yulee78's reviews
My husband and I got married on 2/15/2009, so this review has been a long time in coming. We honestly cannot thank Helen and Pat of A Timeless Occasion enough!
Our referral: A friend had a great experience with them. She'd ordered a dress that had to be remade in order to fit properly, and Pat did so flawlessly. She looked stunning on her day.
Background: I went to A Timeless Occasion after going to stores like Mary Linn's in Pasadena for a wedding dress. I was ready to plunk down $2K for a simple dress when, on a lark, I decided to try A Timeless Occasion. At the end, I was able to find my dream dress at Timeless Occasion for a mere $500!!!
We got our tuxes through them as well. Pat was absolutely accommodating in meeting with 8 groomsmen, 1 groom, and 1 father-in-law, and ALL their different schedules, for the fittings. Throughout the process, we appreciated that Pat gave us options to make any last-minute changes, which would mean extra work/hassle for him, of course.
About three months before the big day, I realized that there was no way I could pull off the wedding by myself, so I asked Helen to be my "day-of coordinator" (DOC). For a rock-bottom price, Helen took over and created the day that exceeded my expectations.
Helen went with me to the church and the reception sites, spoke to all my vendors (basically keeping them on task), came up with this amazing wedding schedule/itinerary for the bridal party and vendors to follow (now THAT is my kind of DOC), provided solutions to my every concern (like creating a big poster board for table assignments instead of the usual, and problematic, table card system).
When my husband and I would merely mention a need or concern, Helen and Pat were quick to volunteer their help, even though it meant going above and beyond their duties. When I needed a videographer, Helen had a whole list of great references (we ended up with the coolest wedding video). She even anticipated our needs: You need a DJ? No problem. A screen for the wedding video? Ask the DJ. Lighting problems? We'll take care of it. Florist issues? We'll talk to him. No problem was unsolvable with her. She was AMAZING!!!
Now, here's an even more telling example of Helen and Pat's quality of service and the kind of great people they are: We needed to transport loads of alcohol, candy, vases, and decorations to the wedding and reception sites, but didn't have a way to do so. Helen and Pat AGAIN volunteered their services!! They actually picked up and loaded ALL those supplies in their own vehicles, and delivered them to the different sites. THEN they set up everything for us...at both sites!!
By this time, my husband and I were about to cry and thank the Lord for Helen and Pat. Actually, I did. My husband did the same, too, because I was no longer a bridal-maniac.
On the big day, Helen and Pat again took complete charge. Helen delivered my newly pressed dress and veil (which were absolutely beautiful, thanks to Pat's skills) to my hotel room early in the morning.
Helen and Pat then made sure that everything was set up at the wedding and reception sites. She transported a huge flower arrangement from the wedding to the reception. At the reception site, she and Pat set up the tables and the decor exactly as I wanted it. They even took care of a floral arrangement and table card snafu that I didn't find out about until after the wedding day. When my husband and I entered the reception area, we were floored by how lovely they'd made the place look. They created our candy table, which was an amazing hit, and even set up special pinpoint lighting to highlight it!!! By the way, Pat painstakingly assembled these special paper flowers that I'd wanted (my own attempts to make them were a joke), which looked spectacular on the candy bar table.
At the end of a perfect evening, Pat and Helen stayed behind to pack up everything -- all the candy, the vases, flower arrangements, photo frames, decorations, left over cake and alcohol -- and graciously dropped off everything to our home the next day.
To top it all off...guess who volunteered to take us to the airport for our honeymoon trip?!? uh...who does that?! Can we say that Pat and Helen are saints?? By now, we were so attached to them, we said "yes".
The best part was seeing how well Pat got along with my hubby, who was definitely "wedding-impaired". Pat's jovial and humorous nature was exactly what my husband needed to get him through the wedding planning.
To this day, my husband and I attribute the success of our wedding to Helen and Pat. Our wedding day was the HAPPIEST day of my life. Our guests still tell us our wedding was the best they'd ever attended! THANK YOU, HELEN AND PAT!!!!
