Valerie made planning our wedding from the states virtually stress-free. During the planning process, she was extremely organized and productive, offering advice and options that I am sure were tailored to our style and and personalities. Because she has fantastic taste, we were able to be very laid back during the planning process, confident that Valerie would streamline our choices and that we would not have to overthink or overanalyze decisions. She quantified costs to ensure we stayed within budget and presented us with advice on when/where to save money and where to splurge. When it came to the actual wedding weekend, she was extremely professional - everything we had chosen over the months exceeded our expectations. There was not one thing that we were disappointed in - I credit this to Valerie and her assistan Mireia. On top of delivering a top notch event, she is warm and funny, and really nice to be around. Always helpful and went above and beyond when it came to dealing with our sometimes overbearing relatives. I couldn't recommend her more highly.
Cathy does beautiful work - check out her website, it speaks for itself. We chose her because of her journalistic style. That said, she's easy to work with and will take whatever shots you'd like. We were happy to let her just do her thing.
Raul was a last minute decision, and came as a recommendation from our photographer, Cathy. In retrospect, Raul's work is what we've gone back to the most since the wedding. His videos were set to the most beautiful music (that he chose on his own, however he's open to letting you choose it) and captured the day of the wedding in a really touching way. Choosing to have a videographer, and in this case Raul, was one of the best decisions that I know we'll be happy we made for many years to come. He doesn't speak very good English, but then again, you don't really need to talk to him that day - in fact, you don't even want to know he is there. Raul was very good at staying behind the scenes but capturing the moments. He communicates just fine over email.
Our guests still talk about how amazing the food was at the wedding. Although we're biased, we have yet to attend any wedding that matches ours when it comes to the food. It was amazing. Delicious, creative, elegantly presented - really it was like artwork. highly recommend if you would even remotely consider yourself a "foodie". Not only did it taste amazing, it kept the guests oohing & awing from appetizers through desert. Josep and his staff were also so friendly and great during the wedding day. Adding to the Catalonian experience, they were happy to explain to guests what they were eating and encourage them to try the local dishes.