Presenting Gitta - More than just a Sales Manager, she's a godsend!

I wish couple getting married would have a venue sales manager like Gitta Johannes. She runs the two-person team at the Agnietenberg Restaurants.

She is quite instrumental in helping our wedding in Holland take shape. We just love her!

I know I've raved about Agnietenberg before but a couple of things have happened since then. :)

John and I were looking for accommodations to host my entire family (three couples since I'm the last one to get married!). I ran across the website for the Agnietenberg camping ground and thought it might just be the perfect place - if I could understand the text.

I quickly emailed Gitta to ask if they might have a brochure in English that I could review. The same afternoon, she emailed me back apologizing for the lack of English materials - and then proceeded to translate the important parts for me as best she could.

John went to visit her yesterday afternoon to finalize some of the details and get help with sorting accommodations.   Apparently, the camping ground was managed by a different department - which made her previous email quite endearing. She could have referred us to the camping manager and made the translation their problem. :) She gave John a few pieces of advice and offered to help him book the chalets we needed as soon as the Camping Manager arrived the next day.

Gitta also told John that she had spoken to the Chef, and when we arrive in April - they're hosting a dinner for the both us with a surprise menu. From there we can let them know what our ideas are for food and wine for the wedding.

Among John's papers - she saw a small picture of the car we were driving to the venue. It was so like us to rock up in a car like that, she said. John was smiling from ear to ear. They talked about almost every other detail of the wedding like our cake and my dress, the flowers and our families.

I'm sure she's coordinated many weddings before, but there's a giddiness about her - like she's truly excited for us. She makes us feel like we're dear friends whom she's just happy to see get married. I wish I could bring everyone in Manila to the Agnietenberg wedding - I really think it would be something special and extraordinary - and much of that thanks to John and Gitta my wonderful wedding coordinators!

P.S. Gitta was the one who advised us to look at the City Hall's Website and read the bios of the civil servants do officiate the weddings. She said we can request for specific ones... We're hoping we can get Arie Donders. He speaks English, Italian German and Zwolse (Dutch - in Zwolle, the area where John lives)