Name: Hotel LBI
Address: 351 West 9th Street, Ship Bottom, NJ, 08008, USA

Dear Petra,

Ryan and I wanted to formally reach out and thank you for such a wonderful experience on our wedding day. We wanted to start off by saying that we appreciate your hard work in ensuring everything went according to plan without missing a beat, even with Donna being out. Even taking the time to take our last minute decorations when we arrived on Saturday morning while you were setting up for another wedding was very helpful!

The day of the wedding you did a fantastic job communicating to the members of our party the timeline of when we all needed to be ready and where. Thank you for keeping everyone on time and ensuring all of our vendors were in position at the right time.

Your walkthrough for the ceremony/reception and explaining the order of how everyone would walk was very thorough, yet easy to follow. You helped everything flow smoothly and give everything a perfectly orchestrated feeling.

Thanks for the small details like bringing Ryan and I a glass of water while we were doing our photos on the rooftop, since we probably would have forgotten to get a ourselves a much needed water since everything was just one thing after another!

Once we were back in the boardroom to relax, we appreciate your swift attention to us and for bringing us waters, appetizers, and cocktails so quickly! We were nearly stuffed from all the amazing assortment that you brought to us from cocktail hour (but we knew we had to at least try a bite of everything!).

We commend you on how calmly you handled the fire alarm incident, and your calmness helped us feel better about the situation. We are so thankful that it happened during what was probably the least intrusive time, because if it were during the ceremony or dinner time that would have been more inconvenient. But instead, we embraced it and got to hang out outside with our friends and family and talk more and enjoy the nice weather.

We appreciate you and the Hotel letting us know that you would make it up to us by adding on extra time, it means a lot! We are just happy to have it be a special memory in our day, and certainly something we won’t forget!

Once we were back in the reception room, your staff’s food service was delivered quickly and everything was absolutely delicious! Hats off to Nick and the kitchen team for all of the excellent food! We understand it must have been difficult to deal with the fire alarm interruption when prepping all of the courses, but everything that came out was delicious!

You gave us such great attention during the dinner portion and made sure to refill our drinks as soon as they started getting low. We also appreciate how you were able to save our leftover food that we couldn’t fit (because we were so full) so that we could enjoy it the next day. It was also extremely helpful to have all of our decorations packed up for us and brought to our room so that we didn’t have to worry about it after the reception was over. Instead, we were able to continue hanging out with our guests and enjoy the rest of our night.

Needless to say, we are beyond happy with our wedding day/weekend experience at Hotel LBI. Between you, Donna, Nick, and the rest of the staff, we are so impressed and grateful. Ryan and I would definitely recommend Hotel LBI to our friends, not only for weddings and special events, but even just for regular hotel stays since your staff is so wonderful and the building is beautiful. I’m sure we will visit again soon this summer and hope to cross paths again in the future.

Thank you so much!

Ryan & Tyler Grimm

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Dear Donna,

“Gratitude is the memory of the heart.” This simple thank you can not possibly contain enough words to completely express our appreciation. We will be forever grateful to you and your team (especially Maitre D, Petra and Event Sales Coordinator, Emily) for delivering Conor and Brandon the wedding of their dreams!

From our very first meeting you exuded professionalism, knowledge of the industry, warmth, and confidence that the brand new, luxurious Hotel LBI would be the perfect venue to serve as the backdrop for our special event. From that moment on, you literally rolled up your sleeves, got to work, and saw that every detail and wish was fulfilled. During the entire process your dedication to the event’s planning and preparation, as well as the personalized attention, made us all feel calm and comfortable with our decision, and as if we were the only wedding on your schedule.

You helped Conor and Brandon’s vision for the day become a reality overseeing grand scale as well as fine details. You went above and beyond to help them and both sets of parents enjoy the special day, and kept the ceremony and reception on schedule. The transformation of the conservatory from an ethereal ceremony site to a rustic elegant ballroom was seamless and nothing short of a miracle.

You were willing to make last minute changes to assure the romantic ceremony aesthetic Conor desired. We can’t begin to list every detail you oversaw including a pre wedding tasting, event timing, farm table and decor placement, guest room reservations, menu options and special dietary requests, groom’s request for a cold bridal party lounge area, ring bearer prompting, crowd control, and vendor recommendations (Jason Jani was stupendous!); but suffice it to say, we know you’ve been busy!

The food was absolutely delicious and presented beautifully, and the wait staff was attentive, courteous, and efficient. Our guests that stayed at the hotel could not say enough about the beauty of the hotel and guests rooms as well as the warm and inviting hospitality of the staff.

From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for your excellence in hospitality service. Hotel LBI is fortunate to have you on their team as you are a true gem, and today as we continue to reflect and relish the events of the weekend, we feel like the luckiest, happiest people alive. Hotel LBI will forever be cherished as the setting of Conor and Brandon’s dream wedding come true and you helped make the magic happen.

Thank you for everything,

Kim and Doug Gruffi, Parents of the Groom

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