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Vendor Reviews -- 12/05

We're back from our honeymoon, and it was beautiful.  The wedding was amazing.  The only problem was that I realized that morning that I didn't bring the placecards with me, but FI's mom was able to find them in the house and bring them to the venue to be put out before the end of the ceremony.

Venue -- Grand Ballroom at Cornerstone Commons, Butler, PA -- A
My only complaint about the venue was that their coordinator had a ton of questions that could've been answered by anyone else there, but she kept finding me to answer her.  For instance, while I was in the bridal room before the ceremony, she came to find me to tell me that someone had moved the flowers.  It certainly wasn't me, and I didn't know who it WAS.  However, when I directed her to someone else, she was able to find them and the flowers were found.  Just silly little things, but things that could've very much stressed me on that day.

Caterer -- Jody's Pantry -- A+
The food was superb, and the serving staff could not have been nicer.  When I asked for a plate of artichoke dip, the servers brought gigantic plates of appetizers for the entire head table.  They also were very responsive to my requests.  The cake was awesome too.

Photographer -- Tony Urban Photography -- A+
Tony arrived just as we were stepping out of the limo from the salon.  He got a ton of amazing preparation shots, and was very much willing to get whatever pictures I asked for.  Most of the time, I never even noticed he was there, which led to me running into him more than once. 
You can see the pictures at http://tonyurbanphotography.com/?p=1433.  (The link will open our slideshow in a new window. Pay no attention to my highly stylish black bra and pink cami -- it was HOT in those two rooms!)

Limousine Service -- First Class Limousine -- A+
We actually were lucky enough to get our limo as a gift from a friend -- we had their all day wedding package.  The limo picked us up at the hotel, took us to Starbucks, the salon, etc., then picked up our friends at the hotel, brought them to the venue, took them back at the end of the night, you get the picture.  The driver was wonderful, highly professional, and able to get anywhere we asked without needing any help from us.  The limo also came stocked with champagne, chocolates, and roses.

Dresses -- MB Bride, Greensburg --B
I'm so heartbroken that I have to give MB a B, because I found my dream dress there.  However, the service that my bridesmaids got was pretty icky at times, which made me unhappy.  When they went to pick up their dresses after alterations, no one was interested in assisting them to try them on to make sure there were no problems.  The problem was that the dresses laced up the back, and they needed help to get them on!  In fact, the one sales associate looked at us like she couldn't believe that my BM wanted to try her dress on at all.  However, Kim, who was my associate, and Maia, the owner, were amazing and did a wonderful job of helping me with whatever I needed.

Honeymoon -- El Dorado Casitas Royale, Riviera Maya -- A+

Our honeymoon was unbelievable.  We were greeted at the airport by our transfer driver and driven to the resort, where we had champagne waiting for us prior to check in.  We were escorted to the casitas check in for registration, then taken to our concierge's office to make dinner reservations for the week.  There was also a DVD library for nights in, and a library for beach reading material.  We ate at most of the restaurants there -- each was better than the last.  Our pool had a swim-up bar (all pools in the Casitas do).  We also had a bed on our balcony for lounging and listening to the ocean.  The beach was shell-y, which was a drawback, but there were huge beach beds for lounging.  Waiters would come and take drink orders, and there was also a lunch service and afternoon ice cream on the beach beds.  I highly recommend it to anyone!

Re: Vendor Reviews -- 12/05

  • edited December 2011
    We're back from our honeymoon, and it was beautiful.  The wedding was amazing.  The only problem was that I realized that morning that I didn't bring the placecards with me, but FI's mom was able to find them in the house and bring them to the venue to be put out before the end of the ceremony.

    Venue -- Grand Ballroom at Cornerstone Commons, Butler, PA -- A
    My only complaint about the venue was that their coordinator had a ton of questions that could've been answered by anyone else there, but she kept finding me to answer her.  For instance, while I was in the bridal room before the ceremony, she came to find me to tell me that someone had moved the flowers.  It certainly wasn't me, and I didn't know who it WAS.  However, when I directed her to someone else, she was able to find them and the flowers were found.  Just silly little things, but things that could've very much stressed me on that day.

    Caterer -- Jody's Pantry -- A+
    The food was superb, and the serving staff could not have been nicer.  When I asked for a plate of artichoke dip, the servers brought gigantic plates of appetizers for the entire head table.  They also were very responsive to my requests.  The cake was awesome too.

    Photographer -- Tony Urban Photography -- A+
    Tony arrived just as we were stepping out of the limo from the salon.  He got a ton of amazing preparation shots, and was very much willing to get whatever pictures I asked for.  Most of the time, I never even noticed he was there, which led to me running into him more than once. 
    You can see the pictures at http://tonyurbanphotography.com/?p=1433.  (The link will open our slideshow in a new window. Pay no attention to my highly stylish black bra and pink cami -- it was HOT in those two rooms!)

    Limousine Service -- First Class Limousine -- A+
    We actually were lucky enough to get our limo as a gift from a friend -- we had their all day wedding package.  The limo picked us up at the hotel, took us to Starbucks, the salon, etc., then picked up our friends at the hotel, brought them to the venue, took them back at the end of the night, you get the picture.  The driver was wonderful, highly professional, and able to get anywhere we asked without needing any help from us.  The limo also came stocked with champagne, chocolates, and roses.

    Dresses -- MB Bride, Greensburg --B
    I'm so heartbroken that I have to give MB a B, because I found my dream dress there.  However, the service that my bridesmaids got was pretty icky at times, which made me unhappy.  When they went to pick up their dresses after alterations, no one was interested in assisting them to try them on to make sure there were no problems.  The problem was that the dresses laced up the back, and they needed help to get them on!  In fact, the one sales associate looked at us like she couldn't believe that my BM wanted to try her dress on at all.  However, Kim, who was my associate, and Maia, the owner, were amazing and did a wonderful job of helping me with whatever I needed.

    Honeymoon -- El Dorado Casitas Royale, Riviera Maya -- A+

    Our honeymoon was unbelievable.  We were greeted at the airport by our transfer driver and driven to the resort, where we had champagne waiting for us prior to check in.  We were escorted to the casitas check in for registration, then taken to our concierge's office to make dinner reservations for the week.  There was also a DVD library for nights in, and a library for beach reading material.  We ate at most of the restaurants there -- each was better than the last.  Our pool had a swim-up bar (all pools in the Casitas do).  We also had a bed on our balcony for lounging and listening to the ocean.  The beach was shell-y, which was a drawback, but there were huge beach beds for lounging.  Waiters would come and take drink orders, and there was also a lunch service and afternoon ice cream on the beach beds.  I highly recommend it to anyone!

  • jennybean2010jennybean2010 member
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    edited December 2011
    yayy!! sounds awesome!!! welcome back mrs!
  • edited December 2011
    Sounds like an amazing day and a wonderful honeymoon!
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  • edited December 2011
    Great reviews!! I'm so happy to hear that your wedding and honeymoon were excellent! Congratulations!! :)
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  • edited December 2011
    Oh!  I'm so happy to hear your wedding went well!  It seems most bridal shops treat BMs like second class citizens... I'm looking at your slideshow now- gorgeous!
  • edited December 2011
    Congratulations, and welcome back! I just checked out your slideshow- lovely pictures! You looked so elegant and beautiful- love your dress, esp. the brooch. It sounds like everything went wonderfully, and your HM sounds amazing.
  • edited December 2011
    Congrats and welcome back!  Sounds like everything was wonderful...especially your HM! 
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  • edited December 2011
    Sounds great, congrats!
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  • LaFemmeRousseLaFemmeRousse member
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    edited December 2011
    Congratulations and welcome back!  Sounds like everything went smoothly on your wedding day- and how nice to have the limo all day.  Your slideshow is lovely.  I agree with Kim, you were such an elegant bride!
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  • edited December 2011
    I love your pictures! I actually saw them when they were first posted (Tony was my photographer so I check his blog often) and I had no idea it was a knottie wedding! You look beautiful! Glad everything went well!
  • jms173jms173 member
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    edited December 2011
    That's great that everything went so well for you on your day!!  I absolutely loved all your pics in the slideshow -- esp the ones by the tree -- so festive and beautiful! =)
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