I did plenty of reseach and made numerous trips and made many telephone calls and all my work was worth it.
Day of Ceremony Coordinator - Fatima Calhoun from NVS Events - This hands down was the best money that was spent on the wedding day. She is amazing, easy to work with, pays attention to every little detail and treats your wedding day as if was her own. Simply the best thing I did for the wedding, no stress she took care of everything.
Florist - Potted Geranium - Flowers were important to me Vito listened to what wanted and made suggestions and and my flowers were everything I wanted and more with attention to details and gorgeous lasting bouquets and centerpieces.
Band - The Time Machine - worth every penny so glad we went with a band, they made the night. The dance floor was packed with all ages - leave it to them they read the crowd and know what they are doing.
Limo - Santos Limo - the knotties were right on with recommending Santos. Driver friendly, car clean this was an easy vendor to do business with very professional.
Lighting - JB Lighting another knottie recommendation - he met with us at the venue to show us different looks. He was great to work with.
Photobooth - Photo Illusions - Haley was great I changed my mind at a later date and went with the classic photobooth she was friendly with a big smile and it was a fun addition to the wedding.
Video - Unique Video Productions - he was great also stayed out of the way but captured the day and he worked with the photographer well. He put up a wedding recap on his site and so far I am happy.
Photographer - Scott Photography - I like his personality he is calm and has a great style. Met with him at his studio to decide on a package he was easy to work with. Excited to see pictures.
Venue - The Manor West Orange - I love the grounds and the traditional look and feel of the place. They made promises to me as far as a new dance floor and rug being installed among other details and kept their word on every one. The staff was great - no complaints. My red velvet wedding cake was beautiful and delicious. All the food at the cocktail hour and dinner and dessert table was presented in a elegant way and tasted as good as it looked.
Gemini Travel (Bloomfield) - Carol knew we wanted a spectacular honeymoon and we stayed at Exellence Playa Mujeres in Mexico. She found a great price and always checked back to see if the price went down. She has been in the business for years and we trust her completely.
Dress - Priscilla of Boston (Short Hills) - I tried on a lot of dresses but when I went to Priscilla they had the kind of look I knew I wanted - Traditional and Elegant. The staff was great. It was a wonderful experience at the store no problems with anything.
Make-up - Ten Hair and Makeup – (Tricia) I loved Tricia. She was easy to work with and captured my makeup look beautifully. Also my makeup lasted all day. She stayed behind and helped me put my veil on also. She even posted my face on her website!
Hair – (Kim Coluca-zito) – Kim was fantastic. She was at my house at 9am and did my bridesmaid’s hair as well as mine. Everyone’s hair stayed perfectly in place. She was super sweet and even changed one of my bridesmaids hairstyles mid way through since she didn’t like the way it was turning out.