So here are my reviews! It was a wonderful weekend and an amazing wedding and now I'm married. Hurray!
So here it is:
Rehearsal Dinner: Galatoire’s Restaurant on Bourbon Street, AChristi and Shannon were easy to work with and patient as I organized the whole event myself and the staff was helpful and polite. Most importantly, the food was absolutely fantastic!
Transportation to the rehearsal: American Luxury Limousines, AAmerican Luxury Limos came through for us when all the other limo companies wanted to charge us triple the normal rates (special event pricing). They showed up, where polite and on time.
Perfect Presentations Florals: A+Glen and Johnny did a fantastic job with our wedding, reception and rehearsal dinner.
They have such great taste and experience, I was able to trust them from the start. The flowers were absolutely beautiful, everyone loved their bouquets and boutonnieres and my bouquet was gorgeous! The church looked incredible and the reception was simply stunning. They even did navy pin tuck linens for me to complete the look. I couldn’t be happier with them!
Photographer: Marc Pagani, AThe photos Marc took of our wedding day are fantastic! His associate Aviva did a great job of second shooter also. Our pics are gorgeous and creative.
Church: The St. Louis Cathedral, AAbsolutely Stunning! Kevin came through in a huge way and made my wedding perfect.
Reception: The Ritz Carlton, A +Where do I start? Everything was perfect! Erin Bledsoe, our event coordinator at the Ritz, was absolutely wonderful. She put together a perfect reception and thought of everything. We had our own personal valet, Megan, during the reception who took care of our every need. Oh, and the food was fantastic! They even did our cakes which were beautiful and tasty and they decorated our bridal suite with rose petals and left us gifts.
Reception Band: Taboo, A+Mike Taylor and his band were the biggest hit of the reception. Everyone raved about the band. One of the best decisions of the wedding! They really know how to get the party going. People are still talking about how great they were.
Second Line Band: Lagniappe Brass BandThey sounded great and we had fun second lining to the Ritz.
Second Line Hankies: Backyard printing, AThese were a huge hit and I’m so glad I went ahead and ordered these. Everyone loved them!
Second Line Umbrellas: NOLA Umbrellas on Facebook, AKristin did a great job with our umbrellas. She even decorated mine with the same initials that were on my veil!
Calligrapher: Invitation design: Sidney Vallon, A +Sidney designed my invitation suite and my thank you notes. Her calligraphy is simply exquisite!
Addressing: Christian Calligraphy, A Tracey did a great job addressing all 250 of my envelopes. She was professional, easy to work with and prompt.
Wedding Stationary: Paper n Things, A +Paper n Things became like family to me during this whole process. They did our Save the Dates, all of our various invitations, our wedding invitations, my thank you note cards, and even the table signs and escort cards for our rehearsal dinner. They were absolutely wonderful!
Tuxedo’s: Al’s Formal wear, AWe chose Al’s because they have locations in all the cities where we had groomsmen and ushers.
Etsy Vendors:Ifiwerecards: A+
Amazing!
GabrielleKearney: A
Sweet personalized thank you notes to my bridesmaids.
EmbroiderybyLinda: A
Beautiful handkerchiefs for my mom, dad and my mother in law.
qacreate: A+
One of a kind NOLA streetcar token cufflinks for all the guys! These were a huge sucess!
moncadeau: A
Tiny initial necklaces and bracelets for my girls. They turned out very sweet and were a nice little add on to their bridal party gifts.
I know I left out lots of stuff! Please feel free to ask if you have any questions.
PS. We went to Italy for our Honeymoon. Rome and then the Amalfi Coast. It was a dream come true! We can't wait to go back.