The Thank You Letter

I just recevied this ... this letter is from the bride (Danielle) listed in the post directly below. I really dig the last sentence. This is what I strive to achieve... Read On!

Dear Joel,

What can I say? The wedding was AMAZING! I don't know if writing this note will really be able to describe how much your work leading up to and at the wedding meant to Jamal and I but I will try...

I think you know based on our calls and meetings that going into this wedding Jamal and I were pretty nervous about what we envisioned happening versus what we thought could potentially happen. Coming from two totally different cultures and traditions, there were lots of things that we needed to balance to try to keep everyone happy.

With that in mind, from the first time we met you, Jamal and I felt extremely comfortable with you and your suggestions and recommendations really put us at ease and took so much weight off of our shoulders. For the actual day of, you completely exceeded our expectations. We (and 250 of our closest friends and family ;) had such a blast at the wedding, and weeks later we still have friends and family from both sides (who literally traveled from all over the world, Australia, Lebanon, England to name a few), tell us what an amazing job you did! You really kicked off the party and kept it going all night long! The music was incredible, and the way you mixed, on the spot, the Arabic music with the traditional American songs was a HUGE hit! Never in our wildest dreams did we think we'd get some of our family who are just not used to the traditional American style wedding and music even step close to the dance floor, but they were the first ones on and the last ones off! I've actually never been to a wedding where not a single person was seating in their seats but instead were on the dance floor and you made this happen.

And even more than the music, you were able to command the entire evening while still keeping the focus on Jamal and I all night long! In fact, Jamal's father, who is definitely not accustomed to these types of weddings or the American music, said the next day how impressed he was with you. To quote him he said "He was really great, and his voice had such a presence. When he spoke, everyone listened!"

Again, I'm not sure my words can really capture how great you made the experience for Jamal and I but I can say from the bottom of our hearts thank you for helping make our expectations a reality and creating an evening that from start to finish reflected who Jamal and I really are, what we believe and how happy we are to be married.

Sincerely, your biggest fans,
Danielle and Jamal Chehimi
February 07, 2009