Dear Karen

We can not thank you enough for you hard work and tremendous effort in making our wedding the most unforgettable day of our life. We never imagined that planning a destination wedding would be so so easy and relaxing…

Our friends could not believe that I was so relaxed about everything considering we had never met before.

Our wedding was beyond what we expected.

Words from our guests included: “out of this world spectacular”, “tremendous food”, “divine location”, “wedding planner AMAZING”, “so planned and nothings been forgotten !!!…” You can imagine how that made us feel hearing all these comments.

Your choice of catering was the absolute best. Guests are still talking 8 weeks later about the steak and the desserts buffet…

Your attention to detail and planning skills is unlike anything we have ever seen before.

You made planning our wedding so easy, all I had to do was email you and tell you what I liked and my ideas that I had and the best thing is that you can work with any budget.

We never once worried that we had never met or spoken on the phone.

Everything did seem way too easy but that is just you and who you are.

Karen your worth your weight in gold . Please don’t ever give up this job !!!

I would never hesitate in recommending your services to anyone. I can truly say that without a doubt you are always thinking about the bride and groom and what is best or what will work best for the couple.

I have so much more to say about you, I could really keep going ….

Thank you again.

Kind regards.

LISA HEDLEY & CHRISTIAN CARTER, Bendigo, Australia

Dear Karen,

This was the first mix marriage in our family.

Carolien and Alvaro live in Beijing, while i live in Perth, Alvaro’s family live in Mexico and some members of my family live in Jakarta and Surabaya. You can imagine how difficult it was to put everything together and to try to make everybody happy.

When I first met Karen, I knew instantly that we want her to be our wedding planner.

Karen is meticulously spot on in every part of the wedding from beginning to end. She is very understanding, very patient and possesses a great sense of humour. This wedding would not have gone so perfectly without her magic touch. My husband, who was very hard to convinced from the beginning as we Chinese Indonesians always have a Chinese wedding ended up very pleased with the whole thing.

The food was fantastic, the venue was beautiful and the evening went on ever so smoothly.

Overall, it was the perfect wedding. Every single person in attendance was happy and had a great time. All my friends even said to me that it’s not just a wedding, it’s an event !

All thanks to you, Karen.

ANNA JULIA & NJOTO, Perth , Australia & Surabaya – Jakarta , Indonesia

Dear Karen,

From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to thank you for the most incredible wedding day we could have ever imagined.

It was a difficult search finding a wedding planner in a different country, however when I first met you I knew 100% that we had made the right decision. I always say, that having an Aussie husband gives you an understanding of what we are all about, growing up in Indonesia allows you to get things done in a somewhat complicated country, and your French background gives you the perfectionism and eye for style that everyone looks for in a planner.

From our first meeting, you were nothing but prompt, informative and organised throughout the year or so of the planning process. You gave us some fabulous ideas, and I love how you had the strength to let us know when we had some terrible ones! Putting us in touch with your husband Brett to organise accommodation for our 90 guests was just the icing on the cake for us. He was absolutely amazing and did much more for us that organise our accommodation. Brett was there every step of the way during the week leading up to our wedding. You were also amazing, making sure that our sunset cocktails, welcome drinks and our surfing day and spa day went off without a hitch.

The actual wedding day was an absolute dream come true. Neither Darren nor I had to lift a single finger. We had complete faith in you and your team. I am not one to normally sit back, and can sometimes have difficulty in letting go the reins. However you had confidently built up that trust over the year of planning. You created something so beautiful for us and the gorgeous Pantai Lima Estate, that even now I look back at photos and can hardly believe that Darren and I got married there.

It seems to be a common statement in all of your testimonials, however I have to say it again….all of our 90 guests had the time of their lives…and many of them have said without a doubt it was the best wedding they had every been too. The amazing food, the delicious cocktails, the transport you organised for the guests, the DJ and the fabulous Traffic Blues Band, the beautiful cake, spectacular flowers and decorations, the lighting, the sound, our beautiful celebrant Kim…all of the elements were pulled together in such a seamless way which meant both Darren and I were simply left to completely enjoy every second with our guests.

Karen, thank you so much…to you, your team, and to your fabulous husband Brett. You both became very dear to both Darren and I and we were very sad to leave you both after our last dinner in Bali together.

I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending you to anyone, and if there is anyone is Australia who would like a firsthand account of your services, please put them in contact with me !

LARA SAUNDERS & DARREN BEESLEY, Sydney, Australia.

Ma chere Karen,

La fin de cette annee a ete si incroyable pour nous , je me rends compte que je ne t’ ai pas vraiment assez remerciee pour toute l’ aide que tu nous as apportee pour le marriage de Simon et Lauren.

Je tiens a te dire combien j’ ai apprecie ton efficacite , ta bonne humeur sans faille, et ton professionalime durant tous ces mois de preparations.

Grace a ton equipe, ce mariage a ete memorable a tous les points vue et les echos d ‘emerveillement continuent de nous parvenir.

Charles et toute la famille se joint a moi pour te remercier.

Amicalement

ARIANE & CHARLES JOORY, New York, USA.

Karen put on nothing short of a magical wedding for us.

We were very demanding and she seamlessly managed to integrate all the different elements which included a traditional ceremony, complicated logistics like a floating wedding platform, a challenging caterer and a host of other little details that we would have been completely lost on.

All our guests said it was the most beautiful and magical wedding they had seen, and without Karen we definitely would not have been able to pull it off from 5000 miles away.

Furthermore, when we first contacted Karen we knew she had no experience with traditional Hindu weddings and more used to `western` weddings but she managed to coordinate both elements perfectly.

Thanks for helping us make our dream wedding come true.

NAJET AGRANE & SHYAM RAMASWAMI , Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Hi Karen,

Thank you so much for all your hard work and efforts in putting together our big day!

It certainly exceeded our expectations and our family & friends had such a fabulous time!

Many saying it was the best wedding they’ve ever been to!

The entertainment, interactivity, table settings, ambience was amazing and we definitely loved every component.

We so appreciate all your input upfront for sourcing our special requests, for taking the time to meet with us in Bali & Brisbane, and for all the running around on the day.

Our families certainly understand now why we decided to have our wedding in such a beautiful setting!

Thank you so much.

Thanks Karen

LEANNE MILLER & DAVID HOOD, Brisbane, Australia.

If you want a stress free Wedding day where the Events manager actually takes responsibility for everything that happens, goes above and beyond your expectations allowing you to really enjoy your day worry free then call Karen at Cher Ange weddings & events.

She is indeed the best.

Karen’s professionalism and attention to detail was evident in everything.

She pre-empted every question we had and cared for our wedding as if it was her own.

Our wedding day was everything we wanted and Karen made that happen for us.

TERESA SCOTT & WILLIAM DOCHERTY, Brisbane, Australia.

Karen Quarello-Morgan helped us to organize the wedding party of 320 guests for my son Christian and his wife Jessie at the Hotel Alila Uluwatu, Bali, last october 2010.

She has done it professionally and perfectly.

She was commited to her responsibility and gave her best effort all the time…

It was proven when during the party, suddenly it rained, within short times, she had managed things under her control professionally.

She has good relationship with so many vendors, suppliers etc…even when I needed a flower girl, she came to me with such a pretty, cute, sweet little girl…

She immediately solved my worries.

Thanks to her we could celebrate the party with lots of fun despite the rain…

INGE RIJANTO, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Words cannot describe how fantastic our wedding day was!

It exceeded all expectations and was breathtakingly beautiful. The smoothness of the day was all thanks to Karen’s incredible team and impeccable organizational skills.

From the day we arrived in Bali Karen was there to meet us and run through all the logistics. She was totally knowledgeable about the process, our venue and her vendors and every question we posed was answered immediately. Karen’s expertise and efficiency took all the nerves and worry out of planning our big day.

Our guests were astounded by the beautiful location and the way the whole day was seamlessly organised to perfection. The wedding was the best that any of them had ever been to and a day that everyone will remember.

We would highly recommend Karen for her style, knowledge and finesse.

Our wedding was so much more then we could have possibly hoped for and will be a beautiful lasting memory for years to come.

Thank you Karen for everything

PENNY WEBB & PAUL QUIN, Sydney, Australia.

Dear Karen,

Thank-you for the fantastic job you did in helping to make our wedding events such an incredible success.

From the welcome drinks Thursday evening, to the sunset ceremony on Saturday, followed by a post wedding BBQ on Sunday – many of our guests are still telling us our wedding was “the best wedding they’ve ever been to”.

The wedding itself was everything we’d hoped it would be and so much more.
The location was stunning, the reception set-up was beautiful and the food was delicious.
But it was also relaxed and a whole lot of fun and that’s because your meticulous planning allowed us to relax and enjoy the time with our guests.

Whilst our guests were blown away by the venue and setting, everyone’s still talking about the fire-dancers who appeared out of nowhere just as we cut the cake.

This was such a great suggestion, as was the idea of the legong dancers during cocktails, and the Balinese children to welcome the guests as they arrived.

So many little touches like this all helped to make the wedding such a wonderful day.

I was also hugely impressed to arrive at the post-wedding BBQ the following day (which was a good one hour drive from the wedding venue) to see everything perfectly set up; from the tables and chairs in the villa’s garden, to the flowers from the ceremony the day before at either side of the villa’s entrance, the cake in air-conditioned comfort, champagne chilling in the fridge and the caterer at the ready. Just perfect.

Karen, your professionalism and eye for detail contributed to a wonderful wedding celebration, an experience we and all our guests will never forget.

Thank you so much.

MELANIE OSBORNE & TOM MA, Sydney, Australia & Hong Kong, China.

Planning a multiple day wedding from the US seemed overwhelming, until we met Karen!

Her professionalism, meticulous planning of every detail and insight into multiple venue locations and vendors proved extremely valuable.

One part general, one part friend, one part master choreographer and 100 percent professional is how we would describe Karen.

The final product was breathtaking and absolutely perfect on all fronts.

We would wholeheartedly recommend Cher Ange without hesitation for Wedding Planning Bliss.

Thank you Karen for helping to plan the most magical day of our lives!

AGNES DUNAND & STEPHAN WINCH, New-York, USA.

A potential venue that we were emailing with asked if we had a wedding planner. With only a couple of potential names to speak of, they recommended Cher Ange weddings & events. That day, the day we were flying to Bali for what became our first wedding planning trip, we emailed Karen, and received a response within 15 minutes with a proposal to meet at our villa 2 days later.

Before that meeting had even arrived, we started to get a feeling of the service level that Cher Ange weddings & events would provide. We had not confirmed Cher Ange weddings & events, not even met Karen yet, and already she was texting us, asking for our wedding ideas and asking if we were available to go with her to see potential wedding venues.

From that very first meeting, we knew that Karen was different to the other wedding coordinators that we’d met, and that she was the one that was going to make our overseas wedding vision come true. Without any obligation, Karen spent considerable hours driving us to visit venue prospects, sharing her experiences and knowledge. It was clear that she not only had great contacts in the industry, but was willing to go above and beyond for her clients. By the end of that trip we knew that Bali was what we wanted, and Karen really suited our style and expectations so we just had to book her right away!

We described Karen to our friends as a “French woman (who has creative flair), married to an Aussie (she could talk Aussie rules footy with the Groom), grew up in Jakarta and living in Bali (speaks Bahasa and has local knowledge)”. In our opinion – perfect!! Karen really listened to our ideas and our vision for the wedding and understood exactly how to turn the ideas into a reality.

Being meticulously detailed planners ourselves, we were at ease during the whole planning process, as we were confident that every detail was being taken care of – Karen would tell us it was being done before we’d even thought of it! We found it very easy to organise our wedding from Australia as Karen would send us frequent progress updates and had a transparent and convenient payment process. This was important for us, that we felt everything, including the financials, were secure and under control – and she was always available to take our calls !

We often felt like we were talking to an old friend, but knew we were dealing with an organised professional, someone who we could count on and trust, and who had no trouble whatsoever in catering our requests or answering our concerns – whatever it took. Karen arranged a 2 day trip with back to back meetings with all the vendors, and it was clear that the vendors Karen worked with shared the same attention to quality, service and reliability. Nothing was too much trouble, and the quality was second to none.

As with any wedding there will always be ‘hiccups’ in the planning, but the difference with Karen was that any issue was resolved immediately, with (what seemed to us) an effortless grace. When we arrived in Bali for the wedding, Bali was experiencing a bout of unseasonal rains – Karen had a marquee company already at our venue to quote and on standby for our confirmation. We had a medial emergency with a vendor risking their availability for our wedding – Karen had arranged a suitable replacement to be on standby. There was a resolution to the problem before we even knew there was a problem. This is what we expected from our wedding coordinator – to have complete faith and trust that they are just getting on with the job, leaving us to try and relax.

On the wedding day, Karen was there the whole day and night – which was really pleasing because we were able to share with her as well our joy in seeing it all come together. We laughed when we heard Karen outside ‘directing traffic’, as we knew that whilst we were inside enjoying champagne, Karen was there attending to every little detail, issue, concern, and problem without us even knowing about it or needing to worry. And we must say, to keep the Fire Dancers a secret for months from such an organised bride (who claimed to know every last detail) was a real testament to the lengths she went to, to bring that touch of sparkle to our wedding day.

We had the most amazing wedding week ever and could not have been happier with how it all turned out. 5 days, 3 separate wedding events – all a complete success. The wedding venue looked absolutely gorgeous, the flowers exquisite, the food sensational, and our guests have not stopped talking about what a fantastic week it was! .

Karen, we are both so grateful to you for all that you did for our wedding, and making it the most memorable and special day. We loved every minute of it, and have such fond memories of our entire Bali wedding journey! We have already given your details to so many people, and have no hesitation in doing so. Thank you again for making our wedding something that we will cherish forever.

Some people believe in chance, some in coincidence. We don’t believe in coincidences – we believe it was Grace that led us to Karen. It was meant to be – and we are so grateful as we could not have had the wedding of our dreams without her help.

FIONA WEE & MARTEN RUSSELL, Perth, Australia.

Hi Karen,

Thank you for helping make our wedding day such a memorable and magical occasion !

Your professionalism, attention to detail and friendly and relaxed nature went along way to us thoroughly enjoying our wedding day

You understood and knew what we were looking from the first time we spoke and were able to organize the right mix of caterer, photographer, florist and DJ to meet our tastes and budget.

You went the extra mile to make sure the villa looked amazing and that our guests were looked after from the minute they arrived.

A number of friends, who are experienced party-goers, described it as the best wedding ever !!

A lot of that praise comes down to your efforts.

Thanks once more for making our wedding such a memorable, classy and amazing event that we will cherish for the rest of our lives.

DANIELLE RAYNER & STEWART WHITE, Sydney, Australia & Singapore, Singapore.

Chere Karen,

Comment trouver les mots pour te remercier…avec toi tout a été si simple et merveilleux à la fois!

Tu as été plus qu’une amie tout en restant très profesionnelle du début à la fin de l’organisation du mariage.

Tu as su nous écouter et surtout comprendre qui nous étions pour faire de notre mariage un rêve éveillé qui nous ressemble.

L’équipe avec laquelle tu travailles est exceptionnelle…tout a été parfait, rien à dire du dj, au traiteur, au coiffeur en passant par le photographe et on en oublie encore!

Beaucoup de personnes nous ont pris pour des fous d’organiser notre mariage si loin,mais avec toi nous savions que tout se déroulerait à la perfection et c’est peu dire puisque tout a été féerique.

Nous te remercions aussi pour tes précieux conseils lors de nos choix.

Karen nous esperons pouvoir te rencontrer a nouveau car ton sourire et ta joie de vivre nous ont ravi a chaque instant.

Merci Karen pour TOUT !

VICTORIA ROGERS & ROMAIN VIVET, Paris, France.

Dear Karen,

Just a quick note to thank you so much for making our wedding day so special and easy.

At first we were a bit cautious of ‘the wedding planner” but seeing you in action was amazing. We would definitely recommend your services to anyone and everyone.

We had a wonderful day. The venue looked beautiful. The food was to die for (which we had eaten more of it). The band were great. Everything ran smoothly even with the rain and your plan B for the ceremony.

We wouldn’t change anything. The guests are raving about it so what more could we ask for.

Thank you, thank you, thank you !!!

CASEY ORGAN & JOSH REEVES, Perth, Australia.

Karen,

We want to say a big thank you for organising our wedding. It has been absolutely wonderful working with you.

We appreciate your attention to detail, organisation and great taste. It gave us, living miles away in Hong Kong, a lot of comfort and re-assurance that we have you on the ground putting together one of the most important days of our lives. The day went by very beautifully, all our guest from near and far had a really wonderful time and haven’t stopped talking since about how much fun they had that day.

We too want to thank everyone in the team who help in every possible way to make our wedding that extra special. To the catering team, sound system and lighting crew, the DJ, The Photohgrapher, The Videographer and the house staff at Villa Ombak Luwung, thank you for all your hardwork & patience.

SOPHIE SHIN & JK LIM, Hong-Kong, China.

Where do we start to thank Karen for helping to make the most important day of our lives to be the best and most enjoyable… actually far beyond our dreams?

From the first email to meeting in person we knew we had met the perfect person to fulfil our needs. As an Irish couple living in Brisbane, Australia and planning a wedding in Bali with all the guests travelling from Ireland for a week she had her work cut out with requests but nothing was a problem our every wish was answered which was so wonderful.

We did not have one worry as Karen explained everything going through all the options we could have and all the time you know you are dealing with someone who is an absolute professional and a really fabulous person. We had so much fun planning the wedding we wish we could do it all again next year!

There is only one word to describe our wedding day and that was perfect! Perfect and fantastic fun; other words used throughout the day were stunning, mouthwatering food, the best fun and best band ever, most memorable and truly wonderful! Everyone had so much fun its difficult to put into words. Having Karen there for the day we did not have to think once about anything; as we knew she was there to look after everything for us and if there were problems we did not know about them.

Now we are home and are getting such wonderful notes from friends and family who say they really had the best week and it was a wedding that was going to be difficult to beat and more than likely was never going to be which was great to hear as we knew how fantastic we thought it was!

And we have wonderful memories and amazing photo’s to remind us of the best day of our lives!

Thank you !

kind regards,

LISA FITZGERALD & PHILIP CARTER, Dublin, Ireland

We first “met” Karen via phone and it was clear from our first conversation that she was not only experienced, knowledgeable and organized, but also extremely likeable!  All these qualities were confirmed in our first meeting in Bali, where she had lined up two full days of back-to-back meetings with photographers, videographers, bands, florists and caterers – all of whom came prepared and willing to make MANY adjustments, in part because of their professionalism, but surely also because of their sound relationship with Karen.  We were sold!

Karen masterfully guided us through the many options that came with organizing a destination wedding.  Every time we were not fully satisfied with a particular vendor, she would already be on the phone making arrangements for alternatives.  Her resourcefulness, flexibility and calm efficiency was paramount in making our special day a great success.  One thing that cannot be stressed enough is the importance of having a wedding organizer that you trust completely – we had the misfortune of having on of the vendors bail out on us a couple of days before the wedding.  Before reporting this to us, she had already had our down payment returned, booked another vendor she had had experience with, and as we later read, written a somewhat scathing email to the vendor telling him how unprofessional he was and how she would likely not use him again.  Karen fights for her customers!  What would have otherwise been a stressful hiccup, was a very calm and worry-free phone call.

A final note I would personally like to point out is that I believe what truly sets Karen apart from the rest is her sincerity, understanding and warmth.  I’m sure that there are other capable wedding planners out there in Bali – but that’s not necessarily all you need in preparation of such an emotional occasion.  During stressful times, Karen was a professional advisor, a confidant, someone to laugh with and more importantly, a friend.

Thank you so much Karen, for making our wedding a stunning, tasteful and happy occasion – we will be revisiting the memories often and for a very very long time!

HANA MAKARIM & ANTOINE de CARBONNEL, Jakarta, Indonesia & Paris, France

Karen blew us away with her professionalism, skill and attention to detail. From the very beginning we felt Karen was capable of making dreams come true, in creating the perfect wedding.

We left it in her very capable hands to organize our wedding, and she absolutely exceeded all our expectations. It was a day far beyond anything we could have imagined.. and more beautiful then anything we have ever seen.

There is no doubt in my mind that this day would have turned out as magical as it did, had Karen not been our planner. Because she was so organized and so entirely prepared, it meant we were able to enjoy the most incredible day of our lives, with no stress, worries or concerns. Just pure happiness.

Every person that attended our wedding referred to it, as not only one of the best nights of their life… but as THE BEST WEDDING THEY HAVE EVER BEEN TO!!!

Karen once again thank you so much for all your help

ANNA MARKHAM & WADE CAMPBELL, Sydney, Australia

I just wanted to thank you for making our wedding a huge success. You did a wonderful job keeping things moving and making both David and I feel like the most important people there. Our guests cannot stop talking about how much fun and how this is the best wedding they had been to. Cheers to the catering staff who prepared for us an outstanding meal and to the wait staff who took care of our every need. We have had so many comments about how great the food was.

Everything went exactly as planned, which allowed me to really relax and enjoy myself. It was so nice not to have to worry about the flow of events, as you did a great job of taking care of that. The DJ and the bartender also deserve praise for helpingto keep the party going. Looking back, I wouldn’t change a single thing. The highlight of the night was the fire dance show. That was just amazing. Everyone really enjoyed themselves and we were very happy with everything!

Thank you very much and we would highly recommend you (that’s what Craig and Trudi did) to any of our friends who are going to get married in Bali.

Sincerely,
ARYANTI KAMAR  & DAVID CLARK, Singapore, Singapore

Ps. Thought we share with you, we had a good friend said to us “this is the wedding of the century”. You have no idea how rare that is!