Starsong's reviews

We had our wedding at LMEC and could not have been happier with the venue. We initially wanted our wedding on a Friday, but because it was booked, they let us know if we had it on Thursday, we could get the whole venue for more than half of the cost of Friday! We were sold! A weekday wedding here is a great deal and we could not have afforded it if we had it on the weekend.

Jennifer and the team at LMEC were so helpful through the whole process. She was very responsive in communicating in emails and phone calls and answered any questions or concerns I had. And I have to say when she gave us a tour of the place, the photos do not do it justice. It is a beautiful venue and a definite gem in Lake Mary. We got a lot of compliments on it!

If you have your wedding here, you will not be disappointed! It is so amazing to have the entire place to yourself and you don't have to worry about random people traipsing through your lobby or staring from afar while having your ceremony. It's complete privacy when you book the whole venue. Thank you LMEC!

We used Beautiful Music for both our ceremony music/cocktail hour and for dj services. Overall, we were very happy with the quartet (trio plus trumpet) and Shannon was very flexible and accommodating with our pieces that we requested. We got great comments from our guests on the music!
Re: responsiveness, during the planning process, I did not feel that Shannon was as responsive as she could have been. I would get a response to one of my emails several days to a week later usually, and I would not get complete answers to my questions I asked via email as she uses a mobile device to reply. I felt that if the emails were done via PC, I probably would have received more detailed answers. However, she is very good by phone. So if you need to contact her, that is probably the best way. Speaking with Shannon, she is very professional, knowledgeable and sincerely cares about your wedding and how it is handled.
The cocktail hour music was done by Eddie on sax and we also received rave reviews on his music ability. Definitely recommend Beautiful Music for ceremony music and the cocktail hour.
Unfortunately there was a snag, which Shannon and I both discussed in depth. Re: Eddie as the DJ, I received feedback from our guests that was not favorable. No one was dancing and they felt the music played was really dull. As my husband and I were hardly in the room, except for brunch, we were not able to enjoy or hear the music. After much research on both ends and discussion with Shannon on what transpired, Eddie performed his job since 80% of what he played was on our play list, however I made a comment on my list to please include dance and 80's (a separate list) since we realized our playlist is a little slow and to mix things up. Unfortunately, that was not followed and all songs that were played aside from the guest requests were slow songs/dinner music. Granted, our crowd apparently weren't a dancing bunch and it was a morning wedding, but more upbeat music would have been nice and appropriate to keep the mood high. Shannon apologized and offered to refund us the booking fee which was considerate.
To sum it up, I give Beautiful Music's ceremony music and cocktail hour five stars.
Due to the issues that were noted above, I give their DJ services three stars and cannot fully recommend him.

I bought my reception dress at the boutique and couldn't have been happier! Emily, the manager at the store is so friendly, cheerful and soooo helpful when I was trying to choose a dress. Their dress selection is amazing and every so often they have crazy sales! I went in to pick up my dress after alterations and ended up walking out with 2 more dresses that I ended up wearing on our honeymoon! I had to buy both since they were incredible deals! Thanks Emily for helping me make the choice! :)
Only thing is I wish it was in a larger mall with more traffic, like Lenox or Mall of Georgia. The boutique is too amazing to have in such a slow mall!

Kristen is an amazing photographer. After checking out her site, I knew that we would hit it off since she had the same eye for details as I do! From the beginning, she stayed in constant contact and responded quickly to all of my emails. I had an enormous shot list and was concerned about it being overwhelming, but she handled it all in stride. She was professional, genuine and soooo nice about everything! The day of the wedding, she showed up bright eyed and bushy tailed and got right down to work. She did her best accommodating my shot list in the little time that we had. She was never intrusive and she was a total photo ninja. I never once noticed her or her camera during the ceremony or reception when she was snapping candids. She worked really well with the rest of my vendors and my DOC commented to me how awesome Kristen was!
After the wedding, she put teasers up on her site within a week and we had our finished CD within 2 weeks. Talk about speedy service! I love it! She is so flexible and will help you out with any additional retouching or requests on effects you have.
Overall, you will not be disappointed with Kristen! She is an amazing photographer especially if you are a budget bride like I was, as she is quite affordable compared to others out there. I've gotten so many compliments on our wedding photos on how artistic they are and how detailed the shots were. We can't thank you enough for everything you've done. We couldn't be happier with our photos! :)

Our driver was excellent. He was on time as scheduled and its wonderful they offer a pick-up and drop off rate which is all we needed. After the wedding, my husband told him to take his time to get to our hotel which was only 1.5 miles down the road. He obliged and took the long way. :) The limo was clean and stocked with champagne. Thank you so much! It was a great experience!

Reverend Knox was fantastic to work with. He is warm, genuine and personable. He is so helpful with suggesting the order of events for the ceremony which we definitely needed help with since we had so many elements! Our wedding was an interfaith wedding and he officiated along with Rabbi Lefkowitz. They both worked really well together and the ceremony flowed perfectly! He was very accommodating when it came to the Tea Ceremony. I provided him with a little wording to describe what it was about and he fit it in nicely!
He was not available for our rehearsal, but Teresa filled in for him and definitely helped us tremendously. Overall, we got so many comments on what "A Beautiful Ceremony" it was! Thank you Kevin and Teresa!

Vicki did a phenomenal job with our flowers. She was friendly, helpful and really easy to work with. Since she works out of her home, she was more affordable than other florists in the Central Florida area that we had talked to. We had a limited budget and she worked with us to cut corners.
When we met with her, I really didn't pull any inspiration except the colors of our wedding and the flowers I liked. She sat down with us and gave us suggestions on what would work and I trusted her creativity. In the end, she definitely wow'd us. We had so many compliments on our flowers. Thank you Vicki for helping make our day beautiful!

I can't say enough how wonderful the team is at An Affair to Remember. After a long story which I will not go into, we had Lisa as our day-of coordinator, which was one of the best decisions we made in regards to our wedding. Four days before the wedding, our videographer fell through and she spoke to a one of her go-to pros that they frequently partner with at weddings. She even negotiated a rate equal to what our old videographer was charging and snagged him at the last minute!! Thank goodness he was available! Even during my mini meltdown after the videographer incident, she calmed me down and talked sense into me to get me back down to earth. She was efficient, professional and definitely made things happen!!
The day of the wedding, Lisa, Kristen and Shannen ensured that our wedding went as smoothly as possible. I had a TON of DIY details and they definitely handled them all perfectly! My husband and I are so happy with how everything turned out. Thank you so much ladies! You made our day even more special!!!

Tiffany was amazing to work with! She was in my area and stopped by for a trial initially. It didn't look exactly the way I wanted it, but after all was said and done, she assured me it would be perfect on the wedding day. The day of the wedding, Tiffany was there bright, early and cheerful (it was 6:30am after all!) She worked her magic and listened to my previous concerns from the trial and the final product came out perfect! I got so many compliments on my hair and makeup and I certainly felt like a beautiful bride. Tiffany is super friendly and talented. Thank you for making me feel like a movie star! :)

We had our wedding at Lake Mary Events Center which had a list of approved caterers. We decided to check out JME and were pleasantly surprised after getting quotes from other caterers in the area. The price is reasonable for what is included and they are very flexible with the menu. Michael customized it to meet our needs since we had a brunch wedding.
During the planning process, Michael was so nice and pleasant to work with. He was very responsive and quick with emails. He addressed all of my questions and concerns and did his best to assist me in any way he could!
Day of the wedding, the staff was efficient and cheerful. We got a lot of compliments on the food which I have to agree with! The staff served food to our sweetheart table and ensured we got all the extra ramekins of toppings for our mashed potato martini bar. Luckily because food was brought to us, my husband and I got to eat and enjoy the food, which was super tasty! I highly recommend John Michael events to any bride in the Central Florida area!