St Pierre Marriott Hotel & Country Club

the day (like us arriving early!). I also want to pass on my special thanks to the ladies behind the bar, as they went out of their way to make me my favourite drink (margaritas) even though they didn’t have the stuff on that specific bar. That really did make me feel special!

And lastly, thank you so much for the very kind card and gift. The picture has gone up in our kitchen and will be a really lovely reminder of the day.

Thanks,
Lauren and Tom

what we didn’t want! We are both project managers and therefore value organisation and planning and understand how important it is to plan ahead and also that communication is essential to manage people’s expectations.

Sam was incredibly friendly and professional and from the first visit we knew that we would be happy to hold our wedding weekend at the St Pierre. Sam just ‘got’ what we wanted to create with our celebration. We didn’t want a 'standard hotel wedding’, we were trying to create a relaxed weekend event with lots of personality and good organisation which would give our guests and most importantly us, a weekend to remember forever.

Being the kind of organised couple that we are, we had lots of meetings and email exchanges with Sam regarding progress and bookings for various suppliers and entertainment that we were organising and Sam kept in constant contact with both of us regarding the Marriott side of things such as helping us to set up and secure room reservations for our 70 guests over the whole weekend. We had quite a few issues with the centralised booking department who were not geared up to deal with our room booking or the associated discount code for our guests which resulted in lots of enquiries to James and I from our guests. Many of them were advised different rates and terms. Sam took on the task of fixing the issues which we know is not part of her role. She definitely went over and above in terms of helping to sort this out.

We are a very foody couple and spent a lot of time talking to Sam about how we envisaged our wedding menu evolving.

how we wanted it and very personal to us. Sam is the best wedding organiser because she is such a lovely person and very approachable. We sent many lengthy emails, had many phone calls and went to see her when we needed to. She’s very responsive and took each request very seriously and did everything she could to accommodate us. She became a good friend to my husband and I and even my mum throughout the wedding planning process! During the run up to the wedding Sam was flexible with us as we were both very busy at work. She did as much as she could to ensure we didn't get stressed in the weeks before the wedding but still made sure everything was under control. It was such a huge relief to have Sam! The organisation was exceptional and she did as much as she could to ensure that my husband and I were not stressed on the day. We cannot say enough good things about Sam and the team and we will never forget our amazing wedding day. Do not hesitate to book her as your wedding organiser. Thank you so much Sam!

nothing was too much trouble for her. Sam was attentive and respected all our requests and made sure that during the lead up to the wedding that all areas were covered and all details were 100% to our request. A few days before the big day we met with Marian who was keen to ensure that there was no stress for the Bride or Groom on the big day!! Marian and his team did the most wonderful job on the day, and you were invited to check the room and every change point prior to showing your guests so that it was 100% how you wanted it!! Any little details or help that we needed on the day were taken care off and nothing was too much trouble at all. I would definitely recommend St Pierre as with Sam and Marian as part of your team I am confident that your day will be just how you imagined, if not better – and you will enjoy your special day!!

planner, Samantha (Sam) Watkins. Despite being an obviously very busy member of your team, Sam was always available to us and for us throughout the whole stressful process. Sam was extremely professional at all times but perhaps more importantly she was always warm, welcoming and friendly and couldn’t do enough to help us in whatever way we required. As we neared our ‘due date’ we came out to the hotel to sample our wedding breakfast. Unfortunately and for several reasons we didn’t enjoy our first sample meal, however thereafter Tony (chef) and his team went above and beyond to cook for us on our return visit a superb meal. Tony reassured us that we would not be disappointed on our wedding day, and we weren’t ! Our wedding meal was superb and the quality and standard commented on by many of our guests. To conclude, we wanted to make you aware of how fantastic your staff are, including Marian who co-ordinates the smooth running of the wedding day. It was a wonderfully happy and memorable event and our venue (your hotel) looked and hosted it beautifully ! We will forever have fantastic memories and St Pierre will always be a favourite venue of ours to enjoy returning to for years to come. Our guests have commented so many times since about the “beautiful hotel” and the superb breakfast meal. Huge heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Sam, Tony, Marian and their respective teams !