I was a May 2010 knottie and wanted to give the brevard brides to be some vendor reviews...
Hilton Melbourne Beach Oceanfront: We had the ceremony and reception here...it was a great place and beautiful setting...no problems with hotel room block or anything else. Melinda is the catering manager and organizes everything for the weddings and she is just awesome! Highly recommend her and the Hilton!
Petals Florist: Linda was wonderful to work with...she takes passion in her work and that is very important. She worked with our budget and stuck with it. Just have to keep on top of them because they have a lot of work going on and can get kind of unorganized. But, the flowers were beautiful!
Dillon Video: Brian at Dillon video is a true professional. He made a high quality video for us with lots of great footage. We had our videos done onlly about 3 wks after the wedding! I highly reccommend getting a videographer for your wedding because you will miss out of so many small moments. It was great to relive it all over again with the video.
Elegant Imagery Photography: Everyone that has worked with EI knows how wonderful they are! Our main photographer for wedding and E-pics was "D" and he is a wonderful talent and puts you at ease when you work with him. Victoria is a great business woman and has become more of a friend than just a vendor. Because they are in such high demand and take pride in their work, we are waiting...patiently..for our photos. I have no doubt that we will be very happy with them. Our E-pics were more than I could have hoped for!
Hair: My hairdresser and good friend Gidget works at Mondi Salon in Orlando and she came all the way to Melbourne just to do our hair! She is very talented and if you need a hairdresser, look her up and tell her Rani sent you! ; )
Makeup: I did my own makeup...but went to Ulta and they did a bridal makeover for me so I could try out some new brands and play with colors. I love the brand Dermablend for foundation...it comes out very Matte and looks like airbrushed on camera. I have oily skin and it keeps me from getting shiny even after a night of dancing and sweating in that big dress!
Aurora Unique Bridal Boutique: This was where I bought my Maggie Sottero and my mom bought her dress. Cami is the shop owner and such a great person to work with as well. They work very hard to make sure you are happy with everything. I wouldn't go anywhere else in Brevard for a formal dress!
Hope these help some of you brides to be! Best of luck!