ran out of time right before the wedding, Jessica came to my mom's house to pick up the materials for the ceremony and reception set-up and even arranged ice cream cones for our guests at an ice cream shop. She sent me several e-mails in the weeks before the wedding asking if she could do anything to help and it was clear she wanted to be of assistance.

Once we hired Jessica, we were completely at ease that we had someone to coordinate our rehearsal, organize and set up our reception and ceremony and who would make sure the day run smoothly. The wedding set-up was gorgeous, as were the chair covers. Jessica and her staff handled issues that were not necessarily part of her official duties and helped smooth over issues with another vendor. I was glad to have someone at the wedding be the "go-to" person so we could enjoy the day! It was 100% worth every penny spent for both the peace of mind through the planning process and the ability to fully enjoy my wedding day.