My husband and I were wed on September 21st of 2012 in La Jolla California and it will be a day we never forget. When Ruben and I first started to discuss how we wanted to put together an unforgettable wedding, immediately we decided on a destination wedding, residing in El Paso TX, we did not have many options on venues for a beautiful wedding.
We chose La Jolla California for many reasons, the beautiful scenery, the people always being so nice and most of all, it was were we first vacationed together as a couple. Right away I become over whelmed. Where should we have our wedding? Where do I buy flowers? How will I know what everything will look like from so far away? Where do I go to buy certain items we need for the wedding? The list goes on and on...I knew right away I needed a wedding planner.
We searched the Internet for companies in the area but were surprised to find that InSyle was the ONLY coordinating company that had a BBB account, not only an account but an A+ rating, no questions asked, we called Shellie and I IMMEDIATELY felt at ease and the weight of the wedding world had come off my shoulders. The very fist time I talked to Shellie she made me feel like she had dropped EVERYTHING she was doing to cater to me and make sure I was at ease that the wedding planning was already taken care of.
We hired InStyle in January, 8 months before our wedding and the entire time we planned our wedding with Shellie it was such a pleasant experience. She truly went out of her way to make sure I knew exactly what I was getting, what the venue was like, what it looked like and every single detail of the entire day. The biggest part that helped us was that Shellie already knew a ton of vendors and she know which one fit our needs and budget. She eliminated the need to interview and research every single vendor that is needed for a wedding, which I imagine could take months to do!
The day of the wedding InStyle went into overtime. Lacy, the unforgettable mommy to be, was in and out of my room all day delivering items, checking on me, making sure I was calm and always had something nice to say every time I opened the door the let her in. Shellie, as busy as she was transforming the La Valencia Ballroom to a magical dream come true wedding site, called me constantly just to say "Hi" or "Is everything okay?" That alone made me feel like I was the ONLY bride she had and she truly and honestly cared for me and my husband on our wedding day.
When I first walked into the venue, (trying to hide from my soon to be hubby) I cried. It looked like something out of a magazine and I could not believe it had all been done for us, little ole us from El Paso, it was a moment I will never forget. The flowers were so amazingly beautiful I thought they were artificial, but were not. The linens hung ever so gracefully, the diamonds and sparkles shined like the lights were focused on just that, the center pieces were something I had only seen on TV (David Tutera type stuff!) Shellie and I had previously discussed a adding a detail that was later not needed but she used the material to make private cabanas instead which added such an intimate touch. Any other wedding planner I am sure would have just chalked that up as a loss and just said they didn't need the material anymore, even already paid for.
The ceremony site was another dream come true. When I walked down the aisle on a custom made beautiful aisle runner along side color coordinating orchids in beautifully placed glass vases I still couldn't believe my eyes. When I finally reached my husband underneath the custom made chuppah with beautifully flowing drapery and a chandelier (still in amazement) it finally hit me that Shellie was the BEST and none of these dreamed visions would have came true with out her.
Through out the wedding I noticed that EVERY SINGLE one of the vendors Shellie hired were absolutly amazing and did everything I had asked Shellie...how she kept track of all that, I still dont know!
Every single detail of our wedding was beautiful and our guests are still calling just to tell us how beautiful everything was. I would not go back and change any detail of the most important day of our life...InStyle did everything over and beyond what I could have ever imagined a wedding to be.
I felt like I had not only hired a wedding planner but a friend to hold my hand through it all, from the beginning to the end.
Kathy and Ruben Rivera
El Paso Texas
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