diva1's reviews

We loved our instructor Leslie. We practiced our first dance over and over during our four lessons (in about 5 weeks before the wedding) and she gave us exactly what we needed to do a crowd-pleasing first dance. Her lessons were simple and effective. Highly recommend Leslie.

They were fantastic. I loved my dress and the fitting were great. The dress ended up being a teeny big and fell down when I danced a bit, but I never would have known that during my fittings because it fit like a glove then. Guess I dance a little too hard!!

I adored my invitation and matching program. Stacy and Marina are pros and honestly, just so much fun to work with. They are high-end (custom letterpress) and create a truly elegant, classy and entirely customized designs. I’ve already referred them to others and will continue to do so.

Tom was AWESOME. We booked two 14-passenger shuttles to take our guests to and from the Radisson to the Greentree. Turns out there was some rain damage to the shuttles before our wedding, so Tom upgraded us to two 14-passenger stretch SUV limos at no additional cost. AMAZING.

We haven’t yet seen the video, but we think Eric was AMAZING. I originally wasn’t sold on getting a video, but I am SO glad we did. I think Eric was the underdog vendor of the whole event. He was everywhere he needed to be and had a fantastic personality. He also set up this whole “reveal” scene where all of our families and bridal party watched when Mitch and I saw each other for the first time. It was priceless. We’ll get the video in about 6 weeks and I can’t wait. So happy we booked him!!

Dean did a BEAUTIFUL job of designing both the ceremony and the reception. We had a chic, simple chuppah with a gorgeous beaded chandelier suspended from the top. I’d never seen anything like that before and I fell in love with the look of it. The high and low centerpieces were really innovative and elegant. My only one comment is that I thought my bridesmaid bouquets would be bigger than they actually were.

Jimi is super talented and we loved his personality while working with him. The shots are really great too. I just wish that we got a few more shots of our family members. He did most of the photos from the bar or the dancefloor, which of course is where all the action was, but in retrospect, we missed a lot of shots of relatives and close family friends. We got the digital proofs within a week and will work on the album in another few weeks.

The band was absolutely amazing. Almost all of our guests commented on how spectacular they were. All of our 300+ guests were up and dancing the entire time. It was like being at a concert during each song. I highly highly recommend True Blue. They are pricey, but worth every penny.

The food was excellent and fit our kosher requirement. Steve, the owner, provides a great value, with prices much lower than the standard NYC-area big kosher caterers. We had steak, salmon, chicken and vegetarian options, which were all delicious. Also, we had some guests who keep kosher and needed special meals delivered to the hotel the night before and morning of our wedding (since they were traveling) – which Classic handled for us at no costs. It was great. I wish we had more food passed around during the cocktail hour.

I loved the Greentree the minute I walked in and it fit our needs perfectly. We wanted a stunning venue that would fit 300+ guests and allow a kosher caterer. We absolutely loved the look and feel of the Greentree and thought their service was excellent. But there were a few things that I wish had gone smoother. They booked another event in the other room at the same time as ours, which they assure us wouldn’t be a problem, However it was. During our ceremony, you could hear the dance music from the other event! I was horrified to hear the bass pumping while taking our vows. Thankfully, it was short-lived, but I was in shock. Also, with more than 500 guests in the hall at the same time, they ran out of coat hangers in the coat check and the valet line was way backed up, causing our ceremony to run 30 minute late. But, the service was great and our maitre’de, Bradford, was excellent.