In the non-stop Awards month of February, as I begin what might be my final season as "Iowa's Gay-Wedding Planner", I want to give an extremely loud "Shout-Out" to the "Best of the Best", as far as my OWN (and it's been said I'm high-maintenance...really?) personal over-all experience, the flawless attention to detail and the customer service I experienced for my destination couples, from the Gay-Weddings service-providers that our great state has to offer:
Best Venue for a Full-Service/ All-inclusive Wedding: HOTEL BLACKHAWK, Davenport, Iowa
Best Officiant:: Reverend Kathy Love, The Wedding Chapel, DSM, Iowa
Best Outdoor Ceremony Venue: Des Moines Art Center Rose Garden
Best Outdoor Reception Venue: Two Saints Winery, St. Charles, Iowa
Best Indoor Ceremony Venue: the Atrium Suite at the Suites of 800 Locust, DSM, Iowa
Best Indoor Reception Venue: Hotel Julien, Dubuque, Iowa
Best Special Event Decor: Stuart Alexander @ One Source Event Production
Best Photographer: Amy Allen Photography, DSM, Iowa
Best Caterer: Taste-to-Go, DSM, Iowa
Best Wedding Cake: Andrew Kopfman @ Tip Top Cakes, Coralville, Iowa
Best Floral provider: J.W. Perry Wholesale, DSM, Iowa
Best Table Linens: Beyond Elegance, DSM, Iowa
Best Wedding attire (women): Sarah "Dornick", DSM, Iowa
Best Wedding attire (men): Badowers on Ingersoll, Des Moines, Iowa
Best Wedding "Rentals": Scott @ Des Moines Rentals, DSM, Iowa
Best Transportation: Majestic Limousine, DSM, Iowa
On a personal note, these next few months will be spent traveling back & forth from Chicago, as I do special events on a much different level, working within and for the 501C communities.
I also am SO VERY excited to see the new LGBT CENTER in DSM take on a new Board of Directors, and with the new EXPERIENCED leadership, finally become one of the best LGBT Centers in our nation!
