I posted on here on and off though out the planning process and got lots of great ideas. My wedding day went great, the weather was amazing! I would say to def. build extra time into your time line, because it never fails that you will get behind or something will pop up. I am giving everyone a 1-10 rating with 10 being the best.Sherwood Florist- 8 The flowers turned out great, and were delivered on time. They worked with me to get flowers into my small budget, while still giving me the look that I wanted. They lasted all day and communication was great!! Their quote was much less than other florists in Dayton and they were the most helpful. I would recommend them to anyone!No. 9 Photography/ Robert Hogan- 10+ While sometimes it took him a day or two to write back to e-mails as the day got closer he always answered them, and it was his busy session so I understand. The day of he showed up at my mom's house a little before I asked which was great, he took pictures of everything but never got in the way of anything. He not only took pictures but helped with small things the day of as well. While taking pictures I almost passed out, it has happened before, and he handled it very well. He gave me space soon as he knew that I had other people there to make sure I was ok. We got the pictures back and they all turned out great. His price was great, while he has raised them some they are still great prices. I would def. check into him as a photographer. Even my DH would doesn't like taking pictures didn't mind taking them with him. If you want to look at our pictures the link is:
http://www.no9images.com/proofsmatt and amypassword: didier Brett Hatfield Productions-10 I decided 10 days out to try and find a videographer for the wedding. When I found they were avilable we meet with them that week-end and booked them. He was a great guy, and they were capturing everything that took place. We just got our video back and it turned out great. His prices are very afforable as well, since we couldn't afford most of the other videographers in the area. While I will say it isn't a lifetime video if that is what you are looking for, it is very good and we are more than pleased!Aunt Mandy's Cake: 10 She did a wonderful job on the cake and grooms cake I added in just over a week before the wedding. They both tasted great and the guests loved it. She was easy to communicate with, and helped me come up with the design for the cake. Her prices were amazing and she is worth much more than she charges!!Kendall- 8 She got lost coming to my house the day-of, but she did drive to Dayton to do our make-up which was amazing! She did a great job, and got everyone done in time even with being a little late. I loved my make-up and the bm's all got theirs done as well. We made a few small changes after the trial, but the day-of went great. She did the make-up at 9:30 and it still looked good at 10 that night.Starfire DJ- 6 I found them on-line and didn't want to spend a lot on a DJ, that being said I think it turned out very well. The dance floor was packed the whole night so the guests seemed to really like the music that was being played. He made a few mistakes with annoucing us as we came in, and kept asking about the time-line when I had given him already. That is the main reason he got the lower score. Bainbridge Hall-10 I found this place though a friend and I am very glad, I was working with a small budget for the wedding and they fit perfectly into the budget. The room looked great and Katie the coordinator there was more than helpful. She was always comming up with ideas and let us in early to decorate so we didn't have to do it all on Friday. You can also bring your own liquor and wine which saved us a lot of money. Little Miami River Catering- 9 They were easy to work with and were willing to make changes last minute for me. The food tasted great, and the guests were getting thirds. I would use them again in a heart beat.Moonlight Limo- 8 We had a 22 pass. Navigator for the wedding party and us after the cermony. They showed up on time and drove us around until the time we asked to be at the reception. They were very nice, and even stoped for more beer when the boys ran out. The only problem we had was that the girls told me the carpet by them was wet so it got their dresses dirty. My dress was fine and I didn't notice anything. Overall they did a great job.I think that is everyone, if you have any questions or want to know anything further e-mail me at amysmith6 at gmail.com