The Gillespie Testimonies

	December 17, 2011 From the Mother of the Bride Emily, Thanks so much for everything. It was so nice working with you and Erika. It was a beautiful night for Emily and Trent. So many guests commented on the Gillespie. It really was a magical night! Again, thanks so much! ~Barbara Lawson

	December 10, 2011 Thank you, Erika!!! Everything was so beautiful!!! We had a blast!!! I think the elegance and ritz of The Gillespie surprised some of our guests, especially my family from the country. We could not have asked for a more beautiful night!!!! Thanks again for a wonderful experience!!! Lee Ann (Bride)



	October 1, 2011 Thank you so much everything was wonderful. Thanks, Toni

	September 4, 2011 Thank you for all of your help last weekend! You did a phenomenal job! Krystina Whitney (Santilli)

	September 3, 2011 Thanks so much! Everything turned out soooo great! I can't thank you enough. Bride Thanks Emily! Everything was perfect. Thanks for cranking the A/C up it was very comfortable. One of the few things I DID NOT worry about was the Gillespie thanks to you. You did a very good job for us and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the night and the Gillespie. Vennie Mother of Bride

	July 15, 2011 That was one of the most fun events we've put on! We will have the results soon, but it was definitely much more successful than last year looking at the preliminary numbers. Yea! Like I told Mr. Gillespie, you were so incredibly easy to work with and most importantly, you appreciated the fact that we are a very small nonprofit with a small budget and you always made sure that was taken into account with all decisions that needed to be made. I never once felt like we were being taken advantage of unlike some of our past events. We will be in touch soon and thanks for all your help and hard work. Again, it was a pleasure working with you and thanks for introducing us to Mr. Gillespie. Anne Gregory FEAT of Louisville Emily, Thank you for all of your hard work on our behalf. We loved being at The Gillespie and our attendees agreed and thought the venue was beautiful. I have enjoyed working with you and appreciate the respect you paid to our efforts to raise money on behalf of the children. It was a pleasure to meet Mr. Gillespie and I look forward to working with you both again. Joaan Jolgren FEAT of Louisville

	July 8, 2011 Emily, The reception was fabulous! Thanks for all you did to make it happen! I did think the Gillespie looked awesome and we heard rave reviews from our guests. We are all very excited that we chose the Gillespie for Stuart and Kristen's reception. Take Care- Susie DeGaris Mother of the Bride

	July 3, 2011 Emily and Candice, Thank you for all your hard work. Everyone loved the Gillespie. It is such a beautiful venue. We had definitely enjoyed ourselves, and so did our guests. Candice was amazing. She went above and beyond her required duties to make it a special day for us. Thank you so much, Candice. Irina & Evans

	July 2, 2011 Hi Emily!! Thank you so much... and thank you for everything! It was a wonderful day... we will NEVER ever forget it. Andrea & Erica

	May 29, 2011 Thanks for everything!!! May 29th was the most elegant and amazing day ever!! La'Kesha & Cory

	May 13, 2011 "All went well. I look forward to working with you again. Everyone had a fabulous time. Thanks again." Sandy Maxted Business Teacher Faculty Events Coordinator Assumption High School

	April 9, 2011 Vendor Review Hi Emily, I wanted to let you know that my company has supplied flowers for 100s of weddings over the years. Most of the time, as a vendor, we have gotten little or no help from the venue, regarding information, timing, a "go to person" etc. You all are amazing! It seems simple, but you all go above and beyond making vendors happy and ultimately your brides and their family's happy. Please forward my thank you to whomever else needs to know, that the philosophy in providing just the simple stuff to help everyone else make your customers pleased is greatly appreciated. Also, please forward my sincere thank you to Candace and her trainee. They are great women and represent the Gillespie well. By the way, over the last 20 years, I have never felt compelled to send a thank you to the venue personnel. Keep up the great work! Cindy Ems/Yester Year House

	April 2, 2011 Thank you for letting us use your facility for the wedding. Everything went well, I have no complaint. Thanks again, Noi Bland/Mother of the Bride Vendor Review Emily, I wanted to extend my thanks to you/Bryan/Nikki for all you did to help make the Bland wedding a success. Nikki was wonderful to work with and I hope that we have an opportunity to do so again soon. I hope things were not too much of a mess. I will see you soon, I am sure! Joanne Caridis/Essential Destials

	March 29, 2011 It was a fantastic event. We had so much fun and everyone loved it. Thanks for your help. It was a lot of work but turned out really well. Thanks! Best, Tyler Norkus (Louisville - Jefferson County Democratic Party)

	March 12, 2011 Emily, I cannot tell you how much fun Alyssa's wedding was. The Gillespie was absolutely beautiful, and Candice was a God-send... she somehow know when I needed her and everytime I searched for her she was right there! Thanks for the link to the Fox Story! That all worked out just how she hoped it would... she is normally so shy, but on her wedding day she wanted it all about her and she wanted the media attention. Thank you so much for helping me to convince her to wear her wedding gown to the concert! Originally she and her mother were totally against it and I kept trying to convience them... when you told her at our meeting... that did it. So thank you again! I know that is what got her on the news! Thank you again... you guys are awesome! Lorrie Sampson aka "auntie"

	January 16, 2011 Emily, The night was perfect, the venue was beautiful and you were such a pleasure to work with. Thank you again. Sincerely, Amber & Jeremy Roe

	Vendor Review I just wanted to thank you for being so easy to work at The Gillespie for the Buckingham wedding on December 18, 2010. Candace did a great job and was so easy to locate anytime that we had any questions at all last night. You have a very beautiful facility for your events. Wishing you all the best. Sincerely, June Meredith Juli Creations, LLC.

	November 27, 2010 Hey Emily, Just wanted to let you know that Megan and I are doing great and loving being husband and wife! The Gillespie looked wonderful the day of the wedding and I wanted to thank you for all of your help making it go as smoothly as possible, me and Megan both really appreciated the extra effort you put into it... it really showed!! We both agree, it was better than we ever expected! Thanks again for everything! Drew

	November 12, 2010 Emily, Thank you so much! The Wedding reception was fantastic. EVERYONE looved the facility and the staff was super friendly. Thanks again, Mayce Nixon McGowan Vendor Review: Hi Emily, just wanted to drop you a note and say you and your staff did a great job at the Nixon/McGowan reception. Candace was very helpful and made it very easy for us. Thank you again very much for your efforts. Bill Keeling Caribou

	November 5, 2010 Hi Emily! I cannot thank you, Candice, the Gillespie...everyone!..enough. The whole wedding was absolutely perfect...totally a dream come true. Honestly, there was nothing The Gillespie staff could have done better -- if anything I feel like everyone went above and beyond for me. Candice is a dream boat - by the way. Not only is she a master organizer, totally hilarious, and completely in control - but she does a mean Cuban Shuffle! :) I could just rant and rave all day about how perfect everything was. We got SO many compliments on the venue...I was so proud to be able to represent the Gillespie and show off how perfect it is. Okay, okay...I'll quit. But it was amazing. Seriously :) ~Sara

	October 24, 2010 Thank you so much for everything you did!! Nikki was wonderful the day of and ALL our guest said they had never been to a wedding so spectacular. Our wedding would not have had that effect if the venue wasn't so gorgeous.

	October 23, 2010 Thank you so much for everything you did to make our wedding reception so amazing. Emily was so helpful answering all of our questions and put our minds at ease. We could not have asked for a better day-of coordinator than Candace. We received so many compliments about our beautiful reception venue! Our big day was perfect thanks to you, and we will be recommending The Gillespie to our friends! Sincerely, Andrew & Kate Renn

	October 22, 2010 Everything was absolutely wonderful! I got so many compliments on the venue. Thanks to you and your staff for taking care of us and making everything perfect. Thanks again Emily!! Sincerely, Mary Ann Gering

	October 2, 2010 Emily, We had a fabulous time! Everyone couldn't say enough about how beautiful the place looked. Thank you for all of your help in making our night perfect!! Thank you so much Tammy & Kyle

	Emily, Thank you so much for all your hard work. The venue was amazing and everything was perfect. We couldn't have had an amazing wedding without you. Sincerely, Ashley & Andrei

	Ashley Jackson Married on September 11, 2010 Thanks so much for all of your help and sorry for my long response. We appreciate all your hard work and the venue was amazing. We are so pleased we used the Gillespie for our wedding venue.

	Emily Briner Married on September 5, 2010 Scott and I had a blast at our reception. We got nothing but compliments about The Gillespie and how nice it was. Candace was a huge help that night. Please tell her I said thank you!

	Maria Monroe Mother of bride married on September 4, 2010 Thanks so much for everything you did for us... you and Candice were extremely gracious and helpful. I will pass along positive info about The Gillespie to my clients and friends to hopefully send some more business your way! Thanks again for providing the perfect venue for my daughter's wedding. ~Maria

	Sheila Smith Mother of bride married on August 1, 2010 "Emily, I just wanted to let you and your staff know how much we appreciated using The Gillespie for our daughter's wedding. Candace was great to work with and made the day go very smooth. Thanks again for seeing that the day was a big success."

July 9, 2010 Wedding

	June 12, 2010 Wedding Dear Jennifer and Candace, Chad and I would like to thank you and the staff at The Gillespie. It is the perfect venue and it helps when you have great people to work with. Thanks for helping make our special day a magical one! Sincerely, Chad & Christin Shepherd

April 10, 2010 Wedding

	Jennie Volpert Married February 13, 2010 "Ashley, Hope you are doing well. I just wanted to touch base with you and thank you for all of the help you gave us while working on my wedding reception. It was everything I hoped it would be and more. James and I were so pleased with the Gillespie and loved working with you. All of our guest raved about the venue. We had a wonderful time and the honeymoon was great too. Now it's time to get back to "real life" and the cold weather up here! All my best and thank again for everything you did to make the wedding reception such a wonderful event."

	Kathy Mullen Mother of bride married on January 2, 2010 "Thank you again for the preparation you put into making our daughter's wedding reception so magnificent! It was an amazing event for all in attendance. The Gillespie was quite impressive to all!"

	Renee Morr Mother of bride married on December 26, 2009 "The Wedding was beautiful and the guests thoroughly enjoyed the evening at the Gillespie. I will send you pictures soon. Linda was a wonderful help! Thank you so much for all your help and time you put into making our daughters dream wedding come true!"

	Rebecca Johnson/Louisville Uncorked Tasting Event October 29, 2009 "Thanks for everything Ashley! You were such a great help!

	Lauren Milburn Married October 24, 2009 "Everything was perfect! I am highly recommending The Gillespie to people I know who are getting married!!!! Thanks for all your help with everything! It was great working with you!!"

	Mainstreet Association Progressive Dinner October 9, 2009 Austin Cummings/21c Museum Hotel; "Thank you for helping with a great event. The event was a huge success in part because we were able to use such an amazing event space. The Gillespie is simply amazing to look at!" Carol Hensley/Executive Durector; Ashley... DITTO to what Austin just wrote... the room looked gorgeous and the event went swimmingly... a good adjective considering the constant drizzle, but it didn't seem to dampen anyone spirits. Thanks for your and Candace's great help to make our event such a success!

	Marjorie/LEO Communications LEO Readers' Choice September 24, 2009 "Thanks Ashley...everything looks great! You are the best venue point person I've ever worked with. Let me know who I send the thanks to so I can throw praises your way."

	Brian/Masterson Catering Caterer for an event on September 23, 2009 We had an event at your place last night and I just wanted to let you know that Ashley and Linda were very nice and professional to work with. You've done a nice job putting it together. I hope business is going well for you.

Tammy Soward
Mother of bride married on Setember 18, 2009
I wanted to thank you again for everything you did to make my daughters day so special. You went out of your way doing things to help that I know are not in your job description. We received so many compliments on the wedding... Top Notch... You are a very sweet person. I'm glad to have met you. Maybe I will see you again someday. I have two more to get married.

	Brandy Vincent Married August 22, 2009 "I have received so many compliments on the venue. It was so beautiful. Thank you for your help. I'm sure there are going to be big things at The Gillespie. Good luck with it all."

	Rebekah Branham Married July 11, 2009 "My wedding day was a dream come true"