(Taking a few of these straight from my weddingwire, because I'm lazy.
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Ceremony and Reception: Apple Creek Inn: A+
Apple Creek Inn was amazing! When we moved our ceremony from outside to indoors the day before our wedding, they put together an absolutely lovely space in the reception space. The food was *amazing*, and the staff was wonderful. They even dealt with us being late on our guest count in a stride. I couldn't have asked for a better place to have my wedding!! In fact, the only thing I would have changed is for them to have two bridal dressing rooms so that one bride isn't forced to either wait or get dressed elsewhere.
Cake: Sue's Cakes: A+
Sue's Cakes offers cakes that are both affordable and delicious (~$1.65/slice). It had all our guests raving! (and not just about our awesome Star Wars action figure cake toppers, either!
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Dress: David's Bridal (Green Bay): B
David's has some very beautiful and affordable dresses. However, due to their commission based selling structure, David's also has the occasional overly pushy consultant. That being said, I bought both my dresses there, and if you can avoid being talked into something you don't want, it's hardly the worst place to get your dress.
DJ: Elite Music Service: A+
Scott was our DJ, and was a great not only during our wedding, but also during the planning process. He knows a lot of area resources and was able to point us in the directions we wanted to go. I couldn't have asked for a better DJ on the night of our wedding, as he was able to keep both me, the bride with eclectic and not always popular musical tastes, and the guests, happy. We received many comments from our guests throughout the night and for days afterwards about how good the DJ was!
Invites: Badgerland Printing: A+
I definitely recommend Badgerland for getting your invitations - if you order through them, they knock off a certain percentage of the price of your total invite order (I think about 15 - 20%!). In addition that great incentive, they have many invitation "look books" with varied styles, and will even let you check out a book over the weekend.
Photographer: Joe Hang: A
I have to say, after having our engagement pics taken by him, I was a little nervous about how our wedding pictures were going to turn out. My reservations turned out to be unfounded, since the pics are great! I think his strength as a photographer is really capturing moments as they happen, and not so much posed shots since giving direction on poses and such doesn't seem to be his strong suit.
Flowers: Broadway Flower Market / Patty Mott: A
I wasn't too fussed about how the flowers looked and gave Patty a lot of free rein, and luckily that worked out because the flowers were beautiful! My bouquet, one of the few things I had some idea of what I wanted on, turned out a little different than I expected (but I have to admit I was giving confilcting ideas
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Guitarist: Dan Weaver // Bob Shebesta: A
Dan was going to be our original guitarist, and was wonderful during the whole process of planning the music, and even arranged some music for the guitar just for us (the magnetic fields, iron & wine/the postal service, and some beatles music). Unfortunately, on the day of the wedding, I got a call from Dan saying he had kidney stones! Luckily though, his friend Bob was willing and able to step in at the last moment. For someone who only had about four or five hours to learn all the ceremony music, Bob did an amazing job! I was very happy with how it turned out, all things considered.
All in all, it was a beautiful day, and my vendors were pretty exceptional. I know I forgot some things, if anyone has any questions about anything just let me know!!