Flowers: Frey Florist – B+
I’ve thought a lot about this review. I loved my bouquet and my reception flowers so much – they were exactly what I wanted. But some little details were wrong that just irked me early in the day. The MOH bouquet was supposed to be bigger, but all the BM bouquets were the same size. My husband’s bout was supposed to match my pink bouquet – it was white. That irked me the most. I’m a tad OCD so I’m sure other people wouldn’t be as bothered. There were a couple other little things off but the big stuff was all great. They came in $1000 less than the next florist – I’d use them again, but perhaps I’d take it upon myself to be more organized, such as typing out my expectations. If you are on a budget, definitely talk to them.
Photos: DB Photography – pending
I love Dave Bibeault and have enjoyed working with him. We did e-pics up at Fenway (so long ago!) and he makes me feel at ease which is rare. There was a lot of chaos with my family that day, and he kept things flowing. He also worked with Jim Murphy (of James Murphy Photography) whom I have known a long time and love. Jim and his wife Tana did e-pics for us as well in Bristol and I loved them too. I will post wedding pictures when available.
Video: Wedding Stories – pending
I can’t comment until we get a video, but John Cipolla was great to work with and I can’t wait to see it!
Trolley: South County Trolley – C+
We used a trolley because we had a fair number of people in our party to transport from Warwick to the State House and back to Warwick. I hate the look of limo SUVs and knew I didn’t want all the out of towners lost, so this made sense. I went with South County Trolley, because admittedly, I didn't do much homework. Of the whopping 2 places I contacted, they were cheaper. I did all correspondence via email (probably dumb). The guy – “Ted” - was weird to deal with. What I REALLY wanted was a white trolley. In the initial correspondence, that was no problem. I signed the contract and send it in - no longer available. D'OH! But it was probably my fault because I got busy and didn't send it as quickly as I should have. So, okay, whatever, I'll take a red one to save money. BUT - this was summer 2009 and he would not guarantee what the price quote for 2010 was until the new year. But, no deposit was due and nothing was binding so I signed the contract and sent it in. Turned out, the 2009 price stayed the same. “Ted” had mentioned in several emails that the red trolley would 'probably' be white by spring this year. Awesome, I thought. A few weeks before the wedding I followed up with “Ted” and confirmed the time line and just asked if the trolley happened to be white or red still. His reply (albeit in type) seemed REALLY snarky. Whatever dude. Trolley was still red - way to lead people on.
Day of the wedding- everything went smoothly, prompt, etc. Driver seemed nice enough (forgetting her name...). It was hot as hell on the trolley and the windows were open, messing up all of our hair. My mom swears I told her it was A/C, but I didn't save all emails and now I worry I mislead her and that was another company. So, that was my bad.
Overall, it was a weird company to deal with and I would definitely have spent more and gone elsewhere. BUT: overall, I liked using a trolley. My grade here is definitely aimed at how I felt they were as business people and how it was to deal with them, and not on the service day of. On a budget, I’d use them again.