It's been over a month and I'm finally getting a chance to write this. I found reviews so helpful in planning and I want to pass that along
Venue - The Riverview
A+
From the time we stepped in there in July 2011 we have been nothing but pleased. Our coordinator was Alyson and she was AMAZING. The entire staff was on the night of. Food was AMAZING, guests are still commenting on it. We were able to specialize the menu to what we wanted and the venue itself is just beautiful and does not disappoint. I would use them again if we ever needed a function space
DJ - DJae Melee
A
A board favorite and Jae did not disappoint.Like others have said before, communication before the day of can be spotty, but never fear, the week before he is there for you and certainly is the day of! His online tool was so helpful for us.
Florist - Kelly at the Flower Girl Weddings (Southington)
A+
I knew Kelly would be fabulous, but she blew us out of the water. Our flowers were beautiful and many guests commented on them. Kelly is such a nice person and was so reasonably priced. I will go back to her and her family's shop (The Garden Path Florist - same building) for any florist needs.
Photographers - HK Photography
A-
Hubert and Alka are a board favorite and I can see why. They are amazing people and very creative. We found their packages reasonable. I'm glad we had our engagement session b/c it helped us learn we needed more direction for the wedding day to get the pictures we wanted. They took our inspiration pictures and ran with them.
I would say the only negative is that for both our engagement pictures and wedding pictures, the wait to see even a sneak peek is long (still haven't seen a sneak peek from our 11.10.12 wedding). I know they are busy, but this was never communicated when signing the contract and we would like to see at least something. But it's good they are busy
Day of Coordinator - Jennifer from Jennifer Lynn Events
A+
I'm so happy we decided to go with a DOC and that we hired Jennifer. She helped make our vision and work over 18 months a reality the night of. She was communicative and there to help with whatever we needed. She was VERY reasonably priced and I would recommend her to anyone looking for a DOC or full wedding planner.
Rehearsal Dinner - First and Last (Avon)
A
Curt was very easy to work with and they are very reasonably priced. We did pizza and salad b/c we wanted a casual feel and this certainly hit the mark.
I hope people find this helpful.