rpkurtz's reviews

I don't think I could have asked for a better photographer. He was so much fun to work with and I didn't feel rushed or pressured at all by him. I just recently viewed my pictures and they are fantastic! I don't know how he was able to catch the angles he did. Our ceremony and reception site was dimly lit, but that didn't seem to matter because he captured it all. The colors and clarity are fantastic! I feel like my photos could be on the cover of a magazine!

Our invitations looked just like what we thought they would look like. They were sent and delivered in a timely fashion and all the spelling and spacing was done just right. My only complaint is that they got our order wrong. We had ordered one shipment and then a couple of months later, they sent us another shipment or the same thing except we didn't need another one because our wedding had already happened! I still need to straighten that out with them, but I just thought that was very careless of them!

Justin was our DJ and he was great to work with. He met with us in person and listened very carefully to what we had in mind. We went over the songs we wanted and once he had played those he was great at deciding what to play next. He kept the party going and we got lots of compliments on him.

I had high hopes for the bakery in St. Helena, Napa. I had heard good things about them, but apparently the manager that is in charge now was not as good as the last one. I went in there twice to make sure to explain my design right, and when the cake finally came, it was SO wrong. I had even given them a picture and paid some ridiculous amount for it, and they still got my order wrong. This is not to mention that their cakes do not taste good at all. I had the sunny lemon flavor and it was quite dry and bland. I was going to overlook the taste if it meant having it look right, but they couldn't even get that right.

I would recommend not going here. They prices were good compared to other places, but the alterations I received were pretty awful. To start off with they ordered the wrong size for me. When they altered the dress it fit differently that before. I tried to tell them of their mistakes but (in their heavy accents) said "no it looks fine, it looks fine." Somebody forgot to tell them that on your wedding day the dress needs to look perfect!

Overall I was pleased with their services, but there are a few things that bothered me. For one that were quite overpriced. Second, their hair creations weren't as good as I had expected. I wanted something more elaborate and I showed them multiple pictures, but they didn't really get it right. They were on time and charged the right amount and they'll get the job done, but it was SO expensive!

I rented their tuscan candelabras from them and I couldn't have been more pleased. They were delivered on time and picked up on time. I dealt with the lady on the phone who was extremely helpful and I didn't have to worry about anything else. They looked great and their service couldn't have gone any smoother.

Ted did such an amazing job with my flowers. He created exactly what I had had in mind! I sent him the pictures and he got everything just right. The colors were vibrant and the flowers were so fresh! I couldn't have asked for a better florist!

Tucked away in the Napa Valley, the Meritage was the perfect place for an enchanting wedding. It's a beautiful resort and we were extremely pleased with the esthetic setting. The food was fabulous, the tables looked just right and everyone loved the place. My only complaint about the place was the wedding coordinator. As my mother was entering the wedding cave, the coordinator told my mother that if we went over she would be charging us an additional $1,500.00. Along the way she was rude and cold and quite inconsiderate. She charged me twice for my hotel suite and on our bill, she overcharged for multiple items. Once she found out that we weren't having an open bar, she got all indignant because that's where they make a lot of their money. Overall I would do it again there, but just beware of their hidden costs!

The Eloquence String Quartet and Trio was fabulous! They were so professional and easy to work with. I gave them my list of songs and they figured out the rest. Out of all my vendors I worried the least about them. They were there on time, they performed flawlessly and created the kind of atmosphere I was looking for. I couldn't have asked for a more elegant performance.