Weddings by Debra Thompson LLC is WeddingWire Rated®
November 2009
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WeddingWire, the nation's leading wedding technology company, has just announced that Weddings by Debra Thompson LLC is officially WeddingWire Rated 2009! WeddingWire created the annual Rated program to honor wedding professionals, like Weddings by Debra Thompson LLC, for their excellence and to help brides and grooms easily find the right wedding professionals to match their needs.
"We are excited to unveil WeddingWire Rated 2009, now in its third year. With hundreds of thousands of reviews, WeddingWire has made it easy for engaged couples to find the nation's very best wedding professionals," according to Sonny Ganguly, WeddingWire's Chief Marketing Officer. "WeddingWire Rated is an excellent way for businesses to showcase their continued success in the wedding industry."
Weddings by Debra Thompson LLC has 3 with an average of 5 Stars rating, making us eligible to hold the Rated title on the WeddingWire Network. Each review has been written by our former clients and includes detailed ratings and insightful descriptions of their experiences with our services. These reviews not only enhance our credibility, but also help differentiate our business within the WeddingWire Network.
Weddings by Debra Thompson LLC would like to thank our past brides and grooms for taking the time to review our services on WeddingWire.
If you are a past client of Weddings by Debra Thompson LLC and have yet to provide us with your feedback, visit reviews.weddingwire.com and review our services today.
Recognized by WeddingWire
This award recognizes the top 3% of vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellent quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value of cost and flexibility.
February 2009
WeddingWire, the nation's leading wedding technology company, just announced that Weddings by Debra Thompson LLC has won the 2009 Bride's Choice Awards™!
In its inaugural year, the Bride's Choice Awards recognizes and honors vendors from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellent quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value of cost and flexibility. This year's recipients represent the top three percent of WeddingWire's vendor community, which includes over 100,000 wedding vendors from across the US. That means Weddings by Debra Thompson LLC is one of the very best Wedding Planners.
Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the company, the Bride's Choice Awards are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds through surveys and reviews.
"We are excited to launch this annual award program to honor high-performing vendors based solely on the experiences of our WeddingWire community," according to Timothy Chi, WeddingWire's Chief Executive Officer. "This year's recipients have set the bar high, exhibiting excellent service and expertise in the wedding industry."
Weddings by Debra Thompson LLC would like to thank our past clients for speaking on our behalf and helping us win the 2009 Bride's Choice Award!Published on BrideBoard.com
Meet Debra Thompson, Wedding Planner
February 2008
Meet the person behind Weddings By Debra in an interview with BrideBoard. Also, be sure to check out the reviews!
Out and about in Westchester County
A Hair Affair, by Westchester Magazine
January 2008
Here is Debra Thompson with a couple of recommended vendors at A Hair Affair hosted at the Ritz Carlton in White Plains, New York.
Published in Westchester Wedding Magazine
Westchester Magazine's - On The Scene
November 2006
Weddings by Debra participated in the Westchester Weddings "Unvieled Event - 2006" hosted at the C.V. Rich Mansion located in White Plains. Weddings by Debra was among many fabulous vendors in the Westchester County area.
Published in The Association of Bridal Consultants
Defining the role of Banquet Manager/Bridal Consultant
October 2006
When Toni DeLisi approached me to write an article on my role as a banquet manager, I took the time to really think about what I would write. I decided to define the role of "Banquet Manager" vs. "Bridal Consultant".
Recently, I left my position of almost four years as a banquet manager of a New York based Country Club to further my career in the wedding planning industry as a bridal consultant. But what has lead me to bridal consulting was my experience as a banquet manager and my experience of working with bridal consultants as well as my work with over 200 couples.
Although I believe the roles differ in some ways, it all adds up to one defined role "producing a memorable affair" for your client. Where the roles differ, the banquet manager, consults only for the "reception part" of the wedding day. But, one must realize that it is the "most" expensive portion of the day which needs great attention and detail. On the other hand, the bridal consultant is with the client from conception to implementation, paying attention to every detail of the entire affair, not only the reception part.
In my years as a banquet manger, what I saw was the disrespect shown to the banquet manager as well as the bridal consultant. There is no reason for any person participating in the production of a wedding day to be authoritative, egotistical or territorial to another person (whether that person is a caterer, vendor, waiter, bridal attendant, etc.). Again, we are all there for one purpose: "producing a memorable affair". Personally, I have always been a manager who looked forward to working with bridal consultants. I knew that the consultant was employed by the same client as I was. I knew we shared the same common goal. I knew the consultant would know much more about the client than I did. I knew with the consultant's input, it would be beneficial in helping me ascertain the clients' needs at the reception portion of the wedding day. But, I know that this same feeling is not felt among my former peers in the industry. I know it can be extremely difficult for the consultant to communicate with the banquet manager. My suggestion is open communication at the beginning of the venture experience of what is expected from both parties. Many times the dialogue is missing which leads to many confrontations, miscommunication, and disrespect. When one starts with open communication, it can only end in a friendship on both sides.
So, in closing, although the roles differ somewhat, it is the same goal wanted by all: "producing a memorable affair".