Regency Ballroom, Vineland NJ

the two of us. I was chatting w/ a friend from the gym and she was telling me about her wedding 2 yrs ago. Explained how she too, toured a million venue's and nothing felt rite. Sales & event staff were cold and not interested, sped through the tours, shoved a folder in their hands and never followed up, some never returned her follow up calls when she had ?'s. Both bride/groom were young, knew nothing about planning weddings , didn't have much help. Feeling defeated she decided to reach out to a FB wedding group page for recommendations. She joined the group and posted " who did you use? Looking for a private outside ceremony, indoor reception. mid size budget and have some DIY ideas. Toured 25 venues, all felt empty & cold like I'm just another number. All suggestions welcomed and appreciated." She said for the next 6 hours she received approximately 26 responses, 11 of which suggested a certain venue & told her to ask for a certain coordinator named Carissa. The posts said how great her & her staff were. How they were treated like family. All of their vendors were recommended by Carissa & her staff. All vendors met her at the venue, making her life so easy. She finished by telling me every bride she ever knew was an absolute mess in the weeks/days before their wedding yet she was completely at ease and knew that all her requests and ideas were met and carried out. Everything was taken care of and in place. She met w/ Carissa, the chef, the deejay, emcee & photographer 1 month before and they asked every question, filled in every blank, made suggestions but let her choose & customize her day, her way. they created the time line and floor plan together & emailed it to every vendor to ensure all were on the same page, coordinated the cake and ice sculpture delivery/set up as well as the vendor arrivals. Customized the menu during her food tasting/menu selection. Set her up with her officiant even hosted her rehearsal & rehearsal dinner. She said she never felt more comfortable in any situation in her life. She showed me a post on her FB in the days after her wedding. 96 comments on the post and every single comment said how amazing the wedding was. How happy, in love, relaxed and stress free the bride & groom were. The post from the brides mom was heartfelt and stated how the venue & staff treated her baby like a queen and made her dream of her special day come true like a fairytale and the venue came in under her budget yet she would have paid every penny she had for the over the top exceptional service they received. She gave me Carissa's personal cell # & said, seriously call her on that number, she wont mind. So I did. We chatted for about 20 minutes and I instantly knew this was the place. We toured tonight and I felt like I was @ my BFF's house. By the time I got their she had already sketched a floor plan, color sample & table setting, centerpiece & floral board. 1 hr later, we signed contracts, made deposit, scheduled bakery, dj/emcee/photo booth/lighting, photographer, officiant & menu tasting appointments. I gave her my budget and she came in exact and I am going to save over 2k by using "house" vendors. Carissa LOVES what she does & it shows. The entire staff helpful & sweet. Again I felt rite @ home. Thank you- saved my wedding & us!

t!! Reasonably priced, flexibility and gracious attentive staff! Will post pics of our big day.