Budget Brides - Suggestions

kristin329

I'm trying to help out a friend who is in the early stages of planning her wedding.  They will have a tight budget so hoping you ladies could share your suggestions for some affordable yet good wedding vendors.

Venue - from Boston to Southern NH
Photographer
Videographer
Florist
and any other great suggestions to plan an affordable wedding!

When I planned my wedding that was three years ago this site helped me so very much.  Thanks.

klee3

I'm on a budget as well.  Venue-wise I found that bigger chain hotels in city offer a cheaper price for the most part.  Also, in Quincy there's The Marriott, Granite Links, and The Tirrell Room.  I've never visited the last two, but I hear people talk about them on this board.  The Marriott in Quincy is nice!  I haven't gotten to plan anything else yet really .

DirtyWater

I booked in NH, at Castleton, in Windham.  They were the best deal I found.

Also Indian Ridge in Andover had very good prices and if you had a certain amount of people there wasn't a room rental.

Black Swan in Georgetown was beautiful and had similar prices to Andover Country Club.  Both had rental fees.  I believe Black Swan had lower rentals. 
Black Swan has AMAZING food from Keons.

tecah123

What is her budget? I choose The Double tree in Bedford,Ma right by the burlington mall. The event planner their was great to work with on my budget. I'm also working with Groove entetainment on my video,dj,and photos. I found that when you do a whole package with a company you get more for your money. Also, my hotel offered a package so it includes a lot of stuff which other wise would cost me a fortune. Good luck and pm with any further questions. Tell your friend not to be afraid to negotiaite. Especially taking off fees like ceremony fee,or room fees,or other things.

pretzelgrrl

Videogrpher-Visions Forever -- great value and awesome videos
                      http://visionsforever.net/

karmellah

photographer- Kristin Chalmers. She will work with your budget. shes awesome anyway

rjandjk

Klee3 mentioned Tirrell Room in Quincy - I looked at that place and it was a great location at a decent price. (I ended up choosing Hyatt Harborside Hotel in East Boston because it overlooked the Boston harbor and I wanted my wedding outside on the water. They were expensive, but gave us a 10% discount for having a Friday evening wedding.)

We used:

Photographer: Erik Waddell from A Thousand Moments Photography. Our pictures came out great! He had posted the pictures online before we returned from our honeymoon and we got our wedding album within 3 months after.  http://athousandmoments.com/(I paid about $2000 for package, and paid an extra $1000 to get most expensive wedding album because I liked all of the pictures so much.) (And I've also heard many great things about Vision Forever)

Videographer: WAVES Media in Salem NH. Great video at a great price! Dave is so great and will work with your budget.  http://avwaves.com/ (I paid about $1100 which included coverage of ceremony & reception, HD resolution and blu-ray disc, and edited video.)

DJ: DJ Mike Janedy was amazing! We wanted a DJ who would take control of the flow of the reception without being center of attention. Mike did just that. He was better than we ever could have imagined.  http://www.djmikejanedy.com/ (We paid $1200 for him to do ceremony and reception.)

Florist: Janitas Floral Design worked with my budget. She really was a perfectionist and kept my floral arrangements below $1000 (which included my bouquet, 7 bridesmaids bouquets, 11 groomsmen boutinieres, 4 corsages, flowers on cake table, flower petals on the guest book table, and a toss bouquet). http://www.janitasfloraldesigns.com/

We also had our wedding on a Friday evening, so got a 10% discount from our venue and some of our vendors.


(If you'd like to see any of my photos, just let me know. And I'd be happy to talk in more detail about any of these, please let me know if you have any more questions.)

LRoach223

florist:  lyndsey loring out of dover, nh is VERY reasonable and has been awesome so far!  lyndseyloringdesign.com

kellyMK50

If you are looking for ways to save on make-up application, working with a Mary Kay consultant is a great idea.  I am a consultant myself and meet with entire bridal parties for FREE prior to the wedding.  We teach make-up application tips to help you look amazing in the wedding photos and the rest of your life. 
(www.marykay.com/kellyoconnor)

I am getting married in July and looking for an affordable band. Anyone have any suggestions?

ShaboAE

I agree with the Tirrell Room. Very beautiful, recently remodeled, reasonably priced. I haven't looked anywhere north of that, so I can't be much more help.

Photographer: Stefanie Poteet had some great work and excellent prices. email: contact@stefaniepoteet.com

website: http://www.stefaniepoteet.com/index.html

amylee545

I'm on a tight budget as well... the only recommendation I have for you is a photographer. I highly recommend Amber Shomo with forevercandid photography. She's base out of Salem, MA and she's amaaazing! Her packages start at $1800 but she's so willing to work with you and make a package to fit your budget, which is what she did for me. I'm paying $1500 for 5 hours, 2 photographers, a CD with all images, and an engagement session (or a TTD session if you'd rather that). We had our E-pics done in October and they came out amazing. Definitely worth checking her out!

http://www.forevercandid.com

kristin329

Thanks Everyone.

lefleurvogue

Hello!

If you're still looking for a florist, I am picking a few weddings to sell flower arrangements at cost because I need pictures for our website. 

If you are interested in a quote please email me:  lefleurvogue@gmail.com

You can see some of our work here:
http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/le-fleur-vogue-boston/b12bea87eb9f5c30.html

Warm regards,

Maja