We are married!! The wedding was beautiful and too short! When they say it goes by fast it is true!! We had amazing time thanks to wonderful family and amazing vendors that made the day. So here's the complete list of the good and the bad.
Venue- The Rusty Pelican B+
The amazing view, one location for ceremony and reception, food is great, and the inclusive packages was the main reason why we went with the place. The only stipulation we had with them was that we did not want to work with Don who to us was set in his way and was not flexible. The food, the drinks, the service was amazing. The captain of our wedding was amazing to work with the night of the wedding. Whatever we needed she was there for us making sure everything was ok. In the other hand the coordinator not so much. a week before the wedding we had spoken to Sharon and told her exactly how we wanted the room and during the rehearsal we saw the set up and it was not what we had discussed at all. we then proceeded to tell her what to fix and she said she was going to fix it. We had requested a 9 foot table to place picture frames of different sizes of when we were kids and in the middle would go a signature frame with our engagement photo. We provided them with a lay out of the table, numbered each frame, and placed each frame in a separate bag. When we got to see the cocktail room before we were introduced I see the pictures on the table and no signature frame on the table. The signature photo was on a table by itself in the corner with no pen! Also, we had discussed about the candy buffet being in the reception room and when we are waiting to be introduced we see the candy buffett in the cocktail room! To make this short the reason I was disgusted with this place was because they are not flexible at all. They'll say one thing and claim later that they never said that and they do not pay attention so if you go with them make sure they write everything down and remind them constantly! We told Sharon that we were staying at the Hyatt at the casitas and she sent the limo drive to the main hotel tower so we were late and she blamed it on me for not telling her. The food was amazing!!! The wait staff amazing the only negative was the coordinators.
Florist- The Bride's Bouquet A+++++++
What can be said about Debbie and her team!! They are AMAZING!!!! They are ALL about costumer service!! They are there to please the costumer and will work with your budget! I HIGHLY recommend her! There are no words for them! Debbie and her husband were the best to work with!! Very prompt and very reasonable!! LOVED THEM!!! The whole room looked beautiful!! My bouquet turned out just like the picture I had given Debbie! AMAZING!!
DJ- Rob Sword A++++
what can be said about Rob that hasn't been said about him here already! The uplights looked awesome around the room. He had everyone dancing all night long! Everyone talked about how much fun the YMCA skit was! He will keep everyone dancing all night and everyone kept telling us how much fund they had all night!!! Rob was amazing to work the day of the wedding. After photos Rob was there to guide us and made sure we ate during the reception so we had enough time to say hi to all of the guests. We highly recommend him!
Photographer- Mandy and Me Studio A+++++
Mandy and Anas are the best!!! We had amazing photos for our engagement and I can't wait to see our wedding photos! They are an amazing couple! Since they are from Sarasota and had never been to the Rusty Pelican they took a day and went to the Venue, and hotels we were thinking of staying to do photos at so they could have a location and help us decide which one to stay at. Amazing couple and so friendly. Whenever we start our own family we will definately contact them for family photos!!
Cake- A Piece of Cake A+
Laurie is very talented!! We gave her a picture of a cake I saw online and she did the exact cake I had envisioned!!! Plus it didnt help that the cake also tasted amazing. She was very prompt through email. I can't complain! Great vendor!!
Candy Buffett- Chic Sweets A+++
Natalie was amazing!! She matched the exact theme to the candy buffett. Very easy to work with. great prices and I recommend doing her cake pops and chocolate covered cookies!! They were YUMMY!!!! A great hit at the wedding!!
Guitar Player- Matt Aukerman A+++
We found him through a co worker of the hubby and went to see him perform at World of Beer and he was amazing. Everyone said that he was very good. He was very good at improvising and going along since the timing of the ceremony was not perfect. Would highly recommend him!!
Officiant- Pastor Dean Ryder A+++
Pastor Ryder and his wife are amazing! Very welcoming and very easy to work with. Their price is very reasonable as well! We just loved them!!1
Video- Liquid Video
I can't really rate him b/c we have not seen the video yet. But their price was very reasonable. The only reason we got a videographer was because I have family in Brazil and they were not able to attend the wedding.
Thank you for all of your help ladies and I hope to stick around a little to help others plan their wedding! My advice is enjoy every minute b/c time flies by. your wedding day will go by super fast!!
