I am back as a Mrs. with reviews!! I will try not the make them too long!! it was the best day ever and we had a blast!!
Venue: New River Inn-A!
We choose the venue because of its unique historical charm. It blended both of our personalities so well. It is beautiful itself but was so fun to play it up. You easily do whatever you wanted to it. Linda was so easy to work with. Since you are able to bring in your own vendors and have access to almost the whole building there was alot that we could do to make it ours. i highly recomment this place to anyone looking for something different.
Caterer: CA catering- B
They were very easy to work with the whole way through. I didnt have a planner but it felt as if i did because they help you with all the little details you dont think about. They are there the day of making sure everything goes smoothly. Marta was great the day of keeping everything going. I loved that all i had to do was deliver my things to them the week prior to the wedding and they transported everything to the site and set it all up for my. They made it come out ten times better than i imagined! My cake was included with the cost and it turned out amazing and tasted delicious!
The reason they got a B was for two reasons. One, the dinner was just marginal and a bit cold. The appitizers were amazing though! I went with a buffett and i with i would have gone with servered. Two, they started clearing things up at 9:30 instead of 10:00.
Photographer:Michelle Lawson Photography (Steve)- A++++++
Steve is absolutly amazing!!! I can not wait to see pictures i am sure they will be great. He got there about an hour or so earlier that he was supose to and stayed longer as well, all just to make sure he got all the pictures he thought were important. He is so great to work with he doesnt make you do anything you dont want to do. Which is great because my husband despises taking pictures. This was the reason i wanted steve becasue i knew we could knock out some good pictures and then just have fun, which we did. He handed his stuborness real well lol. I loved that most of the time we hardly knew he was there. I would use him again in a heart beat.
DJ & Lighting: ALB Events & Productions (Anthony)- A
He was great!! Very easy to work with. Music is not my thing, i love listening to it but thats it. So i loved that i was just able to give him a few song ideas for different parts of the night and he nailed the songs i liked.
He also provided me with my lighting. We had string lanterns which came out perfect. Also because we went with a tent he threw in a little extra uplighting.
Flowers: Emily with CA Catering-A+++++
She is absolutly amazing. I never saw my flowers till the day of (which i was okay with) and when they came i was blown away. I basically was able to explain to here a vision and she got it exactly! she also help with all kinds of little details through out the planning process.
Dress: Davids Bridal Sunrise-D
i absolutly hate this store!! lol I loved my dress and wouldnt change it for anything. It was just the right price but i would never go back there! worst experience ever. The people there no nothing.
Bridesmaids Dresses:Alred Angelo B-
not that helpful but there services is atleast better than at Davids. I loved the dress from there and i had to chose one that all my girls could get because they all lived in different areas.
Alerations by Rina: A++++
So glad i listened to all you girls. She truley is great and easy to work with. Her prices rock too! My sisters dress had to be fixed twice becasue she lost weight and the second time was the week before the wedding. she fixed it in 2 days and didnt charge her a thing!
Holland Limo: A
I only needed one way transportation and they at cheap rates for what we needed. They were very accomedating. At the last minute we needed out flower girl to ride in the limo with us so i made a call to them and we were able to get a car seat put in. I am glad i listened to the advise of a former Knottie because they will not wait for you. You need to be outside as soon as it gets there.
Hair and Makeup by Sandy!- A+
Sandy and her team are absolutly amazing. All my girls loved them and they all looked beautiful and unique. Her rates are very low for the great work that she does. I met sandy thorugh a friend so if anyone is interested in her message me for details.
I think that is about it!! I truely hope this help you girls out. If you have any questions about any thing feel free to ask. I will try to post some pictures soon!