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  OCCASIONS TO CELEBRATE

  It went without a flaw.  Coordinated with perfection every little detail.  Windee Price, owner, responded to all my emails and phone calls, and spent hours focusing on all the details with us.  She set up several planning sessions and we coordinated long distance on other details.  The set up and break down of the rental equipment went flawlessly.  Windee not only put our wedding together flawlessly, she added some surprise personal touches which stunned our guests.  It was a hot July wedding and she had rustic buckets of cold water with washcloths for the guest to cool down after the outdoor ceremony.  She and her team were seamless, in the background, and perfection to work with.  Our wedding was a vision, and our guests raved on and onn about the details, which were orchestrated by Occasions to Celebrate.
  - Deborah W.
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  The Belle of Topsail

  On 17 May 2013 at 5:00 pm the owner (Captain David Luther) informed our Bride and Groom that their wedding rehearsal scheduled for 5:30 pm could not be done because he had scheduled another event. On 17 May 2013 at 9:30 pm the owner (Captain David Luther) called our family to tell us that we could not get on the boat to decorate until 3:45 pm on 18 May 2013 for a wedding planned and scheduled months before, because he had scheduled another event for the morning of 18 May 2013. It is shameful that this event (18 May 2013) and a greedy Captain Luther and his desire for the mighty dollar ruined the blissful feelings that should have been felt by the bride who only had 45 minutes to get the boat ready for her wedding the same afternoon. The Bride, Bride's Mother and Father were assured that they didn't schedule daytime cruises until after Memorial Day, and that the family was welcome to have a rehearsal there Friday night, and to decorate and prepare for the wedding all day that Saturday by the CAPTAIN. "It's your day, it's your way" was the Captain's repeated phrase and nothing but a crook's ploy to book a gig...that was part of Captain Luther's act too, we suppose. Then after all that the price went from $2100 to $2700. I don't want another bride to cry all night the night before her wedding because of this business (Belle of Topsail) or it's Captain/owner (Captain David Luther).
  - Alfred A.
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  Jeannelle Muhammad Designs

  At the time I lived in Maryland, and Jeannelle Muhammad was initially hired to help with a destination wedding in California. My husband and I ended up changing our minds and decided to have the wedding in New Jersey where all of our family is. She was hired 15 months before the proposed date. We wanted to discontinue our services with her 11 months before the wedding because we were just not happy with her services. She did not respond to emails or phone calls, which for a bride this is such a sensitive time. You expect your planner to be someone you can trust and lean on, who will take all of the stresses off of you. Instead, Mrs. Muhammad played a good game but falsely represented herself and her services. She was far from professional, because as you know, a wedding planner which is hired for full services should really be there to help you from start to finish. However, like I said she did not even maintain an open line of communication. This planner only looked online for a couple of things for me on a bridal website which is the exact same thing that I did for myself and more. I came up with much, much more information that she did using those same websites. Also, have you ever heard of a planner that tells you, "we've exhausted all of the possibilities?" Shortly thereafter we wanted to dissolve the contract 11 months before our wedding date. According to the one sided contract, in favor of the company, we ended up being the losers. We were supposed to pay 75% for her services, even though she didn't do anything for us, there was so much time before our wedding, and she had plenty of time to rebook the date. We ended up going to court, but since it was written in the contract as such we had to end up settling with her for a slightly smaller amount. This is very hard earned money, and a lot of it that could have gone towards our wedding. Instead, it went right down the drain. She lied in court as to what services she actually completed in addition to some other things. But then it gets into he said she said and the courts favor with what the contract says. Be forewarned, she has a lawyer on retainer and at any given time she has several cases tied up in the courts. Going to court is nothing new for her. Do not ever sign a contract that does not indicate what happens in case the customer is not satisfied. I felt so violated that I trusted this person and she really screwed me. My husband and I are very honest people and worked very hard to save that money which she stole from us. It was a very hard pill to swallow.
  - Anna K.