We had our wedding in late May and went with the Glam all-inclusive package with a few add-ons. Overall, it was a pleasure working with the entire team. Jessica managed our emails and did majority of the planning, Otis was our MC, Stuart was our DJ, Carina was our day-of coordinator, Francis did my makeup, Ben was our photographer, and Tango was our videographer. This was a few months ago so I hope I got all the names right. We also had a photo booth and an attendant from TDE, who was great to work with.
Jessica was incredibly responsive and helpful throughout the planning process. The templates and resources that TDE provided, including examples for design, photobooth photo layouts, and more, were very useful and helped guide a lot of our decisions. I really enjoyed working with Jessica. She was kind and communicative, even though we changed our minds a lot during the months leading up to the wedding. TDE also made our welcome sign and seating chart and customized it to our specifications. Wanted to note that we loved our decorations!
Otis, our MC, was clear and easy to work with. He kept the evening flowing well and brought great energy to the event. He also speaks multiple languages, and although most of our wedding was in English, our parents and other guests appreciated the Chinese translations. Got some compliments on Otis from guests as well.
Stuart, our DJ, met with us in advance to go over music clips and played our curated dinner playlist exactly as we had discussed. The entrance songs for our family and wedding party were timed well and went off without a hitch.
Carina kept everything on track the day of the wedding. She helped print custom mini-menus for guests with dietary restrictions and made sure we were fed, calm, and mostly on schedule. Her support behind the scenes made a big difference.
Francis was easily the best makeup artist I've ever worked with. I've been a bridesmaid eight times and no one else has come close. She has a great eye for enhancing Asian features and created two beautiful looks for me, one for the tea ceremony and another for the reception. I felt amazing and received so many compliments on both my hair and makeup. I also did a makeup trial with her about a half year before the wedding and she gave me options and advice which was very helpful so that I knew I was in good hands for the big day.
Ben, our photographer, was great at giving direction and made us feel comfortable, especially during the tea ceremony when we weren't entirely sure what to do. The photos turned out beautifully, especially the outdoor shots. We did notice we were edited to look a little pale, but that's just one style and we still really enjoyed our photos.
Tango, our videographer, delivered both a highlight reel and a longer documentary-style video. The quality was excellent and exceeded our expectations. I was very happy with how everything was edited and presented, especially considering some videographers charge twice the price for less impressive results.
We received our photos about six weeks after the wedding and the video around two months later. We were happy with this timeline during their super busy wedding season. Our photobooth photos were ready about a day after the wedding. Our florals were also spot on for what we wanted, fresh, and very well done.
Why not five stars? There were a couple disappointments on the dance floor. We spent a lot of time putting together a playlist for dancing, but most of the songs we included were not played. There's a note in the planning template that the DJ may not play all songs and will match the tempo for the playlist, but I still figured if we made a 2 hour playlist, at least half of the songs (especially if cut) will be played during the 1.5 hours. Instead, we heard a lot of mainstream tracks not on the playlist played in full. I later heard that there were a number of song requests from guests, and it seemed like Otis and Stuart were accepting them. The final song of the night was unfamiliar to me (later found out from Otis it was a request from early in the night) and when I asked to skip it, they did not right away. They eventually played one more final song and gave us a personal apology in person and by email, which I appreciated. I'm also grateful they asked for feedback after the wedding and met to discuss and improve based on it.
Overall, I would totally recommend TDE to be your full service wedding provider! I'm super happy we got the package with TDE for our big day; saved us a lot of trouble for finding individual vendors and the quality of everything was very worth the price. read more