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Tell us about your vendors!!!!
This is a popular post on other boards, so let's give it a try. Tell us who your vendors are, any reviews you may have and a ballpark cost (if you are comfortable with that, if not, just don't include it).
Ceremony
Ceremony Site
Officiant
Ceremony Music
Reception
Reception Site
Caterer
Chair Covers/Linens
Bakery
DJ
Favors
Lighting
Other
Rehearsal Dinner
Limo
Florist
DOC
Miscellaneous equipment
Photography
Photographer
Videographer
Photobooth
Picture Locations
Engagement Pictures
Beauty / Attire
Rings
Wedding dress
Alterations
Tuxes
Bridesmaid Dresses
Hair
Makeup
Paper
Save the Dates
Invites
Programs/Menus
Anything else I may have forgotten. Thanks.
Ceremony
Ceremony Site
Officiant
Ceremony Music
Reception
Reception Site
Caterer
Chair Covers/Linens
Bakery
DJ
Favors
Lighting
Other
Rehearsal Dinner
Limo
Florist
DOC
Miscellaneous equipment
Photography
Photographer
Videographer
Photobooth
Picture Locations
Engagement Pictures
Beauty / Attire
Rings
Wedding dress
Alterations
Tuxes
Bridesmaid Dresses
Hair
Makeup
Paper
Save the Dates
Invites
Programs/Menus
Anything else I may have forgotten. Thanks.
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Re: Tell us about your vendors!!!!
Ceremony
Ceremony Site MSU Alumni Chapel ($675)
Officiant Pamela Klusack ($150)
Ceremony Music String Theory ($350 for string trio for 2 hours)
Reception
Reception Site Walnut Hills Country Club ($900)
Caterer Walnut Hills Country Club
Chair Covers/Linens Ele3 Events tablecloths & napkins
Chiavari Chairs- Chiavari Chair Rentals in Ann Arbor
Bakery A Piece O'Cake (Approx. $900)
DJ Push Play DJs ($700)
Favors Photobooth- Shutterbooth
Lighting TBD
Music for Cocktail Hour & Dinner- Fred Knapp Trio & Sax ($625 for 2 hours)
Other
Rehearsal Dinner Spartan Hall of Fame Cafe
Limo The Limo Company (trolley and Limo bus $800)
Florist ele3 Events
DOC ele3 Events ($700 all day, three coordinators)
Miscellaneous equipment TBD
Photography
Photographer Dan Johnson Photography ($1950, has a nice Friday discount)
Videographer Deep End Films ($1500, 2 videographers)
Photobooth Shutterbooth ($900)
Picture Locations MSU Campus
Engagement Pictures Dan Johnson (included with package)
Beauty / Attire
Rings Arendsen Jewelers in Boji Tower
Wedding dress Beckers Bridal ($1100)
Alterations Hilda at Wedding Bell
Tuxes Men's Warehouse or Baryames
Bridesmaid Dresses Wedding Bell
Hair Douglas J
Makeup VixiDust Designs
Paper
Save the Dates Talented family member & DIY
Invites see above
Programs/Menus see above
Ceremony
Ceremony Site The Chapel at Hawk Hollow ($1200)
Officiant Faith Wedding ($450)
Ceremony Music The Four Season String Quartet ($400)
Reception
Reception Site Eagle Eye- Hillside Room (up to 200 ppl/ $1000)
Caterer Eagle Eye
Chair Covers/Linens Petal &Forrest ($1300)
Bakery A Piece O Cake ($1100)
DJ Millennium Entertainment (Diamond Package $3400)
Favors Aunt ($400)
Lighting N/A
Other
Rehearsal Dinner Chammps Sports Bar & Grill (Set Budget/ $1000)
Limo Perfection Limo ($1000)
Florist Dawn @ Petal & Forrest ($3800)
DOC Catherine Kern, Millennium Entertainment (Incl. w/ Diamond Pkg.)
Miscellaneous equipment
Photography
Photographer Millennium Entertainment (Diamond Pkg)
Videographer Wolverine Media ($700)
Photobooth Rock the booth ($745)
Picture Locations The Capital, EE Golf Course
Engagement Pictures Millennium Entertainment (no cost)
Beauty / Attire
Rings Kay Jewelers
Wedding dress Becker's Bridal ($940)
Alterations Becker's Bridal ($140)
Tuxes Men's Warehouse ($160)
Bridesmaid Dresses Lett's Bridal (Alfred Angelo , $150)
Hair Annie, The Headroom Old Town Lans
Makeup Angela Noble ($120)
Paper
Save the Dates Wedding Paper Divas, Rustic Print
Invites Wedding Paper Divas, Rustic Print
Programs/Menus TBD
Ceremony
Ceremony Site: MSU Alumni Memorial Chapel - $675 (with a 10% Alumni Association discount) - A
Officiant: Fr. Mark Inglot of St. John's Student Parish - $150ish - A for the day of, D for the prewedding communication
Ceremony Music: Organized through St. John's - $250 for pianist and cantor. - A
Reception
Reception Site: Kellogg Center - Lincoln Room $58/pp - A+
Chair Covers/Linens: No chair covers and linens are included at the Kellogg Center. I am also ordering more linens from Linentablecloth.com
Bakery: Cake Art by Beth Henderson - $350.50 for 136 slices, a top layer, and delivery fee. - A
DJ: Matt from WED - $700 for unlimited hours - A
Favors: Candy Buffet - Jars bought from a local knottie as well as the Salvation Army and Michaels. Candy purchased from Metrocandy.com and ebay.
Other
Rehearsal Dinner: Old Chicago in Okemos - A
Limo: MSU Department of Transportation (Green Bus) - $255 for 2.5 hours - A
Florist: Petal & Forrest - $1,245.50 for 4 bouquets, 6 bouts, 2 corsages, 18 centerpieces, and ceremony decor. - A
DOC: Tammara from Grand Jour Events - $300 for 10 hours of DOC and unlimited calls/emails beforehand. Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Lansing area - A++++++
Sparty Mascot: - A for the day of, F- for anything prewedding.
Honeymooon: Majestic Elegance - P*nta Cana, Dominican Republic - C
Photography
Photographer: Amy Boeve - $2,250 for unlimited day of photography, engagement session, and full printing permission. Serves all of Michigan. No travel fee! - A+
Picture Locations - MSU Campus
Engagement Pictures - included with photography package. Taken on Belle Isle in Detroit.
Beauty / Attire
Rings: Tiffanys - mine and Jared - his - A for both
Wedding dress: La Sposa "Fanal" - purchased in Minnesota - A-
Alterations: Michelle @ The Wedding Shoppe (Berkeley) $350 for hem, taking in the sides, low french bustle, and cleaning/pressing. - A
Tuxes: Baryames - Okemos Location - A
Bridesmaid Dresses: After Six #6574 - purchased from a store in Minnesota - A
Hair: Daneille Gauna from Stillman's. $300 for bride and 3 bridesmaids - A+
Makeup: Aleksandra Adams from I Make You Up (based out of Novi). $280 for airbrush for bride, and 3 bridesmaids. $40 trial - A
**It was supposed to be Aleksandra but she was in a car accident the week of my wedding. She sent her assistant, Katrina, instead and she did a great job. I actually liked my make up better when Katrina did it than at my trial.
Paper
Save the Dates: Bought a template from Etsy and then printed them using Vistaprint
Invites: DIY
Programs/Menus: DIY
Ceremony
Ceremony Site MSU Alumni Chapel (honestly can't remember what I paid...$700ish? I'd have to look it up)
Officiant Pam Klusack
Ceremony Music CD's
Reception
Reception Site Hawk Hollow Lakeview Room $850
Caterer Hawk Hollow
Chair Covers/Linens not doing chair covers, linens provided by H.H.
Bakery Cake Art $2.35/serving
DJ Tunes by T
Favors camdy buffet
Lighting DJ is providing lights for dance floor
Other
Rehearsal Dinner TBD
Limo Perfection Limo
Florist a friend
DOC a friend
Miscellaneous equipment
Photography
Photographer Looking Glass Photography $1500 for 8 hours, 100 an hour after that if we want
Videographer probably not doing
Photobooth N/A
Picture Locations downtown
Engagement Pictures Just had them done by a friend. They turned out great! We went to several spots on campus, including Beaumont Tower and the rose gardens.
Beauty / Attire
Rings Fred Meyer
Wedding dress Beckers
Alterations TBD
Tuxes Baryames in Okemos
Bridesmaid Dresses probably David's Bridal
Hair Possibly Panopoulos Salon, or Bridge Street Hair in DeWitt. I haven't looked into it too much yet, I've read good reviews on a couple other places too.
Makeup a friend
Paper
Save the Dates Magnet from Vistaprint
Invites invitation kits from Michaels $40 a box but had 40-50% off coupons
Programs/Menus DIY but style TBD
Officiant: Minister Steve Lockwood (Again, no fee.)
Ceremony music: CD's
Reception site and caterer: Knights of Columbus - Owosso, MI (There was no site fee just the per plate fee which was $13.50/person. This included the food, set up, clean up, table clothes, dishes, silverware, staff, cake cutting, etc.) The food was absolutely amazing! All of our guests told us that they have never had such good wedding food!
Bakery: My grandma makes wedding cakes so she made ours for us free of charge. It was delicious and beautiful!
DJ: Atomic Sounds. I cannot say enough good things about Atomic Sounds. The dj was very helpful and made sure everything was done exactly the way we wanted it. I have never seen so many people on the dance floor at a wedding! We had to move tables and chairs out of the way to make the dance floor bigger. This dj service pretty much made our reception as enjoyable as it was (We had unlimited $795 for an unlimited amount of time.)
Limo: Blue Drive City Club - Clio, MI We got a party bus for the whole day and it was amazing! The driver drove all the girls around to get our hair and make-up done and when we wanted to make extra stops for coffee, snacks, etc, we didn't have to give him directions, he knew exactly where he was going. The driver was very polite and even jumped in to help when my sugar was low and I almost passed out. I highly recommend this limo service. (We paid $1500 for 10 hours of service; this included champagne on the bus and our names on the outside of them bus.)
Florist: Delta Flowers - Lansing, MI My flowers were gorgeous. I didn't order a lot and I didn't order high end flowers because I was on a tight budget, but Laura made them look incredible! (I ended paying about $1000 altogether.)
Photography: Amy Boeve Photography - Grand Rapids, MI Amy is absolutely amazing. I could not have asked for a more perfect photographer. My husband and I don't consider ourselves to be very photogenic people, but she made us look amazing! I am absolutely going to be using Amy for any future photography needs I have! (Our package included an engagement shoot and all day wedding photography and it was $1800.)
Dress: Pierre's Bridal - Lansing, MI The people at Pierre's honestly care about their clients. They made sure that I looked the best that I could on my wedding day and did everything in a very timely manner. After the horror stories I have heard about certain other bridal shops, I am so glad I went with Pierre's. (I got my dress from them during one of their clearnance sales so after alterataions my dress was about $500.)
I can honestly say I had the perfect wedding day! Nothing went wrong and all of our vendors were amazing! I highly recommend Atomic Sounds, Amy Boeve Photography, and Blue Drive City Club!
Ceremony
Ceremony Site MSU Alumni Chapel
Officiant Pam Klusack
Ceremony Music John Horak
Reception
Reception Site Kellogg Center
Caterer Kellogg Center
Chair Covers/Linens Petal & Forrest
Bakery A Piece O' Cake
DJ Tunes by T
Favors TBD
Lighting Petal & Forrest
Other
Rehearsal Dinner Champp's
Limo Dreamkeepers
Florist Petal & Forrest
DOC W.E.D
Miscellaneous equipment
Photography
Photographer Loon Lake Photography
Videographer Owen Video
Photobooth Loon Lake Photography
Picture Locations MSU Gardens/Campus/Sparty
Engagement Pictures Loon Lake Photography
Beauty / Attire
Rings Jared, Tampa, FL
Wedding dress Jon's Bridal, Tampa, FL
Alterations Shear Elegance, Tampa, FL
Tuxes Men's Warehouse
Bridesmaid Dresses David's Bridal
Hair Douglas J. Salon & Spa
Makeup Angela Noble - VixiDust Designs
Paper
Save the Dates Weddingpaperdivas.com
Invites Not From A Box, St. Petersburg, FL
Programs/Menus TBD
Married Bio
Planning Bio
Ceremony
Ceremony Site: St. Joseph Catholic Church Owosso, MI ($500)
Officiant: TBD
Ceremony Music: String Theory
Reception
Reception Site: Lakeview Banquet & Event Center ($800) (Bar $12/pp open bar for 5.5 hours)
Caterer: Morton's Fine Catering (19$/pp with plated service)
Chair Covers/Linens: Affairs to Remember includes table linens, napkins, chair covers and sash ($5/pp)
Bakery: Tasty Layers ($3.50/pp)
DJ: Matt from WED unlimited hours ($500)
Favors: Candy Buffet
Photobooth: Rock the Booth includes scrapbook, 6 hrs, and no travel fee ($700)
Other
Rehearsal Dinner: TBD
Limo: Indian Trails - $900 for 30 person bus, 28 hours and multiple trips to/from reception hall to serve as safe ride for guest as well
Florist: Ele`3 Events
DOC: Lynn from WED includes four meetings prior, unlimited communication prior, vendor recs, rehersal organization, timeline, unlimited hours day of event ($500)
Miscellaneous equipment: TBD
Photography
Photographer: Jeffrey Simms - $3,600 for unlimited day of photography, engagement session, two photographers and full printing permission.
Picture Locations - TBD
Engagement Pictures - included with photography package.
Beauty / Attire
Rings: Jared
Wedding dress: Becker's Bridal - Maggie Doreen - it is AMAZING!
Alterations: Becker's Bridal
Tuxes: Men's Warehouse
Bridesmaid Dresses: Misc and David's Bridal - all I ask is black cocktail dresses
Hair: TBD
Makeup: Allison Bower www.allisonbower.com
Paper
Save the Dates: VistaPrint - super cute, easy and affordable
Invites: DIY
Programs/Menus: DIY
Ceremony
Ceremony Site- Redeemer United Methodist Church (DeWitt - $700)
Officiant- Pastor Rod Kalajainen
Ceremony Music- Traditional
Reception
Reception Site- Eagle Eye Golf Course - Grand Garden Room ($1700)
Caterer- Eagle Eye Golf Course (about $10,000 including bar)
Chair Covers/Linens- Event Depot
Bakery- Cake Art
DJ- Complete Music
Favors- Made our own
Lighting- N/A
Other
Rehearsal Dinner- Eagle Eye Golf Course (about $500 for food and bar)
Limo- Lakeside Charter ($900)
Florist- Family friend
Photography
Photographer- WeCamps Photography ($600)
Videographer- Family friend
Photobooth- N/A
Picture Locations- Eagle Eye Golf Course
Engagement Pictures- JCPenney Portrait Studio
Beauty / Attire
Rings- JBR ($12,000)
Wedding dress- Fantastic Finds ($1200)
Alterations- Fantastic Finds
Tuxes- Fantastic Finds
Bridesmaid Dresses- Fantastic Finds ($140 each)
Hair- Corner Carousel
Makeup- Family Friend
Paper
Save the Dates
Invites- www.princessinvitations.com
Programs/Menus-
Ceremony Site MSU Alumni Chapel
Officiant Pam Klusack
Ceremony Music Brass quintet found through MSU's Gigline (http://www.music.msu.edu/gigline/gigline.php)
Reception
Reception Site Kellogg Center, Lincoln Room
Caterer Kellogg Center
Chair Covers/Linens Not doing covers, but KC does the rest
Bakery A Piece O'Cake
DJ W.E.D.
Favors Macarons from A Piece O'Cake/Le Bon Macaron
Other
Rehearsal Dinner The State Room at Kellogg Center
Limo MSU's big green bus!
Florist Petal and Forrest
Photography
Photographer Two Ring Photography
Photobooth The Traveling Photobooth (out of Detroit, http://www.thetravelingphotobooth.com/detroit-mi.html)
Picture Locations Around East Lansing and MSU
Engagement Pictures Two Ring Photography
Beauty / Attire
Rings E-ring: from a small shop in Texas. My band: Blue Nile. His band: Overstock.com
Wedding dress Pronovias, from The Wedding Bell
Alterations Hilda at The Wedding Bell
Tuxes Black suits the GM already own, bought FI's suit new at Men's Wearhouse
Bridesmaid Dresses Alfred Angelo, through the Wedding Bell
Hair The Douglas J Aveda Institute
Makeup The Douglas J Aveda Institute
Jewelry Love|Salt (http://www.lovesaltjewelry.com/)
Paper
Invitations Delight Stationery Boutique (http://www.etsy.com/shop/delightboutique)
Ceremony Site - St. Thomas Aquinas in EL
Officiant - Fr. Joe Krupp (AWE.SOME.)
Ceremony Music - Provided by the church
Reception
Reception Site - House in the Woods in DeWitt
Caterer - House in the Woods
Chair Covers/Linens - Ele3 Events
Bakery - Friend
DJ - Geoff Hamilton - www.tobookus.com
Favors - None
Lighting - None
Other
Rehearsal Dinner - TBD
Limo - MSU Department of Transportation Big Green Sparty Bus
Florist - Florist friends in the wedding party
DOC - Ele3 Events
Miscellaneous equipment
Photography
Photographer - Brett Maxwell!!!
Videographer - None
Photobooth - None
Picture Locations - MSU Campus
Beauty / Attire
Rings - USAA
Wedding dress - Fantastic Finds
Alterations - Silver Thread Tailor Shoppe
Tuxes - TBD
Bridesmaid Dresses - David's Bridal
Hair - Friend
Makeup - Vixidust Designs
Paper
Save the Dates - VistaPrint
Invites - Michales
Programs/Menus - VistaPrint
Ceremony Site Lakeview Banquet Center $250 (Beautiful! They've built a lovely new brick path to a brick circle by the water for outdoor ceremonies and the willow tree there is just stunning and made for great pictures!)
Officiant Ronda Yarsevich $290 (She was a really nice lady but stumbled a bit through our ceremony then pronounced our last name wrong when she introduced us as husband and wife)
Ceremony Music Jon Hermann with Real Deal DJ's $50 (Jon did an awesome job for our ceremony music. He did a great job with looping and timing and the volume was perfect!)
Reception
Reception Site Lakeview Banquet Center (The space is absolutely beautiful, and the staff was so incredibly nice. I can't say enough good things about this place and all the staff!!!!)
Caterer Mortons Fine Catering (partnered with Lakeview) around $4100 for full bar and 98 guests $19/person for dinner and $12.50/person for full bar (The food was so good, and they worked with us to give us the menu of barbecue foods we wanted. The bartending staff was incredibly friendly and served the strawberry daquiries all night even though they were only supposed to be served during the cocktail hour!)
Chair Covers/Linens Chair covers $2.50 each
Bakery A Peice O' Cake $461 (Our cake was absolutely beautiful! She did an amazing job with the details, and it was delicious!)
DJ Jon Hermann with Real Deal DJ's $500 (Jon was so awesome to work with! He was happy to use the playlist I wanted, went out of his way to find songs for me that he didn't have in his library, shortened all the special dances songs that I wanted so we wouldn't have to dance for 6 minutes each, and didn't play the songs on my do not play list! I HIGHLY recommend him!!)
Other
Rehearsal Dinner We rented the pavilion at Sharp park and ordered pizzas from Jet's Pizza and catering subs from Subway. $40 for pavilion rental, $40 for 3 pizzas, and $70 for 2 sub platters. Also $12 for soda and $40 for beer and wine. About $200 total. (The pavilion was great. We had about 35 people there, but it would have fit over 60. We were able to get an alchohol permit for free, just had to fill out a form. It was pretty and peaceful and everyone really enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere and casual food)
Florist DIY'd my own flowers, bouquets, bouts, etc. with silk flowers. Probably spent about $100 total on all the flowers for the whole wedding
Photography
Photographer Double Vision Photography $1000 for pre wedding photo session (did boudoir photos), two photographers for full wedding day, 11X14 gallery wrap print, 2 8x10's, 4 5x7's, 3 4x6's (requested instead of wallets) and hi-res disc of all photos with printing rights. (Jena and Kim were great! It was so awesome having 2 photographers, and they did great with details and capturing moments! Our pictures are stunning and I'm so happy with them!)
Videographer Weren't planning to have video but the night before the wedding my bridemaid's boyfriend offered to do it for free! Not the greatest quality but better than nothing! Score!
Beauty / Attire
Rings Kay Jewelers $160 for both wedding bands
Wedding dress Davids Bridal $600 for dress and veil
Alterations David's Bridal about $150 for bustle and to have it taken in and shortened
Tuxes Men's Wearhouse about $100 per guy
Bridesmaid Dresses Bridesmaids picked out their own dresses, all 3 ended up getting dresses at Deb for under $40
Hair BridgeWater Salon and Spa $45/updo (I work at this salon as a Massage Therapist, so all the stylists are friends of mine, but I can honestly say that they are some of the nicest, most talented girls I've come across! Our bridal specialist, Sarah, keeps the girls booked with bridal parties almost every weekend!)
Paper
Invites DIY'ed with the help of www.Postcards.com around $250 total with RSVP cards and stamps (I loved the designs that Postcards.com had and how easy it was to design my invitations with them. The prices were great, and I had a lot of fun making them!)
Programs/Menus My bridesmaid, Jamie, designed my programs for me and I got them printed at Kinkos with a sweet discount from a friend who I am extremely grateful to! $15
Still lots left to do, but for not being engaged for even a month yet I am feeling pretty good.
Ceremony
Ceremony Site: Eagle Park South Softball Field (if you knew FI-you would understand)
Officiant: Pamela Klusack
Ceremony Music: H&J Entertainment
Reception
Reception Site: Eagle Park Reception Hall ($900-seats 334 people)
Caterer: Family
Chair Covers/Linens:
Bakery: Family-we are having cheesecake and a toppings station
DJ: H & J Entertainment ($700 for 6 hours)
Favors: Heart cookie cutters with a recipe-personalized with our name and the date
Lighting: H & J Entertainment
Other
Rehearsal Dinner: Cugino's
Limo
Florist: Family Friend
DOC
Miscellaneous equipment
Photography
Photographer: Mariposa Photography ($900-we keep the disk)
Videographer: None
Photobooth: None
Picture Locations: Not sure yet
Engagement Pictures: Mariposa Photography 8/29/10 Grand Ledge at the Island and Opera House ($75 we keep the disk)
Beauty / Attire
Rings: My ring is from Harr's in St. John's
Wedding dress: David's Bridal ($300)
Alterations: David's Bridal
Tuxes
Bridesmaid Dresses: David's Bridal ($115)
Hair: Jennifer at Brad's Hair Studio
Makeup
Paper
Save the Dates: Vista Print
Invites: Family Friend
Programs/Menus: Family Friend
Ceremony Site - Westphalia
Officiant - Fr. James Conlon
Ceremony Music - Friends of mine, Andrea & Kelsie
Reception
Reception Site - Westphalia
Caterer - Family
Chair Covers/Linens - Wedding's by Nicole - she has been awesome to deal with, and i love her selection, if I had more money I would have paid her to decorate everything!
Bakery - Caroline Weber
DJ - Smooth Sound DJ (fantastic people but they are out of business)
Favors - Walmart
Other
Rehearsal Dinner - Charlie's in Westphalia
Limo - Affordable Limo in GR - great people to deal with, can't wait for our 35 passenger party bus!
Florist - Plannedscapes - She is AWESOME, so helpful and I know she does great work
Photography
Photographer - Holli Ann Studios ($1600) - she takes awesome pictures and is so sweet
Videographer - Martin Video
Beauty / Attire
Rings - Mine- Whitehalls - FI's - Harrs
Wedding dress - Beckers Bridal
Tuxes - Rehmanns in St. Johns
Bridesmaid Dresses - Beckers Bridal
Hair - Friend
Makeup - The Next Level Salon
Paper
Invites/Programs - Michaels! They have a really awesome selection and they are super cheap! Love the ones that I chose and they are really easy to print!
Wedding is May 28th 2011
Ceremony- Haven't picked on yet, looking into the Methodist Church downtown
Lansing, cost about $1000 for everything
Reception- Eagle Eye (Hawk Hollow) - seating is about 300 to 350 - looking at a total of about $10,000 including food, open bar, table settings
Florist- Belen's Flowers - I have 8 bridesmaids, 2 flower girls, and 1 trainbearer -
Looking at a cost of about $1,700
Dresses- all from David's Bridal - got my dress for $500 it was origanally $900
Invitations- My fiances mom is starting a graphic design/ computer tech bussiness
and is taking care of that
I'm still looking for a DJ (I'm white & fiance is black so we need a good mix of music
RRPerry - I highly recommend Tunes by T for your DJ. T himself is going to be our DJ, but I think the cost is slightly lower if you go with a different DJ. I'm not positive about that though. Also on his facebook page there is a promo if you mention it you get 10% off. I was worried about the same thing as you, finding a good mix of music for everyone at the reception for the same reason. I have not heard one bad thing about Tunes by T, and also one of my bm's knows him and was at a reception he did recently and said he was awesome. It was nice to have someone tell me that who I actually know, not just from reviews on the internet.
Check out Kelly at Looking Glass Photography too.
http://lookingglassphotography.biz/
She has very reasonable prices and does great work. She's super nice, and the pictures and albums she brought to our meeting were even better then what was online. She has pictures from recent weddings on her blog too.
HTH!
Ceremony Site The Chapel at Hawk Hollow
Officiant Rev. Pamela Klusack (Matrimony & More)
Ceremony Music Real Deal DJ's (Jon) & a vocal piece from a friend
Pew/Altar Decor All Grand Events
Reception
Reception Site Eagle Eye Lakepoint Room
Caterer HH/EE
Chair Covers/Linens All Grand Events
Bakery Cake Art (Beth Henderson)
DJ Jon Hermann with Real Deal DJ's
Other
Rehearsal Dinner Looking at Dublin Square or Jimmy's Pub
Florist All Grand Events
Transportation Using golf carts from HH/EE
Photography
Photographer Save the Moments/Town Square Photo
Videographer Take Two Media will edit video coverage that we supply to them
PhotoBooth/Favors ShutterBooth
Beauty / Attire
Rings Rogers & Hollands
Wedding dress David's Bridal
Alterations Family friend
Tuxes No decision made yet
Bridesmaid Dresses Becker's Bridal
Hair No decision made yet
Paper
Invites I'm a graphic designer - doing them myself
Programs/Menus Same - DIY
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RSVP Date: May 20, 2011
I would also like to add that I LOVED all of my vendors. They were reliable, reasonable in price and really made our day. The only issue I had was that Douglas J Ex was running behind and made us a little nervous that day. And there was some miscommunication about the price of my makeup.
Please feel free to PM if you have any questions or need information, as I'm no longer a regular poster on this board.
Ceremony
Ceremony Site MSU Alumni Chapel
Officiant Pastor John Folkers
Ceremony Music Pianist - Molly Bacon
Reception
Reception Site Hawk Hollow
Caterer Hawk Hollow
Chair Covers/Linens Hawk Hollow
Bakery Beth Henderson
DJ Tunes by T
Favors N/A
Lighting Tunes by T
Other
Rehearsal Dinner - My Mom's house
Limo N/A
Florist Lois Snover (works out of her home)
DOC N/A
Miscellaneous equipment N/A
Photography
Photographer Imaginz, Inc.
Videographer
Photobooth
Picture Locations MSU's campus (chapel, Sparty) and outside at Hawk Hollow
Engagement Pictures
Beauty / Attire
Rings Mine - Becky Beauchine Kulka, His - Haris Gems (Royal Oak)
Wedding dress Fantastic Finds
Alterations Fantastic Finds
Tuxes Men's Warehouse
Bridesmaid Dresses David's Bridal
Hair Douglas J Ex
Makeup Douglas J Ex
Paper
Save the Dates Did ourselves
Invites Did ourselves
Programs/Menus Did ourselves
Missed m/c 11.09 | Missed m/c 3.10 | We miss you & love you so.
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Formerly toddandjulie
Ceremony Site: The Wheatfield Inn - www.wheatfieldinn.com
Officiant
Ceremony Music - United Productions - www.upcevents.com
Reception
Reception Site The Wheatfield Inn, Williamston, MI www.wheatfieldinn.com
Caterer
Chair Covers/Linens
Bakery
DJ - United Productions - www.upcevents.com
Favors
Lighting
Other
Rehearsal Dinner
Limo - United Productions - www.upcevents.com
Florist
DOC
Miscellaneous equipment
Photography
Photographer United Productions - www.upcevents.com
Videographer
Photobooth
Picture Locations
Engagement Pictures United Productions - www.upcevents.com
Beauty / Attire
Rings
Wedding dress - David's
Alterations
Tuxes
Bridesmaid Dresses - David's
Hair
Makeup
Paper
Save the Dates - VistaPrint.com
Invites
Programs/Menus
Ceremony Site: St. Thomas Aquinas
Officiant: Father Mark
Ceremony Music: TBD
Reception
Reception Site: Kellogg Center
Caterer: Kellogg Center
Chair Covers/Linens: Doves in Flight of Lansing
Bakery: Family Member
DJ: Moonlighting
Favors: Glass cup coasters
Lighting: NA
Other
Rehearsal Dinner: ?
Limo: TBD -- help!!
Florist: Delta Floral
DOC
Miscellaneous equipment
Photography
Photographer: Bak Photography
Videographer: NA
Photobooth: NA
Picture Locations: MSU Campus / Olivet Campus
Engagement Pictures: Outdoor park
Beauty / Attire
Rings: Zales
Wedding dress: Fantastic Finds - Designer Christina Wu
Alterations
Tuxes: TBD
Bridesmaid Dresses: White House Black Market dresses
Hair: TBD
Makeup: TBD
Paper
Save the Dates: NA
Invites: TBD
Programs/Menus : TBD
Ceremony Site: Yarrow Golf and Conference Center $750 includes use of the deck, overlooking the 18th green. Tent over the deck, optional arched window sides, pedistals, white wooden chairs, and arch that you can decorate
Officiant: Friend, Adam Kragt, $200
Ceremony Music: My brother (guitar) and Cousin (Piano)
Reception
Reception Site: Yarrow Golf and Conference Center, $1750, includes round 10 top tables for our use for the guest seating, white linens and napkins, Hurricane lamps with silver or gold base, Centerpiece Mirrors, china, set up and clean up, there is a fee for the dance floor of $225.
Caterer: Yarrow, Dishes range from $25 to $35/per person
Chair Covers/Linens: Included at Yarrow
Bakery: Family Friend is doing cake for the wedding
DJ: Pro DJ's out of Battle Creek, Booked at bridal show for $550
Favors: M&M's in small containers
Lighting: N/A
Other
Rehearsal Dinner: Yarrow, room rental $50 and dinner is $25/person
Limo: None
Florist: Harvester, price $650
DOC: None
Miscellaneous equipment
Photography
Photographer: Sara Collin's Photography, $1500 for engagement photo's, engagement prints, a DVD with photo's from the ceremony to music from our ceremony and reseption, Guest Book, 11x14 Book of wedding photo's, 2 photographers for 6 hours, all rights to the photos, and many others!
Videographer: None
Photobooth: None
Picture Locations: Engagement's were done downtown BC/Wedding will be done at Yarrow
Engagement Pictures: included in wedding
Beauty / Attire
Rings: Rogers and Hollands
Wedding dress: Bellisima Bridal in Albion, they are AMAZING ($900 dress for $549, $80 veil for $13)
Alterations: Linda's Alterations
Tuxes: Bellisima Bridal in Albion
Bridesmaid Dresses: Bellisima Bridal in Albion
Hair: Turning point Salon
Makeup: Turning Point Salon
Paper
Save the Dates: www.magnetstreet.com
Invites: DIY, we made them because I couldn't find anything I loved else where
Programs/Menus : DIY
Ceremony
Ceremony Site: MSU Alumni Chapel - A+ The rehearsal and day-of went smoothly. The people at the chapel are really friendly and easy to work with. I especially love that they provide you with someone to cue the ceremony (music cues, the timing of bridal party down the aisle, etc) - free of charge!
Officiant :Pam Klusak - A+ I can't say enough good things about Pam! She delivered our ceremony with such enthusiasm and passion, and everyone loved her. Highly highly recommend.
Ceremony Music: Friend will be playing the piano
Reception
Reception Site: MSU Union - A+ Easy to work with - the set up was exactly as described, the ballroom was beautiful, and the food was AMAZING! I also loved how they set up everything for us, we didn't have to do any set-up or clean up. Just perfect.
Caterer: Spartan Signature Catering A+ Delicious! We did the Spartan Signature Buffet and it was a huge hit!
Chair Covers/Linens: Weddings by Nicole A+ great prices on chair covers, they were exactly as described and well worth the price!
Bakery: The Cakery - A+ Cake was soooooooo good!
DJ: Matt from W.E.D. - A+ Very professional and everything went smoothly. He really listened to what we wanted to be played and what we didn't. The dance floor was packed all night!
Other
Rehearsal Dinner: Spartan Hall of Fame Cafe - A+ great food and beautiful banquet room
Limo: Dreamkeepers - A+ they were right on time and very professional. Didn't have any problems at all!
Florist: Petal & Forrest - A+ Bouquets were GORGEOUS!!
DOC: None
Photography
Photographer: Brett Maxwell Photography A++ Simply the best Lansing photographer around. He is well worth the price - you will get so many unique and beautiful shots from him. He is also so great to work with, friendly and smiling throughout the whole day and night! I knew it would be worth it to splurge on photography, and I was right! Brett is the best.
Thanks!
Ceremony Site: Bridge Street Chapel in Grand Ledge
Ceremony Music: I will provide a CD that I'm burning and the chapel owners will play it for us
Reception
Reception Site: Ingham County Fairgrounds Banquet Hall
Caterer: Merindorfs meat & kitchen ladies from public schools
Bakery: Woman named Rhoda that I work with makes amazing wedding cakes
DJ: W.E.D.
Favors: Photo Coasters
Lighting: Probably won't do any special lighting.
Other
Rehearsal Dinner: TBD
Limo: Undetermined
Florist: My Godmother
DOC: None
Photography
Photographer: Photo in Motion
Videographer: None
Photobooth: None
Picture Locations: Bridge Street Chappel, the rest are TBD
Engagement Pictures: None
Beauty / Attire
Rings: Medawar Jewlers
Wedding dress: David's Bridal
Alterations: David's Bridal
Tuxes: TBD
Bridesmaid Dresses: David's Bridal
Hair & Makeup: Make-up is being done by Danielle Dearman aka Chroma Make-up, she is awesome. http://chromamakeup.com/
Paper
Save the Dates: None
Invites: Vista Print
Programs/Menus : Vista Print
Ceremony
Ceremony Site: Timber Ridge Golf Course ($250)
Officiant: Pam Klusak ($200)
Ceremony Music: Undecided, the DJ is doing a mini set-up outside
Reception
Reception Site: Timber Ridge Golf Course ($750 for room rental)
Caterer: Timber Ridge (Will be about $20/head)
Chair Covers/Linens: No chair covers, linens provided by Timber Ridge
Bakery: Grooms Aunt- need to find a talented baker for the groom cake
DJ: Matt with W.E.D. ($700/unlimited hours)
Favors: Personalized Chocolates (DIY, about $100 for 1500 chocolates)
Lighting: Provided by Timber Ridge and the DJ
Other
Rehearsal Dinner: At groom's parents' house
Limo: None
Florist: DIY by bride, aunt, and many other helpers
DOC: none
Miscellaneous equipment: none yet
Photography
Photographer: Stonekast Studios out of Mt. Pleasant
Videographer: family friend
Photobooth: Still narrowing it down
Picture Locations: Timber Ridge Golf Course
Engagement Pictures: a friend is taking them
Beauty / Attire
Rings: Kay Jewelers
Wedding dress: David's Bridal ($550)
Alterations: Not done yet
Tuxes: Probably Men's Warehouse
Bridesmaid Dresses: David's Bridal
Hair: Undecided
Makeup: Undecided
Paper
Save the Dates: DIY ($30 + $100 postage)
Invites: DIY ($70 + $200 postage)
Programs/Menu: DIY (don't know cost yet)
Ceremony Site Grand Ledge Opera House--good employee who helped us a lot day of and day before but otherwise somewhat unreliable and confusing.
Officiant- Pam Klusak of Matrimony and More--excellent and helped us write our entire ceremony and reviewed our vows, made suggestions and kept them secret!
Ceremony Music- W.E.D- we used Matt & Lynn, Matt DJs and Lynn does decor and planning. Great and very reasonable. Best hire we did for our wedding were Matt & Lynn.
Reception
Reception Site- GLOH again, okay but somewhat unreliable
Caterer- Adeline Leigh- good prices (12.50 pp) but not great quality of food at ALL.
Chair Covers/Linens- Decorate the Occasion- DO NOT recommend. For the price, many things got screwed up and no reply to e-mails or phone calls afterwards.
Bakery- Cakes by Sue- pretty but very dry cake. Promised ~150 servings and got less than 100 because cake was incredibly dry and fell apart, also was delivered at 8:30 a.m. which leads me to believe it was made night before or so. I worked in a bakery--this is a big no no. Otherwise, it was okay. Reasonable price and if I did it again, I'd honestly just do my own cake.
DJ- W.E.D.- see above, excellent
Favors- Donation to American Heart Association, Marge was amazing
Lighting
Other
Rehearsal Dinner- Gilbert & Blake's Okemos, MI. Everything was PERFECT and delicious!
Limo- NA
Florist- Flowers by Mary- Good, reasonable price, does not reply to e-mails though
DOC- W.E.D.- AMAZING. Please do consider Lynn as your DOC. I have no idea how things would have gone perfectly without her. Incredibly organized, FRIENDLY and very caring.
Miscellaneous equipment
Photography
Photographer- Looking Glass- will update review once we get the final pictures. Weren't pleased with engagement photographs but we really think that wedding ones will make up for it.
Videographer- Timeless Media Productions- Samantha and Mark were SO incredibly nice and organized. Haven't gotten final product yet but anticipate great product. Very reasonable and want to please client!
Photobooth- NA
Picture Locations- GLOH
Engagement Pictures- MSU campus/Alumni Chapel/ Beaumont Tower
Beauty / Attire
Wedding dress- Demetrios of Troy and then Dallas- pain the butt but gorgeous dress!
Alterations- Dem of Dallas- amazing job!
Tuxes- Men's Wearhouse of Allen, TX and Lansing, MI. Recommend Lansing, MI mall one, do not recommend Allen, TX.
Bridesmaid Dresses- David's Bridal- excellent dresses
Hair- Panopoulis Salon- Great job and very reasonable
Makeup- myself
Paper
Save the Dates- Vistaprint- good, but difficult to find best promo!
Invites- Vistaprint
Programs/Menus- Vistaprint
Ceremony
Ceremony Site Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, East Patio, and was actually held in Kellogg's auditorium due to rain. All Grand Events did the decor and did an efficient job of moving everything from the patio indoors when it rained at the last minute.
Officiant My sister's pastor, Rev. John Metcalf
Ceremony Music Rusch Entertainment - Violinist performing from Flint, and played beautifully.
Bouquets and boutonniers - All Grand Events
Reception
Reception Site Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, Lincoln Room
Caterer Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center - food was delicious and they met all our needs.
Chair Covers/Linens All Grand Events to be providing chair covers with dark purple bows and dark purple tablecloths. All Grand Events also provided the centerpieces on the tables of hydrangeas inside floating candle vases; decorations of rose petals and votive candles on the cake table; twinkle lights hanging from head table; and swag and lights above the dance floor. They did an excellent job and it took out breath away.
Bakery Wedding cake baker, Toni James - it was exactly what we wanted!
Favors TBD - M & M's
Lighting Candles and dim lights
Other
Rehearsal Dinner TBD - Reno's East banquet room, we chose a pasta bar and it was just okay, but they were great for service.
Limo None
Florist All Grand Events - did an exceptional job, and I would definitely recommend them to anyone. It was truly our dream wedding, and they played a role in making it that when it came to the decorations and their services provided.
DOC None
Miscellaneous equipment
Photography
Photographer TJ Photography
Videographer None
Photobooth None
Picture Locations TBD - in Kellogg's Auditorium after the ceremony
Engagement Pictures TJ Photography
Beauty / Attire
Rings Rogers & Hollands
Wedding dress David's Bridal
Alterations David's Bridal
Tuxes Men's Warehouse
Bridesmaid Dresses David's Bridal
Hair& Makeup Beth Palmer from It's Your Hair
Paper
Save the Dates Snapfish
Invites Invitations by Dawn
Programs/Menus TBD - None
Ceremony
Ceremony Site - Grand Ledge Opera House
Officiant - Pam Klusak (already very impressed by her) $200
Ceremony Music - Real Deal DJ
Reception
Reception Site - Grand Ledge Opera House $750 for Terrace Level (includes ceremony)
Caterer - haven't picked yet
Chair Covers/Linens - buying chair sashes through www.tableclothsfactory.com, still working on linens for tables
Bakery - talking with Beth Anderson from Cake Art - $2.45 per slice/per
DJ - Jon from Real Deal DJ's $600 all day, includes ceremony
Favors - DIY
Lighting
Other
Rehearsal Dinner - not booked yet, thinking about Pizza House in East Lansing (fiance used to work there during college
Limo - N/A
Florist - Weddings by Nicole??
DOC - Weddings by Nicole??
Miscellaneous equipment
Photography
Photographer - J. Mill Photography $700 all day coverage, unlimited hours
Videographer - not using
Photobooth
Picture Locations
Engagement Pictures - locally here in Texas by a photographer
Beauty / Attire
Rings - Blue Nile (Bride's ring) and Kay Jeweler's (Grooms ring)
Wedding Dress - Group USA $499.00
Tuxes - Baryames Tuxedos (haven't ordered yet)
Bridesmaid Dresses - still searching
Hair - haven't booked yet
Makeup - Danielle from Chroma Makeup, really like her!
Paper
Save the Dates - N/A
Invites - Janee's Elite Designs - love them!!
Programs/Menus - DIY Fan Program Kits, work with Janee!
I will update everyone as I make more choices!! So far, happy!
Lakeview Banquet & Event Center- They were fabulous. Everything was taken care of.
Officiant - Carmen Boak, Ceremonies by Carmen (ceremoniesbycarmen.com) Ceremony was just what we wanted, we wrote our own vows and she did a wonderful job. Highly recommend.
Ceremony Music- Friend
Reception
Lakeview Banquet Center- Again the waitstaff was amazing, they run a very efficient reception site. No complaints at all. Highly reccommend
Caterer- Morton's fine Catering, the food was GREAT!
Bakery - Roberto's Bakery, Taylor, MI. This cake is amazing and well priced.
DJ - Zack's Tunes, he is very energetic and gets the party going.
Favors - candy buffet
Photography
Photographer - becky Shink Photography. We had two photographers, Becky and Jeremy and we LOVED them. They are amazing, get the pictures you want and are very creative. Highly recommend.
Beauty / Attire
Rings - Wheat Jeweleres
Wedding dress - Fantastic Finds
Alterations _ Loi Luong
Tuxes
Bridesmaid Dresses - The Limited
Hair- Salon Meridian
Makeup - Salon Meridian
Paper
Invites -DIY
Programs/Menus- DIY
OK now that I can finally fill most of these out I will post!!
We live in the Detroit area, so some vendors are not in Lansing – wedding is October 8, 2011.
Ceremony
Ceremony Site – St. John Catholic Church
Reception
Reception Site – East Lansing Marriott at University Place
Caterer – Marriott
Chair Covers/Linens – Weddings by Nicole
Bakery – Cupcake Station – Birmingham
DJ – Uptown DJs
Favors - DIY
Lighting – Weddings by Nicole
Other
Rehearsal Dinner – Spartan Hall of Fame Cafe
Limo - Dreamkeepers
Florist – Delta Flowers
DOC – N/A
Photography
Photographer - Lovella
Videographer – N/A
Photobooth – N/A
Picture Locations – MSU Campus
Engagement Pictures – Downtown Detroit
Beauty / Attire
Rings – Reaver Diamond
Wedding dress - Brides by Demetrios, Troy
Alterations – The Wedding Shoppe, Berkley
Tuxes – Mens Warehouse
Bridesmaid Dresses – Konja’s, Berkley
Hair – Bridge Street Hair Company
Makeup - Bridge Street Hair Company
Paper
Save the Dates – Vista Print
Invites – Friend is Graphic Designer
Programs/Menus – Vista Print
Ceremony Site - MSU Alumni Chapel - very helpful staff, beautiful location. Books up super early!
Reception
Reception Site - Country Club of Lansing - Rachel Pullman was an amazing coordinator, so helpful! The food is SO GOOD!
Bakery - Batterbee Cakes - Naomi Batterbee's cakes are so delicious. The tasting is great, you get to try so many flavors and they're all so good! Some cakes make look fancier, but her cake tastes the best and that's what everyone will remember! Our guests are still talking about it!
Favors - Got chocolate covered MI cherries from Cherry Republic (dark chocolate are better than the Imperial), and also chrome luggage tags from Myron.com. Cheap, no imprint, and high quality!
Other
Rehearsal Dinner - English Inn - Great food
Limo - Perfection Limo - Driver was super nice and helpful, and the limo bus was awesome! Very fancy, clean, and very roomy!
Photographer - Danielle Murphy - Danielle and Ian were great, the photos look so good!
Picture Locations - MSU Campus
Beauty / Attire
Rings - got our wedding bands from e-weddingbands.com, shipped fast, exactly what we wanted, have great prices and a great guarantee. Order the free sizers, we also got a 10% off coupon to use on the rings!
Paper
Save the Dates - Made my own and printed using Vistaprint - free 100 postcards - only paid $20!!!