http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/JWIL Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:02:01 GMT Reviews by JWIL http://www.viewpoints.com/A-Perfect-Event-Chicago-IL--253527-review-27f15 I hired Debi Lily and A Perfect Event for wedding consultant services for my wedding and found that soon after signing her contract and giving an extremely large deposit ($3,500), that her and her team were not easily accessible to answer questions and address concerns.  <br/><br/>Their company made poor, obvious mistakes with our wedding details and I never felt as if they were on our side when negotiating with vendors, hotels and reception venues.  They did not like when we were persistent with trying to get better deals on these.  <br/><br/>Within a short period of time, we realized they were not the planners for us and had to cancel their services.  Their company claims to have spent a total of 9 hours working on our account (which is not even possible) and refused to give us back any of our deposit stating it was non-refundable.  The contract is not 100%,clear but states that if the contract is cancelled, you only pay for the hours worked at a rate of $175.  9 hours x $175 does not equal $3,500!!  ...... Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:02:01 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/A-Perfect-Event-Chicago-IL--253527-review-27f15 JWIL 1