This is a lovely hotel with a great location. The rooms were clean and spacious and the atrium was beautiful. We were approximately 2 miles from the ceremony site and next door to the mall. The location was perfect for our guests. We did not have to worry about how to entertain our guests because they were so centrally located and had the mall right next to us. The offered a free shuttle service to the ceremony site, and had complimentary breakfast AND complimentary cocktail hour in the evening. Our guests most especially enjoyed the hor'dearves and wine. The manager (Angel) was VERY helpful. She kept me updated on the rooms being booked by our guests and opened up more rooms as our allocation of rooms kept getting booked up.
Our guests absolutley enjoyed the food. The staff was very diligent about keeping the trays filled. We really appreciated that they had set out some food for us, since sometimes its the Bride and Groom that get overlooked as everyone enjoys themselves. We did not get a single complaint other than that some of our guests wished they could have more (and that was after already having seconds)
We did a bunch of cupcakes with an 8 inch cutting cake.
During our tasting and consultation with us, they gave every attention to our wants and needs. I really appreciated that they sat down with us and did not give their attention to any distractions. They also have a great selection of cakes fillings and what was best was that they were all really tasty. We did 3 different flavors for our cupcakes: almond, banana, and lemon. Our cutting cake was almond
The photos came out great and our guests had so much fun, the staff they sent over to oversee the booth was very thoughtful and courteous. and the best part was that it was so much FUN. our guests really enjoyed it. it also really helped to fill up the cocktail hour
April is absolutely wonderful! We had the pleasure of meeting her and Amanda and Robbie (during our engagement photo-shoot). April and Amanda were our photographers during our wedding. They got to know us during our engagement photoshoots.
We were looking into a few different photographers before we decided, and it was April's great attitude and enthusiasm that we really loved. Her and Amanda actually enjoy what they do and so during all the photography sessions we have done with them, we have so much fun and it is very easy to become comfortable and have "real" smiles because we are laughing so much. It was actually harder to have a serious face.
What we really appreciated about their approach is that they work to capture YOUR moment and enhance THAT, and not JUST make them. We had found a bunch of other photographers that ONLY worked to create moments for us, instead of just letting them happen and being there to capture it.
We have gotten many compliments on the results of our pictures (and this is from people who do not compliment easily).
We still have one more shoot to do with them - our Day After photoshoot and we are both really excited for it. My mom's advice to us was that if we needed to cut corners on our wedding, DON'T do it with the photography. She told us these are your lasting memories. This is a bit of advice I am happy to pass along, and we definitely would recommend April to anyone looking for a great photographer.