KSib56's reviews

This company is owned by one lady and is more of a family business, however they do amazing work. Since it is a smaller business they take only 2-3 clients a month so she can really focus on your wedding. Mary Jo was very helpful and so knowledgable. Flowers were very hard for me, but she made the experience fun and easy. After meeting with her I was even able to take home a sample of what the bouquets would look like. We had over 20 dozen roses in our arrangements, however each rose looked prettier than the last. The flowers really made the pictures in our spring wedding. I would highly recommend Mary Jo.

My husband had a great experience at Men's Wearhouse in Crystal Lake. They had a wide selection to choose from, and a very helpful staff. Many of our groomsmen were from out of town, yet there were no problems with placing orders and picking up the tuxedos. Everything was included when we picked them up and everyone’s tux fit perfectly. The prices were very reasonable and it is highly recommended to get the insurance, it is cheap and well worth the coverage.

The Great Bridal Expo was very crowded and busy. There were lots of vendors to see, however, they are very aggressive! If you give vendors your personal contact information, be prepared to be bombarded with phone calls and emails! The fashion show was fun, and exciting because you can win gifts. ☺

Amazing food!! We held our rehearsal dinner at the Brass Restaurant and Brewery in a very private and beautiful separate room in the back of the restaurant. We picked out certain dishes for our guests to choose from, and they designed our own unique menu, which has been a fun keepsake! The restaurant has a great staff that was very friendly, along with “Uncle Sam” that came and shared a blessing and a bottle of champagne. They also provided many different packages to choose from.

Beautiful!!! What an amazing honeymoon spot, we cannot wait to go back! Beautiful hotel with many pools, and great restaurants with a lot of selection. Staff was fun and friendly. The rooms were gorgeous, and well maintained. Almost all guests there are celebrating a honeymoon or anniversary, which made for a romantic and fun atmosphere. Entertaining shows were performed at the resort each night, we barely left the grounds! Dinner by the beach was an amazing touch to the honeymoon experience. I would highly recommend this resort!!

Rev. Harris has performed every wedding in my family so far, he is amazing and is highly recommended. We wanted a ceremony that was about us. We met with him a few months before the wedding to talk about us and our relationship. This turned into him creating an amazing story for our ceremony. He included so many things that told our own story, which made it very funny, at times, and very emotional, at others. We also got to pick the vows we wanted, and what we wanted for the ring ceremony. He was right on time, and the ceremony was kept to 30 minutes, which was perfect!! The only downfall is that he is very hard to reserve, so get to him early!!! My favorite thing is that we got a copy of what was said throughout the ceremony, it is so much fun to look back on!

We used enchanted evening to DJ our reception, as well as, provide music for the ceremony. They did an amazing job, our dance floor was never empty. They played music that pleased every generation! We really liked that we met with them before the wedding to place songs on the “play” and “do not play list.” The night before the wedding, the DJ we had scheduled had an emergency, however, we were called immediately and they sent out the owner to do our wedding instead. We never had any worry, and knew they would still do a great job. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a fun reception filled with lots of dancing.

Amazing!! Our photographer was very professional and friendly. Half the time you barely knew he was there, which was important for my husband. We got an amazing proof book with about 1000 pictures. The proof book is what helped to sell us. There is no need to use a magnifying glass when looking at the pictures, they are each about the size of a wallet sized picture. They offered a wide variety of albums and services. The prices were based on the album selected. Even though the photographs took slightly longer to get after the wedding, it was well worth the wait!! Designing the album was easy, the only thing to remember is how many pages you get. We wanted many more pictures included, however, it was quite a bit more money to add pages and pictures to the album we chose. Depending on how much is spent on others ordering pictures after the wedding, you can own all your pictures right away, or like us, we had to wait a year. Not a big deal to us though, we have the CD with every picture and have not ever had a problem using the CD.

Very friendly staff!! Kimberly’s bridal was very helpful with picking out my dress and my bridesmaid's dresses. I went to about five different shops, which all had the dress I wanted, but ended up choosing Kimberly’s because of the friendly staff. It is a small bridal shop, in which you get to know the staff personally. They constantly kept me updated with the progress of the dress. The dress actually came in much earlier than expected, but they were willing to hold onto it for me for no extra charge. I had my alterations done there- they were fast, affordable and easy to schedule. Many of my bridesmaids were from out of town and Kimberly’s was very accommodating and easy to work with when ordering these dresses. I would and have recommended Kimberly’s bridal to any bride – to – be.

Beautiful site!! Our ceremony took place outside in front of the lakes just under a beautiful willow tree. White chairs filled the grass, and they were placed with some in the sun and some in the shade so guests would be comfortable. The lakes, trees, and beautiful flowers made for the perfect setting for pictures. The only downfall was that it is close to O’Hare airport so twice we had planes flying overhead in which it became very hard to hear the officiant. We were worried about the highway being close, but you couldn't hear anything, it is very quiet and secluded back there. Overall it was a perfect setting for an outdoor wedding. We had our reception in the tent, called the lakeside pavilion. It was gorgeous, the white tent with the white tables and chairs, and black carpet really made the wedding colors pop. The head table was set up so the sun would set directly behind, along with a beautiful fountain, which really made pictures beautiful. We had about 250 people and there was still plenty of room for more!! Everything was perfect, the table settings had votive candles, flowers, and champagne glasses with a strawberry. The staff was very friendly, and prompt with dinner service. The food was also very good, with a lot of selection, we still receive compliments today. The next morning the hotel also had a breakfast buffet set up for our guests to enjoy. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a beautiful reception site anytime of the year, as the tent has a/c and heat!!