Mother-Daughter Matchmaking Team

Dec. 28, 2004 — -- If you watch TV reality shows, you'll get the idea that many of us will do nearly anything to find love.

But what if you feel you've tried everything and still have not found a serious romance?

If you're daring and rich enough, the answer might just be with a San Francisco mother-daughter operation called Kelleher and Associates.

"Eighty-five percent of the clients that come to us get involved in relationships," Amber Kelleher told "20/20." She said roughly half of the clients she and her mother have worked with get married in a "short period" of time.

In the dating world, everyone has their own list of criteria for their potential dates.

Kelleher and Associates attributes its success to a careful selection process while dealing with singles who it considers to be the cream of the crop.

Jill described her clients as people who are, "working on their bodies, they're working on their minds, they're working on their success and they forget … the most important thing in life is who you're going to spend your life with."

When looking to pair people together, the Kellehers said instinct and thorough digging are the keys to a good match. So they sort out the political leanings and eating habits of their clients. They also recognize that appearances matter in dating so they specialize in fashion models, movie moguls and handsome, wealthy chief executive officers like 44-year old Randall Perry.

The divorced dad turned to the Kellehers after recognizing he could use some help. "My sister told me, Randall you have a bad habit, you jump in the deep end with both feet -- every relationship," said Perry. "And I do."

Even Perry's 11-year old son, Alex, admits that his dad has had lousy luck with women.

Romances can come and go, but how do you know when you actually need to hire a matchmaker?