DJ's/ Photographers? Florist?

JonesPartyOf2

Hi all.  I just booked my venue for 9/10/11 and am looking for suggestions for Florists for my bouquet or even reliable locations to purchase silk flowers en masse.

I live in Chicago, but my family is in Indianapolis, so I'm putting out feelers for any and all suggestions for photographers and DJ's.  I don't have a massive budget (or I'd be doing this up here in Chicago), but the pictures are of prime importance to me, and my fiancée is very keen on having a good DJ.  I suggested the iPod route, and got a No. lol

Thanks in advance for any suggestions you may be able to offer!!

jennalynn10

Photographer: Jamie Vester  jamievester.com
   We had our e pics taken 2 weeks ago and I LOVE them.  She is a great person to work with and gets pics up very quickly.  She is also VERY reasonable priced in my opinion.

DJ: XSight Music

   They are out of Kokomo (where my wedding is) but they do the Indy area also.  Everyone I talked to told me I HAD to have them...they are PHENOMENAL.  They are great MC's for your event and play a great mix of music.  They also do not display a banner with their name on it.  So nothing to ruin your decor. 

Good Luck!

vicki0508

Flowers: Painted Daisy
http://www.painteddaisy.com/main.html

Photographer:  Summer Yates - Summerly Photography
http://www.summerlyphotography.com/Site/HOME.html

We're going the ipod route, so no DJ suggestion

ETA:  I've seen that a lot of brides on here use www.afloral.com for silk flowers and I have heard lots of positive feedback.

PhotoMoto

We used Aliy at http://allisonmayer.com

we love her and still use her for everything!  Fabulous

jdaud

We're using Kevin Monahan Photography. It's a married couple and they made us feel completely at ease during our e-session, which can be pretty awkward. We were thrilled with the photos and can't wait to see what they do for our wedding: http://www.kevinmonahanphotography.com/

My florist is The Empty Vase. It's a new shop at 49th and Penn. They do a lot with home decor so they might be a great place to look for silk arrangements. (317) 925-8273

angeltennis3

Photographer:
Cybil and Brandon:  www.cybilandbrandon.com LOVED our engagement photo session we just took!

Florist:  Debbie Watson (distinctivedeb@hotmail.com) - did both of my cousin's weddings and they had AMAZING flowers. 

DJ:  Still searching :-).  I will know by the end of this week!

elcjones

photographer: Tessa Tillet

http://tessatillett.wordpress.com/

Florist- I did my own on afloral.com and they were amazing. I went down the silk flower route also! I went to a florist and it was practically robbery!

heathert1981

Photograhper Joel Cookston www.joelcookstonphotography.com
DJ James Guscinski Lakeside Entertainment
Florist My Fair Flora
Love them all they have been amazing so far!!

baber926

Hands down best photographer....Jamie Vester.... www.jamievester.com.

JonesPartyOf2

Thanks guys! I'm still looking for a florist for my bouquet, but I've got my photographer and dj all booked!

bebefolle

Definitely Kathy's Closet. By far the cheapest place you'll find for what you get. Kathy is such a sweet lady and really knows her stuff. 

I think my entire order was only around $400 and that was with a huge rose bouquet!

Erin275

You should check out www.nvisiblephoto.com! They are affordable and take beautiful pictures!!

punkrockchopstix

We are going with Lily Lane

http://www.lillylaneflowers.com/

She was on my short list because she had amazing reviews on this and other wedding sites.  She asks you about every detail of your wedding so the two of you can envision your "perfect" day (flowers-wise).  THEN she asks you what your budget is, so that you can have that vision while still fitting your budget (by switching a few flowers to something similar but in season, etc).  She is extremely affordable and extremely passionate about what she does, her enthusiasm is very catching.  She gets even more excited if you want something slightly offbeat like we do, and always seems to be available at a moment's notice.