Holly & Jeff - Ravello wedding on October 10th, 2008

HELLO!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, we have returned, with great sadness!!! We did not want to leave your beautiful country!!!! Laura, I do not know where to begin to tell you about the wedding. It was like a fairytale, every single thing was perfect!!!!!! Our friends and family were amazed at each and every detail and how it could all be done from so far away. All I could say was that it was all because of YOU and your company!!

For those who know me well, they know it is very difficult for me to "let go" and trust that things will be done correctly without me controlling each and every detail. So when they heard that Jeff and I were getting married in Italy they were very curious to see how I would handle it!! LOL! I was up for the challenge so I began sending emails to wedding planners I had found on the internet. From the very first email you sent to me I knew you were the one! You were incredibly responsive to my many, many questions and provided me with a sense of comfort that this wedding could be done in Italy! You were always so patient and thorough, answering everything I asked, all times, day and night!!! And with your new baby as well!!!! You always made me feel that our wedding was important and I am forever grateful!

It amazes me that the wedding that took place in Ravello on October 10th was EVERYTHING Jeff and I dreamed of, when all of it was done with pictures sent over the internet! You took each idea and dream we had and put it into motion and made it reality. From my bouquet, to the Crypt with the centerpieces and then the cake.. we were beside ourselves!! I was literally screaming at how beautiful it all was! NOT ONE THING WAS MISSED, NOT ONE THING WENT WRONG!!!

From the moment we arrived in Ravello and met Anna everything fell in to place. We cannot say enough kind things about Anna!!!! What a LOVELY, kind woman!!!! She made us feel so welcome as soon as we stepped out of the car. Showing us the amazing villa we called HOME for a week, meeting us at the Municipo to go over wedding details, helping my in-laws when their luggage was stuck in Paris, coordinating the wedding day and translating the ceremony, we could not have asked for a more WONDERFUL person to be part of our day! THANK YOU ANNA!!!!!!! We miss you already and you will forever be in our hearts!!!!

And the villa, How can I put into words how amazing that setting was for our reception! Paola was absolutely terrific, meeting us on our first day in Ravello to go over all the details for the reception, showing us the grounds. She immediately made me feel comfortable and secure that everything would be taken care of and done correctly!

The wedding day was like a dream, from the weather (not a cloud in the sky) to the very last drink of wine, it was PERFECT! Not many brides can say that, but because of you and Anna and Paola, I CAN!!!! Our guests kept saying they had never been to a wedding like ours, that it was the BEST food they had ever tasted, that they were amazed by all the little details. When I show people at home the pictures (which by the way ... OH MY GOD, are amazing!!! Massimo is the BEST!!!!!!) They all say the same thing... "YOU LOOK SO HAPPY". And that is the truth.. because I did not have to worry about one thing, I was able to concentrate on what mattered most.... Marrying the man of my dreams while our most treasured family and friends stood by our side. That is a gift I can never repay... but please know you have my never-ending gratitude and appreciation.

The only thing I wished could have been different is that I could have met you Laura. I kept saying that throughout the week, if I only I could meet Laura.. to thank her in person! I truly hope my thankfulness comes through in these words, because it is all I can do, and it seems so little to express how grateful Jeff and I are for all you did. Our wedding was the best day of our lives and the memories we made in beautiful, heaven sent Ravello, with our family and friends, will stay with us and will see us through the years ahead.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!!

Much love, Holly and Jeff Rutko