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| Hi Judy, I work at the 3 West Club in Manhattan, and sell our stunning and historical function space for weddings and social events. I was raised in the Hudson Valley though and found your article on the tradition of the "Wedding Cake" very helpful and interesting. I hope to plan my own "Hudson Valley Wedding" someday soon, so I'm sure I'll be visiting again! Kristina G. |
| Hi Judy, Your site always works for me. Your website has been such a blessing to our business we can't thank you enough. Thank you. Tricia, Lippincott Manor |
| Did I tell you that you are the best, and I really enjoy working/buying from you?? Tomas Monosi, Parties by Tomas & Summerlin Bakery & Cafe |
| Judy You're my go-to wedding gal. Thanks. Brian K. Mahoney, Editorial Director Luminary Publishing, Chronogram Magazine |
| I'm always grateful for your professionalism and the symbiotic relationship that
we've developed... You're one of the most professional people I've had the pleasure of
doing business with. I, too, hope that the relationship continues to work for both of us. Kate Goldsmith, Dutchess Magazine |
| Good Morning Judy I wanted to say thank you for the information in the guide. I am writing a fan fiction story where two very close friends decide on a double wedding and your guide was the one and only article on the subject that I found. Which brings up the question, do I need your permission to use your information in my fictional story? Thanks again, Stan S. Tulare, CA |
| . . . a wonderful site, very helpful and informative....it will save me many steps!!!! Thank you, Marie |
| Your website is terrific! I've found a lot of very helpful information on your site. Amanda Garlinghouse, Red Hook, NY |
| I always ask my customers where they found me at on the net, or how they heard about me. I have rec’d a lot of attention from your site, this is why I am now considering a banner on your site too. This is ten times better then the yellow pages ever were. Paul Harrington, Paul's Pics 4 You Photography, LLC |
| I just wanted to let you know how happy we are with our advertisement on your website.
We have been getting several inquiries, and have booked two jobs!! You have the highest
rate of return, of any of our advertising. Thank you... Rita K. Carver, BearFly Designs, LLC |
| Great web site for planning wedding details! Thanks! Pat Meyersfield |
| Thank the Google search engine! I just happenstance came across the article about tipping etiquette.
Very informative and well written. I am checking out the other articles as well because that one
was so informative. We're in the DC area, so we shan't be up that way - but you are putting great info
out there. And we're 10 months out, so it is quite timely info. Thanks,Chris |
| Thanks Judy! Great information that I found on groom's cakes. I had a
recent bride send a letter of complaint that the groom did not get any of his cake that his mother had made. I was not exactly sure of the
proper etiquette and traditions of it. Now I know to share with future brides and grooms. Thanks again. Carmen |
| As I have expressed you numerous times over the past several years, It is our experience
at F.E.A.S.T. that your website (www.hudsonvalleyweddings.com) has consistently and clearly been our single best resource for new business. In fact, I would characterize your website as the one most indispensable aspect of all of our advertising and marketing. And as an extra bonus, exceptionally reasonably priced! All best, Peter Kupersmith |
| Thank you. For our second wedding, we want something very simple. Your
article helps. You didn't' mention if couples should register - the question has been asked of me.
We are in our 60s. Not sure if it's appropriate? Thanks for your help. Ricki |
| Just to say thank you. I've gone through your wensite and collected qiute lot of information. Any way, that information indeed was helpful. We really had a good wedding ceremony on Wednesday 28 March 2007.
Yes, that's about it and once again thanks very much.. Best regards, Jason Ruang |
| Judy Thank you so much for your permission and of course, I will give credit to HudsonValleyWeddings.com. I published the local newspaper for 4 1/2 years, so am very familiar with that. The wedding is not until June 2008, but when the paper is published, I will send you a copy. You have a wonderful website - the most complete one I have found! Christine |
| Dear Mrs. Lewis, I am writing to ask permission to use some of the wedding tradition information on your website. I have spent 8 to 9 hours today cutting and pasting wedding traditions from different websites to compile a story for a "wedding banner" personal newspaper that I am putting together for my daughter's wedding. After doing a lot of work, I realized that your material has a copyright. I have merged information from your site with info from other sites to compile the article attached. I live in a small town in Texas and want to give the wedding banner papers to wedding party and out-of-town guests. The banners will also have bride and groom personal info and photo and information about the wedding party. I look forward to your reply and hope that you might grant me permission to use this source material. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Christine Hinkle |
| Thank You ! Great Work... I thank you for all the great work. I know why you are the premier bridal
site in the state ! Customer service and a great product ! Frank, Aperture Photographic |
| Thanks for the piece of advice!! 2 friends of mine also intend to marry next year. . . . Thanks for your quick response. I like that!! I delayed to respond to yours because I was out in the field monitoring some activities under agriculture(my proffession). Bye for now. More later. Trust Mutinta, World Vision Zambia, Lufwanyama ADP, Kalulushi |
| Thanks so much Judy......it was really great to connect with you. In fact, knowing you, gives me a real sense of "safety" and support as I reach formally into putting my name out there. I have always been referred privately and that seemed lovely. However, as I am now looking to officiating (and harping) as
the significant source of my income, this is an excellent resouce. You are providing a wonderful service to all with this beautiful and in-depth site. BRAVA! Bestest to you, Ilfra, Harper |
| Thank you so much! Also, if it wasnt for your website I would have never found my makeup artist for my wedding!! I plan to tell evry bride-to-be about your site! THANK YOU!! Julie, a bride |
| Hi! I love the "Web Mistress" title! Getting married in 2 weeks and trying to finalize the programs. Your site is extremely helpful - Thank you! Karen, a prospective bride |
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Thank you so much! Also, if it wasnt for your website I would have never found my makeup artist for my wedding!! I plan to tell evry bride-to-be about your site! THANK YOU!! Julie, a bride |
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Keep up the good work - I am very glad to be part of your website. Nanette Koch, Botticelli Chamber Players |
| I hope you are well......Hudson Valley Weddings certainly is doing great! You quite obviously keep the
site growing and it looks wonderful! It has evolved into such an amazing resource. Reverend Sara Henderson |
| I loved the Irish Blessings! Since our last name is McGinty, I think it would be very appropriate to use some of these blessings in our toasts. I would never have thought of that if not for finding your web site - THANKS! |
| Judy--Fabulous, Wonderful, Perfect! Barbara, Locust Tree Restaurant |
| I just received a letter from you regarding renewal of my Lutz Entertainment listings. I will be away this year in grad school so I've pulled back on all my advertising until I determine whether I'll be doing this regularly in the future. In order to prevent unnnecssary inquiries I have to recline renewing at this time. Please know that I've been extremely saitisfied with your service and will most surely use it in the future if I decide to continue a DJ company. Thanks for your understanding and best wishes to you in the new year ahead. Jimmy, Lutz Entertainment |
| Thank you Judy for going above and beyond. JT Sander, Photographer |
| Thanks, Judy. I stick with the tried and true, namely, HudsonValleyWeddings.com! Barbara Kerner, Style des Reves |
| Your site is so helpful! I've used it for almost every aspect of my wedding planning, and I love it. Keep up the good work! =) Laura Calhoun, Freelance Writer for Hudson Valley Magazine & a bride |
| Greetings! I am a soldier stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky and I am creating a website dedicated to the Cavalry. I saw the information on your site regarding military weddings and found it to be very helpful. I would like permission to use this information on my site. I would like to place it under my Cavalry Traditions page – I would cite your website as the reference and place a link to your site. I will also add you to my credits page. I have already had inquiries regarding military weddings and this information would be a great addition to the site! Please let me know if this would be possible. Thanks so much for your time. Sincerely, CW2 Daniel Carbone, B Trp 2-17 Cav, Fort Campbell, KY Personal E-mail · Military E-mail |
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A little over two years ago my husband and I were married in the Hudson Valley. I remember using your sight and being pleasantly suprised how
useful it was. To this day when I find out a friend is getting married it's the first thing I recommend to a jittery bride to calm some of the
overwhelming fears . . . Jessica B. |
| Hi - my daughter just got engaged and we are barely beginning the choosing of the
year/date/ location part of wedding planning. I happened on your wedding guide site and am truly happy to have found it. Thanks! Susan D. |
| Slowly, but surely, wedding plans seem to be coming together - with a lot of help from you. Felice |
| E-mail Subject: help with wedding cost ideas Your website helped us so much with my son's wedding, I felt it only fair to share it with others. Seena G. |
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Your website helped us so much with my son's wedding, I felt it only fair to
share it with others. Brenda C. |
| E-mail, Subject: Your site is Exceptional We are just beginning this process and your site had all the information we needed and answered questions we thought we didn't need to know only to find out we did because it was important to us. You paid a lot of attention to detail on this site We especially love the "Rice Throwing Myth", information page, for a bit of humor to boot Thank you for making this information easy to use and informative. Because a wedding day is a special day, we all want that to get as close to the wedding we and our parents dreampt of all of our lives - "a perfect story book wedding" As we marry our prince and princess. Leah Z. |
| Dear Judy, I appreciate your informative Web site . . . |
| Hello, I found your website extremely helpful for finding a wedding photographer, and we did book one that we saw on your site as a result. . . the photographers we contacted responed very quickly. Thank you! |
| Thank you very much for providing an excellent web-site. Toshikazu M. |
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Thank you for replying with such good advice. My husband said that is the best counsel anyone has given us thus far.
Thank you sincerely. I will keep in touch. |
| . . . Once I ran across your site I placed it in my Favorite section.
I am truly impressed with all the information that you have provided . . .
THANK-YOU THANK-YOU THANK-YOU from the bottom of my heart...
and my daughter THANKS YOU as well.....I am a planning consultant
and your site will always be #1 in my book and I will forever refer it to others. Keep up the good work and Have a Blessed Day. |
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Dear Judy, Just wanted to drop you a note saying that I did voted for your site. I really like this site from the very first time, its very comprehensive wedding site. I think despite our differences I can still benefit a lot from your site. I have told some of my friends about it and they all love it. Take care. Sari, from Indonesia, 10-02 |
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Dear Judy, I have 4 sons in the marrying range and one daughter coming up so we'll be logging on often !! Thanks for a wonderful site !! Michele |
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Hello: I'm getting married at West Point (10/02). I am doing my planning long distance. I grew up in the Hudson Valley and was set on getting married there. Your web site has been a real help! I love the fact that your links have actual pictures of reception locations and links to their independent sites. Erin M. Fort Walton Beach, Florida |
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Hi! My name is Sari and I am staying in Jakarta, Indonesia, very far away from you. In our tradition, wedding reception is something that you have to celebrate in luxurious way, to invite more than 1000 people for us is an regular affairs. Please advise me in anyway you can on how am I supposed to reduce the cost, as when we calculate everything, its very very extremely high. Please help us. Sari Tantu Jakarta, Indonesia Here are Sari's (unedited) remarks about Hudson Valley Weddings' web site: "Its close to impossible to organized such wedding in our country. That why we call you for your valuable advise. Our impression about Hudson valley wedding is great, I personally think that everybody has to view your site for many valuable advise once they planned they wedding or at least to give the different prospective on how to handle the wedding ceremony. I believe that dispute our differences between Indonesia and America, we could still take a lot of benefit and advantages from you, millions thanks for that. My personal impression about Hudson valley wedding is great, I believe that after viewing your site, I found that we can organize the wedding nicely, even though when you have to organize your own wedding without the help of an wedding coordinator." |
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Dear Judy: I want to thank you so much. My fiance and I live in New York City and are planning a wedding at the West Park Winery. I have found and are using numerous vendors on your site as well as the person who is marrying us. Your site has made planning our wedding so enjoyable and limited many of the logistical concerns when having an affair away from home. Sincerely, Sam M., NYC |
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Dear Judy, "I was so pleased to find your site on the internet. We are planning our daughter's wedding which will be on June 2, 2001 in Ulster County. We have to make most of our initial plans from Orlando, FL and your site is proving invaluable in providing me with information re: receptions. I will be visiting you many times in the next few months via the internet. Thank you for your service," All the Best, Barbara A. Orlando, Florida |
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Dear Judy, "Thank you for all the information you have provided us . . . it was extremely helpful . . . " Regina & Ivan |
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Dear Judy, "We appreciate your ever so resourceful site-it has helped us tremendously thus far in planning our wedding. Thank you for your prompt response re: my questions. I appreciate it and continue to find great ideas, as well as vendors through your service. Keep up the great work & service for the community! Thank you" Jill G. (Bride-to-be) |
| Judy, Thanks so much for your truly informative & well written piece ---hard to believe that I would enthuse over a bridal story, but I thought yours was excellent. Parry Teasdale, Publisher Ulster Publishing (Woodstock Times, Ulster Magazine, etc. etc.) |
| Judy: I've been to this web page many times while planning our September 1999 wedding. Everytime I come back there is more useful information. I have 30 pages of reading material for the bus ride home tonight!!!!! Thanks for making the site so user friendly and cheery. Lisa J, Fishkill |
| Hi Judy: I just wanted to thank you for having this (Hudson Valley Weddings) available. It is most difficult to plan a wedding when you are living clear across the country . . . I live in Smyrna, Georgia. My fiancee and I are both originally from Ulster County though. Thanks again, Sue H. |
| Hello: I just wanted to say thanks for such a great site, My fiance and I are planning a weekend wedding for June of '99 in Windham, NY. My mom stumbled upon your site and it's been a favorite ever since. We have already found our clergy (Judith Johnson) and have some great leads on other local services. We both live in New York City and have saved a lot of time through your site. Best wishes Akia Squitieri New York City, NY |
| Hi. I read an article about the history of wedding traditions in Ulster Magazine, Winter 1998 (by Judy Lewis of Hudson Valley Weddings). My fiance and I were very interested in the information and we were wondering if we could have your permission to use excerpts of the article in the invitations we are designing for our own wedding. . . Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing back from you. Sincerely, Jill V. & Tim Seattle, WA Of course, we said "yes," and we're really looking forward to the copy of the invitation that Jill and Tim have promised to send us! |
| Dear Judy, My fiance and I will be married in New Paltz, NY at the Mohonk Mountain House in November, 1998. We would just like to express our appreciation for the ease in which we were able to plan our wedding ceremony via your wedding site. While we were very sure of what we wanted to experience with our wedding ceremony and honeymoon, we were unsure just which one of a few select locations we were considering would provide the opportunity we envisioned . . . We started favoring the idea of having our ceremony there (in the Hudson valley) because the beauty reflected in your pictures and the consistency in which information, (ranging from A-Z on services) . . . made it possible for us to be greatly inspired by the idea! . . . We became quite confident and relieved to realize that while we were in Ohio trying to orchestrate a wedding in New York, we were dealing with professional, caring, and seemingly eager to please persons responding to our inquires. . . Sincerely, Becky and Michael from Marietta 8/98 |
| Dear Judy, . . .I am a caterer in Maine, and I realize how valuable a service like yours is to many groups of people. Keep up the good work-I'm sure glad you're out there, and I will visit the site often Vicki |
| Hi, We are getting married on June 13th, and will only have a six month engagement. Your web site is so helpful and all-inclusive! I am excited to see more to come, and we will be checking in often! Thanx for doing this -- it's actually the first time I've ever really used the internet for any period of time. Sincerely, Liza Beth and Angelo |
| Dear Judy, I am visitor 2003. Oh, what fun I had surfing your site. What great checklists, explanations and graphics. You are obviously very talented, innovative people... Geri G., Woodstock, NY |
| Dear Judy: I saw your advertisement in the paper and checked out your web site. It's great. I can't wait for your upcoming features . . ." Mabel Lopez A webmaster for the MidHudson Library System and a student at Dutchess Community College |
| Dear Judy: Your wedding website is one of the most user-friendly I've ever seen. It's attractive to look at, simple to understand, manages not to mangle the english language and, above all, is easy as pie to navigate. You'll undoubtedly be responsible for lots of weddings and therefor helping the world to be fruitful and multiply. Jerry Gillman Former Owner WDST - Radio Woodstock Author of the forthcoming novel, Capitol Gains |
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"To Whom it may concern, Let me start by saying you have an outstanding site going for you and I'm sure it will only get better. Something I think will be a good addition to your site is information on military weddings. Such as, how to address invitations, proper uniforms, the "Arch of Sabers" or as civilians call it "Crossed Swords", military installations that offer services . . . I'm a Marine Security Guard here at the American Embassy in Beijing, China and my fiancee and I are planning our wedding . . . it's hard for me to get books and on the subject or talk to other military personnel because of my location . . . If your site was to supply this info it would benefit many military personnel in the future around the world who have access to the internet. Again, thanks for the needed info and keep up the good work. By the way I'm from Newburgh, NY. That's why I picked Hudson Valley Weddings from the list of over four thousand! OohRah. American Embassy Beijing, China |