"Two weeks before my stepdaughter was to be married, her mother decided it was her father's responsibility to pay for the wedding.  All the while my stepdaughter was fully aware that we were never going to do as such.  We made that very clear a year before the wedding.  Well, guess what.....we were put in a place that showed no way out.  Because her wedding was to be in our home church, we decided to step up and take care of everything.  Meanwhile I engaged the services of Lori Lakus who came to our rescue and saved the day.  Lori was able to take a horrible situation (step-parents, in-laws, out-laws, non-speaking family members, etc.) and make it into a wonderful experience.  Lori is organized, personable, and unbiased.  She took what little she had to work with and made it grand and glorious.  I would recommend Lori for any wedding, party or event.  You'll be thankful for her insight when everything is over.  We couldn't have done it without her!"  "You created a warm, romantic feeling, not only for us, but for everyone at the reception" "I really don't know what we would have done without you.  From the planning stages all the way through to the end, you took the worry and “what ifs” out of everything, including placement of our cakes down to the clean-up" "You truly are a gift from God, and an extremely talented person.  Even when we were fretting over some small detail, just being around you and sitting down to talk with you over things allowed us to relax and breathe, knowing it would all be taken care of.  So, though it is  a simple phrase, I cannot say it enough; thank you." "I think one of the most important things to me, of all that you did, was helping mom relax and just be “the mother of the groom”, and not worry over all the details.  There are not many people that can make her feel like she can let go and allow someone else to be in charge, and know that it would all turn out better than she could ever have expected. "Our event was beautiful.  Thank you! We cannot wait to see what you have in store for our next event"