Scioto Reserve Country Club- A++
I couldn't have asked for a better reception site. Ann Marie, the event coordinator was AMAZING and very receptive to our ideas, wants, and needs. The food was wonderful and the place is gorgeous!! I can't say enough great things about the place!! I loved it!
DJ Sound Impressions- A++
Sound Impressions is the DJ reccomended by Scioto Reserve, and it's obvious why. Dominic had our guests up and dancing all night. He made sure the night flowed smoothly, and was everything a DJ should be. He's fun, out-going, and professional. You can't go wrong with sound impressions.
The Cake Studio- A
I was a little nervous about the cake because I didn't communicate much with Katie prior to the wedding, but I had no need to be. The cake was exactly what I wanted and tasted amazing!! I had several guests tell me it was the best wedding cake they'd ever had, and I even had one person say she was craving a piece several days after the wedding.
Invitations Avante-Garde Impressions- A++
Poor Jason (the owner) because I was one picky bride when it came to the invitations. I'm pretty sure my mom and I spent a good 4 hours looking through invitation books with him trying to find something I loved. After no luck, Jason was able to combine the elements I liked and create a custom invitation I loved!! Jason was fun to work with, and extremely creative. We received a lot of compliments on our invites and they were very reasonably priced.
Studio E Photographer- A+++
Erin went above and beyond a photographer's duties. She helped fix my bouquet when it fell apart! She is such a sweet lady, very talented, and well priced. We haven't received our pictures yet due to her recently having a baby (oh yeah, she was 8 months pregnant at the wedding so she brought an assistant at no charge and had back-ups). We did, however, love our engagement pictures!!
Flowers- we had a family member do our flowers so I'm not going to bother with a review
Wendy's Bridal- A for Wedding Dress, F for bridesmaids
I had a good experience buying my wedding dress there (I worked with Erin,who was amazing), but when I went to shop for bridesmaid dresses, I almost walked out in the middle of our appointment (I forget the consultant that I worked with for the bridesmaid dresses). I have never receieved such high pressure to make a purchase as I did when it came to the bridesmaid dresses, and I don't think I've ever encountered someone as unprofessional as this particular consultant. When another bride arrived early, she left us to help the other bride. When my mom wanted to try on a MOB dress, and the consultant was nowhere to be found, my mom took the dress into the fitting room my bridesmaids were using. When the consultant came back and saw my mom in the dress, she told her, "I did not allow you to try on the dress." To say the least, my mom bought the same dress at another bridal shop, and despite finding a bridesmaid dress I loved, I took my business elsewhere.
Davids Bridal- C
Davids bridal was super convenient since I had 6 bridesmaids, 3 of which lived in different states. I picked out a bridesmaid dress with my mom and in-state bridesmaids. Unfortunately I didn't get to see all the dresses my bridesmaids ordered prior to the wedding, and as a result, one of my bridesmaid had a different dress than the rest of the bridesmaids. I don't know exactly what happened because I was with her when she ordered the dress. However, I never saw it once it came in, and she didn't remember what the dress was supposed to look like. Fortunately, the dress was similar to the rest of them, and no one seemed to notice.