JCK's reviews

Donaji and Audi helped my husband and me with our wedding, and we had the most amazing time!

Background:
We just got married at the beginning of May. The venue we chose was a large loft that was normally used for photo shoots, so we basically had to provide everything from the food to the rentals to the lighting. We were planning on having around 175 guests for an evening wedding.

Service:
We met with Donaji about 4 times over the course of 7 months along with countless emails and phone calls. We would meet for at least a couple hours each time, and she was very accommodating and patient. When I asked her if we could extend the reception for half an hour and provide all the services necessary for that, she didn't even hesitate. No extra charge. She just said, "Sure". Every time I called her, she answered, regardless of when it was. Even when she was on vacation! I was really happy with how reachable she was.

On the day of our wedding, Audi took care of my husband and me. We cannot say enough good things about him. He anticipated what we needed before we could even think about them. We didn't even realize food had been served until we turned around and Audi had huge plates of everything on the menu for us. Even my friends and family commented on the great care Audi gave us. We had nothing to worry about on the day of because everything else was taken care of for us.

Catering:
I received at least 10 quotes from caterers that were just out of our budget. We finally got a quote that fit the bill, and we went to a tasting. We weren't that happy with the food, so we continued the search. I found Event Professionals on line, and it looked too good to be true. They were very affordable and also were able to provide the rentals of all of our tables, linens, glassware and utensils. We scheduled an appointment but had to reschedule on the day of due to an emergency. Donaji was totally flexible and was able to move our appointment to later that day. We met for at least an hour to discuss what we wanted our day to be like - just a big party, no formal seating but a lot of lounge furniture and small bites but enough to make everyone full. We went to a tasting a couple weeks later and were sold. The food was delicious! I was skeptical that the food could actually be that good on the day of after having to mass produce it, but everyone I talked to after our wedding raved about the food! Here's just a few things we had:

- roasted chicken with mango salsa (a crowd favorite)
- tri tip
- ginger glazed salmon
- seaweed salad
- tuna tartare (amazing hors d' oeuvre - my favorite!)
- quesadillas with mushrooms and cheese (hors d' oeuvre - even my carnivorous husband loved it)

So many more, and I had a few people tell me it was the best food they had at a wedding, and no, it was not the only wedding they've been to :)

Rentals:
Included in their price were the rentals of all of the tables, seating and lounge furniture. Everything. We didn't have a formal sit down meal but had around 20 tables, some high, some low and around 130 chairs. They also provided around 8 pieces of modern looking lounge furniture. It was great.

Lighting:
Event Professionals outsources their lighting to Ambiance Lighting. We met with Danny Villa, and they did an amazing job. Since the venue was basically a blank canvas, they were able to make the place look like a cool night club by the end of the night. It was exactly what we were looking for.

We're really happy we went with Event Professionals. We didn't really think our wedding day could actually live up to our expectations after all the planning we went through, but it exceeded anything we could have imagined.