Vendor
(Acoaxet Club) – This is a private club down in Westport MA. We were lucky enough to know a member to
sponsor us. They typically don’t do
summer weddings (from mid-June to after labor day). We had the last wedding of the season. The venue itself is beautiful. The views are spectacular of Westport
Harbor. Friends said they felt like they
were at the “Kennedy Compound”. It has a
very New England and classy but not in a stuffy way. The coordinator was not the easiest to work
with. I had a hard time getting in touch
with her but she was more available as the date approached. I had a day of wedding coordinator who did
most of the work and I never really saw the venue coordinator during the
wedding (or rehearsal). I’m very lucky
to have had the DOC or else I don’t think things would have run as smooth as
they did. The food at the venue was very
good. They do not offer tastings so we
just hoped it was edible! We had surf
and turf (filet and baked stuff shrimp) and it was very good. The venue was very flexible and accommodating
to certain requests which was a plus.
Overall, I couldn’t have been happier about the venue itself. It was exactly what I wanted. I liked that it’s not a wedding factory and
they tend to be selective about the weddings they host. I was lucky enough to have it at the Acoaxet
Club!
Makeup
(Caitlin Murphy) - I found Caitlin a few
years back when my sister was getting married.
Our hair and makeup for her wedding came out spectacular. Fast forward to 2013, it was now my turn to
get married. Without hesitation, I
contacted Caitlin immediately! She got
back to me right away that she was available for our date! YAY! I
can’t say enough great things about Cailtin.
She is super sweet, so easy to work with and listens to exactly what you
want! She is so good at what she
does. I couldn’t imagine anyone else
doing my makeup and hair for the big day!
I love that she does Airbrush makeup….it’s a god-send for special
occasions! And Caitlin sure knows how
to do it right. She makes you look
absolutely gorgeous and still does it in a natural way. She knows her craft! I would absolutely
recommend Caitlin to anyone looking for wedding or special occasion hair &
makeup!
Photographer
(Ze Liang) – Sam is very great to work with.
He is very responsive and super sweet.
When we booked him a year ago, we decided to do an engagement session
with him to get to know one another. Our
engagement pictures came out great. Sam
was also a pleasure to work with through the planning process. He stayed in touch and made sure we were on
top of everything. He was prompt the day
of our wedding and had an assistant, Brad, with him. When we finally got our gallery of pictures,
we were thrilled with how beautiful they came out. The images really captured the emotion of the
day from the ceremony to the dancing at the reception. I also love all of the shots of the little
details as we had put a lot of hard work into them which Sam knew. I would recommend Sam to anyone who is
looking for beautiful pictures with a natural feel!!!!
Band (Now and the Forevers) – Music was a big
priority to my husband and I. I cannot
say enough good things about them!!!
People are still talking about them and saying how amazing they
were. Our dance floor was packed the
entire night!!! They played music from
classic oldies to old school rap and everything in between. I love that they
are not your typical wedding band…they are hip and fun and
orginal….AMAZING! We let them know our
style and what we were looking for and they exceeded our expectations!!! We did have the dreaded “do not playlist” and
they did not play anything from the list.
Eric-Jon was very great to work with leading up to the wedding. Everyone in the band was so great…. I cannot express enough just how much
they added to our wedding day. By far
the best part of the reception!!!! BE
Entertainment was also very good to work with.
Setting up times to meet the band and see them in the studio. They were very responsible to emails as well
leading up to the day of. I would
recommend N&TF in a heartbeat….BEST WEDDING BAND I HAVE EVER SEEN (and I’ve
seen my fair share).
Flowers (Bette’s Finishing Touch) – Ashley was a pleasure to
work with. We had our first meeting and
discussed my vision and she added in her expertise and recommendations. Her pricing is very reasonable and the final
product was absolutely beautiful. She
knows what’s in season and what she can get at the time of the wedding. I liked how she was honest with me if there
was a flower or color I wanted but she wasn’t sure if it was going to be
available. When she arrived the day of
the wedding, I was blown away at how beautiful the flowers were. My bouquet was a bit larger than I expected
but it was still gorgeous. And the
bridal party bouquets were also so beautiful….if you are looking for a florist that
is professional but yet friendly and sweet, I would call Ashley right away!
Cake (Cakes by Jenn) – I found Jenn through word of mouth and
she was great to work with. We ended up
going with cupcakes and a small 6 inch cake vs a tiered cake. She was very accomadating to our
requests. She also set up times for us
to come by and taste different flavors she had available at the time. I’m not a big dessert person but I thought
her cupcakes were very tasty and moist.
She did a wonderful job at decorating as well. It was exactly what we wanted. Her prices were great too!
Day
of Wedding Coordinator (Wedded Ever After) – Jennifer was such a delight to
work with. She made sure to understand
what our vision was for our wedding and have a good understanding of the
details of the day. I cannot express how
lucky we were to have her the day of.
She ensured everything ran smoothly.
We were her number one priority and any little mishap that may have
happened, went unnoticed to us (which is what you want in a DOC!). The coordinator at our venue seemed to be MIA
most of the day so we were blessed to have Jenn there running the show. I cannot say enough how great she was to work
with and how she ensure our day was absolutely perfect!