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| - Over a year later and I am finally giving my review. Pretty much, if you read all the good reviews on here, I concur with the rest of them. Staff before and during wedding day were wonderful from the very beginning. Ken, the owner, was a bit goofy and sometimes said inappropriate things, but he even admitted that the brides sometimes didn't like him. I can see why. He's a little rough around the edges, but good thing they have people like Cicely and Mimi to make planning and day of just perfect.
As said, Cicely was amazing. When I didn't have any ideas for part of the planning, she had great ones. She always responded to my emails promptly which is very professional and needed to please an over-thinking bride like I was. The first time I went there to start planning, I actually dealt with another girl who ended up quitting the week after, but Cicely was able to stay on top of things after that.
Mimi, the day of coordinator, was also very on top of everything and always calm. I dealt with her for rehearsal and during the wedding. She made sure everything went how I wanted it to. She is amazing at what she does as I can imagine her role is a stressful one, especially with bridezillas.
The food was great. Our guests loved it and especially loved the family style dinner service. Bartenders were on their game and knew how to serve a big party.
The only setbacks were with the DJ and during the ceremony. The DJ didn't have the songs I chose and wrote down. Good thing I had a copy with me. He didn't play a lot of my favorite artists during the dancing part of the evening, but he was a pretty good emcee. During the ceremony, the speakers were either broken or something because our guests said they couldn't hear anything. That really bummed me out. I would really give 4.5 stars if I could, but I'm being nice and the day really went well minus the minor setbacks.
Couples considering Emerald for their wedding will not be disappointed.
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