Occasion To Celebrate Reviews

Reviews & Testimonials

Thank you to all our clients for including us in your special celebrations, and for sharing your thoughts about your experiences!  We look forward to celebrating future events with you!

I've had the pleasure of working with Teresa quite a few times over the past 2 years, and each time her invitations were beautiful, artistic and original. Teresa is a master at sitting with a client and honing in on what they want in an invitation set, even if the couple doesn't yet know their style. She gently leads them through the process and comes up with something that is a unique representation of each couple. She's an absolute pleasure to work with, and I will recommend her again and again to my clients! ~ Deanna Nash, Deanna Nash Events

Thank you so much Teresa.  Your phenomenal artistry and craftsmanship are one of a kind.  Rest assured that you will be our first call we make before our next big event, and our first recommendation to our friends.

Sincerely, Rob Ufer

Hi Teresa, Just wanted to share a response I got on my wedding website :) “The invitation was so enticing that we could not resist sharing your special day with you both. See you all in sunny Cabo!”  ~ Tracy Schwartz

Dear Teresa, Thank you so much for all your help with Matthew's invitations! They are perfect. I love the fancy paper. The colors are just right too. Matthew is very happy with them.

I will be sending them out next week. I just have to pick up stamps. Have a wonderful Holiday and a Happy and Healthy New Year! Regards, Karen Scala

Teresa: A giant THANK YOU for the beautiful invitations for my daughter’s shower.  I got mine in the mail today…loved them! You’re the best.  Thank you.

Debbie Fields

F L O R A L   F I E L D S

Weddings & Special Events

818-422-0140

www.floralfields.net

Teresa and Occasion to Celebrate saved our lives when it came to anything paper at our wedding. We had an awful experience with another invitationer and at the last possible minute had to change vendors. Teresa kicked butt for us! And all of our invited guests commented on how strikingly beautiful and unique our invitations were. She created our programs, table number and escort cards to match our invitations. Needless to say, our reception venue looked like something out of a wedding magazine! Teresa is as kind as they come and will go out of her way to make you happy. Her pricing is definitely competitive in this world of overpriced wedding vendors. We definitely feel we got more than our money's worth with Occasion to Celebrate. A definite must when you are looking for quality gorgeous invitations! ~ Nykia & Mirco

Hi there: I wanted to thank you all for your amazing work at....and leading up to Nykia & Mirco's wedding this past Saturday! She was thrilled with all of your services and said the day was everything she dreamed it would be. 

Thank you all for being so great to work with. Looking forward to seeing you on future weddings - I wish all of my clients would listen to my referrals the way Nykia did... it was great having my favorite vendors on board! Cheers! Chantelle

Chantelle Louise Weddings

www.chantellelouiseweddings.com

Teresa is a sweetheart! I have already recommended her to several people. My friend is going to use her as a vendor as well because she was so impressed with my invites, programs, seating cards and table numbers. She works with any budget so don't feel discouraged if you have an elaborate invitation in mind. Teresa is so flexible and sweet, the day before the wedding I ran into program "issues" and she offered to redo them all! Can you believe that? Bravo to anyone who goes with Teresa and Occasion to Celebrate. Sahar & Prince

Teresa was a life saver! We couldn't order our invitations until we did our food tasting which was 2 months before our wedding. In desperation I called and placed my order and was mortified when the website told me it would take 4 weeks - I called Teresa and thankfully she was able to help us out and rushed our order. Our invitations were beautiful and Teresa was available and very responsive to my many phone calls. Would highly recommend her and her company - you won't be disappointed. ---Simmy Benchimol

Teresa, Please thank everyone who worked so hard on our invitations! Everyone has mentioned how much they like them and how special and unique that they look. Thank you so much for all your hard work!! ~ Kristin Boone

Hi Teresa!  I just wanted to fill you in on the invitation reviews I am already getting from my wedding guests and I just sent them out this past Thursday, 2/18/10.

--- One person said that they are "striking."  Out of all the weddings she has ever been invited to, these are "probably the most attractive and striking" invitations she has seen.

--- Another friend said that the invitations are "exquisite!"

--- Someone else said, "It's beautiful and I almost cried!"

--- And another girlfriend said they are "so pretty."

I am so grateful to you and your crew for doing such an amazing and lightning-fast job on our wedding invitations.  I just sit and stare at them.  They are truly a work of art!  What a blessing you are to us!!

Talk to you soon!  Thanks again! ---Nykia

Dear Teresa, I wanted to write a personalized thank you note, but I figured you would want to know the praises that were said about you to our wedding coordinator since she would be the one to refer you to other couples. Thank you again for everything! We are still speachless by your beautiful work. The invitations were perfect.

Of course our beautiful wedding would not have been possible without the phenomenal vendors. What set the tone for our wedding were the beautiful invitations. Not only were we speachless when we saw them, but so were our guests. Once our guests saw the invitations, they knew to expect an elegant wedding and that's exactly what we wanted. Till this day, I still have people telling me how beautiful and one-of-a-kind our invitations were.  Love, The Maloney's

Teresa is absolutely amazing, accomodating, patient and a really hard worker. I came in to my first meeting with 101 ideas for our invitations and she completely helped me create a custom invitation and theme that we were able to use throughtout our wedding - she did our invitations, favors (including burning CDs and custom CD labels), seating cards, table name cards & programs and all of them were absolutely amazing - I received SO many compliments. Teresa and her staff are super dedicated to their brides and really work with you to make sure everything is ready in time and that every detail is in order. I am so grateful for all the hardwork she put into all of our ceremony/reception needs - it was really nice to go 1 place and have it all taken care of. I would recommend Teresa very highly.  Lauren & Kevin

I highly, highly recommend Occasion To Celebrate! As a wedding planner, I am always searching for quality, professional vendors that are not only good at what they do, but are passionate about what they do. Teresa is amazingly talented and extremely organized. She makes certain the client gets exactly what they want...not matter what their budget is!

Chantelle - Chantelle Louise Weddings

Dear Teresa, We just wanted to say thank you for the wonderful invitations, table names, and table numbers, as well as the programs you did for our wedding! They were absolutely beautiful! Family and friends kept telling us how beautiful they looked. One friend even decided to keep it since he never had an invitation that nice. You really set the tone for our wedding and I wouldn't change a thing! Beautiful! The birds, the cherry blossoms! Everything!

Always, Jenny & Gayani Narvas

Teresa- Here are some professional photos that were taken of your invitations that  you did for me. I thought you might like to have them for your portfolio. Thanks again for all you've done! Everyone seriously loved the invitations ... they were a hit!

-Erin (Krogstad) Graves :)

Thank you for making it such a easy job for me. I am sure we will work together again.

Warm regards, 

Maureen McGrath, Director of Catering

SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills

Hi Teresa, I just wanted to say hi and see how you were doing. I also wanted to let you know some of the comments about the invitation:

"...most beautiful I have ever seen"

"....completely different from everything else out there"

"...exquisite"

"....if I were getting married this is exactly the type of design I'd use"

"...gorgeous"

"...it was so beautiful I didn't want to ruin the raffia by opening it"

And other wonderful comments.

So, I guess all our efforts paid off. Thank you again for all your help. I truly could not have done this without you...it was a "meant to be".

Please keep in touch and let me know what you're up to. Best of luck.

All the best, Andie

Hello Teresa I just want to say thank you so much for coordinating the invitations for us under such a tight timeline. Shiv brought them home yesterday & everyone is commenting on how nice they are. I am conscious to the fact that we were under alot of pressure in ensuring that the invitations came back to Ireland with Shiv and we apologize sincerely, if we drove you guys crazy during the process. Anyways thank you so much for making this possible and we are so excited to now send them out. Cead Mile Failte (Thanks a million in Irish!) Selina & Shiv

Hi, Teresa— Hope you enjoyed the long weekend and were able to relax.  With the wedding so close, Mark and I were busy tying up a lot of loose ends. 

The invitations were an absolute hit.  Everyone raved about them and, to our surprise, said basically the same thing every time, “the invitations are so You!”.  So, apparently we nailed it.  Thanks for all your help getting them put together. We have truly enjoyed working with you and will be sure to recommend your services and shop to our friends.  

All the best of luck to you and your shop.

Warm Regards, Becky Thompson

Hi Teresa! I hope you are well! I wanted to let you know that the invitations are BIG hit! Everyone has gone out of their way to make a comment about how beautiful they are and what a great design and color! Thank you SO SO much!!

Thank you so so much again! Talk to you soon! Alicia

Hi Teresa, Wanted to let you know that I got the invitations and they are FABULOUS!! I could NOT be happier.  They are just gorgeous and exactly what I wanted, I absolutely LOVE them!!! I'm sorry I didn't get to thank you in person but hugs across the internet!!!  We're going to put everything together today!!

Thank you again, Julie and Dave

Teresa, thank you so much for the amazing invitations!! there is not one person that received our invitation that didn't call me to tell me how amazing and unique they are! i am more than happy with them, and i want to thank you very much for being patient with me. . . i know i am picky, but together, we were a good team. . thank you again so much, and i will definately keep in touch with you for future events!!! V-

Hi Teresa, I hope you are doing well.  My roommate absolutely loved her boxed invitation.  Thank you again. I continue to hear nothing but great feedback regarding your beautiful work.  Many have commented on how beautiful and unique the invitations are.   I have referred a friend of my sister's who is getting married as well. Jennifer Aguayo

Hi Teresa,  We just wanted to THANK YOU.  Pablo and I have mailed most of the invitations out, and we have already received beautiful compliments and remarks about them.  We will definitely recommend you to all our friends and family.  We truly appreciate your help in making our wedding so special for us.  THANK YOU Pablo and Alejandra

Teresa, We received the invitations this morning and they look GREAT!!  Isabella really loves them and I think they are stunning. Thank you so much for all the hard work and effort that I know went into these.  I am 100% pleased with the results. I have already gotten 3 calls from people who received the invitations and they couldn't believe how fabulous they were! Thank you so much, Heidi

Hi Teresa! I have been getting such an amazing response from the invitations--people have actually said that even though they foresaw obstacles to their getting to the wedding, they saw the invitation and made sure they removed said obstacles (exactly the effect we were going for, right?) Thanks so much for giving me my dream come true invitations! (feel free to use me as a testimonial if you like) Thanks so much! Nicole

Teresa, We just wanted to thank you for being a part of our dream come true!  The baptism was a success and my boys were healthy and beautiful. Everything was "Royal" - that's the term everyone is using to describe it all. And it all took off with a beautiful invitation that you had put  together for us. From that step on, everything fell into place. And even though that was the first step, it completed everything! Anyways, we were very blessed to have worked with such wonderful people as you and your staff! Your patience and professionalism were greatly appreciated! Hopefully we'll see you again soon! With love, Rene & Ziad Eskandar

Hi Teresa, Great to see you today! I can't tell you how wonderful the invitations look! Thanks so much for everything, it really has been a pleasure to work with you! Here are a couple of testimonials from people who have rec'd the wedding invitations: One of our guests who just got a new job was afraid he wasn't going to be allowed to take vacation in order to make it to our wedding, but after receiving the invitation, he is now negotiating with work to get time off because he is so excited about the weekend and he said the invitation was so much fun just to read!!  Another friend is in high-season for her job in July and wasn't planning on going, but after receiving the invitation, she said they were so cool and fun that she has blocked off her calendar so she can come enjoy the festivities.  As always when planning a wedding, the excitement of others really keeps your spirits high when things get hectic.  We have rec'd so many complements and our friends and families are so excited about the invitations, that we have enough support and enthusiasm to last us until the big day!! Your work is truly exceptional and we will definitely refer all our friends!! Hope you have a great week. Sarah

Thank you Teresa!   You won't believe all the calls that I have received about the invite!  People are raving at the beauty of it.  I've had about five calls and 3 emails and two in person comments!!!  Quote: :Can we talk about the most beautiful wed invite I've ever received?!" Thank you, thank you!! Love, Lisa

Dear Teresa, Thank you for all your assistance through this process. You guys have been fabulous to work with and I would highly recommend your services.   I look forward to visiting you and seeing your operation in person.  As a matter of fact, I was in Pasadena on Saturday and thought of stopping by but it was getting late.  I will definitely stop by in the future, besides it gives me an excuse to visit Montrose. Again, thank you for your help.   Warmly, Jackie

Dear Teresa, This email is extremely late, but I felt compelled to send it regardless. I just wanted to tell you that we received the invitations and they are absolutely gorgeous!  They are, without a doubt, far beyond my expectationsand I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for doing such a fabulous job.  Your insight was also very helpful with the proper wording and thelayout of the invitation. If we have any needs in the future for invitations of any kind, I will be sure to contact you first. Thank you again,Conni Netherland and David Nelson

Teresa, I'm still laughing! What a great job. I could not have been more satisfied then I am now. WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL!!! I  This has made my day, I mean week. I'm so happy. Thank you for making this special time so much fun. Thanks, Angelique

Teresa, the invites are absolutley lovely! The colors are vivid but not obnoxious and I really like the chocolate print. A great choice of colors, eh? (maybe not for everyone but definitely for me...ahem...us ; ) Thanks so much. I wish everyone I've been dealing with was as timely, professional & friendly.Thanks again,-TRACY

Hi Teresa,

Jason and I absolutely love the invitations. You and your staff made the whole process really easy. We have received so many complements about the invitation. One of Jason's friends said it was the fanciest thing he'd ever received. We took your advice and used photostamps.com for our postage. Our puppy Mochi is now famous! Thanks again for everything. Best, Karen and Jason

Teresa,I was pleased with the programs! The napkins were beautiful also. There were about 350 people who attended the wedding and reception. It was threatening to rain all morning, but held off until after the ceremony, and was pouring when everyone left the church for the reception. It was a fairy tale wedding according to everyone. She looked like Cinderella and he like Prince Charming. Thanks for all of your help, and I will recommend you in the future to my friends. I will also come back to you for my future needs.Sharon Schinz<+)))><

The invitations arrived promptly as you promised. They are even nicer in person than what appeared in my proof and I would recommend you to anyone.  Teresa, you were sweet and so helpful and put my mind at ease during a stressful time. My daughter is so laid back that I had to take the initiative and get the invitations ordered! Thank you so much. D. R. 

P.S. You may put this on the website for a testimonial if you wish with my initials only.

Teresa, I just wanted to thank everyone there for the terrific job.  We received our invitations on Valentine's Day and they look beautiful!!!! Thanks so very much,Jennifer

Thank you so much!  I just received them today, they look awesome  Thank you again for all your help.   You have all been wonderful and I will definitely keep you in mind for my upcoming events, and I will also be referring your company to others.  I am in the prime age for myself and friends for weddings, babies, etc. Thank You again.  You have helped make this experience less stressful and yet exciting. Best Wishes, Nikki Olcikas

Dear Teresa,  We received our wedding invitations in the mail on Friday - a week before they were scheduled to arrive!  They are absolutely glorious!  My fiance, parents and I really could not be happier with the final product.  I cannot wait to send them to our guests! Thank you very much for the time you spent working with me on the layout and wording of the invitation.  I especially appreciated your advice on etiquette.  These days, it is rare to work with someone who is able to politely offer advice, but offer it in a way that still allows the customer to feel like she has the final say. Your professionalism and cheerfulness made this part of our wedding planning a joy.  I wish you and An Occasion to Celebrate continued success! Sincerely, Suzanne

Good Morning Teresa,   I wanted you to know we have received soooooo many compliments on our wonderful invitations.Everyone has something to say. Needless to say they have been a hit.!!!!!!! We can't thank you enough.  The day after I mailed them someone called early am and wanted to know WHO did my invites....Again, thank you . Promise to send pictures...  Have a wonderful day.  Helen

Thank you for all your assistance, consultation and hard work on our order for shower invitations.They turned out beautifully and we were able to get them out quickly, due to their timely completion on Saturday. Thank you for going the extra mile to help make our lives and celebration easier and more beautiful! Please forward this to whomever evaluates your work. You are outstanding in your customer service. I will purchase from  your company again.

Best bright blessings and much appreciation, Katherine Wright Desai

Theresa:Yippee!!!! The invitations just arrived and all looks well.  Thank you so very, very much for your diligence in getting these invitations just right for us.  As a bridal consultant, I will be happy to pass your name along to any brides-to-be.Thanks, again. Rebecca Putnam

I am writing to express my sincere thanks to Teresa Woolson  for her help in ordering my wedding invitations.  It was a pleasure working with her, and she gave me more personal attention then any of the other retail stores I visited!  I was able to get the most beautiful invitations.  I sent my invites out a week ago, and you wouldn’t believe the response from our guests!!  I have gotten numerous phone calls and emails saying how beautiful our invitations are.  I definitely wouldn’t have been able to do it without Teresa’s help and patience.  I have and will recommend An Occasion to Celebrate to anyone who wants excellent, personal customer attention.  Thank you Teresa for making this process stress free!   Shannon Reiff

Teresa, Everyone has commented on how beautiful the invitations are.  Thanks for taking the time to do it right.

I wanted to leave a nice testimonial on your website but I didn't know how to add one so I will just write something below and feel free to put it on your site. When Chris and I started looking for invitations we found that the cheap ones looked very cheap (paper thin, poor quality of text, etc.), but the expensive ones were out of our price range.  That is why it was such a blessing to find "An occasion to celebrate" and in particular Teresa.  We were able to not only get the high quality invitations I liked, but Teresa was terrific at completely customizing it for us.  We created a monogram, selected our papers, and even customized a matching direction card.  Additionally, Teresa scrutinized our wording of the invitation to ensure that we didn't make any typographical errors.  I felt like royalty when I saw the quality of the invitation I ordered.  I have had SO MANY people ask me where it came from and say that they were blown away by how beautiful it was.  Thanks Teresa for putting up with my many phone calls and getting us the perfect invitation at a reasonable price.  I will recommend you to everyone!!! Chris and Katie (soon-to-be) Skinner

I found the customer service Teresa provided was exceptional and it was terrific to have 1 contact person to deal with. I've mentioned your company to many who ask and already recommended you to a co-worker who just got engaged last Saturday. You guys are the best!!! Thank you so much for making this such an easy process. ~ Holly Teale

Dear Teresa, Thank you so much for all of your help with our invitations. You were really a treat to work with. The invitations are beautiful. Thanks for being so caring and thoughtful--we will definately recommend you to all of our friends. We are incredibly happy with the invitations and have heard nothing but compliments on them! Keep up the good work and thanks a million! Sincerely, Chelsea

Teresa,I have never in my life (39+ years) written to compliment OR complain about a product - usually due to not enough time !!  So this is a first for me, and I wanted to let you know how much we were thrilled with my son's graduation announcements!  I shopped a variety of stores, and we were limited on time not only to order, but receive and ship them out.   You were the best quality and best turnaround time!  I was amazed, and thought the real test would be to see if they would REALLY arrived when suppose to, since we are actually at the other side of the USA. Sure enough, right on time, they are wonderful and we really appreciate everything! We have 4 more kids that are going to need your services, plus weddings too, (someday!) and we are coming back to you. Thanks so much for being there and having an awesome company. Sincerely, Dave & Jane McNally

I recently placed an order with you all for some 50th birthday invitations. I received them today as promised and they are perfect!!!  I can't tell you all how thrilled I am with them and how blessed I feel to have found you all!Shopping for invitations is nerve-wracking at best and to have found a company that is so easy to work with and consciencious about their work is nothing but a God sent!  Thank you all so much from the bottom of my heart!  The invitations are just the perfect touch to the party and I can't wait to recommend you all to everyone I know who is in need of invitations! In your debt, Carrie

Hi Teresa-The announcements look wonderful! Thank you so muchfor taking care of things so quickly. I will definitely be using you again for future invitations/announcements. All the best, Marjorie

Thank you Teresa.  I wish all business's ran as promptly as yours. Heidi

Thanks Teresa, I LOVE these invites. Like I said on the phone, three of my best friends will be engaged within the next year, I will make sure they all check out your store. My Maid of Honor actually lives in the Hollywood Hills, so I’ll tell her to make an appointment when she gets engaged. Thanks for all your help, this whole aspect of the wedding was a breeze and that makes a world of difference for a stressed out and behind schedule bride. You were a pleasure to work with...I wish everyone was as pleasant and easy going as you are! -Jess

I LOVE the invitations! I cannot believe how beautiful and classy they turned outt!!Also, thank you for getting them to me so quickly and packed so nicely in the box!I have already recommended you to two of my friends that are getting married this year as well! Sincerely, Michelle

While searching for a store to order engagement announcements, I found An Occasion To Celebrate.  I was impressed by the numerous selections of invitations by different manufacturers. Because of An Occasion To Celebrate's large selection, it took me a while to go through all the choices available. Once I made my decision, I ordered my announcements.  The ordering process is easy – the design consultants walk you through everything – color, font type, etc.  To my delight the announcements were exactly what I wanted. I did have questions and they responded to me right away.  The customer service is amazing.  I have selected them to be my vendor for my wedding invitations as well.  I have been telling friend’s how impressed I have been with their service.  Teresa is extremely knowledgeable and helpful.  An Occasion To Celebrate has many different items for a wedding – favors, accessories and more!  Regards, Renee

Just got them!!!!!!! Love them!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks so so much for expediting them to me!! They are simply Bella.

Simply Bella Brides!! Hugs to you! Debra

I will definitely help spread the word about you!! I'm a member on many boards online where everyone's always trying to find nice wedding invitations.  It's so unfortunate that so many people only see the BIG companies and never look any further.  The big companies I found wanted to charge a lot more and their customer service was horrible!! You provide excellent customer service. You take the time out to not only answer my questions completely, but to make sure I have a full understanding of what's going on. The fact that a few weeks ago, you were able to find that heart design and e-mail it to me so I KNEW what I was getting really sealed the deal. Many larger companies just won't do things like that. Money is just money... the price is what first brought my attention here, but your friendliness and helpfulness is definitely what has kept me!  I will definitely tell all of my friends, and anyone else I come across, that this is the place to go. Thanks so much for all your help! I'm ordering my invitations on Friday morning, and I can't wait to get them in!!!!!! You've been great. Thanks for working with me. :) And feel free to include anything I've said into your testimonials page if you like! Have a great day and I'm looking forward to getting my invitations! --Nicole

Hello Teresa: I just wanted to let you know that I won the Pageant that I attended this past weekend.  Out of 40 young ladies, I became the winner.  Teresa, I am truly happy. The invitations are beautiful, now I know that  "Dreams Do Come True!"

Samantha Thomas

Miss Lincoln University

I love it! I mean we love it of course!!! I am so sorry that I didn't get a chance to call you over the weekend, but the invitations did come and I love them. Niko says they are gorgeous too. I truely appreciate all that you have done and continue to do. THANK YOU so much! Kathy

Dear Teresa, Thank you for your excellent customer service. I will definitely be using you for any future printing needs. (the next being our baby's christening) Thanks again. Laura

Hi Teresa - I love all the invitations!!

Thanks.janis

Hi Teresa, You have the greatest customer service!  :) 

Thanks again!  :) Sierra

Hi Teresa, We got the invites and they look beautiful! We love them and the neighbors do, too. Thanks for all your help and patience getting them just right! Now to finish addressing them...all 359...what fun!Many thanks. Pam