Officiant: Suzanne Louzau of One Fine Day - A - Perfect to work with, she appreciated our sense of humor, and helped us to write the perfect vows for our day. She saved me when I almost walked back down the aisle without my bouquet and struck the perfect cord between funny and serious on our special day. Venue: Avery Ranch - B - While everything went well on our special day (mostly) - the customer service overall at this place left much to be desired. Our original planner quit and her replacement Kari left much to be desired. They were so disorganized at first that they didnt even know what I had been quoted for pricing. While they mostly redeemed themselves the day of there was one notable exception in the Catering Manager Bob. He was a complete jerk. He yelled at my photographer, my mother, my maid of honor, and even at the Groom. His attitude nearly ruined an otherwise perfect day. DJ: Fred at Encore Entertainment - A - Fred was a jewel. He may come across a bit abrasive/goofy - but he was dead on the entire day and night. He kept people on the dance floor and transitioned the party from the dances to the cake cutting to the final dance. Photo Booth: Todd @ Say Cheese - A- - the minus is for the lack of props at our wedding. We had attended a wedding they did two weeks before ours and there was a much larger/more organized arrangement of props for the photography - other than that - it was awesome! Photographer - Melissa @ Hemera Nyx - A+++++++ - I have never been more comfortable or more impressed with a wedding photographer. Even my guests were commenting how awesome and personable she was. She got all the shots without being intrusive and captured some beautiful moments of my husband and i without us ever noticing. She really is God's gift to wedding photography. Flowers: Rebekah @ the Glass Fountain - B+ - I'm sorry to give this rating to Rebekah as everything with her went really smoothly - except the day of the wedding. My flowers were dropped off four hours before the ceremony and by the time I received them half of my bridal bouquet was dead. My MOH's bouquet was not at all different from my bridesmaids as I had asked it to be, and instead of all my bridesmaids having the same color flowers - they were all different shades! I was the most disappointed in the flowers out of anything else that day. Cake: Michelle of Michelle's Patisserie - A+++ - the cake was amazing. Absolutely amazing. We ordered 50 slices OVER our guest count and they were all gone. We have received notes from over a dozen of our guests commenting on the awesome party - and the cake. In fact, three of the wedding guests have booked her for their weddings! Makeup: Katie Astoria @ Modern Muse Makeup - A+ - How to say this without sounding vain.. I looked amazing. I have a bit of redness to my skin that Katie covered up perfectly without making it look like I bathed in foundation. My makeup stayed perfect for over 10 hours with ZERO reapplication. She was on time and even came to my house! Loved her! Hair - Kristin @ Aveda Avant Salon Gateway - B+ - while my hair looked gorgeous - I had to add about 20 additional pins to it to keep it from falling out. I had mentioned this problem to her with my trial run but she didnt seem to take it seriously, which didn't thrill me. I hope the reviews helped you out! take care, kel --- For sale in my profile: black and white glass vases from the reception, candy jars, veil and dress!
