Brides, I had an absolutely amazing wedding. I included reviews below, thankful for all the reviews previous brides left as I planned my wedding! Feel free to ask me any more questions,
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Christa Kimble Photography:
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I cannot begin to say how amazing Christa Kimble
photography is. She is so personable throughout the whole process and made my
husband and I feel completely comfortable with her. I really feel she wants to
get to know you, which, I think really helps capture the right moments in
pictures. Her work is refreshing, modern and has a softness that I didn’t find
in most photographers. I love her work and am so excited we went with her. I
would absolutely recommend engagement photos: you get to know your photographer
and practice taking lots of photos.
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Byron at Buckeye entertainment A+
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Buckeye entertainment was great to work with and
a very budget friendly option. They kept the dance floor packed the ENTIRE
night. We determined all the cocktail/dinner music (all played at a lovely
volume and exactly what we wanted) and they determined the dance music. We had
a slideshow that was executed perfectly as well as the sound during the
ceremony and all the speeches. Byron was
also good to ask for advice on a few questions I had (what is the best last
song? Who all should be announced? Etc). I hardly noticed they were there the
entire night (which is exactly what you want; you don’t want a DJ that is too
much in the way).
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Columbus Musicians, string quartet A+
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Easy to work with and added some extra songs we
requested. They also have a good list to help guide traditional and modern
options. The guests said the string quartet really made our venue (Via Vecchia)
and had great reviews.
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Flowerman: Rating A+
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I used the DIY flower option at flowerman and had
a great experience. The designers were
great to work with and were incredible helpful keeping me within my budget and
vision. I came with a lot of pinterest photos and they were able to quickly
narrow down to exactly what I wanted with the same or similar flower (based
mostly on price, look, etc). The DIY made me a bit nervous, especially since
I’ve never work with flowers or have any friends/family that do. The DYI was
actually really fun. My mother-in-law packed very delicious lunches from a
French bakery (including wine!) and we didn’t even get to the lunches at the
facility. We only took 2 hours instead of the 4 they told us we would need. I
would only use this option if you don’t plan to use a lot of flowers (I had 10
centerpieces, 6 bridesmaids bouquets, 1 bridal bouquet and 2 alter vases). We
learned a lot during our session and everyone had a blast, plus, the flowers
turned out great. Money wise, make sure you have someone that can pick up the
flowers, otherwise, it’s a significant cost increase.
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Videographer
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We used a college student and it was a great
decision. She majors in cinema and was in our price range (since I never
realized I would need one, a videographer wasn’t originally in our budget). I
would really recommend any type of video you can get. We actually had our 2
year old flower girl and ring bearer walk down the aisle, and as the bride, I
missed it! I get to see and all those other moments I missed on the video!
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Hair/Makeup: Amy Zender, A+
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Amy was fantastic. She was the only person I
found that charged the same for a bride and the bridesmaid hair/makeup ($50
each and I think she recently raised her prices by $10). The trial is also only
$10, compared to the typical $100+ from everyone else. She was really good and
even brought fake eyelashes that I could handle (I’ve never worn them before
and was really against them, but, she help me find some that would work!). I
loved my hair and all my girls hair, plus she did a great job with makeup. She
worked with all styles of hair (thin, thick, curly, and long). She also did all
hair for 9 people and 3 people’s makeup and kept everyone on time!
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Westin: C
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Really hard to work with. 7 months before the
wedding they told my family certain rooms weren’t available. I had to
continuously call to add specific rooms (2 double beds vs king, etc). I
literally had to call once a month because of issues. They also didn’t offer me
the best deal right away and I had to call to get it. Finally, we had enough
rooms to get 2 nights free, and they charged us for it, so I had to deal with
calling them to remove the charge. I really would try to stay somehere else.
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Via Vecchia, A+
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This venue is absolutely perfect. This was the only spot that had a beautiful
outdoor spot and wonderful backup indoor spot. The brides at Via Vecchia are
also very helpful answers all my questions on the facebook page.
On the actual day they 100% delivered and helped give us the best wedding I
could dream possible. Plus, the wine is delish!