I confess that I was originally against the idea of hiring a wedding planner, thinking it a waste of money -- and that we could handle everything by ourselves. My bride-to-be insisted and, after much research, and having been given a superb rec...ommendation for Jeff Stillwell, we asked him to help us. It proved to be the best decision we made in connection with our wedding. From the very outset, Jeff was with us each and every step of the way. I mean physically: he was actually there in person! We sat down together and talked through the exact needs for a successful wedding and subsequent fête, and it turned out there were myriad matters we hadn't even thought of. He assisted us with our invitations, our flowers, our choice of menu, our choice of photographer, our DJ, the layout of the venues for the ceremony and dinner&dance, gratuities and countless other things. Needless to relate, we would never had had the time or energy to address all of these tasks, and certainly not with the quiet expertise exhibited by Jeff. The man never got rattled, no matter the madness taking place all around us! He had a timeline drawn up far in advance of the day, and as it was updated he provided us with the new versions. Most importantly, when, as expected, things weren't going exactly according to the plan on the day, he calmly made adjustments of which we weren't even aware, and got things back on track, running smoothly. What you want is a person who will assist in the planning and then transform your hopes and wishes into reality with a minimum of fuss. Jeff was that person for us. The perfect general under fire. What's more, on the evening, while directing the entire operation, he made himself perfectly invisible. In the weeks prior to the wedding Jeff was always available in one way or another, and never troubled by our many emails and calls. Absolutely unflappable. We made the decision early on to place our complete confidence in him, and he made good on all of his promises.