Gilja's reviews

Beautiful hotel! It was definitely an amazing experience; however, when we went to book in, we were exhausted and the lady at the front desk was NOT cooperating with us. We had originally booked a king bed, but the lady at the desk said otherwise. I asked if there was another room available with a king, and she said no. How can a hotel with over 300 rooms, NOT have another king bed available? Also, how can a hotel like that NOT be sincere to a newly wed couple? She wasn’t even polite, and she was definitely NOT caring that we were just married! The only reason I gave it a 3.5 was because of the views, the cleanliness and the all around beauty of the hotel.

All around, THE BEST SERVICE EVER! Vicki was very friendly, knowledgeable, and eager to help me pick out my wedding cake. When I arrived at her home, she works out of her house; she had several little cakes for me to try. She explained each one to me, and allowed me to gobble them all up! After I described to her what I wanted, she then took that image in her head and sketched it right there in front of me. I didn’t even have any suggestions, she did a wonderful job! She even gave me a great deal when I told her that I wanted to surprise my groom with a groom’s cake.

HORRIBLE! I had the WORST experience ever from a caterer/restaurant! Although we had plenty of compliments regarding the food, I was horrified at how the bartenders were acting, very un-professional! I do not want to get in to what happened; however, let’s just say be careful of who you hire. There are bad experiences brides have, and they don’t think they could have them with the caterer/bartenders, but think again. I will never forget what happened at my wedding, and I know that restaurant will never forget it either. I had spoken to the manager right away once we returned from our honeymoon, and let’s just say we received a nice little refund with a VERY nice apology!

AMAZING! He is very friendly, advanced in his line of work, and creative in what he does. My favorite thing he does is have the bridal party of women walk twice towards the video camera. The first time you walk towards the camera he has you stand about 30 feet away, and you’re in the clothes you showed up in at your wedding ceremony location. That way your hair and makeup are all done. Then second, he has you walk down for the final time when you’re in your dress. Then when he edits the video he morphs you from being in just regular clothes in the back of the line you’re walking to the beautiful bride/bridesmaid/flowergirl, etc. in your dress looking fabulous close up to the camera. It’s amazing what he can do! Also, he uses wonderful music to set your video to. It’s not too classy, but it’s not too modern. They’re very cute songs that everyone will enjoy.

One word – Untouchable! No photographer(s) can compare to this amazing duo – husband & wife team. They are remarkable! They know exactly how to make precious and lasting memories outstanding. They are very friendly, and ask exactly what you want (i.e. modern, etc.). Their packages are reasonable. Also, we had them do our engagement photos, and well, we don’t necessarily live in the Nashville area. They were willing to come out all the way out to Hickman County (an hour west of Nashville), and walk through creeks, trump through woods in order to get us the most amazing photos. It’s nice having two people, especially one male & female. This helps because the woman was in the room with my girls and me getting ready, and the man was able to be in with the men getting ready before the wedding. That way we have plenty of before photos. Also, I think the comment that stood out to me the most that they said was that having two people they were able to have one take a photo of my first look at my husband standing up at the altar and the other one was able to get my husband’s first look at me. I think that’s the best possible picture anyone can take as a photographer capturing the first glances of the soon to be husband/wife for the first time.

This site was the first site I looked at, and I never went anywhere else. I was amazed at how beautiful this location was. I didn’t want to have my wedding anywhere else. The upkeep of the beautiful grounds is breath-taking. They’ve renovated it recently, so some of the buildings are newer, and more modern. We were married in early May, and so it was still a bit cold at night, and without my asking, they turned on the heaters for me. It wasn’t even a part of my package, but they knew how to keep their clients happy, so they let me use them for free. There were a lot of flowers, and beautiful bouquets that I never paid for, but were used in the wedding before me (the night before), so they left them everywhere for me to use as well. Which I did have a good amount of flowers, but this just added a little icing on the cake. Actually, you don’t even need that many flowers, like what I originally thought because the whole setting itself is beautiful enough. There are flowers everywhere already, that when you do book your wedding here, the site itself is enough.

I had never been here before, but the ceremony site referred me to them saying that a lot of the brides had been recently going here to get their hair / makeup / nails done. So I made an appointment for my girls and me and I couldn’t have asked for a better place. They were so friendly, and welcoming. They took their time, and had a lot of patience with us. My hair stylist, my nail stylist, and makeup artist were the best. I continue to still use them now, and even buy my makeup there since I absolutely love their products! They are great in price, and they have a pretty big facility. It’s a very modern feel, and I absolutely love Salon FX! They are truly wonderful and gifted at what they do!

The lady who greeted us and helped us pick out a wedding band was very knowledgeable and cooperative. Although I still wasn’t 100% sure of what I wanted at the time of walking in the store, she stayed patient and considerate of my feelings. She was very happy and eager to help us. My husband was able to even send it away right after we bought it that evening to get an inscription on the band. When he told her to not let me see what he was going to write, she did exactly what he said! Their rings were realistic, and not overly priced. We actually received a great discount when we were there, so even if you go when there are no deals, at least you can count on their friendly service!

Right when we walked in, we were greeted with a smile. The lady behind the counter was very quick and efficient. She took my husband’s measurements and quickly typed them in the computer along with taking down the list of the groomsmen and other wedding party members. She gave ideas of what to wear for what type of wedding we were going to be having and where. They have an amazing selection of all different types of tuxes, along with cuffs, and other minor details. Also, when we picked up the tuxes that Thursday before the wedding, no errors were made. All the tuxes were correct, and we had no problems!

I am originally from this small town on the east coast of Florida, so when I went home to visit, I was able to order my invitations here. The owner is wonderful! She has plenty of visuals to look at and choose from. Although what I wanted was not really one of her samples, I bought in an idea of what I wanted and she made it happen! She printed them and got them to me so quickly, it was amazing! I also bought wax with the initial metal brand. I was able to seal up all of my wedding invitations old-style with a unique twist!