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Testimonials 2008

Just some of the e-mails and letters we have received from satisfied clients in 2008.
 

Dear Donna,
We are back in England with many happy memories of Kefalonia.
 
A big thank you to you for organising a truly wonderful Wedding Day for our Daughter and Son-in-law.
 
The wedding in the village of Keramies was a lovely setting, just what Joanne and Graham wanted. The evening reception in Lassi at Mystic Gusto Taverna was a fabulous night, the food, wine and the music and dancing .
 
Please thank the staff for making us so welcome, the bouzouki band for their music, and the Greek people who did impromptu singing and dancing for us!
 
And not forgetting our lovely day with you as our guide touring around the Island ,
 
With thanks and our very best wishes to you and your family,
 
From Maureen & Ray Clegg,
Family and friends

 

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Dear Donna
 
Hope all is well with you. Well we are back into the swing of things back in the UK, but would rather be relaxing on a beach in Kefalonia.
 
We just wanted to drop you an e-mail to say thank you for doing a great job of organising our wedding. We had a wonderful day despite the British weather. The flowers were beautiful, the cake was really delicious and we have some lovely photos to remind us of our day. Thank you also for your help in organising the accommodation at Apostolata Hotel, we had the most luxurious room and for the airport transfers, it was greatly appreciated. We have some wonderful memories of our wedding day and our time in Kefalonia.
 
We look forward to meeting you again one day for a drink when we return to Kefalonia, maybe for an anniversary!
 
Love and best wishes
 
Sam and Sarah. October 2008

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Thank you, thank you, thank you for making our wedding day the most amazing day of our lives!!!

The thought of organizing not only a wedding abroad but organizing family from England, Greece and Australia was more than scary but you took all the stress and worry out of it so that all we had to do was look forward to the day.

It was a great feeling that every idea (or crazy bridezilla demand) was never a problem and when ever we couldn’t decide on something your suggestions were always fantastic. The fact that when we couldn’t decide on a church you scoured the coastline to find the perfect place says it all!!

Everyone really enjoyed the day, the church was beautiful, the reception stunning and the food to die for. Please also pass on our thanks to your family who helped make the day special. All our family commented on how lovely they were and enjoyed your son leading us in some Greek dancing!!

I have no reservations in recommending your services to anyone and everyone. The day couldn’t have been more perfect and we have you to thank for it, you will always be very special in our hearts.

Love Emma and Con x
June 2008

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Hi Donna
 
Just a note to thank you for a flawless day (apart from the weather!).  We had a wonderfully memorable day, and your assistance was invaluable.
 
Please pass on our thanks to Neil, Keith and Denise too.
 
Best Regards, Sarah and Barry
 
 24-09-08

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Donna,

Thank you so much for organising our beautiful wedding.  You really listened and I know that although we were fairly easy going, I know that whatever we would have asked for would have been no trouble at all.  I have no hesitation in recommending you to anyone.  The distance really doesn't make a difference and you were always prompt in your responses.  You made our day really special.
Thank you
Kelly & Martin
29th August 2008

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Hi Donna
 
Well its nearly been a week since our wedding in Kefalonia and we can't stop telling people how fantastic it all was.  Thank you so much for organising a most relaxing and smooth wedding day.  The family that travelled out with us were amazed at how well everything fitted into place and how lovely the whole process was.   Our photographs are fabulous and the horse and carriages made our day just magical.  The evening meal at Aeolous was out of this world and we would recommend anyone wanting to get married abroad to put their trust in you and to travel to Kefalonia.
 
Once again thank you for memories that will last forever in our hearts.
 
Wendy & David Tout
August 2008
 

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Hi Donna,
Just wanted to thank you again for making our special day, so unforgettably beautiful.
You put so much effort and detail into everything. We couldn’t have wished for more.
You have the most wonderful children, say Hi to all of then from me ;o)
Jack and I arrived well but very exhausted in Munich, I think we could really use a honeymoon for the two of us to recover from all the stress surrounding the wedding. As soon as the wedding DVD is done we will send you a copy as well, don’t worry we wont forget you ;o) especially since we got so lovely pictures of your family ;o)
 

Julia & Steve August 2008

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Hi Donna,
 
We wanted to thank you for everything you did for us you were amazing you made our special day the best and more than we ever expected it to be it was so nice having you there you are such a lovely person it was lovely to meet you and share our day with you.
Thank you so much, may see you when we next come to Kefalonia. I am having major withdrawal symptoms from your beautiful island I haven’t been quite right since I got back I loved it that much.

Love Julie and Richard (Mr and Mrs Everly)
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Hi Donna!!
 
Its Mr and Mrs Kavanagh!!
 
We are home now and back to the norm boo hoo :o( Just wanted to say a HUGE thank you again, as I feel like we never said it enough to you on our beautiful wedding day!! Everything was perfect and more, what you did for us was amazing and we cant thank you enough!
 
We have had so many compliments on photos, all family and friends who flew out to Kefalonia to join us on our special day said it was the best wedding they have ever seen and been to!! WOW! It really was was truly amazing, a dream and you made us very very happy, cant thank you enough! What a beautiful/emotional day! You worked so hard for us to get our special day perfect and you done it with gold sparkly flying colours!! Cant stop saying thankyou and what you done meant so much and we will never forget it!
 
Anyway THANKYOU again and we will definatly be back to Kefalonia soon so would love to see you again!! Looking foward to the pictures on your website (if you decide to put them on there ha ha)!!
 
All our love and massive thanks AGAIN!!!
 
Paula and Neil
(Mr and Mrs K!!) XXXXXXXX  ;o)

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Dear Donna
We would like to say a massive thank you to yourself for a wedding day that exceeded everyone's expectations. It was the most wonderful day of our lives and this was thanks to your fantastic organisation, your friendly manner and those small unexpected extra touches that you added to make the day extra special.
 
Every single part of the wedding was more than we expected and we found ourselves pleasantly surprised at each stage of the day. The venue (Gentilini) was absolutely perfect and beautifully done up and it made it even more special that you were part of the ceremony.
 
We have just had an evening reception at home which was so stressful to organise and we can't believe how lucky we were not to have had to deal with any of that at our Greek wedding.
 
I would strongly recommend to anyone to get married in beautiful Kefalonia and to definitely allow Donna to takeaway all the stress of organising that special day. She does a cracking job and we could not have had a more perfect day.
 
Thank you so much Donna (and Neil the fab photographer of course)
(We will definitely see you next year for that first anniversary drink)
 
Simon and Joanne Ward (Gentilini Winery 30th July 2008)

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Hi Donna,

We just wanted to take this opportunity to thank-you for everything you did to make our wedding day in May 2008 so very special.  From the suggestions and ideas you came up with, all the little personal touches and for keeping our son Harry entertained during the day!

All our guests could not believe how relaxed and well organised the wedding day was.  From the wedding service at Skala Town Hall, the cocktails and buffet we had at Bonnie & Clydes and the unforgettable evening reception at the Aeolus Restaurant with the recommended Bouzouki Band.

We had such a fabulous day and the service you provided exceeded our expectations. We cannot THANK-YOU enough.


With love and Wishes

Thomas & Caroline Lowton

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Hello Donna,
 
Hope you and your family are well.  Jez and I are still on a high from the wedding. I'm so happy we booked abroad because the weather here on the day of the wedding was absolutely atrocious terrible rain all day. Thank you so so so much for all your efforts and work in making the event the most memorable and beautiful day of our lives.  We loved the whole time we spent in Kefalonia as did our families and having family holidaying with us was so much fun.

The wedding feeling hasn't rubbed off yet as Jez and I are to have a blessing tomorrow at my temple, so yet again dressing up is a must.
We had our wedding photos playing on a slide show for all to see at the reception, all guests adored the photos. Some are now thinking about getting married abroad, so I shall promote your services don't you worry.
Jez's brother Tim (Australian family) have left now and won't stop doing a greek dance, bless them.

So thank you again for all your hard work, my flowers are still drying they look great. Take care

Mr and Mrs Hammond (aka Jez and Cheree) May 2008

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(Astrid & Louis are from the Netherlands)

On April 30st we got married in Agia Efimia, a small village on Kefalonia. It was the 10th time we were in Greece together.

Our plan to get married in Kefalonia arised in january. We hadn't visited this island before but it was already a long time on our wishlist. On the internet we came across Donna's website. We really liked all the positive testimonials of her clients, her experience and the fact that she is living in Kefalonia for quite some time. Because we wanted to get married in apri/may we were in a bit of a rush to get everything organised. We were looking for help for the official part of the marriage, our greek is very bad! We emailed our questions to Donna and soon she replied that the end of April should work. There even was a small townhall in the village we choose to stay...

Donna, thanks a lot for all your help and professional support at our unforgetable weddingday and holiday at the beautiful Kefalonia! 


xxx Astrid & Louis,

Rotterdam, June 2008

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To dear Donna,

Thank you so much for making our wedding day so special, the lovely thing about the way you work is you go that extra mile which means the world, we love the photo you took of us kissing on the beach, it looks fairytale llike ! Many thanks again.

Regards Lucy and Richard Jones xx

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Hello Donna,

Just writing to say thank you for making our wedding day so special, it truly was one of the highlights of our lives. After 16 years together we didn’t think the day would have so much meaning and would just be a little diversion in our holiday. We didn’t want any fuss, just something simple and I certainly didn’t want any stress or hassle when organising it! You certainly delivered the goods Donna, you arranged things perfectly. From Emails exchanged you seemed to understand where we were coming from., and when we met at the airport we knew we everything was going to be perfect. You are such a warm and open person and your care and attention to our wishes was apparent from day one. Our ’little diversion in our holiday’ was the most wonderful day, enjoyed by all our family and we had no headaches and no hassles, just a fabulous day in a beautiful part of the world. What more could anyone want?

A big thank you to Neil (photographer) for the natural and relaxed photos that we will always treasure. To Panos at Preview restaurant, where our family and friends felt so at home and for the best food, wine and hospitality on the island. A big thank you to Androulla, (translator ) for her role in a stress free wedding, but most to you Donna, for the personal touch. You and the people of Kefalonia will always be dear in our hearts.

With love from Sue Jim Olivia & Henry.

p.s Will be in touch for our anniversary drink ,same place same time!

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Hi Donna ,
 
I really believe this letter will not do justice for the service and quality you provided. We had a dream of a wedding on the Island and you made it true.

The proof was seen on the day by the number of tears shed in the group (I know I was the worse). The setting and flowers were more than perfect. Your support from day one was outstanding. Even on the first meeting we felt we had known you for years, which helped vastly as problems with Dress & Transport were quickly resolved.

Even the welcome at 'arrivals' made the time so special as you and Denise collected the paperwork and we felt we were in very safe hands.

We will love to keep in touch as we feel we have made a new friend in you, and many others on the Island.
 
We miss you and Kefalonia and thank you so much for everything.
All our love..

Roy and Karen Bray - 20/06/2008

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Hi Donna
Well, we've been back a week now and are already missing Kefalonia. We are now counting down the weeks until we return next year!!
We just wanted to say a BIG thank you for arranging our wedding day. It was perfect and just the way we wanted it to be. Everything went smoothly and without any stress or fuss. We would definitely recommend you to anybody thinking of getting married this way.
All our love, hope to catch up with you next year!

Alli & Gary xxx
June 2008

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Hi Donna
Sorry its taken me so long to contact you, but so much has happened since our wedding at the 9 Muses Chapel in May 2007. That day was so VERY special and the whole family still talk about it now! Especially my 3 year old granddaughter, who loved the balloons and being allowed to ring the bell with her brother and sister  at the chapel. What a shame weddings can’t take place there any more! You decorated it beautifully, everything was SO perfect!Even the pool area was decorated with balloons and the cake was DELICOUS! Compliments to the chef! We had a fabulous reception back at the Villa, I was in the pool with my grandchildren floating on an inflatable with a glass of champagne and still in my wedding dress! (Couldn’t have done that in York!)
Your photographer did a fabulous job, got lots of  lovely photos, thank you! I would recommend anyone with the same dream as Paul and myself wishing to marry in Greece,t o go for it, but don’t try and do it alone, seek professional help and I’m sure no one does it better than you, Donna!

The whole day went like a dream! We cant thank you enough. We are hoping to come back for our 1st anniversary to the beautiful island of Kefalonia, and will certainly be paying a visit to the chapel at the 9 Muses, which I know will be emotional for me!! I can see a huge difference in your web site since we got married, you really are a busy lady !!Well done, you deserve your success, you work hard at perfection! Please give our kind regards to the gorgeous Mayor!

Thanks again, Donna, hope this finds you well.
Much Love from Vera and Paul Spink from York (UK)

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Hi Donna,
 
Jo and I wanted to just drop you a short email to thank you for your help and assistance on our recent wedding. Unfortunately we’re back in wet, cold, rainy Weston-s-Mare now but we have some wonderful pictures and fantastic memories from our time in Kefalonia.
 
We have discussed together how smoothly everything seemed to go and how easily the whole process worked and this was down to your hard work. We would be in no doubt to recommend your services to anyone in the future.
 
Thanks again for making our special day truly fantastic!
 
Kind Regards,
 
Paul & Joanna Wallace. June 2008

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Hi Donna
 
We had the best day.  In our wildest dreams we could not have hoped for a better one. Thank you so much. 
Unfortunately I am now nursing Gayle as she has gone and broken her big toe and is off work for another 2 weeks!
 
Once again Donna thanks for arranging a day that we will never ever forget.
 
Much Love Laurence & Gayle July 2008
 

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Hi Donna
 
All our thanks Donna for your advice and support, your organising and special individual touch to our fabulous wedding day, we could not have managed without you.
Thanks again Donna, you have a fab job in a beautiful place you lucky lady!
 
Sam, Mike and Teddy June 2008

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Our wedding at the 9 muses in Skala was fantastic, we were so impressed with Donna she made our wedding so effortless and stress free. She took all the hassle out of organising the wedding, there were a good range of extras that could be added to the package but with no hard sell, we were given all the options and choose what we wanted, and it was not a problem to make additions once we were there, and with her local knowledge she was able to advise us about places to hold an evening meal.

Donna let us decide what level of involvement we wanted with respect to decorating the venue, but once we met her we had the confidence to let her do all that for us, and we were so glad we did!! Everything looked so beautiful and amazing! she kept us informed of everything that was happening and all we had to do was enjoy the day.

Thanks to Donna our Wedding day exceeded all our expectations, the photographs were excellent and quickly available, the venue wonderfully decorated and the restaurant she recommended was superb. From the day she met us at the airport she made us feel relaxed and stress free and we are very grateful to her for all her help.

Andy & Joelene Hudson

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Dear Donna,

We’ve been back in Canada for 10 days now and already, because of business appointments and rainy days, our trip to Greece seems a distant memory … Oh but what a memory, surely one we will never forget.

We could tell you how beautiful the flowers were, we could tell you how delicious the wedding cake was. We could also tell you how special we felt seeing all the details and decorations when we took our vows or we could tell you that the only thing more beautiful and warm than the beach where we took our pictures was looking at your smile … but even then, it wouldn’t be enough.

People tell us how lucky we were that our wedding day was so perfect… I think our luck began the day we found your web site on the Internet. You made our wedding day much more then a beautiful day… you made it a day we will remember forever.

Our warmest thanks,

Sylvie and Julien July 2008

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Hi Donna

Well we've just celebrated our first anniversary !! I just cant believe how quick this year has gone.
Out came all the photos and we lived it all again.
George and I cant thank you enough for making it all so special for us and all our friends. i can honestly say that everyone who came, all 35 of them
said it was the best wedding they have ever been to and its all down to YOU !! In fact it was suggested that we all come back again next year to celebrate my big birthday (not telling which one !)
From the time we met you to discuss it in 2006 till the day itself you made everything so easy for us ...all we had to do was turn up !
The reception was exactly what wanted .... and didn't we have a fun night ( your husbands band was wonderful and it was lovely to meet your family too ( I still have the flowers from the wedding cake thanks to your lovely little girl )
The Greek dancing, especially the fire dancing was unbelievable and George still laughs thinking about me up on a table surrounded by flames looking a bit nervous to say the least,
We cant thank you enough for making our day so special from beginning to end.
Love and best wishes
 
Julie & George ( july 5th 2007 ) Keramies and Mystic Gusto Taverna

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