Here you go-these were always my favorite posts to read...As you will see, I was very lucky at having great vendors-i would recommend almost all of them in a second to anyone..... Holiday Inn Mart Plaza-A++++ Would highly recommend-this venue was amazing and Barbara Martin (the coordinator) was fabulous. The food was excellent and everyone at the wedding were amazed by the view (this place has floor to ceiling glass windows)...Look here if you still need a venue RHB photography-A++++ Rob was fantastic and his pictures are amazing! He was one of my favorite vendors to work with...You didn't even know he was there taking pics and his assistant was also great! Amazing pictures! Highly Recommend Morgan Blaul-A++++ Along w/ my photog, my other favorite vendor-she was simply amazing and she did 9 of us the day of the wedding and everyone looked their best-she is worth every penny! I booked her w/o a trial ...She is also very easy to talk to...Highly recommend! Tufano's Vernon Park Tap-A++++ We had our rehearsal dinner here and we did family style-we had our own room in the back and the food was delicious and the staff great! This is great for a relaxed dinner w/ amazing food! Highly Recommend! Alliance Bakery-A++++ I didn't have a choice of bakery b/c this is who the Mart Plaza goes through, but I couldn't have picked a better place...They did our grooms cake for our rehearsal, did pastries for the morning of the wedding and also our wedding cake-everyone raved about it all-they are amazing! Highly Recommend! Tone Productions-A+++++ I can not say enough amazing things about our DJ's. We had Dan (the owner) & his assistant and the dance floor was packed all nght long...He went above and beyond to get certain songs we requested (the Old School CD) and had copies for my husband the night of....I would recommend Dan and Tone Productions for any event! They were simply oustanding-The music was so good we couldn't believe it was time to go home! Highly Recoomend I Do Photobooths-A++++ THis was a huge hit-everyone went perfectly and the pics were great-we got copies of them all....the attendant was great....again highly recommend and my guests LOVED it! (they are affiliated w/ Tone Productions and if booked together, you get a discount) A'Lamour A++++ Carmel and the ladies here are fantastic!! This was my first and only place I went. We got my dress, my moms and the BM's here....ALso, my mom and I did alterations here and they were great! Also, my schedule w/ works changes here and there and when going for fittings they were always able to acoomodate my changes w/o a problem! Highly Recoomend! Alaun by Design-B+ The invites came out very nice, but there were some timing issues that I am not sure about....i took a little longer to ok my proofs, but when I did get them in, there was a couple week wait d/t personal issues the girl was having...but again, i feel there shoudl have been a back-up to handle the processing of orders...but again, the final product was great-price was about average I would say...would recommend just give enough time... Favorsyoukeep.com-A+++ I used this site for my STD's and they were great-good quality and I got the chicago theme i was looking for-Highly Recommend Black Tie Tuxes-C- This is hard b/c they have great prices for the guys and the tuxes looked amazing, but one guy had buttons missing on one of his shirts (we sewed it back on), the best man got the wrong size shoes by 3 sizes (had to return and get the right size), and one of the GM had a large stain that had to be returned and a new pair of pants were given...The people in there were great to work w/ leading up to the event, but I don't think I would use them again.... Diane Michelle's Florals-A++++ Diane does amazing work and she works out of her home so you save some money b/c she doesn't have all the overhead costs....She did all my flowers from the bridal party to the table centerpieces....Highly Recommend... B&B chair covers-A++++ Goran and staff were amazing-we did the satin ivory w/ ivory sash and they completely made the room over-highly recommend and very reasonable-I think i paid $4/chair cover. Highly recommend! Blo Salon-A++++ I found them for spray tanning and absolutely LOVE this place and the girls that work there....I looked great-no orange streaks or anything like that...Highly Recommend (will continue to use them when I need spray tanned) Weddings 826 A++++ THis place is the store above Blo Salon and we walked in while waiting for our appt and ended up getting all our bridal accessories here-amazing selections of jewelry and odds and ends....the girls in there were very helpful! Highly Recommend. Any questions, I would be more than happy to answer!