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Hey NOLA Brides...Have you ever...? (Need your advice!!)

jenhayes570jenhayes570 member
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Hi Ladies, 

I'm seriously considering booking some of the vendors below. If you have any advice, warnings, praise or helpful tips about working with any of the people/companies below, I would LOVE your opinion.

Thanks in advance :) 

Best of luck to the soon-to-be brides and congrats to those who are already official!

  • Rehearsal Dinner: Dooky Chase
  • Ceremony & Reception Venue: The Westin Canal Place
  • Wedding Planner: Forescene Events
  • Photography: Lauren Carroll
  • Videography: Clawson Media
  • Band: Gina Brown (& Michael Batiste)
  • Flowers: Christine McKay, Beth's Flowers, NOLA Flowers, or Dorignac's (really curious about this one!)
  • Cake: Gambinos
  • Photobooth: Majestic Photo


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    Nolagirl12Nolagirl12
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    Dooky Chase: great choice. I definitely would make reservations well inadvance. They book quickly. Gambinos Bakery, i myself would pass on them. Cakes are dry for the price. Im using Haydels. They do great work and taste good too. Flowers. Beths flowers are good. I used them for my first wedding years ago and they did a great job. Not sure about having a grocery store do flowers for a wedding. Im using Flowers by Janice in Harahan. She is very creative and will show you what flowers would look good together and she is very affordable. She only does one wedding a day so she can consentrate on that wedding. beautiful work. Check her out. Westin Canal place is gorgeous. Been to a party on the top floor. It overlooks the river and city. Beautiful view. Food was good. Not sure about price. If you are looking for a hotel to have your wedding try The Ritz Carlton on Canal Street. Been to a wedding there and it was wonderful. Ballrooms are big for big weddings and they transformed the room to what the bride wanted. Food was great and they will accomodate a live band if you want one. Dance floor big enough for everyone to dance. Hope this helps
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    jenhayes570jenhayes570 member
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    <div>This definitely helps:) Thank you Nolagirl12!</div><div>
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    </div>In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_louisiana-new-orleans_hey-nola-brideshave-you-ever-need-your-advice?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:84Discussion:0ab2ad9e-99e9-40ce-9a97-ddfa94e3230fPost:909edeeb-e91a-41a1-892e-b492c23f66e0">Re:Hey NOLA Brides...Have you ever...? Need your advice!!</a>:
    [QUOTE]Dooky Chase: great choice. I definitely would make reservations well inadvance. They book quickly. Gambinos Bakery, i myself would pass on them. Cakes are dry for the price. Im using Haydels. They do great work and taste good too. Flowers. Beths flowers are good. I used them for my first wedding years ago and they did a great job. Not sure about having a grocery store do flowers for a wedding. Im using Flowers by Janice in Harahan. She is very creative and will show you what flowers would look good together and she is very affordable. She only does one wedding a day so she can consentrate on that wedding. beautiful work. Check her out. Westin Canal place is gorgeous. Been to a party on the top floor. It overlooks the river and city. Beautiful view. Food was good. Not sure about price. If you are looking for a hotel to have your wedding try The Ritz Carlton on Canal Street. Been to a wedding there and it was wonderful. Ballrooms are big for big weddings and they transformed the room to what the bride wanted. Food was great and they will accomodate a live band if you want one. Dance floor big enough for everyone to dance. Hope this helps
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    masdumasmasdumas member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_louisiana-new-orleans_hey-nola-brideshave-you-ever-need-your-advice?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:84Discussion:0ab2ad9e-99e9-40ce-9a97-ddfa94e3230fPost:909edeeb-e91a-41a1-892e-b492c23f66e0">Re:Hey NOLA Brides...Have you ever...? Need your advice!!</a>:
    [QUOTE]Dooky Chase: great choice. I definitely would make reservations well inadvance. They book quickly. Gambinos Bakery, i myself would pass on them. Cakes are dry for the price. Im using Haydels. They do great work and taste good too. Flowers. Beths flowers are good. I used them for my first wedding years ago and they did a great job. Not sure about having a grocery store do flowers for a wedding. Im using Flowers by Janice in Harahan. She is very creative and will show you what flowers would look good together and she is very affordable. She only does one wedding a day so she can consentrate on that wedding. beautiful work. Check her out. Westin Canal place is gorgeous. Been to a party on the top floor. It overlooks the river and city. Beautiful view. Food was good. Not sure about price. If you are looking for a hotel to have your wedding try The Ritz Carlton on Canal Street. Been to a wedding there and it was wonderful. Ballrooms are big for big weddings and they transformed the room to what the bride wanted. Food was great and they will accomodate a live band if you want one. Dance floor big enough for everyone to dance. Hope this helps
    Posted by Nolagirl12[/QUOTE]<div>
    </div><div>I would add, if you're looking for a hotel for your wedding, look at Le Pavillion - it's got Old World charm and Gwen, the Catering manager has been like a second mother to us.

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    lterranova1lterranova1
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    I booked Lauren Carroll for my wedding in May. I have only taken my engagement pictures with her, but so far I love her! The pictures came out beautifully and were everything my fiance and I wanted. She did an awesome job really capturing our personalities. She is super sweet and very professional. I don't think that you could go wrong with her!

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    jenhayes570jenhayes570 member
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    <div>That's amazing to hear! Lauren is so sweet and I love her work. </div><div>
    </div><div>Congrats - May is around the corner :)</div><div>
    </div>In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_louisiana-new-orleans_hey-nola-brideshave-you-ever-need-your-advice?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:84Discussion:0ab2ad9e-99e9-40ce-9a97-ddfa94e3230fPost:c10f1221-f88d-4a6e-936d-7f4747160f68">Re: Hey NOLA Brides...Have you ever...? (Need your advice!!)</a>:
    [QUOTE]I booked Lauren Carroll for my wedding in May. I have only taken my engagement pictures with her, but so far I love her! The pictures came out beautifully and were everything my fiance and I wanted. She did an awesome job really capturing our personalities. She is super sweet and very professional. I don't think that you could go wrong with her!
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    jenhayes570jenhayes570 member
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    Thank you! <div>
    </div><div>In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_louisiana-new-orleans_hey-nola-brideshave-you-ever-need-your-advice?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:84Discussion:0ab2ad9e-99e9-40ce-9a97-ddfa94e3230fPost:c3a9d0c0-192e-43cd-9349-41250783d843">Re:Hey NOLA Brides...Have you ever...? Need your advice!!</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re:Hey NOLA Brides...Have you ever...? Need your advice!! : I would add, if you're looking for a hotel for your wedding, look at Le Pavillion - it's got Old World charm and Gwen, the Catering manager has been like a second mother to us.
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    mcahil1mcahil1 member
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    I am using Beth's flowers and love them so far!! They are quick to respond to emails and any questions and changes I have are addressed quickly. They were really reasonably priced, and she had some amazing suggestions for me when I had no idea what color flowers to go with. I am not a big fan of Gambinos. I am from NOLA and remember when their cakes used to be the best. When we went there for a tasting we were not impressed at all. It didn't taste like anything special. We are using Haydels or Swiss, so I would suggest you look into those as well. Good luck!!
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    jenhayes570jenhayes570 member
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    <div>This is fantastic...thank you! I also used to love Gambino's as a kid. Their pricing is so great, that it's hard not to put them on the list.</div><div>
    </div><div>I'll definitely reach out to Beth's as well.</div><div>
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    </div>In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_louisiana-new-orleans_hey-nola-brideshave-you-ever-need-your-advice?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:84Discussion:0ab2ad9e-99e9-40ce-9a97-ddfa94e3230fPost:5af81b81-dbad-4656-ad0d-53b8f9cacbcd">Re:Hey NOLA Brides...Have you ever...? Need your advice!!</a>:
    [QUOTE]I am using Beth's flowers and love them so far!! They are quick to respond to emails and any questions and changes I have are addressed quickly. They were really reasonably priced, and she had some amazing suggestions for me when I had no idea what color flowers to go with. I am not a big fan of Gambinos. I am from NOLA and remember when their cakes used to be the best. When we went there for a tasting we were not impressed at all. It didn't taste like anything special. We are using Haydels or Swiss, so I would suggest you look into those as well. Good luck!!
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    firegal1216firegal1216
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    I am using Beth's flowers for my wedding in June.  I am doing mostly silk flowers so I like that they will done sooner so I can look at them and make any last minute changes.  They are doing some live pieces for my church as well.  I am very happy with Beth's!
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    mcahil1mcahil1 member
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    Oh I forgotone other GREAT thing about Beth's is they let you see the flowers the day before so if you have any small changes it can be done!!!! I LOVE this! She wants to make sure every bride is 100 in love with her flowers for the wedding.
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