maybelle's reviews

My 4 bridesmaids wore Ann Taylor dresses (meadow green) and everything worked out great! I love that they also have the dresses in petite becuase when we looked around at other bridal shops, we would have had to alter even the smallest size for my cousin and it would have ended up costing a fortune. This way, everyone got a dress that pretty much fit off the rack (my sister hem hers, my friend had to shorten her straps). The best part was that each girl picked a style that they liked, and then I ordered them online using a coupon! yippee! And, with free shipping and free returns, it was great that I could have them try on several sizes/styles until they found the one they liked.

I got married on 9/9/2007 at Adamson House and stumbled across Event Professionals on this website actually. Adamson House is notorious for having very strict guidelines for their weddings, so I was pleased that EP had worked there before, but still a little skeptical since the last time they worked there was several years ago. I also liked that they were reasonably priced AND did their own rentals (less hassle for me to deal with another vendor then!).

All of my meetings with Donaji (the owner, but also our coordinator for the day) went pretty smoothly. She listened to my ideas and budget and really worked with us.

The day of went pretty well! We had a bit of a mishaps with the seating arrangements, but that was my fault becuase I tried to make a last minute change. Donaji and her assistant were fabulous though, and constantly checked in to make sure that I had anything I needed. We had a small problem with the heaters - we had agreed to having 10 heaters but only 8 arrived, and when I looked around later, I noticed that only 6 were in place! I asked about this, and Donaji explained that not all of them worked and would just comp me the heater rentals. I'm happy that she comped me, but I would have preferred the heaters. oh well!

For the food, we actually gambled on what we ordered becuase we didn't try most of the items during our initial tasting. We liked the tasting enough that we trusted them that what we ordered would be good. And boy was it! I thought our appetizers were fabulous! I loved that the cocktail shrimp were big and plump. Dinner was good and then the mini-dessert station was lovely. Some of the desserts were not so good, but some got rave reviews. I would have preferred that they set up the dessert table a little bit nicer too but to be fair, I didn't give any directions/instructions on that (since I also had a candy buffet).

Anyway, my bottom line is that I thought they did a wonderful job and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.

I loved working with Tom. He rescued me last minute becuase my other videographer ditched me(!) so Tom really saved the day! He was so nice the entire time. We got the video about 2 months later and I loved it. The cuts were good and edited very nicely with the music we chose. He's also not too expensive so that's a big plus!


I could only afford 1 videographer but if I could do it again, I would have chosen 2 because I felt like there were a few shots that were missing here or there. I don't think this is any reflection on Tom's part, but I thought I'd throw that out as advice for other brides.

The setting is gorgeous. You're right at the beach without being ON the beach - very important becuase I needed to wear heels on my wedding day! I loved the historic feel to the house and the wonderful green lawns. We had the ceremony on the Cedar Lawn (nice and shady!), reception in the front courtyard and dinner on the back patio overlooking the water. I seriously could not have asked for a more wonderful place. My husband and I are both native Angelenos and we got so many comments from friends and relatives that they never knew about this place before. Everyone loved it.

There are a ton of restrictions to what you can and can't do though so make sure you do your homework! I loved that I was able to pick and choose my own vendors and set the place up how I wanted. However, small little things like we weren't allowed to put petals on the table were annoying. Just make sure your vendor has worked there before and knows the rules and you'll be good to go.

I gave it 4 stars because of those small annoyances, but really, it is a lovely lovely lovely location.

I went to Lilli's to try on dresses and did not have the great experience that some of the other posters talked about. I thought that the didn't have a lot of styles for me (I was looking for something simple, non-ballgown type of dress). The woman who helped us was also really pushy! I do think though that their sample sales rack has some really good values for those who are on a budget. I saw some perfectly nice dresses for $199!

We searched high and low for a ring that I thought was a little unique and I liked that their site has a couple of designs that you don't see at every store. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the ring that I ended up getting.

The service was fantastic. We were a bit skeptical about buying a ring over the internet from some place we'd never heard of but I found some reviews online that said that they were credible. When we placed our order, one of their service reps called to confirm it and talk to us about the stone that we had picked out. She was sweet as can be and very informative.

The package arrived and it was a nice presentation! The box is a lovely wooden box and they included a free buffing cloth. And, as a gift, they included a small bottle of nail polish with the name "I do!" How cute is that? Also, it included a free appraisal. Nice!

We had some trouble with the sizing (our own fault that we sized it too large) but we had no problems with shipping it back to them for a free resizing.

And, lastly, they have a 30-day back policy so you can buy without too much worry.

Anyway, I loved them and would recommend them without question.