ccec's reviews

JoAnn is fabulous. Our meeting was very in-depth, and JoAnn was very accomodating and easy to reach if I had any questions. She customized the wedding ceremony to exactly how we wanted it. She was very professional and got things done. The rehearsal was great; she was organized and had everyone paying attention and knowing exactly what they had to do. JoAnn put some of her own humer and personality in our ceremony and made it unique and wonderful. I had tried working with a nightmare of an officiant before, and JoAnn completely made up for it. Her fee is fantastic and includes:
Weddings/Commitment Ceremonies:
My standard wedding fee includes:
an initial consultation meeting to discuss the couples individual needs
a follow-up meeting if desired
attending or directing the rehearsal
a personalized ceremony
a marriage certificate suitable for framing
and as many phone calls and emails as necessary
to make your wedding ceremony the one that is perfect for you!

In addition to performing the ceremony the day of the wedding, I am happy to arrive one hour early to help with finalizing the event. For the above, I charge $200.


This is such a great deal compared to other officiants, and I would recommend her again and again!!

I bought four gorgeous memorial candles online from this vendor. They were very classy looking and came with beatiful stands. I would use this vendor again!1

Carol is such a great person. She is so creative and accomodating. Her cakes or unique and unbelievable tasty!!!!

This is a family owned business recommended to me by a dear friend...I saw the pictures of her flowers and they were gorgeous. I came in to the shop knowing what colors I wanted, and they provided me with examples and complimentary flowers with colors I never would have thought of. They were so professional and detail oriented, and made everything so easy. The flowers were fresh, full and beautiful!!

This venue is great; they have good parking, fabulous staff, great food and security. I had my wedding in the Broadway room, which has huge windows over the marquee looking out over the street. That is another great feature; the bride and groom get their names on the marquee. The staff I dealt with was so professional, nice and answered all of my questions. They made it so easy for me, and the venue was definitely something I had very little stress over. It was a beautiful setting and we got loads of compliments!!

Too bad I gad to give this woman even one star. PLEASE READ!!
I hired this wedding officiant, and put down the required $75 dollars and an extra $50 for a meeting in person. I cancelled with her, and emailed her that I would like the $50 back for the meeting that never happened. She wrote back, not only would I not get my $50 back, but I still owed her for the full wedding package. I tried sorting this out with her via email, and called her repeatedly in effort to speak with her. Then I reported her to the BBB. As a result of this, I received a number of emails stating that 1)she was hiring lawyers to go after me and lied and stated that I actually signed a contract with her, 2)said she would contact my work and tell them I was making threatening and harrassing phone calls to her, and 3)that she would actually SHOW UP AT MY WEDDING TO COLLECT THE FULL WEDDING PACKAGE AMOUNT.
My boss called her, and asked for a copy of the signed document, which of course she couldn't send him, and said I was threatening her and harrassing her church. The phone number I called was her personal number, and I can't find that she is affiliated with any church at all. So, I learned a lesson the hard way: don't trust online vendors who won't speak with you and meet with you before you pay them. This lady is a prime examply of how people get swindled and have wedding nightmares. Here are the emails she sent me:
From: Michele Gamm <michelegamm@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Fw: Re: Wedding Plans
> To: ellenk1313@yahoo.com
> Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 10:12 PM
> Ellen-
>
> Hi. You are still required to pay the full package fee
> with wedding vendors even if you change your mind or decide
> to not get married. I have turned down three weddings
> because your wedding was booked. You are still required to
> pay the full package amount, $275.
>
> I had a phone conversation with you this summer, then I
> e-mailed the wedding questions to you, I have sent many
> e-mails to you about planning your wedding, you e-mailed me
> back the answers to the questions, then you booked a
> meeting, and I tried setting a meeting time with you.
>
> Even if I do not charge you for the full package amount, as
> stated above, I have three hours down for you between the
> phone conversation, e-mails, and planning of your wedding.
> My fee is $75 an hour so, as of right now your current fees
> are $225. You have sent $125 so, I still need $100 from
> you.
>
> I did return your call, I let you know what you needed to
> do right from the beginning about picking our readings and
> vows, and you never had to send me 4 e-mails for you to get
> me to reply back. I have all of your e-mails saved and all
> of my e-mails saved as well which shows that what you are
> saying is not true. I have always responded back to your
> e-mails.
>
> Charges:
> Phone Converstion
> E-mailed you July 31
> E-mailed you Aug 2
> E-mailed you Aug 7
> E-mailed you again on Aug 7
> E-mailed you Aug 12
> E-mailed you again on Aug 12
> E-mailed you Aug 14
> E-mailed you Aug 16
> E-mailed you Aug 18
> E-mailed you Aug 20
> E-mailed you again on Aug 20
> Planned your wedding from the answers that you sent me
>
> Thanks so much.
>
> Dr. Gamm

From: Michele Gamm <michelegamm@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Former Wedding Plans
To: ellenk1313@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 1:03 PM

Ellen-

Please confirm your current address. The church's lawyer has been
contacted at Shook, Hardy & Bacon and we will pursue you about your
non-payment and harasmment charges if you do not stop. Sincerely.

Dr. Gamm

From: Michele Gamm <michelegamm@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Former Wedding Plans
To: ellenk1313@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 1:26 PM


Our lawyer has furthered advised us that we can show up at your wedding location
in order to collect on the full amount that you owe us. We did not want to take
it this far but, you keep forcing our hand by your constant harassing phone
calls and e-mails. We are giving you more chance to drop this all together or
we will have to takne necessary action. Please let us know.

Dr. Gamm
From: Michele Gamm <michelegamm@yahoo.com>Subject: Re: Former Wedding PlansTo: ellenk1313@yahoo.comDate: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 1:36 PMWe will also contact your work, Clearwater Bay Marketing, and let them know
about your harassing calls from their work phone to the church made by you. We
have all of the call records from Clearwater Bay Marketing and the messages that
you left from Clearwater Bay marketing which we could submit to your employer as
well. Our lawyer is also looking into what we could do here as well. Thanks.

Dr. Gamm