THE SENTIMENTAL GROOVE
Satisfactory
we signed up for a church and reception package with 4 singers. Ian had me pick which singers I wanted (we attended their some of their listening sessions) and promised to give them to me. he also promised to be there on the event itself.
he was there, indeed. but with a completely different set of singers (his wife in red). what happened, i don't know. have sent him an email and no reply has been received yet.
the band played well at both venues (i had guests complimenting them). my only main concern was that they played ALL the mass songs, when the church only allows a few. i emailed them naman the final song list (and they acknowledged receipt). since the church charges 300/min for overtime, we are sure we will be charged. before our church exit, the sacristan had us sign a form which indicated the time we started and ended. afraid!
also, they were not dressed well enough (in my opinion). maybe I should have clarified this beforehand. but you see, the 4 singers i have chosen dressed really well so i expected the same. sigh.
EVENTS MEMOIRS
Satisfactory
i got them during their 50% off promo. mia was my head coordinator, and we met twice prior to the wedding. we turned over everything to them except the seat plan (which we finished the night before the wedding heehee). overall, OK naman. they called to follow up my suppliers on the day, coordinated the crew meals at the hotel and reception, turned over the church accessories and food from reception, coordinated the seating plan, etc. the major thing they did extremely well was to get me a HMUA on the day of the wedding as the one i hired came late. they gave me time to contact my HMUA (they also tried calling/texting her) and in between scouted for an available one. they called the eddie bruan team and fortunately they were available.
they also made small decisions for me so di nako na-hassle at all. our wedding went very smoothly. i know bago pa lang sila sa events coordination but do give them a chance. they are all proactive and enthusiastic enough. and they were the first to team to arrive at the hotel, and the very last to leave the reception. that's dedication for you. :)
IMPRESSPRINTS by CALLIOPE for the invitations
Highly Satisfactory
dealing with jen of calliope is a breeze. and online at that! i had an inspiration invite and we woked on what her designer can do. we chose the 6x6 invites package (premium cardstock [Bevania], main card, entourage card, RSVP card, envelope [silver], mailing sticker, midnight blue ribbon, and a free poster [which we haven't picked up yet, btw]. towards september 09, she called to tell me walang size yung envelopes na gusto ko and offered to upgrade our package to 5.5"x 7.25" kasi yun lang meron. i said yes. :)
i am the type of bride who knew what she wanted to splurge on, and invites were not one of them. but the invites turned out simple but elegant. my only issue was they printed their multiply site address at the back of EVERY main card (i only found this out after we brought home the printed invites). i told jen about this and she said sorry naman, kasi nga i would have preferred to be aware of these things (the mock up invites didn't have it e). she said: "we usually don't print on the mock-up kasi. we were told by several clients that we should put our name on the back, so we started doing that." oh well. no biggie.
GOLD AND SILVER JEWELRY (Bulacan)
Highly Satisfactory
k got my engangement ring from there as well. very well crafted jewelry at reasonable prices.
FRENCH KISS PASTRIES for minicakes (ninang giveaways)
Highly Satisfactory
i love desserts! we ordered 5inch minicakes in chocolate and mocha pound. yum-o! hassle-free transaction. i will definitely order from them again.
BESTWORLD BEVERAGE BRANDS, INC. for the Ramon Bilbao Crianza Limited Edition red wines (ninong giveaways)
Highly Satisfactory
i love good wine! these spanish wines were particularly good (na-test drive ko na ilang beses haha!).
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