I am in the process of finding a venue. I was deterred a lot by my friends once I gave them the location. Little did I know how much has changed around the area and how beautiful Pacific Hills actually is! I walked in LAST MINUTE without an appointment (late because of after work traffic), how annoying right?! David made me feel comfortable right away. He knew how tight our budget is and he was willing to work with us. Although I have not made a final decision on which venue to use, I know that Pacific Hills stands out. He made everything inclusive and made me feel like it was done especially for us. Because the decisions of picking the venue are in my parents hands, I hope that we are able to have a wedding here...I will update later on. Also, David was VERY PROMPT at getting back to us and responding to our questions even on his DAY OFF. I look forward to hopefully working with him in the near future.

**UPDATE**

We ended up not using Pacific Hills but I would love to thank David for his time and patience with my and my fiance...It is a wonderful place to have a wedding, it just did not fit with our overall outlook.

I have NOT had my wedding yet (and my friends that know me, KNOW that I am a worry wart about the craziest and littlest things) and only knowing Kristeen for a full week she has brought me peace and serenity, even when my own mother is going nuts! I have vented to her and have written her over 10 emails about parents, money, jobs, fiance, etc in this short time and she has put me at ease and on task. She is thoughtful and genuine. She wants to know YOU and what YOUR NEEDS are and she puts them as priorities. I feel as though I am her only client. So thankful for her. I will update after my wedding but to know that I made the BEST choice by having her as my wedding coordinator, I couldn't have been happier!!

I ended up buying my dress at THE DRESSER. I went during their crazy annual sale. Got my Winnie Couture dress with amazing details for only $500. The only reason I gave it a 4 star is because their selections was few for this sale. But everything else was amazing...$500 for a $2500 dress!!
FYI: During this sale, you only have 15min in the store to pick and try on. There is a long line and I recommend being one of the first (I was the first), so that you have first "dibs" on the whatever you like. I took 3 girls with me, 2 to collect dresses to bring and 1 to help me try on...it was interesting nevertheless. Friends episode with Monica, Rachel and Phoebe in the wedding store fighting is what orginially flashed in my mind!