MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012
Awesome Wedding With Darling Details
REVIEW on the knot:
October
Wedding posted 11/5/2012
In planning a wedding unless you have been to the vendor you
take a chance a follow your heart. Our daughter chose the Hawthorne Hotel from
an online search. She loved Salem as a child and wanted her fiance and his
family to experience New England there. From the moment we met L. Otis we knew
it would be perfect. We were very upfront and told them our budget and time
constraints and we were told, " no problem, we can help you and work in your
budget". How often have you heard those words when planning a wedding. They kept
to their promise and our wedding was perfect and within our budget. Katelyn
wanted different. Fall elements with crystal trees. Pictures beforehand called
first look. Purple and orange for colors. Lindsay gave me the list of vendors.
Darlene was magnificent from Flowers by Darlene. She had to work via email and
meetings and it was great. She did trees and we had 25 crystals hanging off of
them with alternating tables with fall decorations in pumpkins. Everyone raved
over them. David LaChappell the photographer did every picture the bride and
groom wanted. He was creative, kind, professional and the pics are more than we
hoped for. The Hawthorne Hotel itself was incredible. Our guest were from across
the country. They were wonderful with all the accomadation needs. But the
wedding is where they excelled. Liz told me not to worry on the day of the
wedding and I didn't. Everything was in place. everything went as planned. There
is not ONE thing they could have done better. The food was so incredible and
plentiful. When was the last time you went to an event and walked away shaking
your head going WOW well that is what our guests did. It is now three weeks
later and people are still sending us notes raving about the event. Most of our
nieces and nephews have been married within the last 10 years. Even their
parents have been moved by our wedding. If you are reading this and have any
questions my email is at the end. Feel free to use it and ask me anything. My
advice, stay true to yourselves and your budget. Work it out before you go so
they can work with you. We did not have one surprise charge as I hear some
people do. They keep you up to date, you pay over time in the months beforehand
and the stress is just not there. Weddings should be once in a lifetime.
Hawthorne Hotel made our daughters dream a reality and I am sure they can do it
for you as well. Congrats on your upcoming event. Cheryl cheryl.baxter3@gmail.com
