Debbie is simply the best. You should contact her now! :) If I could give Debbie 10 stars, I would…read more She truly made the wedding planning process and wedding day so much better for my groom, myself and our families in every way. To start with: I was hooked on Debbie during our first conversations. Unlike other wedding planners I spoke with, she did not immediately push me on her packages and get me to sign a contract. Instead she spent two hours on the phone with me listening to our day and the issues we had run into so far planning. She immediately jumped in and worked with me trying to find solutions to these initial problems. I actually felt like she cared about our day and was going to work hard to make it perfect. That's when we chose her and over the year we planned together, we never regretted the decision. My husband and I had a complicated wedding day. We had 200 guests and had two ceremonies (Hindu and Christian) at two locations with a luncheon and evening reception. All in one day! It was logistically very complicated. In addition, Debbie had never planned an Indian wedding (which she was up front about during our initial conversations). While we definitely needed to both do our homework throughout the year, Debbie did an amazing job all year researching Hindu traditions and actually coming to us with ideas for vendors. She is unbelievably organized and meticulous which is definitely why our crazy day went so perfectly. We weren't sure if we could truly pull off our tight timeframe for the day but we did almost to the minute! Our guests definitely noticed how smooth the whole day was and appreciated it! We have received so many compliments about our wedding day from both of our families and friends. We were able to honor both sides and traditions and make the long day fun for them. Much of this success is due to Debbie. Debbie is also just truly a pleasure to work with. Her husband, Mike, and her are just "good people" that make it fun to spend hours throughout the year on the phone discussing what can be mundane details of a wedding day, checking out vendors, etc. She led us repeatedly to vendors that were similar - she tried to use smaller and locally owned vendors when possible. We were so happy with everyone she introduced us to and loved supporting local. One of the most telling signs of what Debbie meant to me is probably how I felt that week before the wedding. While I had some stress with our visitors and some private events we were hosting during the week with family and friends, I had NO stress about the wedding day itself. I had total faith that Debbie and her team would be on top of all the details. When my mom expressed a worry about how she'd know when this or that was happening on the day, I said "don't worry! listen to Debbie!" It's wonderful to NOT focus on all those details and last minute challenges of wedding planning, but rather to be able to focus on the excitement of marrying the love of your life and celebrating with family and friends. Debbie made that possible. Thank you, Debbie, for making our wedding day truly the best day ever!!

Working with Debbie at Your Perfect Event was an absolute dream. We were planning our wedding in…read moreMichigan, all the way from California. Debbie was the only vendor that I used who was able to work around the time difference and the whole planning process was seamless. We used Debbie for Day of Planning, as well as having her assist us with the rehearsal the night before. We had several phone calls in the months leading up to the event. It was so helpful that she always had a list of things that I needed to accomplish before our next call. I had so many other things going on it was difficult to stay on task. Debbie took the time to meet with me and my family during one trip to Michigan and was able to meet with me again when I returned three weeks before. She was so kind to all of my family members, after our first meeting they all commented on how organized she was. In the weeks leading up to the wedding Debbie offered her assistance with all the last minute details, she even offered to help me out if my family was starting to drive me nuts. Before the events she confirmed all vendor appointments and even worked out a few kinks we had in the scheduling. I was able to drop all of the little details for the wedding to her in advance so I would not have to worry about the little things like table numbers and seating charts. The day of our wedding Debbie and her team were so helpful, everything was seamless, she took charge of the ceremony, because the venue did not have an onsite coordinator. I did not have to worry about a thing. She even handled a little meltdown by my aunt. I do not think our wedding would have turned out so amazing without her. I would recommend her to everyone looking to have a day of coordinator. She will really put your mind at ease. You cannot put a price on the services she provides. It is worth every penny.

This was a wonderful experience all around! My family rented the Aloha Moonwalk for our son's…read morebirthday party, along with the bubble machine and ride-on bouncy horses. Everything was a huge hit and soooooo much fun! At no additional charge, Time to Play generously gave us extension cords and some extra gear (including cones to make an obstacle course for the ride-on horses). We paid only $200 for the moonwalk, as we chose to pick it up and set it up ourselves. Set-up was quick and easy, and the printed instructions they provided were super helpful. We would rent from Time to Play again in a heartbeat!

Time to play is great! They have awesome bounce houses and fun things to rent for your parties. The…read moreowner was very nice and helpful when booking with them. I highly recommend this company and will definitely be using them in the future.

I cannot say enough great things about my experience with Katherine's Catering for a Celebration of…read moreLife yard party. I was impressed from my intake call to waving goodbye to the on-site crew. Sooooooo flexible and easy to work with. Asked great questions and were happy to provide guidance. Allowed us to truly customize our menu. And...did they deliver the goods! Our event was a huge hit, in large part, due to the team at Katherine's. Thank you a million times over!

I have nothing but AMAZING things to say about them…read more We found them after a long search to cater our wedding in June 24. They jumped to accommodate our brunch catering request, and did so flawlessly. The guests were extremely impressed with their ability to serve and maintain breakfast foods buffet style, and raved about the options and taste of all the food. I would highly recommend them for anything you need. Despite being a little pricy, it was well worth the expense.

Thank you for providing the absolute perfect spread and most professional team for my mother's…read morecelebration of life event last weekend. The food and service set a wonderful tone to the party. We are so thrilled with how everything went and just can't say thank you enough! The family of Joan Harrison - Mike, Jeff and Colleen

Professional Staff, delicious treats and a huge stress reliever!…read more I highly recommend Gourmet Express and Catering for any event you plan on catering. Twice a year I have a community meeting catered for a large group of residents and preparing for the meeting is stressful enough. That's why I always contact Gourmet Express and Catering. A simple email is always returned with a friendly response and the rest is taken care of. Professional staff, reliable service and the most delicious desserts that would please any crowd! If you are looking to cater your next event, large or small, then contact Gourmet Express and Catering and you will not be disappointed!!

They have completely ruined my wedding. Period. I was…read moresuppose to get married in the Castle in July 2021. I put a deposit on the hall in 2019 for 100 people (later updated to 160 people), then of course the pandemic hit. Canterbury's response to this whole mess has been abysmal. Angela (their event coordinator) and I touched base every so often regarding the pandemic and how events would be handled in the future, however it was always extremely difficult to get a hold of anyone. She was not responding to my calls or emails... I had to go as far as to call the pub and ask them to relay a message to Angela (which she promptly responded to and said that their phonelines were down....) When we spoke in August of 2020, Angela told me that they were doing events outside in tents (this is also confirmed by someone who reviewed the castle on Facebook, whom I talked to personally) and that it would still be possible to have a wedding there in a pandemic; we just had to keep guest counts in mind. The next time we spoke was in March 2021. I had been trying to schedule a tasting for the castle, as the wedding was coming up and we had not yet decided on a menu. Angela told me that they were not scheduling tastings until early April. Then she told me May. This seemed odd to me, as the reason they weren't doing tastings was because the pub wasn't open yet but in January restaurants were allowed to re-open with limited capacity. At this time (mid-April), I asked Angela again about the possibility of an outdoor event at the hall and the possibility of dancing at our upcoming wedding. She told me an outdoor event "would not be ideal" as it would have to be in a parking lot, however she said that we could "explore that option" when the time came, as I said I didn't care if it was in a parking lot. She also said they would "look the other way" as far as dancing was concerned. In early May, I texted Angela (who wasn't getting calls from Canterbury's voicemail because she was working from home?) asking again about the possibility of an outdoor wedding (the little voice in my head told me to call before purchasing invitations). It was at this time that Angela told me that they would no longer accommodate my request for an outdoor wedding because having it in a parking lot would be "too dangerous" (it wasn't last year?) and that they only hosted one outdoor wedding the year prior. This was a complete lie because. as I stated early, I talked to a bride who had her wedding outside in 2020 and she said her friend also had their wedding outside the same year. In 2020, Angela also said that they were moving all not-postponed weddings outside. Angela also said that dancing was no longer allowed. I expressed my disappointment and asked for my deposit back, as it was made almost a full 2 years prior and they are unable to adhere to the terms of our contract. They said that they cannot give it back and that they are "accommodating me" by offering postponement (which I cannot do because over half of my guestlist is flying in from other states and already has travel accommodations booked) or by allowing me to have my event with 25 people and no dancing. They also offered to transfer my deposit toward another future event "in a couple months". I told them that the LEAST they could do was offer me a full year to plan a new, cheaper event, and that I wanted an updated contract in writing. Angela agreed to an updated contract. This was over 3 weeks ago and I have not received a new contract. I have not agreed to canceling my event, either, as I do not have a new contract. The state is also apparently lifting all guidelines in July, but I haven't heard from Canterbury and they won't return my emails, calls, or my mother's calls. I have had to completely re-plan my entire wedding due to the lack of communication and their refusal to quickly adhere to changing government mandates regarding the pandemic. They clearly care more about their family-friendly events than they do a 160 person wedding.

We were the first-ever customers for their first-ever breakfast buffet that started on 5/3/2015…read more Their breakfast buffet opening was in coordination with the opening of the new church that took over the old Christmas shop location. It was evident that there were very minor hiccups with their first service (not being ready at exactly 10:30AM), but overall the wait staff was MORE than phenomenal. They were exceptionally nice and helped us out whenever we needed. The food was okay as it was seemingly standard for any kind of breakfast buffet. The french toast was very thin and generic and the lack of pancakes and/or waffles was a disappointment. I liked the sausage links, but thought the hash browns were a little mushy. My wife was disappointed with the orange juice and the plain yogurt that was served. Again, it was their first day with the breakfast buffet and maybe it will improve as the summer continues, but we won't be back for the breakfast buffet.

*WEDDING VENUE REVIEW*…read more We hosted our wedding ceremony and reception here, as well as our bridal party photos, and we couldn't have been any happier with the results! We stumbled on this place via a Facebook advertisement. We had been trying to find another venue to move to because our current one was not cooperating because of pandemic uncertainty. After talking with Haley in person about our day and what we were looking for our of this place, we absolutely could not pass it up. The only day they had available for the Fall was the day we were going to get married on, September the 11th. Working with Haley throughout our journey to the big day was very easy and we experienced no issues the entire time with any of the planning, coordination with vendors, or anything that kept changing on our end that we needed to communicate with. We were offered a food tasting with our families, then got to have our rehearsal dinner here as well. Even on our big day, we had the ceremony and reception in the same place. On our big day, I was working on a lot of the last minute set up or overviews of the venue while my wife was getting ready. Everything was absolutely perfect, and the staff here kept me as calm as I could have been. The ceremony looked beautiful as well as the reception. All of the coordination was done correctly and efficiently. Our guests who attended the wedding regularly talk about how beautiful it was as well as how great the food was! We could not have asked for a better experience and a better day for our wedding. Very impressed with how efficient and prepared this venue was to host an event.

WEDDIN SHOWER om07/26/26 Nice Reception But The food they serve was Horrible they brought out all…read moreready plates chicken breast with a light gravy which was terrible the chicken was not cook and not salt very bland and way under cook and along they had a scoop of mash potatoes and a scoop of pasta with sauce and green beans which also not cooked or steam all raw need a new cook Horrible