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Has anyone ordered from PS bridal.com???????

nani9484 — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:48:15 +0000

I want to order my bridesmaids dresses from this website but I want to make sure its legit.

Giving away wedding stuff

emattchen — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 21:56:30 +0000

My wedding has come and gone and now I have left over wedding supplies that I do not want to store and I feel bad throwing away. If anyone is interested, come and get them. I have a card box that still looks brand new, 3 unused spools of satin ivory ribbon (18 feet of 3/8" each), 20 chocolate brown favor boxes (2 1/2" x 1"), ivory and chocolate brown table numbers (1-13) with bronze easel stands, and an unopened package of ivory place cards (48 cards). If anyone wants pictures just email me at emattchen at aol.

Flower Help.... long

meghanmcadams — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:55:42 +0000

I am stressing over flowers and need some advice/help!

We did our mockup a few weeks ago, and it just wasn't sitting right for me. 1) the price I was still freaking out about and 2) I wasn't in love.

$325 each

$195 each

I thought it might grow on me, but it hasnt. I decided yesterday I want to completley change the flower arrangments and bring the price down by at least 2,500. We are having a large wedding, so yes I know it is going to get pricey, we have estimated 18 tables. So I need help in a few areas:

I was thinking of doing a high centerpiece more like this but maybe a little smaller:

and take our low centerpieces to a mix of the same flowers but small. Our ballroom has high ceilings so I need some height of flowers, but I dont need anything too elaborate.

Thoughts, ideas, please!

Also, is anyone elses florist putting delivery and setup fees in? Ours with tax come to $1500!!

FOR SALE

Hthr8 — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:38:56 +0000

I have posted pics of a few items I have for sale in my profile under pics. If interested pm me or post here.

Thanks!

Hair and Make-Up Dilemma

JustKate — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 22:33:27 +0000

I know two girls from childhood, we've only recently (within the last 6 months to a year) reconnected via facebook, and they are willing to help with hair and make up. One does hair, the other does make up. The problem is that I haven't had trials with these girls and they live hours away so it's not exactly easy to coordinate. I've seen pics that the make up girl has done and the pics are awesome. Haven't seen any work from the hair girl but my mom said her mom used to do hair too. I liked the idea of having old friends helping me get ready since I thought it would ease the tension but now I'm a ball of nerves thinking they might not do a good job. If you were me, what would you do?

A little vent and asking for advice

sofarawaykisses — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:06:32 +0000

I have been engaged sincee Dec 11th and am loving it!!! besides the fact that lil to nich of it has been planned. The date is set for April 23rd 2011, but it seems like a lot of other ladies like this date as well. This was suppose to be the first step to starting the planning progress but with going to school full time, and working 2 jobs I have not been able to begin until about 2 weeks ago. I am in the process of looking for a venue, but its such a pain in the butt because my fiances uncle is paying for it and told us to plan the wedding of our dreams, to a wedding that will surpass are needs. Along with this comes with trying to figure out how many people and sending invitations out to those flying in. My fiance wants around 200, and I am fine that but once again planning two weddings for 200 and planning a wedding for less is difficult, because that also means two venues.Every place I have called is booked, so I am finding this is becoming more difficult.He is not sure how much he can pitch in so he asking for us to design two weddings and then based on his budget we'll pick one :) I am thrilled that he will pay for our wedding, just concerned about the date and other things! I am so thankful for his donation to such a special day. The problem is I dont have enough time to plan one wedding let alone two. I guess I don't know whats next! My fiance is a very laid back.. and it will work itself out type of guy. Which is good, besides now.
A few questions! 1. Where are you getting married? I live in the tampa area and am willing to drive.2. Should the date be moved? Are we trying to pull the impossible. Thank yo

ambuley

ashbosity — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:47:17 +0000

I know this is SO two weeks ago, but I saw small pinecones in the Dollar Spot at Target for $2.50 a bag today and thought about you. They were about 3-4" and about 15 in a bag. Hopefully, you got what you need already, but figured I'd let you know just in case.

Hor d'oeuvres Suggestions

lillianantonette — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:19:50 +0000

Hi Ladies,

I was just wondering what hors d'oeuvres you had or will have at your wedding? And how many passed hors d'oeuvres you served or will serve.

We're thinking 3 or 4 passed with a fruit and cheese station. We are using Arthur's as our caterer and have come up with a seafood, meat and vegetarian option. But I'd love to hear what everyone else came up with!

Thanks!

A WC girl switching sides and saying hello

JandAWeddingWed128913 — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:25:20 +0000

Hi girls!

I was a WC girl for over a year, but the boards are dead there. I have been on the December 2010 boards, through WC for awhile now and decided to just switch over. I didn't even know a CFL board existed.... Just wanted to say hello!

I'm getting married on 12/11/10 at Disney.

Looking forward to chatting with you all!

AW: 1 Month!

Megs30 — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:39:48 +0000

It's the final countdown...

Cermony and Reception OPINION!!!!! (HELP)

cetienne1 — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:23:44 +0000

Hello All,

I'm fairly new to "the knot" and the whole wedding planning ordeal. My fiance and I are working with a small budget and wanted to know your experiences or opinions on two venues were looking at to host our cermony and reception. ::DRUM ROLL:: PLEASE

- Womens Club of Winter Park????
- Longwood Community Center/ Building????

I've only seen the Women's Club so far. Its budget friendly and I'm picturing a Victorian themed wedding... Kinda like it but not in love :-/ What do you think?

Does the cost of these alterations sound right?

lovetothinkpink — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:42:11 +0000

I had my dress fitting yetsterday and the total was $395.

I was a bit shocked but wanted to know if all of you think I am paying to much. I will break down what's being done.

-Bra cups being sewn in-$20

-Hem bottom and crinoline (the dress has lace at the bottom,so it is not the average hem)-$150

-French Bustle-$125

-Adjust top and add boning to the side seams-$100

I feel like this is a lot,Is it worth it for me to take it from the bridal shop,eat $50, and get it altered somewhere else?

Productive weekend!

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Sneek Peek of Pics!!

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Wedding Show on the 24th

kaest4 — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:22:19 +0000

Is anyone going to the wedding show on the 24th?

Where to find

littlemoments324 — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:42:09 +0000

great locations for spanish moss in Brevard County, preferrably, Melbourne, Rockledge Cocoa?

Has anyone been to any parks where there were qutie a few trees with spanish moss?

BM gift suggestions

Dara Jeanne — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 18:12:46 +0000

Just looking for some good ideas for bridesmaids gifts...I want to give my girls a small gift after the shower as a thank you and then, of course, at the rehearsal dinner. I have some time to get this figured out, but wondered if anyone had any suggestions. I would rather it be something practical that they could use again. Any ideas?? Thanks for your help:) I hope everyone's weekend is going well!

Best,
Dara

Vendor reviews

emattchen — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:21:09 +0000

My wedding was perfect. I was so worried that something would go wrong or that a vendor wouldn't show up but it went off almost without a hitch. I'm not sure how to set up a website so here are my vendor reviews...

Lake Mary Events Center - A+. They were so easy to work with. Jennifer was available almost every time I went in and was willing to sit with me and go over any questions or concerns I had. The venue is beautiful and the day was perfect so that helped too!

Cuisiniers - A. Connie is not the most friendly person, but she gets the job done right. The food was exactly what we had expected and it tasted great! There was a big accident on I-4 and the dinner was late arriving but Connie gave me some options on how to handle it and none of the guests ever knew there was even a problem. The servers were all very friendly.

It's Tasty Too - A. The cake was absolutely beautiful. It was prettier than I expected and it tasted great. When I did the cake tasting, I thought the cake was a little dry but the wedding cake was moist and delicious! I didn't give them an A+ because we had requested Gran Marnier filling (which was not a listed option) and it wasn't as orangy as we had wanted but it still tasted awesome.

Weddings Only DJ - A+. Brian did exactly what we wanted. He played the songs we wanted, faded them at the right times as requested, and wasn't cheesy at all. We wanted our wedding to be more of a dance party than a typical wedding. We didn't want the chicken dance, the electric slide, or the conga line. He was perfect and prefessional!

Chapman Photography - I would give him an A+ even though we haven't seen the pictures yet, because I'm sure they will be great. Randy was awesome! He arrived 30 minutes early and was taking pictures from the minute he got there until the time we left. I never saw him standing around. He was constantly taking pictures and I know he captured all of the wedding.

Kristy Rapp - A+. My DOC double booked my date and I hired Kristy only 6 weeks out from my wedding. She was a life saver and made the day stress-free for me. I'm so glad that I ended up with her!!! She is as organized as I am and I was able to completely relax and leave all the coordinating to her on the day of the wedding.

Peddles - A-. Most of the flowers were perfect. The only problem was that I had requested white roses for the corsages for the mothers, grandmothers, and the reader because I wasn't sure what colors people would be wearing. When I got to the venue, I noticed that all the corsages were orange. I knew that my FMIL was wearing sage green and orange would totally clash. The florist (Vicki wasn't there) wasn't really nice about it, but she did end up getting white rose corsages for my mother and for the mother of the groom. Everyone else had to wear the orange corsages but it ended up working out fine with their outfits.

Arc de Belle - A+. I used them for the wedding canopy. This was the vendor I was most nervous about because I hadn't heard anything about them. I really wanted a canopy and they were the only company I could find. They showed up on time and the canopy was gorgeous!!!!

Questions: Cupcakes instead of Traditional Cake

mkovacik — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:55:22 +0000

Ok, so I read somewhere (probably on The Knot lol) that cupcakes are cheaper than doing a traditional wedding cake. If that's the case then awesome, love the idea and it's super cute. However, I'm wondering if any of you did the cupcakes instead of the traditional cake and how it worked out. I'm going to have 200+ people at my wedding and I'm worried about having that many available for my guests. Also, did your baker deliver them or did you have to pick them up? And did you have to provide the stand or did they do that for you? Soooo many questions!! So, if any of you have done this, please explain how it all worked please and thank you!

Reverend Tim Herring - Officiant

happe2gether — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:33:20 +0000

Has anyone used him as officiant or heard any review on him?

Any additional officiant suggestions?

Thank you

Bridal Showers

lkingvp1 — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:29:24 +0000

Ok so I am having a very very small wedding and I am having a bridal shower my MOH thinks I should ask everyone I want to come to the bridal shower... but I am nervous that people might get the wrong impression since most of them wont be coming to the wedding.... Should I have an anyone invited Bridal Shower or just those who are invited to the wedding!

Another DOC question- I Do Party Planners

ashbosity — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 05:10:05 +0000

Anyone used them or talked to them? They have 10 reviews of all 5/5 stars on Wedding Wire. I saw their ad on Craigslist, but their DOC package is only $325 for up to 100 people, which I could probably swing. I'm just nervous about things because my officiant has never performed a ceremony before (friend's dad) and I know I will worry about everything day of. Any input, ladies?

Winter Park Wedding

annakb8 — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:25:40 +0000

   I am getting married at Casa Feliz next August and am looking for rehersal dinner and hotel room block suggestions. Ideally I would like to keep as much as possible in the Park Ave area. I don't think this will be a huge issue for the rehersal dinner but I'm not sure if there are any hotels in the area. Has anyone done a hotel block in Winter Park?

     If there is nothing in Winter Park I would much rather go south, ie Downtown Orlando, rather than north, ie Maitland or Altamonte Springs. I think people will most likely want to go out after the wedding (the reception ends at 6) so I think it makes sense to have hotels close to nightlife.

     Please let me know if anyone has any suggestions! I grew up in Orlando but haven't lived there for about 6 years so I am not super familiar with good restaurants or things like that anymore. I do know the area though, and know how to get around. Thanks in advance for the help!

Ceremony and Reception venues

PocketOSunshine — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:34:05 +0000

My fiancé and I are totally stuck between having our ceremony at Leu Gardens and reception at the Winter Park Farmers Market or having the whole shebang at the Lake Mary Events Center. If anyone has had their reception at the farmers market I would greatly appreciate pros and cons you ran into. Is it really difficult to spruce up and require a lot of decorations? Likewise with Lake Mary. Any information/advice is greatly appreciated!

I hate that places get booked so early .. uhg what to do what to do.

Thanks in advance for your replies :)

Sunset Harbor Yacht Club

threebelles — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:56:14 +0000

As a previous bride of Sunset Harbor, I had my own issues with this club.

My issues failed in compassison to what I witnessed this past Saturday.

I was in attendance at a wedding this past Saturday. I was appalled at the unprofessionalism of Colleen, the Banquet Operations Manager. She had an altercation with the photographer and linens vendor! The same vendor I used that turned my budget wedding into a platimum wedding! Whatever issues she had with the vendor should have been handled inside her office not in the reception room where all the fellow guests could hear her. She came out several times, while guests were still in the room, when the music wasn't playing, yelling at the vendor. She shouted words like, "Go home Lyndsey!" "How dare you!" "Wait until I tell Kathleen!" (Kathleen is the Sales Manager, that is also very snobby and overly critical of people) Colleen returned and started ripping chair cover and sashes off the chairs. Throwing them on the floor. She began yelling at the photographers assistant as well. She and another employee, a waitress, started to harass the DJ, that was related to the vendor.

She also begain to curse and shouted from inside the kitchen, where staff and the florist could hear her. This is absolutely appalling! I am embarrassed to have been associated with Sunset Harbor and have already reported them to the Better Business Bureau.

Again, whatever issues she had with the vendors, Colleen should have waited until ALL the guests had left.

If I would have known that this is what goes on behind the scenes I would have never had my wedding there.

Whew. I hope this may help somebody in the future. Beware and alert your vendors.

- Jasmine

The update...for sale and such

stardust21587 — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 12:23:30 +0000

Ive basically been MIA from here since the wedding nearly a month ago. Tomorrow I am digging through the wedding remains and am officially updating my FOR SALE page!! Jewlery, accessories, decor, paper fans, bubbles, etc. I'll post again tomorrow when its complete!

Bridal Shower Locations

lillianantonette — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:50:43 +0000

Hi Ladies,

Does anyone know of a nice space to have a bridal shower? My cousin is looking into The Cottage at Lake Lily for mine, and from pictures (although there aren't that many) it looks really cute. Has anyone been to The Cottage for a shower, event, or just in general?

Also, if anyone has any other location suggestions, that would be great! We are looking for more of a space rather than a restaurant.

Thanks :)

Make-Up Freak Out!! Help Please!

eso16208 — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:46:44 +0000

My hair stylist has a make up artist that she recommends. We have been unable to reach her regarding doing my wedding. I'm 44 days out and have given up.

I need make-up recommendations- I know Meghan Davis has been popular on the board- does anyone have her phone number? Any other recommendations? The wedding ceremony is at 10am and we'll be at the hair salon from 5:30-8 so I need someone who will travel to either the hair salon or the venue (Leu Gardens)

Thanks for any and all assistance, ladies!!

Flower Girl/Junior Bridesmaid Dress Shops

angeltennis3 — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 19:43:38 +0000

Hi ladies! I am from the Indiana wedding boards! However, my flower girl lives in West Palm Beach, FL. (I'm not sure if that constitutes as South or Central so I will be posting in both...sorry for my ignorance!)

Could anyone please tell me what bridal salons are in that area? I'd love to check out their website to look at flower girl dresses. I'm looking for something that is a cross between a flower girl dress and a junior bridesmaid dress (basically, I'm looking for a beautiful violet colored dress suitable for an 8 year old!).

I appreciate your help! Again, sorry if I am posting on the wrong board

Wedding Dress for Sale, NEVER WORN, tea length

Theresa626 — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:42:03 +0000

200$
This is a brand new wedding dress that has never been worn. I purchased it because I wanted a short dress to change into just for my reception so I could dance easier. However, we were rushed and ended up having no time between pictures and the reception to change so I never got to wear it.

It is a beautifully made dress. It is designed exactly after the classic wedding dress that Audrey Hepburn wore in Funny Face as you can see in the picture below.

The top is a bateau style and the top and underlining are made with heavy matte Ivory silk.

The bottom is ballgown style with two layers of Ivory tulle over the silk. Underneath the silk skirt is a crinoline with another underlining to give the skirt it's fullness. It is tea length.

It is a size 8.

The silk part has already been steamed and it is hanging on a hanger with a dress covering over it.