Hi everyone! There are hardly ever reviews on here, so hopefully mine can help. We did a lot of the stuff ourselves but we did have some great vendors. Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum A+: The site was amazing with a lot of different options whether you want an indoor or outdoor wedding. It rained mid-ceremony and the site staff was amazing at getting everything moved indoors for us and they were on top of everything. Appetizers and dinner were great and got great reviews and the bar was quick and made pretty good drinks. Marci Dickerson, their site coordinator, was great. She met us whenever we needed and gave great advice when we didn't know how to configure something. Action Rentals B: We ordered our rentals for our 80 person rehearsal dinner from them and also some additional chairs for the wedding ceremony. It took us a few tries to get our orders correct and they ended up delivering our chairs 1 day early which came as a surprise to us. Then they came a picked up a day late after we called them to figure out why things had not been picked up. We were able to get it figured out and they did not charge us for the extra days as they realized it was their mistake, but not something you want to deal with the day before and after your wedding. Sam's (for flowers) A: We ordered all our flowers through Sam's online and had them delivered to a friends house. We ordered 300+ calla lillies, 150 roses, and some bunches of greenery and they turned out great. When you first get them shipped, they are dry and sometimes look a little wilted, but once you cut them and get them in some water, they perk right up. We got ours in Friday, and by Saturday morning when we were putting them together, they looked great and were at their peak. I highly recommend them if you are looking for bulk flowers as they were the cheapest we could find. DOC, Roxanne A: Someone else on this board had used her before and I received her information from them. She was amazing and very affordable for what she did. I gave her all the information on how I wanted things set up, we did a walk through on Friday, and she did a great job getting exactly what I wanted across. She also worked under some crazy conditions as it rained 1/2 way through our ceremony and we had to shift our plan to all indoors. She was on top of everything and kept all our vendors on track and checked in with us all night and then did most of our clean up as well. I never felt stressed or worried about things getting done b/c she was doing it all for me. It was one of the best purchases we made. Allure Salon A: I also got this recommendation from another bride on here. I made the appointment for hair and makeup for 6 of us, plus hair for my mom and my grandma and they did great. They got us in and out in the time we needed and did a great job on what the girls wanted. They have a big room so all of us could just hang out and talk and I brought in stuff for mimosas and they didn't mind us 'taking over' that area. I also highly recommend Angie for a massage; my mom and I went in the day before. She charged $55 for an hour and it was one of the best massages I've had. Wedding Xpressions Photography A+: I can't say enough good things about our photographer. He has a few packages to choose from and we chose one that included engagement photo shoot and all day wedding. Our e-pics turned out amazing and so far what I've seen from our wedding are great. He was with us from 9am at the salon to midnight. I didn't want traditional, stand and look at the camera photos and I knew his style would deliver more of what I was looking for and he definitely has delivered. Check out his website:
www.weddingxpressions.com/blog. Our teaser pics are probably up there too
We did a first encounter where we met before the ceremony and took photos and I can not emphasize how much we LOVED this and are so glad we did it. It did not take away from the walk down the aisle for those who think that! We also added his photo booth and it was a hit with our guests - there is one picture in his teasers to give you an idea of how much fun people had with it! We also had mariachis and a private bartender at our rehearsal dinner if anyone is looking for either that were great. We catered from Andales for that, and they were also great to work with. Our bridesmaids luncheon on Friday was at St. Clair and they were very accommodating to our group of 12 and their food and wine was great. Hope those help... I'll update my bio with pro pics once I get them!