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Hello everyone!
I'm extremely excited because FI and I have booked our venue and I bought my dress!! I just need to find a veil, shoes, photographer, videographer, florist, baker and invitations!! Please list the vendors that you have used or that you are using along with your reviews or encounter with them thus far. I am interested in good and bad reviews! Please pm me if needed.
P.S. FI and I are thinking about using KVS for both photography and video please list your reviews regarding them if you have used them in the past! Thanks!!!
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  • Vanessa630Vanessa630 member
    1000 Comments Fourth Anniversary
    edited December 2011
    I LOVED LOVED LOVED all of these vendors:
    Photographer: Studio1923
    Videographer: Fran Gagnon Films
    Florist: Jane from Just for You
    Cake: Mystic Market East (Was included in our package- great to work with)

    Shoes: DSW (I love buying shoes from here- check out their website)
    Invitations: Had someone on Etsy design it and then submitted the design to Cards & Pockets and got all of my invitation materials from them.  Another great experience.

    Good luck!
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  • kls114kls114 member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_connecticut_vendor-roll-call-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:65Discussion:60fdb5d3-fd57-437d-b01b-ef4f66b656f5Post:e4a34fba-a196-4b0e-b93a-0ca78f97a2d4">***Vendor Roll call***</a>:
    [QUOTE]Hello everyone! I'm extremely excited because FI and I have booked our venue and I bought my dress!! I just need to find a veil, shoes, photographer, videographer, florist, baker and invitations!! Please list the vendors that you have used or that you are using along with your reviews or encounter with them thus far. I am interested in good and bad reviews! Please pm me if needed. P.S.<strong> FI and I are thinking about using KVS for both photography and video please list your reviews regarding them if you have used them in the past! Thanks!!!
    </strong>Posted by darkoa1[/QUOTE]

    YES YES YES!!! We loveee KVS!! We just got our pro pics back & they are AMAZING!!! I have reviews in my married bio & will update with more reviews once we get albums etc.

    They are phenomenial!! :)
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  • kls114kls114 member
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    LOVED our vendors!!! Some reviews are in my married bio! Still workinng on the rest!

    Venue: Cascades
    Photo/Video: King Vincent Storm
    Florist: Jane from Just for You
    DJ/Entertainment: Richie & his crew from Jimmy Dee Music
    Uplighting: Music in Motion
    Make-up: Danielle Santagata (my own) Eleni Andrealis (girls)
    Cake: Creative Cakes by Donna
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  • Mandafly84Mandafly84 member
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    edited December 2011
    My veil is from the Bridal Mall.  It's soo beautiful, I love it!!  It was really reasonably priced, too.

    Our cake is coming from Mystic Market!

    We're using SD Photography:
    http://www.facebook.com/#!/PhotosBySD (LOVE her!)

    Our invitations are coming from DesignerJen.org:
    http://www.designerjen.org
    **Jen is also our DOC and she's giving us one heck of a deal because we're using her for both invites and DOC**

    Flowers are by Adam's Garden of Eden in Pawcatuck

    Got my shoes from http://www.zappos.com - they showed up the next day!!

    HTH!
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  • Soon2BeMrsTingSoon2BeMrsTing
    500 Comments Third Anniversary
    edited December 2011
    Veil and Alterations: Ida's Bridal (Torrington)
    Flowers: Jenny Carroll at Whole Foods of Milford
    Shoes: www.amazon.com
    Photography: Kelly Lorenz of KL Imagery www.klimagery.com
    Catering: Micheal Bosco at La Cuisine of Branford
    Make-up: Dana Bartone (I used Leigh)
    Speakers and Mic rental: New England Sound (New Haven)
    Classic Limo rental: Carriage Limo (Oxford)

    Invitations were totally DIY and my dress was purchased in China.

    I wholeheartedly recommend all the above vendors, especially Micheal Bosco, Kelly Lorenz and Ida of Ida's Bridal!
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  • mwitter80mwitter80
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    edited December 2011
    I just recently had a friend use KVS and her pics are fantastic. She loved them and based on her review I think they are a great choice.
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  • Carebear62584Carebear62584 member
    1000 Comments Third Anniversary
    edited December 2011
    Congrats!  When and where is your wedding?

    I am using these vendors for my June wedding:

    Florist:  Jane Just for You
    Photographer:  Studio1923...Jerome is nothing less than amazing!  We recently got our epics back and love them!
    DJ:  DJ Melee
    Shoes:  I got them from Macy's, my girls are wearing the same ones

    Cake:  J-Cakes in Branford.  It is included in my package
    Hair/Makeup:  Naomi's Salon in West Hartford.  We are using Tonya for hair and Candice for makeup.  I've had past experience with Candice but not Tonya.
    Invitations:  we went the cheap way and got them from 123print.com.  They came within a week, very good quality, and very, very inexpensive.
    STD's:  Magnetstreet.com
    My dress and BM's dresses:  Mariella Creations.  They do discounts if the bride gets her dress there.
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  • DiLynn83DiLynn83 member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_connecticut_vendor-roll-call-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:65Discussion:60fdb5d3-fd57-437d-b01b-ef4f66b656f5Post:e6e2741f-4b5d-4e0a-8359-3f15f4e84b83">Re: ***Vendor Roll call***</a>:
    [QUOTE]My veil is from the Bridal Mall .  It's soo beautiful, I love it!!  It was really reasonably priced, too. Our cake is coming from Mystic Market ! We're using SD Photography : <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#" rel='nofollow'>http://www.facebook.com/#</a> !/PhotosBySD (LOVE her!) <strong>Our invitations are coming from DesignerJen.org : <a href="http://www.designerjen.org" rel='nofollow'>http://www.designerjen.org</a> **Jen is also our DOC and she's giving us one heck of a deal because we're using her for both invites and DOC**</strong> Flowers are by Adam's Garden of Eden in Pawcatuck Got my shoes from <a href="http://www.zappos.com" rel='nofollow'>http://www.zappos.com</a> - they showed up the next day!! HTH!
    Posted by Mandafly84[/QUOTE]

    <div>Same here!</div><div>
    </div><div>Also, I'm a RI bride but I'm using a couple of CT/national vendors:</div><div>
    </div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';line-height:normal;font-size:medium;" class="Apple-style-span"><div style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10px;background-color:initial;background-image:none;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:#1f1f1f;font:normal normal normal 11px/14px Arial, sans-serif;text-align:left;">My cake is coming from Felicia's Sweetface in Gales Ferry<div>
    </div><div>I got my shoes from DSW</div><div>
    </div><div>And my photog is Larry St.Pierre from Mystic</div></div></span></div>
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  • rswan412rswan412 member
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    edited December 2011
    booked our venue and I bought my dress!! I just need to find a veil, shoes, photographer, videographer, florist, baker and invitations!!

    Congrats! I'm an April 2012 bride, but so far I love the majority of my vendors:

    Attire: Melissa Ashley Brides in RI- shoes- I'm PUMPED about my shoe choices- I was going to get custom made shoes but decide they weren't worth the splurge- then I came across these beauties deisgned by Fergie- so pumped! http://www.fergieshoes.com/Shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?p=10537&pg=5164851

    Photographer: Ashley Stelzer www.aestelzer.com- love her work, more than willing to share my engagement picture gallery if you're interested...

    Florist: Flora Flora in Noank. So far, she is the choice that I am most nervous about. I loved her creativity but she isn't great at getting back to emails and communicating with me. To be fair, she does have two young children, and creative people can be a little flighty...we'll see! I interviewed with Montville Florist (loved them) and Jane at Just For You Flowers (loved her too).

    Invitations: Jess at ESTO Prints- she rocks- she custom makes all invitations, is about half the price of most online sites- I'm getting a great deal on my paper products for her and she has been fabulous thus far! http://www.estoccasions.com/#!estoprints

    Good luck, PM me with any questions and do share your choices with us :)
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  • cgbabe229cgbabe229 member
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    edited December 2011
    Congrats! I absolutely LOVED all of our vendors.  Only ones we would absolutely NOT reccommend is who we did our programs through :)

    Venue: Wright's Mill Farm - Amazing! LOVED LOVED LOVED this place and Linda was so easy to work with.  And a definite plus.... the chef's food was incredibly delicious! Every person I talk to brings up how good the food was! 
    Dress & Veil: Bridal Mall (I got my dress there before they stopped ordering dresses and so it just worked out better to get them at the same place so I could try them on together, but I hate how they won't tell you the designer so you can't look around!!)
    Shoes: David's Bridal (I would actually not reccommend them for any service, but I fell in love with a pair of deep purple heels there that were not died so I didn't have to worry about the color running on my dress)
    Photographer: Roger's Photography - absolutely amazing people! We also used them for a photobooth and our guests absolutely loved them because it wasn't like a typical photobooth!
    DJ: Upbeat DJ, LLC - Greg Bugbee is wonderful to work with and so reasonable.  And they actually also provided me with uplighting for our entire venue for $200! The purple was so pretty!
    Videographer: n/a
    Florist: LeFrancois Flowers - Unbelievabley gorgeous! I wouldn't have gone anywhere else though - my entire family uses them for every occasion! 
    Baker: Chocolate Rose Bakshop (our venue had a contract with them so we used them because we had to, but it turned out beautfiul and tasted great! I've have so many people comment on how it didn't taste like a wedding cake because it was so delicious! And best part - she handmade a funfetti cake for us!!
    Invitations: Personalized Prints, LLC - Niki owns this shop out of Norwich and she did such a wonderful job! 
    Programs: Minuteman Press - the guy that works there was a complete jerk and we had so many problems with them.  We ended up getting them for free, but some of them had a yellow streak through the middle bc there was yellow ink on their printing roller when they were printing him and he said that it was our problem! Could go into so much detail with this one, but I'll save you all! Just don't use them for anything!!
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  • jennylove810jennylove810 member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_connecticut_vendor-roll-call-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:65Discussion:60fdb5d3-fd57-437d-b01b-ef4f66b656f5Post:240e24c2-437b-4564-860d-6df065ad72b9">Re: ***Vendor Roll call***</a>:
    [QUOTE]Congrats! I absolutely LOVED all of our vendors.  Only ones we would absolutely NOT reccommend is who we did our programs through :) Venue: Wright's Mill Farm - Amazing! LOVED LOVED LOVED this place and Linda was so easy to work with.  And a definite plus.... the chef's food was incredibly delicious! Every person I talk to brings up how good the food was!  Dress & Veil: Bridal Mall (I got my dress there before they stopped ordering dresses and so it just worked out better to get them at the same place so I could try them on together, but I hate how they won't tell you the designer so you can't look around!!) Shoes: David's Bridal (I would actually not reccommend them for any service, but I fell in love with a pair of deep purple heels there that were not died so I didn't have to worry about the color running on my dress) Photographer: Roger's Photography - absolutely amazing people! We also used them for a photobooth and our guests absolutely loved them because it wasn't like a typical photobooth! DJ: Upbeat DJ, LLC - Greg Bugbee is wonderful to work with and so reasonable.  And they actually also provided me with uplighting for our entire venue for $200! The purple was so pretty! Videographer: n/a Florist: LeFrancois Flowers - Unbelievabley gorgeous! I wouldn't have gone anywhere else though - my entire family uses them for every occasion!  Baker: Chocolate Rose Bakshop (our venue had a contract with them so we used them because we had to, but it turned out beautfiul and tasted great! I've have so many people comment on how it didn't taste like a wedding cake because it was so delicious! And best part - she handmade a funfetti cake for us!! Invitations: Personalized Prints, LLC - Niki owns this shop out of Norwich and she did such a wonderful job!  <strong>Programs: Minuteman Press - the guy that works there was a complete jerk and we had so many problems with them.  We ended up getting them for free, but some of them had a yellow streak through the middle bc there was yellow ink on their printing roller when they were printing him and he said that it was our problem! Could go into so much detail with this one, but I'll save you all! Just don't use them for anything!!</strong>
    Posted by cgbabe229[/QUOTE]

    Interesting.. if you don't mind me asking, which location did you use? Because I know they're franchised and have different owners, but I knew a guy who worked a MMP and he was a complete and total DB.
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  • Whtara10Whtara10 member
    Fourth Anniversary 100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Caterers: sweet relief catering. I know you said you already have one but the food is good and inexpensive. And they have a really cute restaurant in downtown new haven called the kitchen table. Would be really good for a bridal shower or rehearsal dinner Photographer: Michelle Ferro. You can check out her work at ferrophoto.com. I have an 18 month old and she took all her pictures including ny maternity pictures. So naturally I'm using her for my wedding as well. She's creative and has packages for every budget! I will never use anyone but her! For my daughters first birthday she even made a video of all the pictures with a few different songs an quotes. She really is amazing! DJ- his name is Danny. I forgot his last name because it's my best friend's cousin. He is one of the dj's the does the west haven beach. Florist- im not sure who I'm using yet but I looked in to a flower affair in west haven. They seem to be pretty reasonable with price and Jennifer is really nice. Dress- David's bridal
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  • Karebear852k3Karebear852k3
    1000 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Veil: Dana Bartone was my stylist and recommended to me a lady who did custom veil work - Paula Pierson from Paula's Sewing Basket.  I would definitely recommend her - she totally "got" my vision and found the perfect veil to go with my dress

    Shoes: I did an extensive Zappos.com search for shoes and finally found the white Badgley Mischka "Oma" shoes, but couldn't get them in my size or color on Zappos.  So I ended up doing a Google Shopping search and found the exact color and size I needed from a seller on eBay for 1/3 the price on Zappos.  It was meant to be!  They were absolutely perfect for my dress and style <3

    Photographer: Annandale/A Love Story photography.  Kiva & James are beyond awesome with a camera and so laid-back and easy going to work with.  They take so many photos and get them back to you so quickly (send you the disc with photos both formatted in size for web/facebook and also high-resolution for prints) and the rights to the photos belong to you so you don't have to order prints through them

    Videographer: N/A

    Florist: Jane at Just For You - board favorite!  Ask anyone on CT TK board, you won't hear a bad thing about Jane (and for good reason, because she's awesome, works within any budget, and is truly masterful at what she does)

    Baker: Mystic Market East (like Vanessa, I got married at Mystic Seaport and it was included in our catering package with Coastal Gourmet)

     Invitation: I found a beautiful and simple style off of Carlson Crafts' website and was able to order them through a local stationary store in my town.  They came quick and were perfect.  I got calligraphy done (because my handwriting is good, but not wedding good and I didn't want to run them through the printer) by Michelle Dowling of CT Calligraphy and it came out beautifully (she also did my programs, favor tags, and Message-in-a-Bottle place card scrolls/tags.)
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  • calindicalindi member
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    edited December 2011
    Attire & Shoes:  I live in Miami and bought my dress here, but I bought my shoes from Nordstrom.  They're Badgley Mischka and I'm obsessed!  See my siggy!

    Photographer:  Alexis Stein Photography.  They're incredibly talented (I'm a total snob when it comes to art/photography - I want composition, balance, light, depth, etc. and so I tend to only like ridiculously expensive photographers, but these guys are VERY talented and experienced at a lower budget).  We did our e-pics and I just loved it!  Plus it's two excellent photographers rather than one star and one "assistant".

    Videographer:  DL Video Productions.  I'm thrilled with their work, though we had a bit of a hiccup in communications (mostly my fault, but I wasn't thrilled with how they responded, or rather didn't respond).  We're getting it ironed out, though, and I would definitely recommend their work.  Very, VERY talented!  I looked and spoke to dozens of videographers and this was the only one I wanted to use.

    Florist:  Christine at Azalea Blooms.  My Mom handled this, as she needed a job and she's good at this stuff.  She went obsessive and met with around 20 different florists, but she really liked Christine and she has experience working with our caterer (who she actually recommended to us).

    Baker:  No baker.  No cake.  Sorry!  We are having cupcakes as favors, and we're getting them from Georgetown Cupcakes in DC (a friend is driving them up the day before the wedding).

    Invitations:  Myself.  I do Adobe Illustrator graphic design in my spare time. Not sure how I'll have them printed yet, but I'll figure that out when I get to it!

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  • Amylynn1022Amylynn1022
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    edited December 2011
    We absolutely Loved all of our vendors!!!

    Photographer: Dave Wrobel
    DJ: DJ Melee- Jason Palermo
    Videographer:Friend
    Florist: Aerie Mountain
    Cake & Cupcakes: Cakes Unlimited
    Hair & Makeup: Larissa Lake!!
    Invitations: DIY
    Dress & Shoes: Beautiful Brides
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  • PeachesKFGPeachesKFG
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    edited December 2011
    Congrats! The venue and dress were my 2 favorite "checks"!

    My venue is Saybrook Point Inn in Old Saybrook (for ceremony and reception). I've had a great expeirence so far but they just got a new wedding coordinator, which makes me a little nervous, but I think she will be just as good as the previous coordinator. Either way, so excited to have our wedding there.
    Photo/Video: Mia Paige Photography - she's been great so far and is very affordable. Florist: The Pink Petunia in Cheshire - my mom is a florist there. Since my mom is my florist, I guess I can't even give her a review because obviously it would be biased! lol
    DJ/Entertainment: DJ Melee - a big favorite on The Knot. Everyone seems to love him. He's been great to work with so far.
    Make-up: Dana Bartone. I have yet to meet her but I booked her based on her awesome reputation alone. Maybe a risky move but I doubt it :)
    Dress: Michele Bridal Boutique in Westbrook (at Water's Edge shops). My consultant was Krista. She was awesome and i LOVE my dress!
    BM Dresses: Mariellas in Rocky Hill. Good to work with and good prices, but insanely crowded on Saturdays. Definitely much calmer on a weekday!
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  • Salamandy24Salamandy24
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    edited December 2011
    I recommend the following for you!

    Florist: Stylish Blooms

    DJ: Jason Palermo (DJ Melee)

    Photographer: Sidney Chang Photography

    Videographer: Vividography

    Good luck!
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