Couple: Danielle Dufner and Jesse Gilge

Date: August 13, 2005

Location: Gatis Gardens

Tawnya Bell is an absolute blessing!!  I hired Tawnya in February 2005 to plan our August 05 wedding. Being that we live in Ohio we were concerned that it may be difficult to plan the wedding of our dreams from such a long distance. I came upon Bella Vita’s website one day and decided to call…it was the greatest call I could have ever made.  From moment one Tawnya was sure to make me feel at ease that we would easily be able to stay within our tight budget yet get the wedding we had always imagined. Throughout the time working with Tawnya we were amazed with her professionalism, attention to detail, her creative and elegant ideas, and her great attitude.

Tawnya had that knack of always making me feel calm, in a way that I just knew everything was going to work out and be okay. To share one such story… Our wedding day was a beautiful 70° something day on August 13th, we had an outdoor wedding (at the Gatis Gardens ) and everything was absolutely perfect, the ceremony went without a hitch, the reception was incredible, everyone was having an amazing time. Then it came time for us to leave. I walked up to the car only to see that our groomsmen had sprinkled (no – dumped) powdered red Gatorade all over our seats and everywhere in the interior of our getaway car. Being that it stains so terribly bad we were not even able to sit in the car which at that time had built up so much moisture and heat that the powder was baking into the interior. I was so close to crying and was just upset that our perfect day was now less than perfect.  Then up walks Tawnya…she gave me a big hug, assured me that everything was going to be okay, then rolled up her sleeves and began to clean out my car!!! I could not believe how important to her it was that I had the best day possible!

If you are reading this trying to make a decision to hire a bridal consultant, look no further!! TAWNYA IS THE BEST!