Couture Wedding Services

Erinmills Limousine

2008-04-07T13:57:00.000-07:00

I am proud to present a new Couture Wedding Professional Service, Erinmills Limousines in the chauffeured transportation category. At Erinmills Limousines, their attention to detail is to ensure that you sit back, relax and enjoy the ride.

I had the privilidge to speak to the principal owner Peter about his business and pose few questions in order for you to get familiar with his detailed and client oriented phillosophy.

Erinmills Limousine Services has been serving the Greater Toronto area with professional ground transportation services since 2000. We pride ourselves on providing outstanding customer service 24 hours a day, seven days a week – since we opened our doors. We offer online reservations, flight tracking and other services to ensure each of our customers the best possible transportation experience. Erinmills corporate customers are able to manage their accounts online, tracking reservations, looking up invoices, etc.

We are fully licensed and insured so you can rest assured that you are in the most capable hands when it comes to your chauffeured transportation needs. Our chauffeurs are all professionally trained and conform to the corporate dress standards – hat, white gloves, white shirt, bow tie and tuxedo for weddings. For other occasions, black suit, white shirt and black tie.

Erinmills limousines offers the most diversified fleet in the area – featuring vintage cars, sedans, SUVs, stretch limousines, stretch SUVs and limo buses. Our fleet is among the newest in the area, featuring 8 new vehicles in the last year.

Our Mission

Extra special service. That says it all. Extra special is reflected in every detail of every reservation, every vehicle, every driver and every trip. The mission of Erinmills Limousine Service is to provide on-time service in a clean, new vehicle with a professionally trained chauffeur. Our service is always extra special, whether you use us once a week, once a month, or once a year. At Erinmills Limousine, our attention to detail enables you to sit back, relax and enjoy the extra special service.

Erinmills Limousine offers a wide variety of vehicles to complement any occasion. From weddings to a night on the town, from airport service to hourly directed service, we will provide professional, prompt transportation that will enable you arrive hassle-free, on time and in stylish elegance.

At Erinmills Limousine Service, luxury and outstanding client care are standard equipment, not options!

Erinmills Limousine has unique wedding packages for the discerning couple. Our wedding services include a chauffeur in a tuxedo and vehicles stocked with champagne, ice and glassware. We offer unique vintage vehicles, such as a gorgeous 1961 Rolls Royce and an eye catching 1971 Daimler-Jaguar as well as formal stretch limousines and stretch SUVs for your special day.

Our wedding consultants are available to help you choose the right vehicles for your special day! Call us now. Remember to book 8-12 months in advance. We also welcome on-site visits. Don't forget the bachelor-bachelorette night out transportation! All reservations require a 30% non-refundable deposit and are accompanied with a wedding contract.

Your Wedding Day
Transportation on your Wedding Day should be spectacular and worry-free. Erinmills can accommodate all your needs for this most important day:
Bride and Bridesmaids pick up and drop off
Groom and Groomsmen pick up and drop off
Limo service from ceremony to reception
Limo service for the Bride and Groom after the reception
Limo service for the wedding party from the reception to their final destinations
Limo bus service for out-of-town guests before and after the ceremony, including airport transportation coming and going.

To get on a more personal level directly with Peter, I asked few questions:

What is your name and where do you hail from? My name is Peter Maslanka, owner of Erinmills Limo at Erin Mills and QEW.

What is your website? www.erinmillslimo.com

How long have you been in the business? 8 years

How did you start or got into the business? I have used limousines in the

past on many occasions and decided to start my own company.

What drives you to strive and deliver excellent service? I love this business!

When I get thank you letters from my clients it makes my day, we have many repeat that have been with us for years.

How many vehicles currently in your fleet? 14

How do you differentiate yourself from the competition? I think we have the most diversified fleet in GTA, sedans, suvs,limos, stretch suvs, vintage cars, limo bus, I would like to call my company one stop limo shop!

What is your all time favourite vehicle? We try to change our vehicles at least every 3 years so the cars are always new and in top shape. At this moment I would say our Limo bus.

Which limo does get the preferential treatment? All of them.

Which limo do the Brides prefer the most? Depends on taste, I think the large vehicles get the most attention.

Where do you see your company going in next few years? I see us with majority of repeat clients, that will show me we are doing a good job.

Which is your favourite wedding professional not in your category? I never thought of it, I work with a lot of good people in the wedding industry.

What are some of your business and/or personal goals? I always want to improve on customer service.

What is your guilty pleasure? Midnight snacks.

What would be your advice for anyone starting a wedding business? Concentrate on your client, customer service should be the priority.

Three things on your desk: Telephone, calendar,calculator.

Last Vacation place: Las Vegas.

A book recently read that you enjoyed? Wheels of Gold.

What Inspires you? Industry trade shows.

Your best feature? I would have ask someone

Your next purchase? Shuttle van .

You are addicted to: cars (limos) "I think that was an obvious one ;)"

How can clients reach you? Via telephone at 905 822 9996 or email me at peter@erinmillslimo.com

Well there you have it folks, straight from Peter. His company is truly amazing, diversified and caters to any and all of your chauffeur transportation needs. If you would like to book a limo, don't hesitate to contact me for information or email Peter directly.

For your Wedding Itinerary complements of Erinmills Limousines, please click ***HERE***

Last, but not least a slide show to showcase the amazing fleet at Erinmills Limousines:

Kostelphoto.com

2008-03-19T10:29:00.000-07:00

Hi there,

So, we thought we would start by introducing ourselves, although I am sure you have picked up a lot of info from our business-personal blog.

We are Anna-Maria and Mark, primary photographers for Kostelphoto.com. As such we will be the ones to photograph you on your special day. Although sometimes we do second shoot for other Wedding photographers and vice versa to help out, network and support our colleagues in the industry. To get to know us and our philosophy on photography, weddings, life and our business we thought we will employ a fun reportage Q&A style. So without further a due here is lovely Anna Maria

Mark: Anna, how long have you been shooting, what is your background in photography and what do you consider the important elements of a good photographer

Anna: Well, Mark, I've had a camera in my hands since I was little, thanks to my dad. However, during university I started to seriously develop my skills courses offered at Sheridan College. A good photographer has to have a great eye & see the image in every moment as it is happening. Lighting and composition are key elements. One also has to develop a great and comfortable relationship with the client.

Mark: One piece of advice in the marketing department of our business.

Having a brand and being consistent with your marketing is definitely an asset as well as a great logo and slogan that are memorable.

Mark: Something you want to improve for our business in 2008

Anna: Keep striving to find high end products and offerings. Also building relations with other Couture Wedding Professionals, in order to deliver superior service for our Clients.

Mark: Your favoured vendor

Anna: I love stationery by Image Creative. They have amazing creativity, variety of product and great prices.

Mark: Where do you get inspired?

Anna: In everyday life, either walking down a street, talking to clients, or bouncing off ideas with you in our Brainstorming sessions and feeding off each others creative energy!

Mark: What makes me the best photographer to work with ;)

Anna: Your technical understanding of digital photography and your graphics background. You are also great with people. We have fun with each other and clients at work and that really reflects in our images.

Mark: If not a photographer I would have been a:

Anna: A real estate agent, because I love working with new people, meeting clients and showing off picture perfect homes.

Mark: Where do you meet your clients?

Anna: We invite all our clients for an informal consultation for a coffee or tea at our Home Studio Gallery.

Quickies:

Your best feature: My RED hair. It helps me stand out in a crowd. You won't have to look far to find me or recognize me.

Latest purchase: Another MAC for Mark

Something that is beautiful: Wedding Dress and Shoes

Your Secret Wedding destination: Australia

****Marks Turn****

Anna: What makes a great photograph?

Mark: I think that is a very subjective question. I believe having the correct geometry, composition merged with great or creative light would yield a work of art. As Henry would say, sensitivity in a photograph gives it its flavour.

Anna: Do you provide clients with high resolution images?

Mark: Always, I don't believe holding my Brides hostage. That is so old school. I do however recommend professional labs in order for our work to show the way it was intended, as well as for archival purposes.

Anna: What attracted you to the Wedding photography industry?

Mark: I have a degree in Biology from UofT, worked numerous jobs in health fields and forensics. But none of my jobs allowed me to have the flexibility I have now. I do work very hard, but having the freedom of your own schedule, while being able to work with amazing people during such memorable time of their lives is unparalleled. Also I have attended and participated in plenty of weddings and admired the profession.

Anna: Do you offer albums or anything else tangible besides photographs?

Mark: Absolutely, our Brides have a myriad of options from our a la carte menu as well as a vast choice of digital albums, coffee table books that are personally designed to suit our client's visions and lifestyles.

Anna:What makes you stand out of the industry?

Mark: Personality, Superior service and our products

Anna:Personality?

Mark: Yes, it is very important to be able to relate to our clients as much as possible. We want to be the best fit, and being friends with our clients not only makes our jobs that much more fun, but also spawns friendships, promotes our business and lets our Brides be loose and relaxed in front of the camera to capture the true spirit of the day.

Anna:What other photo sessions do you offer besides Weddings?

Mark: We do all types of photography. Portrait, Babies, Maternity, Product, Engagement, Preferred Vendors, Investigative, Trash the Dress... et al.

Anna: Trash the Dress?

Mark: Yeah, it's a developing trend that is just soo amazingly creative. After the wedding Brides tend to clean,pack and seal their dresses away for posterity hoping one day their daughters will reuse it. In fact that is very far from the truth. That is why this new trend developed, to get more creative inspiration from the dress after the Wedding. It is up to the Bride to see how far she wants to take it creatively. Some like to dip in the lake, fountain, some roll in the meadows and some like to get it real dirty. There is no stopping where ones creativity ends. If you keep on having fun, we will keep on clicking. Check out this video to see what I am talking about.

Quickies:

Your favourite lens: 85mm f1.4

Nikon or Canon: Nikon, what else is there? jk :) I have lots of friends shooting with C.

Your Guilty Pleasure: Chocolate, not any chocolate it must be Milka.

Something you must have: A private retreat to relax and stimulate my creativity "few times a year"

You are addicted to: Blogs, Ours, Other photographers, Mac, Geeks, Dooce, Dvorak

Who inspires you: I love the work and philosophy of Henri Cartier-Bresson as well as my soon to be wife. She is really witty, creative and unpredictable at times.

PS. Isn't this orchid just beautiful? I hope it will last longer that his older brother ;)

Welcome Brides, Welcome Professionals!

2008-03-06T20:27:00.001-08:00

This blog has been in works for a while, and here is the first post to inaugurate its conception. We at kostelphoto.com strongly believe that networking and establishing partnership in Wedding industry is very essential part of the business, promotes good practices, mutually benefits each other, but primarily is here for the benefit of our clients, our BRIDES. To make it easiest as possible to accommodate all needs of our clientele, for their satisfaction in products and services rendered and mostly so their Special day may be the most special in a lifetime.

Over the course of this year, you will find our Preferred Wedding Professionals that we choose for their superior skills, products and services offered. You will be able to link to their pages and learn about them and their practices. Every business will have a chance to post an article about them, photos, links, promotions ...et al so you, the Bride can get acquired with your local Professionals and make the right choices.

Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to visit us periodically to see our list getting bigger and read about tips, techniques and our business to help you choose the right vendor and/or alleviate stress by learning something new and interesting.