I am not usually one to “write a review” for good or services. But when it comes to Sylvie and her team, I could not keep this to myself. A bit of background…my daughter met her future husband while attending a junior college in a small town in Oklahoma. He is originally from DR and moved to NY when he was 9. During their courtship his parents took a trip back to DR to visit family and she had the opportunity to go with them. While visiting, she fell in love with the people and the culture. She had always said she wanted a destination wedding, so when they decided to get married, it was an obvious choice to do it in DR. This gave them the opportunity to include his side of the family that remains in DR and for us to experience the culture ourselves.
I knew nothing of planning a destination wedding. I started out with the hotels, but they were either very delayed or unresponsive to our emails. Becoming discouraged, I then began to research wedding planners in DR. After finding several, I began emailing each of them. I knew I was taking a leap of faith by “hiring” someone I had never met face to face. So many people asked if I was nervous about that, and I have to admit, it was a bit unnerving. So many things could have gone wrong…I could have been scammed out of money, the arrangements not what we had asked for, the staff could have been rude, etc. But I have to say, it was completely the opposite. From the very beginning Sylvie was very responsive to every email and/or question I had. She even took it upon herself to visit the villa we were renting, before I had even hired her, to see if there was space. Her quote for what we wanted was even less than everyone else. I knew from that moment, she was who I needed to help me with this huge undertaking. We emailed her pictures from Pinterest of what we wanted and discussed some logistics, but other than that we didn’t do much else. I remember getting on the plane and thinking “well here goes nothing”. Praying that this person I had trusted would come through for us. She kept assuring me not to worry and all I could do was take her word for it. Looking back…I really wished I had listened to her, because EVERYTHING was absolutely wonderful; the décor was perfect, the bouquets were beautiful, the food was delicious, the staff were amazing!! I really can’t say or thank Sylvie enough, she made my daughters dreams come true.
If you are looking for someone who can literally take nothing more than some pictures you send her, and turn them into reality…Sylvie is it! !
Thanks again for everything!
Kelsey and Orlando (Kim Henneha) June 1st, 2019