Georgia-Atlanta — The Knot Community

Arches?

pokepoke27 — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:38:35 +0000

Do any of you ladies know a good place to buy/rent a wedding arch? I'm doing to be getting married at Roswell River Landing and I want one that is good quality so I don't have to dress it up too much.

Need 250 Silver Chargers

hatroopes — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:35:15 +0000

I posted this on the classifieds as well, but was trying to see if there was anyone local who has some silver chargers for purchase or rent. My wedding is October 22 and I can return them after that time. I need around 250

Get together...pick from the list

My_Matt — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:48:08 +0000

1) a Monday night or a Saturday Night ( Aug 11 or Aug 16 )

2) perimeter, alpharetta, or kennesaw

Please respond in post with answer to both. If the suggested dates don't work, please also state that. THANKS!

Open Bar vs Hosted Bar

maggiebaggie — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:56:33 +0000

Does anyone have any experience with hosted bars?

We're looking at some places that charge exclusively by consumption, and we're not sure how much our friends and families drink or not drink.

Thinking back on my own experiences, I definitely have gotten drinks at a wedding and then left them behind unfinished, only to get another one. My friends have all said they've done the same thing.

So at $5/drink....if I had 7 that's about $35 for the duration of the ceremony.....

But I know people (FI's friends) that can put down 10+ drinks.

Anyway, any thoughts, ideas, advice?

Thanks, girls!

"Old factory feel" venue?

revilo — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:07:09 +0000

We're looking for an old factory type of venue... maybe brick walls or old machinery in the background, hardwood floors... Do you know of anything like that?? Thanks!

Another word for Brunch?

jlander98 — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:36:41 +0000

Hi - my family is hosting a breakfast the morning after the wedding. We will be having breads, pastries, friut, yogurt, etc....i guess more of a continental breakfast than a brunch. Is there another word that you would use for this other than brunch? My mom feels that would be mis-leading, but continental breakfast seems like a free hotel breakfast to me. Any other creative thoughts you may have? Thanks!

outdoor wedding venues

mmartin261 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:22:59 +0000

I just engaged and am starting to get an idea of what I want to do but pricing is a huge issue. The one thing I know is that I would love an outside garden wedding. Does anyone have any ideas on where to start. Is it more cost effective to locate a garden/gazebo type location and piece meal the reception or allow someone to do everything. In a nutshell I am so overwhelmed and need any tips on locations and how to best handle having a nice wedding on a budget. Please help!

Affordable Cake place in NM Atlanta

jmflaherty — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:54:47 +0000

The venue where I am getting married and having my reception has a cake vendor that they use. However, I want to price around other cake designers in the north metro atlanta area.

Anybody have suggestions?

When to take e-Pic

lcroster — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 04:28:35 +0000

We have our photographer and I've very excited to take e-pictures but your wedding isn't until 6.9.12! How soon is too soon? We are thinking about taking them in late Sept early Oct! What do y'all think or better yet how many months end between your day and e-Pic did you have. FYI we will not be using the e-pic for STDs.

Mother of the Bride Dresses

jlander98 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:14:01 +0000

Hi! Does anyone have recommendations where to take my mom shopping this weekend for her mother-of-the-bride dress? She is looking for something a little more informal, fun yet age appropriate. My first thoughts were Nordstrom, Ann Taylor (for a classic look), the place where I bought my dress....any others that you have had experience with? Thanks so much!

Need Atlanta-area planning help.

Knot Annie — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:15:04 +0000

Hey Atlanta-area Knotties,

We’re doing an article for the local Georgia Knot Magazine, and we want to hear your tips on the best places in your area. Basically, this is a chance where we get to give props to local vendors. So tell us: What’s the best place for a bachelorette party in your city, the greatest florist, cake baker, hairdresser (and why!), or even the coolest place for photos or a post-wedding brunch. You’re not limited to these things, but it’s just an idea to get you started.

Post below, and thanks in advance!

Annie

double post oops edited

sharkgrl — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:01:04 +0000

sorry

Sunday Cake

dollfaceatl — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:00:36 +0000

So in trying to order a cake, a lot of affordable cake places are closed on Sundays... which is the day of my wedding. Does anyone know of a good affordable baker, that makes cheesecakes (the FI doesn't like regular cake), that'll be able to hook a sista up for her day? We're having a cheesecake and having sheet cake for everyone else to nosh (and to save some $$) but really want our petit cake to ooh and ah!

E Pics Are Here!!!

ymw6110 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:01:09 +0000

We love them, and can't wait to put together our STDs and Website with them. Photos under Sean and Monique.

http://lindamariephotography.wordpress.com/

Wedding Night Hotel

jmflaherty — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:28:47 +0000

My sister wants to pay for our hotel on the night of our wedding. While we think this is a wonderful idea, we don't want to choose a hotel that's super expensive.

We want to go somewhere downtown and want it to be romantic.

Any ideas?

MARRIED! Now for Atlanta vendor reviews!!

sct728 — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:11:43 +0000

Photographer--35 Atlanta, Ray and Erica. They were AMAZING! Totally went beyond my expectations and were so creative. THey were cool to hang out with too. It was nice to have someone around saying "Yes, this is normal" since they go to weddings for a living. =) Loved them!! Can't wait to see the pics when they're finished.

Day-of coordinator--Sashay Events, Alyssa and Katy. By far my favorite vendors. They made the day... actually the whole week before... so easy. They took extra steps to perfect the reception site and prepped for every step along the way. I highly recommend hiring a day-of coorindator if you're at all considering it.

Band--Moxie. SO FUN!! We loved having live music. They rocked out the dance floor all night--even skipped one of their breaks! They learned two songs especially for our special dances.

Cake--Eileen Carter Creations. Um, yum. We had 3 flavors on 5 different tiers. She was exactly what I wanted--a lady who bakes cakes out of her home and makes amazing buttercream icing. She initially didn't like my design for the cake but, once we got it sketched out and played with it, she ended up loving it. It was still good a week later when we got back from the honeymoon. MMMM!

Florist--Viridis Designs Alison Carlson. First of all, I loved her personally. And secondly, I LOVED my reception decor and personal flowers. Thridly, I loved her price. She was very reasonable and super creative. Alison was willing to reuse all most all the ceremony decor and bouquets at the reception. Let me say this though--she is super tough to contact with via email or phone. It was pretty frustrating honestly. In the end, I didn't care b/c my flowers were so gorgeous and she is such a cool person.

Caterer--Proof of the Pudding. WOW!! They were really great to work with--especially at our tasting. The chef invented a dish just for us that our guests were raving about. Our buffet was great! But DH and I had our own private dinner with a server which I wasn't expecting. Of course, I ate practically nothing. They saved me at the end of the night by packing us a really nice to-go bag--tupperware with some of the buffet food, chocolate covered strawberries, wedding cake, wine, plus a wine opener, plates, chocolates and wine glasses!

PM me with any questions or comments! HTH!!

Atlanta/Lawrenceville/Columbus vendor reviews!

caballtaz — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:18:35 +0000

I got married June 5th and finally have time to write some reviews!

VENUE/FLORIST/CATERING: Little Gardens in Lawrenceville www.littlegardens.com
I cannot say enough wonderful things about Little Gardens itself and the people who run it. When I first walked in and saw their beautiful ceremony site, I had a heart-stopping "This is it!" moment and was almost ready to sign right then! They are truly great people who work with you every step of the way. Every time you walk in their front door, you'll be greeted by delicious fresh cookies and lemonade. Definitely give this place a visit if you are looking for a beautiful outdoor ceremony in a garden (it's well-shaded, so even my June wedding was not bad). The indoor reception space was also beautiful, and the catering and decorating company they use (Magic Moments) were also great to work with to create a beautiful space and delicious food. The people behind Magic Moments used my magazine cutouts to help me to create my perfect vision, and when I didn't have specific ideas for something, gave suggestions to guide me towards something I would like. I really enjoyed working with them.

CAKE: Magic Moments Catering (they work with Little Gardens, The Atrium, Flint Hill)
I went with Little Gardens' catering company for the cake even though I didn't have to, because their cake was good and the price was right. They turned out a beautiful, professional cake and custom groom's cake that tasted great. We also used their serving set and toasting flutes because they were pretty, so no need to buy our own.

PHOTOGRAPHER: Kelly LaBruyere in Atlanta www.kellylphoto.com
I won a contest for free engagement photos from Kelly, and they were so amazing that I just had to book with her. She's a fun person to work with and always gets amazing shots that make you look great. I absolutely love her! My photos are here:
http://kellylphotoblog.com/2011/06/ashley-michaels-wedding-sneak-peek/
http://kellylphotoblog.com/2011/06/ashley-michael-little-gardens-wedding/

VIDEOGRAPHER: Primm Video in Atlanta http://www.primmvideo.com/
The Primms (a married couple) were really friendly people, very easy going and accomodating. I haven't seen the results yet, but I have confidence from the dvd they sent me before signing that it will be awesome. I will try to post a follow-up when I get the finished product.

DJ: Pulse DJ (Chris Meeks) in Atlanta http://www.pulsedjservices.com/
I found several good DJs that I thought would make me happy, and narrowing it down was not easy. I ended up choosing Chris because I felt like he would make the experience completely stress-free, and he did. He has an online client area where I was able to make my must-play, play-if-possible, and do-not-play list, and the week before the wedding, we had a phone appointment to talk about specifics and general themes. He was fantastic to work with, definitely stress-free, and just a great guy. He didn't play anything that I didn't want him to, and since I didn't specifically ask for it, didn't play any of the dances like the YMCA or chicken dance.

DRESS: David's Bridal in Columbus, GA
The ladies here were great and very patient as I tried on dress after dress. I had a good shopping experience, but didn't so much appreciate the number of phone calls and emails I got afterwards. The dress was perfect, but be warned, if you take it to ANYONE else for even the slightest alteration, David's Bridal will refuse to touch it again -- even just to steam it.

BRIDESMAIDS DRESSES: Formal Elegance in Columbus, GA
I had already picked out the dresses I wanted (Alfred Angelo), and Formal Elegance carried them. They worked with me to have all my bridesmaids send in their measurements and credit card info, then my sister-in-law picked up all the dresses. At the time they were running a special, buy three dresses get one free, so they just reduced each girl's cost of the dress instead of making us work out the total for ourselves. They also provided me with fabric swatches to give to the decorating company/florist.

HOTEL: Hampton-Inn Sugarloaf in Lawrenceville
First of all, I love all Hampton Inns. They have delicious free breakfasts and soft beds. They offered me $79 a night for my block of rooms (which they don't make you pay for if your entire block doesn't get reserved). They also gave me a url that people could reserve into my block online instead of having to call. Also, for every 10 rooms in your block that get filled, you get a night free in the bridal suite. My family used this suite before the wedding to host friends and family, since we don't live in Lawrenceville. It had a great little living room, a huge fantastic tub with a separate shower, and a separate bedroom. The sales team were great to work with as well, but the front desk had a little bit of confusion with my welcome bags for the guests. Not a big deal, though, and everyone was happy.

I think that's it for my wedding... the rest of the stuff (invitations, save the dates, prorgams, favors) I DIY'd. Vista Print was great for making magnet save the dates, so I definitely recommend them. Thanks for reading, and good luck planning your wedding! I'd be happy to answer any other questions.

South Atlanta Florist

haleightibbs — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:18:27 +0000

I'm looking for a dynamic florist in South Atlanta. All I can find is florists that specialize in hospital/funeral flowers...really not the look I'm going for! LOL! Any suggestions?

Feedback?

pokepoke27 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:59:32 +0000

We're at the point where we've set a tentative date, and in the next week or so we should know for certain if we can have that date. So I've gone on vistaprint and typed up a STD so I can get them ordered once the date is set. What do ya'll think? : )

Ignore the dotted boarder. That's just a screenshot from the editing page on VP, so that won't be there when it prints.
TIA : )

Out of town Knottie Needs Help!!

Smilesfrmthesoul — Thu, 12 May 2011 04:55:22 +0000

Good Evening fellow Knotties,

I am writing to you from Sunny Seattle, WA (LOL) this past week my FI and I decided to move our February 12, 2012 Wedding to the Atlanta area because I grew up there and my family is still there & our friends were basically too cheap (mild vent lol) to come all the way to Seattle for our Wedding. We were already planning a very intimate affair for about 30 people here we have decided that our Wedding Day would not be complete without them so we are bringing the Wedding to them and expanding the guest list to around 50 guests.

Our overall budget is around $4,000-5,000 because we are in the process of building a non-profit organization in South America and all of our money is devoted to that.

So we are looking for a venue... I have looked at Shamrock Community Use (Clayton County Water Building) online and I love their rates. Any reviews? I am a planner by hobby so all of the minor detais won't be a problem.

I also saw the Solarium but was confused by the layout (hard to get a clear picture from the internet). Reviews?

Any other venue ideas that we can hold ceremony & reception?

We are also in need of a caterer... Since the majority of the places we are interested in allow outside catering (we love that anyway) we want a caterer with fabulous food at affordable prices

If we decide to go with shamrock or the solarium we will need a decorator the does Draping to "jazz" the place up a bit

Any other reviews or suggestions on Rentals (chivari chairs, linens, etc.), Photographers, Get away car, etc. would be greatly appreciated

Thanks so much in advance!

PIP - Flower/dress question...rethinking my color scheme

maggiebaggie — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 01:51:43 +0000

I posted this on the 'flower' boards, but I wanted to post it here too just to get a local's point of view...I'd like to preface with with two things: 1.I'm not from GA, and I've never been there in the summer, so I'm not sure how hot August is, and 2. I'm pretty bad with color-schemes and matching, pretty pretty bad.

Anyway, on with the post:

Initially, before I went dress shopping, I had decided on sunflowers and a navy blue color dress for my girls. I thought it would be cute and everything was going swimmingly.

After dress shopping - I fell in LOOOOVE with a blush dress. Parts of it come close to white, but the bottom of it comes very close to pink.

I don't want our wedding to look like a rainbow threw up on it. So I think I'm going to have to nix the sunflowers in favor of a more subdued hue.

(might have to rethink my whole color scheme....I'll take ANY ideas you have, because I'm not sure where to go from here)

What flowers/colors do you guys think I could do? Any flowers that i should DEFinitely stay away from? Any that I should DEF consider?

Oh, and my wedding is in August. At least that's what we're aiming for. Summer.

help with picking wedding shoes

rubadubben — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:07:05 +0000

Hello. I am getting married this fall and I cannot find wedding shoes that go with my dress. This is my dress http://www.sotteroandmidgley.com/dress.aspx?style=SSM5049 in ivory. I need flats. I tried on glittery flats from Bakers. They looked terrible. Now I have a pair of lacy, crochet type flats from Aldo that I'm going to try with the dress. Any reccommendations?

Thanks!!

Bachelorette Party Ideas

xcandi83x — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:33:07 +0000

I need to plan a Bachelorette party for my friend but not sure of what to do. Everyone please send fun/different ideas my way! Thanks!

Affordable hair and make-up?

jgrimm — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 02:07:52 +0000

I am looking for on-site hair and make-up ideally, but not opposed to going to someone. My ceremony is in Buckhead so close to their would be ok. Help!!!

Any one want to do an Atlanta Board Get-Together?

My_Matt — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:39:52 +0000

We (I) have brought this up before, but nothing ever happened. It is open to anyone on the board, married or not :)

If there is an interest, please post and identify if you prefer weeknight or weekend and if you have any ideas that would be group friendly.

PSA: Shutterbooth 25% Discount

PetiteBride1 — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:14:42 +0000

Shutterbooth is currently promoting a "Christmas in July" discount of 25% off. Offer expires 7/31.

I went with another company but sis get to see/try them at a bridal show...really nice and everyone I know that used them had nothing but good things to say!

Atlanta Photographer under $1500?

Crysmith07 — Mon, 30 May 2011 22:40:13 +0000

Hey! I was wondering if anyone out there knew of a photographer that was under $1500 and doesn't limit the number of pictures taken??

I have found a few but they all seem to say 300-400 pictures...which doesn't sound like NEARLY enough! I am getting married in the Hiram area, if that helps. And any info is appreciated! Thanks!

How do I add a picture??

n82ureluvr915 — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:22:18 +0000

I want to add a pic to my sig but I forgot how. Help!!

Rooftop venues!!

seraphin&nadine — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 03:40:17 +0000

Does anyone know of any budget friendly rooftop venues in the Atlanta area? Thanks!

How long is your reception?

leahrachel521 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 01:23:25 +0000

I am one of the former Anthony's brides currently shopping for a new venue. My original plan was to have a cocktail hour starting at five o'clock, followed by a dinner/dance reception that would last four or so hours, making a total of five hours. Is five hours too long?

I am noticing that most of the venues I have been looking at allow for 4 hours of guest time, and you have to purchase additional time if you want your event to last any longer. I don't want to be unrealistic about how long people will stick around, but it seems like lots of weddings I have been to have lasted well into the night.

I'd be interested to hear how long others expect their reception to last.