pammyzoo's reviews

Again, not sure if I got the price right, but Donna did a beautiful, beautiful job on my hair and my matron of honor's. She did it on site, was on time, and I could not have asked for more. My hair fell before the day was out but only because I washed it that morning against her strict advisement not to. She's a real pro and I think she's just great!

I don't remember quite what we spent but it was totally worth it! They were professional, candid about what they could and couldn't play from our selection of baroque music, they were seamless about arrival, placement, and presence, they were in tune (violins, you know - it's a huge deal!), they were just great. And they took us on at the last minute because our other musicians fell through. Only one rather big flaw - they played Pachelbel instead of the Bach Air I requested for the bridal march, but no one but us knew the difference and it was just beautiful.

Caveat: my husband would review this higher than I have.
We spent a great deal of time and effort meeting with the owner regarding the specifics of our cake. We wanted an art cake, not an easy task, and that's why we sought out a professional instead of a run-of-the-mill bakery. We had a concept of three Grecian-style columns (not so thin that it would have been an engineering nightmare for the cake designer, but columns nonetheless) of slightly different heights that showed some crumbling and wear of time - vines had somewhat taken over, water gently trickling down them as if nature had taken over and developed a natural fountain from these man-made structures. We were thinking the columns would be cake of course, the damage and crumbling seemed to be fairly simple and straightforward, some vines intertwined between them, and then the water could be done in sugar. We met, sketched, described, showed pictures, and received assurances that she understood and it would be done. We'd have loved anything close to our concept.

What we got? Three big, thick slabs of cake with cream-colored frosting, some poorly done and uneven (not the on-purpose sort of uneven) detail in gray, and some artificial vines. At least three of our guests thought the cake was a nuclear power plant.

The saving grace and most important thing, however, is that it tasted great. The rest just makes it a good albeit VERY expensive story. Someday we'll appeal to Duff or Mike or one of the cake geniuses on Food Network to bring our vision to life...

Convenient, handy, and inexpensive. The dress was lovely and fit very well. But you do get the experience you do (or don't) pay for - dressing rooms that do not lock, inattentive and inexperienced staff, pushy vendors at the door trying to convince you to rent tuxes from them and what not.

Kevin Moore was gracious, knowledgeable, and took time with us to discuss options and make recommendations on a limited budget. His Grand Marnier whipped cream is heaven sent, and all the food was good. One of the main comments we continue to hear from guests is how good that food was.