Hello Ladies! So I’m back from our 2 week honeymoon & I have my reviews ready. Our wedding was a dream come true, everything about it was perfect. I was soooo happy!! I must say, I do miss planning lol Our photographer posted a few teasers, check them out at www.hazelr.com under her blog.
Ceremony- Coral Gables Congregational Church A++I love this church, it is so cozy & beautiful. Chely the wedding contact was great to deal with throughout our planning. Rev. Milan made our ceremony perfect, he personalized it so well that all of our guests raved about him, he even gave the Dolphins vs Jets score at the end of the ceremony. lol Reception- The Rusty Pelican A+Although at the beginning there were a few communication issues with Edward everything turned out great specially after Christina took over. The price was perfect, we ended up getting more than we thought we’d be able to afford, they definitely work with budgets. The food was delicious and service was great. The view was to die for, all of our guests were amazed with the beauty of the skyline shining through our ballroom. The only mishap that happened was that I requested to have high boys in my cocktail hour & when I got there I saw they had put small tables with chairs. Other than that, everything went perfect! Florist- Flowers by Luenzo A++ Ladies looking for a florist, I definitely recommend them; their quality of flowers, ideas and prices are awesome. They definitely impressed me, they included more flowers than I expected. They made me extremely happy with how our ballroom turned out. We never thought that we'd be so into flowers after meeting with them. Thanks to their ideas & prices we were able to have beautiful center pieces & unique ideas throughout the reception.
Photographer- Hazel R A++
Yes they are kind of pricy but their work is to die for. Our engagement session at the train track is to die for, the b-pics look straight out of a victoria's secret session & so far the pics I've seen from the wedding are just perfect! They surprised us at the reception with a "day of slideshow" it started with a video from our engagement session to pictures of the getting ready & ceremony. Everyone raved about them. Pics under her blog.
Videographer- My Treasure Videos A++
Javier is awesome to deal with. Although our video is pending I am in love with our teaser. It's true what past knotties say, he is pretty much invisible on the big day to the point that I was a bit worried that he hadn't shown up lol He is very professional & quick with e-mails. Looking forward to seeing our dvd!
Lighting/Chairs- Leyani ANow the only reason they didn’t get an A+ is because I told them I wanted the room to really glow & honestly I didn’t think it was glowing. We had rented 25 lights! I think maybe they were too small. As for the chairs everything looked great. Pilar over at Leyani is a sweetheart. DJ- Party All Night BBeing that DH is a DJ this was a very difficult vendor to pick. We went with him because we had heard him dj at a previous wedding & liked his work. We were upset at the fact that he didn’t have a lot of the songs we requested in our list and he was suppose to say the reason we were coming out to the song we came out to & he didn’t! I had even typed it up for him, he just had to read off the paper.
Cake- Edible Creations A-
I can't believe I'm giving them an A-. This is one of my favorite vendors, they are great. Now the only reason they didn't get an A++ is because our cake looks yellow in pictures!!!!!!!!!!!! Not sure why but it looks yellow! I was so happy to have a different cake and in the end I'm disappointed. We had 5 different round cakes on different sized clear vases with lighting inside the vase (ask me for pics) the idea was awesome but now everytime I see a picture it upsets me. I have to call Lili and ask why it ended up yellow.
DOC- Classic Affairs, Jessica A++
She was awesome!! Not sure what I would've done without her. Although she came into the picture about 2 months before the wedding she was on top of everything. The last 2 weeks were the craziest for me & she was there to help call vendors and figure things out. She was at the church/reception making sure everything ran smoothly. I highly recommend her!
Dress- Coral Gables Bridal Boutique A++
They are all so caring at this boutique, they took the time to help me find the perfect dress & were always available for me everytime I wanted to go try on my dress for the fun of it.
Transportation- Jet Set Limos A++
We used them for the S500 which was used for me to get to the church & reception. They were on time & price was great. Very professional.
Transportation for BM- Lime Light A++
Same as above, very professional and great prices!
Hotel Stay- Epic Hotel A++
My bridal session was beautiful thanks to their beautiful lobby area! Great service & the price was great due to booking through my job.
Make Up- Amaris, Mac A-
I loved how she did my make up for the trial but for the big day I felt that there was something missing. By the time I got to the reception I looked as if I had no make up on. I am glad though that she didn't make me look cakey as some other make up artists do.
Hair- Leslie A++
This girl is talented. She did my mom- grandmother- mil & me. She is quick and creative. I loved how she did our hair. I love her!!!!!!
I think this is it, if you think I'm missing a vendor let me know 