ilvbfv's reviews

Planning: Andrew and Chris were fabulous! They were the best deal around, were very flexible and accommodating, and worked around everything we needed of them.

Day of: They make such a great photography team. They covered all angles, and all shots that I would never have thought to ask of them. It was so comfortable having them around and posing for them and everything. Funny story - out of my groom and all his groomsmen, not a single one of them knew how to tie their ties. And none of them had thought to learn before the wedding day (and I guess it must've slipped my mind too in the thousands of things I had to think of). The awesome thing is, I'm sure Andrew knows how to tie a tie.....but instead of helping them, he took some hilarious photos of them you-tubing it and failing miserably! Those of some of my favourite shots!

Product: The photos all looks amazing! My groom and I have never looked so stunning! Even in out dance photos (we're not the best dancers). :) They capture some incredible moments that I may have missed myself if I didn't have the evidence of them. I LOVE the fact that they provide all digital images + release, and the photo books are incredibly stunning!

Cons: The process took a lot longer than it should have. My wedding was in May 2011, and I am just writing this review now (Feb 2012) because I finally got everything today. I got my digital photos in July, but didn't get the photo books until now. Of course, THAT is what I have been waiting all this time to see the final product! Another thing is, they didn't edit the photos to my liking... There just seemed to be a lot of things that could've been photoshopped out, that weren't. Of course, when I asked them to make the changes for the photo book, they did...but they were obvious enough that I shouldn't have to ask. Like people/cars in the background of our bride+groom pictures (we took our pictures at a park). In the end, not a big deal, but it's just something that I feel was lacking on their professionalism.

But I want to end with a positive! The photos are gorgeous, and i ABSOLUTELY LOOOVEE my photo book!!!!!!

We did a DIY wedding, so we rented a bunch of chairs and tables to set up ourselves. Working with Create-a-Party was efficient and simple. Everything went smoothly. They delivered ad picked up on time, no hiccups at all. I know what they're charging is about the going rate for rentals, but I still can't get over how expensive renting chairs and tables is!

Jennifer did such an amazing job with my bridesmaids' make-up!! They all looked so stunning! Jennifer was great with responding to calls and emails, and was always super flexible and always accommodating!

Lucy did such an amazing job with my make-up!! I have never looked so beautiful in my life! And in the pictures, it looks so natural and incredible!! Lucy was great with responding to calls and emails, and was always super flexible and always accommodating!

Planning: I worked with Marguerite. She was absolutely incredible! She was really passionate and really believed in what she was doing. She always responded to emails and phone calls promptly, and worked around my schedule. She has is nice and to-the-point; a really go-get-'em kind of attitude, which I think is necessary in the world of catering. She came to my parents house (the venue) to help me plan the layout of the buffet, and always had great suggestions for portions, complements, timing, and layout of the entire reception (I didn't have a wedding planner, but with Marguerite, I didn't need one!). She also allowed us to save some money by preparing some of the items ourselves (like cutting up the fruit for the chocolate fountains)!

Grub: The food was absolutely incredible! Everyone loved it! The only complaint I got was that there was not enough! Not because the caterer didn't make enough, but because people were grabbing it from the servers!!! (actually, I'm kind of embarrassed by some of my guests....) The food itself looked very nice and upscale. It was plated elegantly, and the portions were appropriate. I was trying to think of specific dishes that I would recommend, but absolutely EVERYthing was incredible! I guess I would recommend the chocolate (:)), brie wheels, and mushroom caps, and....everything!

Professionalism: In addition to the mouth-watering food, the set-up was beautiful, the servers were kind and discrete, and the catering area was properly setup beforehand and cleaned after (the wedding was at my parents' house).

Overall: No complaints! I absolutely loved it! I'm a foodie, and before I even started planning, I knew that the food was going to be the most important aspect! And it turned out wonderfully!!!!

Planning: I worked with Allie herself. I had a very small order of only a couple of arrangements and 7 bouquets. Allie was very nice and flexible and really worked with us. She was willing to do whatever, and had a lot of good advice to give (my family was going to do the DIY centrepieces).

On the day of: Everything was delivered on time and absolutely beautiful!!

Only Con: It was really REALLY hard to get in touch with Allie. We even caught them lying, saying that she was out of the office when she wasn't. Maybe because it was in the middle of wedding season. Maybe it was because our order was so small.... Still not cool...