THANK YOU LETTERS AND OTHER PRAISES

We want to make this day worry free and one you will truly enjoy and remember.

 
Dear Jerry,

There were very many compliments last night regarding the catering. It was the best experience we've had as an organization as we did not have to pick-up the food, set-up or serve the meal, and also, we did not have to clean up & figure out who had to return the pans, etc. Best of all, the food was delicious. The Boosters were already saying - "let's have them again next year"
I will check in with the team today & get a final count and will have that check mailed out. I'm really glad you helped us with the Choir Awards Banquet.
Best Wishes,

Barb (5/9/2008)
 
COMMENTS: JERRY AND THE STAFF AT PARKWAY,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUCH A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING RECEPTION BACK ON OCTOBER 13, 2007! IT WAS REALLY SOMETHING OUT OF A DREAM AND WE COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR MORE. YOUR RECOMENDATION COULDN'T COME HIGHER FROM US AND WE WILL NEVER FORGET IT. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING!

-DANIELLE AND STEVE GOURELY

 

Jerry
Thanks for the great wedding and reception this May. Everyone raved about the food and the place was just beautiful. It was everything we could have dreamed of!
We woudl recommend you to EVERYONE!

Maureen

 
Jerry, Michele, and everyone at Parkway Banquets
Thank you so much for the wedding of our dreams! Everything was beautiful, the food was awesome, and everyone raved about everything! Jerry, you were like our own personal wedding planner. You put our minds at ease about everything. We will recommend you to everyone !!
Thanks again,
Kelly and Kevin
May 2007
 
Jerry & staff,
Thank you for a wonderful anniversary party for our 50th! Everything was perfect and everyone was so kind and helpful and efficient. We appreciate all of your effort and have not stopped recommending you to anyone we talk to!
Thanks for everything,
Duane and Shirley and family
Feb 2007
 
Dear Jerry,
Ken and I would like to express our gratitude for a greta wedding and reception. I have received many many reviews and wonderful comments on the banquet hall.......saying the banquet hall was a perfect intimate setting for a wedding and reception, saying the view over the water was beautiful, saying the food was awesome, our guests saying they themselves would recommend Parkway Banquets to anyone.......
Looking back, we don't feel we could have survived the wedding process with your help.

Thanks for everything
Ken and Erica
September 2006
 
Jerry, Michele and all,
We want to thank you for the wonderful service you provided for us for wedding ceremony and reception. Debbie was right when she said I would not have to worry or do anything, that you guys would take care of it all. You guys were great & we could not have done it without all of you! The food was excellent, like always!!
Thank you for everything,
Michelle and Andrew
July 2006
 
Dear Jerry
We wanted to express our gratitude for making our wedding day just unbelievable!!! There is so much that goes into planning and making everything just so, and I really counted on you to make the ceremony and reception from start to finish. And Jerry, not only did you do everything we could have wanted, but you went above and beyond!! It was SO important to us that my Mom be handled with kid gloves and given special attention with her illness....and you did just that. She was so impressed and flattered with the way she was treated, she hasn't stopped talking about it, (and believe me, impressing my Mom is no small task!)

It was an added bonus dealing with Michele! From the moment we arrived, she was right there making sure that we had everything we needed or wanted. Imagine my surprise when I found out that I knew her and her sister as a small child. And that she was friends with both my sister and my husbands sisters! What a small world !!

I had high hopes that this would be the greatest day of my life, and not only did it live up to my expectations, it surpassed them ten fold!!! Beside marrying the man of my dreams, I had the wedding ceremony/reception that I have always dreamed of. And Jerry, I have you and Parkway By The Lake to thank for that! You can be assured every chance that we have to recommend you to anyone...WE WILL !!

Thanks again so much
Bill and Susan R.
 
from May 2006
Everyone commented to us on great the service was at our reception. A special thank you to everyone at parkway banquets who made our party so great! Thanks for all the hard work you guys did!
Steve and Amy M.
 
Jerry,
Our whole family wants to thank you for putting the most beautiful wedding we could have ever dreamed of! The food, the service, the decor was PERFECT !
Our guest were all impressed that you were such an active part of our event. You run a top notch business, you should be VERY proud!
We will gladly & proudly refer you to everyone we know that wants to have a party!

Sincerely,
Jim & Kerm and families
 
Dear Jerry,
We want to express our sincere appreciation for making our June wedding a beautiful event. Words cannot express how much of a wonderful time we had! You were extremely helpful throughout the entire process, your staff was very polite and accommodating, the food was delicious, the room looked amazing and everyone had a great time. People were amazed! There was not a single complaint on anything! Thank you for taking care of everything, allowing us to relax and enjoy our day!
Again, we cannot tell you enough how terrific everything turned out! We will gladly speak with anyone who would like a recommendation or who has any questions our your services.

Thank you again,
Brian and Donna M.
 
Jerry,
Everything was great and the food got raves! Thanks so much! You're the greatest!

Glenna
 
from June 2005
Jerry,
Thank you for all your help in putting together our wedding this past June! We were extremely pleased with how well things turned out.We know you worked extremely hard to make everything turned out beautifully! We fell as if we found the "hidden jewel" in Chicagoland to have our wedding at, and from the reactions we continue to get from our guests, I imagine they all feel the same! We appreciate all the advice and patience you afforded us during the past year, and please do not hesitate to pass on our kudos to Michele she was the greatest!

Sincerely,
Chris and Kimberly D.
 
Jerry, Michele and staff,
You did a fantastic job with everything! We received so many compliments about the food, the service...just everything! Thank you for making our day such a wonderful experience!
Connie and Glenn M.
 
June 8, 2006

To all who assisted in Eleanor and Jack Frost 60th wedding anniversary

This is a month late to all of you, but I wanted to take the time to say thank you to all of you before any more time goes by. Thank you for your help in making my parents special day so wonderful. Everything was great, the food was awesome, the place looked so nice and the view so pretty, the people, just EVERYTHING. Could not of dreamed of the party being better then it was. We have received nothing but compliments. Everyone truly enjoyed themselves. Nothing at all went wrong....it was just perfect.

I would like to share with you the most wonderful part of the party of all. Our father has Alzheimer's. Dad usually does not recognize people, he think I, his daughter, is his sister Mary. We were so afraid he would be having a bad day the day of the party and had different things with us to help keep him content if he was agitated. Even friends of his had things such as cards with them to play with him if he was not content. It was like watching a miracle to see our dad recognizing his friends and family and to mingle and talk with them. He is losing his communication skills as this disease progresses and to see him having a day in which we were able to see glimpses of our dad as he used to be was such as blessing. Just thinking about it brings tears to my eyes. This also made the day so much more special for our Mother. She had a glow about her for weeks after the party and kept talking about it. Mom had such a good time and also received nothing but compliments on what a great party it was.

Thank you all so much for helping us with this special occasion and to have such a wonderful party to remember.

Sincerely,
Ellie Lutz
 
Thank you again for everything it was truly amazing!

Brenda S. Butler
From Sun July 2, 2006
 
From Sat June 24, 2006
Jerry,
Laura and I wanted to express our gratitude for a
perfect reception. We hope that you enjoyed yourself
a little while working. We got an overwhelming amount
of comments on the quality and the quantity of the
food, the cake, and how the room looked. We felt like
we spent quite a bit of our evening explaining who you
were and where you were from, because everybody asked.

Your experience and expertise were invaluable
through the whole process. Looking back, we don't
feel we could have survived with a different caterer.
We really can't thank you enough. I've always been
told that nothing ever goes completely perfect at a
reception, so don't worry about it, because there's
nothing you can do. We feel like we had the perfect
wedding without doing much work on the wedding day. A
lot of that credit should go to you. Never in my life
have I spent so much money and still felt like we got
a bargain!
We will be sending you a more formal thank you in
the mail, and we hope that helps with future weddings
for you. We hope you had a good time and if there
is anything else we can do, do not hesitate to ask.

Dan and Laura Wiegel

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