Sherri Rinker

Sherri was recommended to me by Angie at The Courtyard when I had a lot of reservations about how logistics of the ceremony and reception in the same location would all work together. Sherri doesn’t have a website and works only on word of mouth. She knows a lot of vendors in the area and really came through for me with a florist dilemma. She was available to me via phone and email before the wedding and pretty much took over 2 weeks prior. Sherri came through for me the morning of the wedding with four heat lamps because it turned out to be a cold night. Again, couldn't have pulled it off without her. She offered to tie the ribbons on my programs for me at my rehearsal. When she ran out of ribbon she sent her husband out to buy some more, it really saved me a lot of time. My day went smoothly and if there were any problems she took care of them and I never knew about them, which was what I wanted. I highly recommend Sherri, she was an absolute lifesaver and really went above and beyond my expectations. She really went out of her way to do whatever it took to make my day perfect.

Sherri met with me one afternoon at a Starbucks close to where I work, and was definitely convenient for me. It was a comfortable and relaxed environment. We talked about wedding stuff...then the conversation just flowed about our lives/etc. and the time just flew. We really enjoyed talking and getting to know each other...I knew she was the one after that. I emailed her periodically throughout the process asking question and getting suggestions and recommendations...she never steered me in the wrong direction. She recommended our cake vendor, forist, and limo company that we used...all working our perfectly! We had our final meeting nine days before the wedding...Sherri came over to our apartment, my mom met us there...and we went over details for over two hours. Up until that point, I was feeling a little stressed about several little things I still had to get done. After our final meeting I was so calm and relaxed. At the rehearsal the day before the wedding, I handed over everything to Sherri, and I mean everything that needed to be placed somewhere at the wedding...cake serving set, placecards, guestbook, favors, programs, menus, photo memory display, bathroom toiletry baskets, and even our wedding bands! She took great care of placing everything perfectly and just as directed. The only decision that was left to the day of the wedding, when I arrived at Maison, was whether we were using a microphone for our outdoor ceremony. I didn't want our officiant to have to hold a cordless microphone, nor did I want a stand to be in the photos...and I was also worried about that yucky feedback noise that sometimes creeps up. So, I made a last minute decision to nix the microphone. One minor flaw...the videographer was not notified of this, so he did not place a tiny microphone on the groom so the video could pick up the sound...he thought there would be a regular microphone for the ceremony and his equipment would have picked that up fine, but it wasn't used. As a result, on our wedding video, you can barely hear us saying our vows...it's minor I know, but was a little disappointing. However, Sherri was still amazing and all our guests loved her...I can't let this one little flaw disappoint me since her services were truly great! I would recommend her any day!

All I can say is that she is worth at least twice what I paid her. Everyone loved working with her (vendors, family members, etc.) and she kept things together when they started going so wrong with the florist. She was a godsend to me, and I cannot recommend her enough. She was always one step ahead of anticipating my needs and was always smiling, I never noticed her there until I needed something, and she was there when I turned around with whatever it was I needed!

Sherri is one of the preferred vendors at the Courtyard. She promotes by word of mouth so we decided to surf the internet and see if we could find any reviews on her. Lexie found one where the woman just raved about Sherri and gave all her other vendors a good or fair rating. We decided to meet Sherri at the next open house and immediately we clicked. She has a bubbly personality and is very likable. She helped make our day memorable!