Florida-South Florida
Everyone's Vendors
Hi Knotties,
Since we have so many new knotties and lots of posts asking for recommendations on vendors I thought we could do another post where everyone wrote down the vendors they are using to help the new knotties out.
Ceremony Site-
Reception Site-
Florist-
Photographer-
DJ or Band-
Officiante-
Wedding Planner-
Cake-
Lighting-
Linens-
Invitations-
Wedding Dress-
Tux's-
Wedding Shoes-
Jewelry-
Make Up Artist-
Hair Stylist-
Rings-
Honeymoon-
Anymore you can think of please post.
Since we have so many new knotties and lots of posts asking for recommendations on vendors I thought we could do another post where everyone wrote down the vendors they are using to help the new knotties out.
Ceremony Site-
Reception Site-
Florist-
Photographer-
DJ or Band-
Officiante-
Wedding Planner-
Cake-
Lighting-
Linens-
Invitations-
Wedding Dress-
Tux's-
Wedding Shoes-
Jewelry-
Make Up Artist-
Hair Stylist-
Rings-
Honeymoon-
Anymore you can think of please post.
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Re: Everyone's Vendors
Ceremony Site-The Hillsboro Club
Reception Site-The Hillsboro Club
Florist-J Morgan
Photographer-Chelsey Boatwright
DJ or Band-MB Entertainment
Officiante-Rabbi Richard Polier
Wedding Planner-Not using one
Lighting-Not using one
Linens-Over the Top
Cakes-Sugar Chef
Invitations-It's My Party
Wedding Dress-Belissma Bride
Tux's-Men's Warehouse
Wedding Shoes-Haven't found any
Jewelry-My grandmother's earrings
Make Up Artist-Haven't found one yet
Hair Stylist-Hair by Tonya
Rings-Jared
Honeymoon-Not decided
Ceremony Site- Ocean Sky Resort http://www.oceanskyresort.com/
Reception Site- Ocean Sky Reosrt
Florist- Petals Panache http://www.petalspanache.com/
Photographer- Kallima Photography http://kallimaphotography.com/
DJ or Band- Liquid DJs (Shannon) http://www.liquiddjs.com/
Officiate- Pastor Allan (DON'T USE)
Wedding Planner-
Cake- Sug-art http://realpages.com/sites/sugart/
Lighting- Liquid DJs
Linens-
Invitations- http://www.weddingpaperdivas.com/
Wedding Dress- David's Bridal -Sunrise
Tux's- Men's Wearhouse -Boynton
Wedding Shoes- http://www.heels.com/
Jewelry- http://bananarepublic.gap.com/
Make Up Artist- Family member
Hair Stylist- Family member
Rings- Zales & Blue Nile
Honeymoon- Park City, UT
ADD VIDEO- Family member
Photobooth- http://fotos-r-fun.com/
Reviews in bio.
Ceremony Site- Seagate Beach Club Delray
Reception Site- Seagate Beach Club Delray
Florist- Natinel flower designs
Photographer- Cassidy Thompson Photography
DJ or Band- Vision DJ's
Officiante-
Wedding Planner-
Cake- Couture Cakes
Lighting-
Linens-
Invitations-
Wedding Dress- Mariolka's Bridal Boynton
Tux's-
Wedding Shoes-
Jewelry-
Make Up Artist- Jenny Bowen
Hair Stylist- Jenny Bowen
Rings-
Honeymoon- Paris and then the French Alps to Snowboard
Videographer - MXI Studios
Reception Site- Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina
Florist- Natinel Floral Design
Photographer- Lara Rios Photography
DJ or Band- Liquid DJs
Officiant- a friend of ours
Wedding Planner- Classic Affairs
Cake- Susie's Scrumptious Sweets
Lighting- Liquid DJs
Linens- efavormart.com for table linen, Brelex for napkins, chiavari chairs and palm trees
Invitations- DIY, paper from capaper.com
Wedding Dress- Priscilla of Boston, bought on preownedweddingdresses.com
Tux's- Men's Wearhouse
Wedding Shoes- Badgley Mischka
Jewelry- Anna Bellagio, Honora
Make Up Artist- Makeup by Claudia
Hair Stylist-
Rings- Jared
Honeymoon- Hawaii/Sonoma for 2 weeks
Video- MXI Studios
I am also adding:
Photobooth: Peekabooth
Ceremony Music: Paolo Diaz
Bridesmaids: Alfred Angelo after they didn't order the original dress in time.
My Bio
Ceremony Site- Miami Beach Botanical Gardens
Reception Site- Miami Beach Botanical Gardens
Florist- ??
Photographer- Gregory Paul
DJ or Band- ??
Officiante- ??
Wedding Planner- Olga, Events on a Budget
Cake- ??
Lighting- ??
Linens- ??
Invitations- Making myself with paper from Cardsandpockets.com
Wedding Dress-
Tux's- ??... Prob Bellissima Bridal in Coral Gables
Wedding Shoes- ??
Jewelry- ??
Make Up Artist- ??
Hair Stylist- ??
Rings- Montica Jewelers
Honeymoon- Up in the air right now!
Man I have a lot to do!
Ceremony Site- Plantation Preserve Golf Course and Club
Reception Site- same ^
Florist- DIY w/ a friend/co-worked ... eek!
Photographer- chelsey boatwright
DJ or Band- Vision DJs
Officiante- Rev. Mary Ellen Cassini & Cantor Jessica Turnoff Ferrari
Wedding Planner- me!
Cake- Edda's Cake Design (inc in package) Grooms cake - one of my bffs/bm is making it
Lighting- Vision DJs
Linens- idk, inc in package
Invitations- minted.com
Wedding Dress- Victoria's Bridal Coutour (found the dress in their store then ordered from them online - saved $$$)
Tux's- Men's Warehouse
Wedding Shoes- Baker's
Jewelry- Swarovski
Make Up Artist- My friend, Katie (she works for MAC)
Hair Stylist- don't know yet
Rings- Zargon in Davie
Honeymoon- that's FI's job!! lol - somewhere tropical where we don't have to do anything!!
good idea to share!
edit:
Video - My Treasure Films
Photobooth - Don't have a vendor for this yet but i'm looking into Photobooth Social (fingers crossed)
My Bio
Reception Site- Boca Renaissance Coral Ballroom
Florist- Misty Rose
Photographer- Crystal Fielding
DJ or Band- Danny from Liquid DJ's
Officiante- Pastor Alan (Horrible!!!!)
Wedding Planner- No one...Natalie the day of!
Cake- We Take The Cake
Lighting- Party Time DJ's
Linens- Thru the venue
Invitations- theamericanwedding.com
Wedding Dress- Alfred Angelo
Tux's- Mens Warehouse
Wedding Shoes- Off Broadway
Jewelry- Charles Winston from a cruise ship
Make Up Artist- Make Up By Claudia
Hair Stylist- Brooke Robinson
Rings- Mine are from Kay; hes wearing his Dads
Honeymoon- 8 day carnival cruise to Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama
Reception Site- Bahia Mar Hotel
Florist-Petunia Flowers
Photographer-Eve Greendale
DJ or Band-A Friend
Officiante-Brother-in-law
Wedding Planner-Me
Cake-A Piece of Cake by Elena
Lighting-Up Lyte
Linens-Over the Top
Invitations-Nik’s Naks (based in Baltimore)
Wedding Dress-J del Olmo
Tux's- Joseph A. Banks
Wedding Shoes- Do not have them yet
Jewelry-Diab Diamonds
Make Up Artist-Lisa (Can not recall Last Name)
Hair Stylist- Shear Attitude
Rings- Diab Diamonds
Honeymoon-Considering Alaska Cruise or something else in the summer…in grad school
Reception Site- Boa towers
DJ or Band- Liquid Dj
Wedding Planner-
Cake- ET
Lighting- Liquid DJs
Linens-
Invitations- etsy
Wedding Dress- pearls place
Jewelry- etsy
Rings-
Honeymoon- Bora Bora
Photobooth- http://fotos-r-fun.co
Reception Site- Coral Reef Yacht Club
Florist- Hirini's
Photographer- Travis Harris Photography
DJ or Band- Seckond Nature (band)
Officiante- Pastor at Church & FI's dad
Wedding Planner- Me
Cake- Cupcake Nouveau
Lighting- n/a
Linens- TBA
Invitations- theamericanwedding.com
Wedding Dress- Coral Gables Bridal
Tux's- TBA
Wedding Shoes- TBA
Jewelry- gifts/borrowed
Make Up Artist- TBA
Hair Stylist- TBA
Rings- E-ring from South Miami Jewelers, wed ring- TBA
Honeymoon- Turkey! (self booked & organized)
Reception Site- Boca Raton Marriott
Florist- Dalsimer
Photographer- JDN Photography
DJ or Band- Shamar Reyes (Elite Entertainment)
Officiante- Cantor Debbi Ballard
Wedding Planner- Lisette Lauren Events
Cake- We Take the Cake
Lighting- our florist provided it
Linens- bought our overlays from efavormart.com (linens came with hotel)
Invitations- DeeMBee Designs
Wedding Dress- David Tutera
Tux's- Men's Warehouse
Wedding Shoes- Angela Nuran (www.angelanuran.com)
Jewelry- borrowed
Make Up Artist- friend from college
Hair Stylist- friend from college
Rings- Kay Jewelers
Honeymoon- ARUBA!
Photobooth: Photobooth Social
Ceremony Music: Elegant Harp (booked through my DJ)
Cocktail Music: Saxophone (booked through my DJ)
Bridesmaids: Davids Bridal
SailSteph - you can also just hit the WATCH button at the top right corner of the thread...it then gets saved to your THREADS I'M WATCHING button. But I'm sure Lynette will take care of your request also!
Ceremony Site- National Hotel
Reception Site- National Hotel
Florist- TBD looking at Ocean Florist, Petunia and Vivan Colls
Photographer- 13:13 Photography
DJ or Band- Liquid DJs
Officiante- FI is working on a rabbi/cantor
Wedding Planner- Karla with Stylish Events is my DOC
Cake- TBD
Lighting- TBD
Linens- TBD
Invitations- TBD
Wedding Dress- Vera Wang from Boca Raton Bridal
Tux's- TBD
Wedding Shoes- TBD
Jewelry- TBD
Make Up Artist- Considering Amy Palma
Hair Stylist- Considering Amy Palma
Rings- Jeweler in NJ where FI is from
Honeymoon- somewhere tropical...looking at Aruba or St. Lucia!
AuWhitney - we did our honeymoon in Aruba in October....best 10 days of my life! Email me...I'll give you details where we stayed, exercusions, pictures, prices...etc.
[email protected]
Reception Site- b'nai torah congregation
Florist- daniel events
Photographer- creative focus
DJ or Band- beth and command performance
Officiante- rabbi baruch plotkin and cantor gary sherman
Wedding Planner- listette lauren events
Cake- ana paz
Lighting- daniel events
Linens- daniel events
Invitations- memorable moments
Wedding Dress- brides of florida
Tux's- mens warehouse wellington green
Wedding Shoes- gap/macys
Jewelry- various stores
Make Up Artist-pamela garcia
Hair Stylist- pamela garcia
Rings- helzberg diamonds/hertz jewlers
Honeymoon- norweigen Epic
Reception Site - The Chart House Coconut Grove
Florist - Trying to find one as we speak... the florist will be the death of me!
Photographer - About 97% sure I'll be going with Browntography... an old friend from HS who started a photography business and is really talented.
DJ or Band -
Officiante - Adalina Barrios... my boss and good friend.
Wedding Planner -
Cake - Clara Vindel... a co - worker how makes the most beautiful and delish cakes. This will be a gift from her.
Lighting - None
Linens -
Invitations - DIY Project... paper from PaperandMore.com & CardsandPockets.com
Wedding Dress - David's Bridal on Miracle Mile
Tux's -
Wedding Shoes - Zappo's... Nina Shoes
Jewelry - Zales
Make Up Artist - Jenny Chavez... a friend of mine that does amazing professional mu, but is gifting me her talents for the day
Hair Stylist - My mom! She's a professional hair dresser and will of course be doing my hair that day.
Rings - I'm afraid I don't remember the names of either of the two places we got them from
Honeymoon - TBD
Reception Site- Same as above
Florist- Vivian Colls
Photographer- Ivan Apfel
DJ or Band- DJ Mike f(riend of the FI)
Officiante- Father Ricky Rivera
Wedding Planner- n/a
Cake- Ana Paz
Lighting- Vivian Colls
Linens- Gables Linen
Invitations- Etsy seller design: Deidamiah, and the rest is DIY
Wedding Dress- Victoria Mariseal (custom design)
Tux's- Mr. Tux
Wedding Shoes- Nina Elk in Grape, purchased on 6pm.com
Jewelry- TBD
Make Up Artist- Lindsey Friedman, friend that works at bobbi brown
Hair Stylist- TBD
Rings- Macy's
Honeymoon- TBD: so far we think we're going on a celebrity cruise.
Planning Bio
Reception Site- Grove Isle
Florist- Ocean Flowers (Guerdy)
Photographer- David Acuna
DJ or Band- Shannon from Liquid DJ's
Officiante- Eddie Rodriguez
Wedding Planner- Only DOC with Divine Design by Guerdy
Cake- Elegant Temptations
Lighting- Liquid DJs
Linens- ??
Invitations-Purple box Designs
Wedding Dress- Brides of Florida
Tux's- ??
Wedding Shoes- ??
Jewelry-???
Make Up Artist- Makeup by marz
Hair Stylist- Art of hair by Claudia
Rings- Place up in delaware where my FI is from
Honeymoon- Being booked by Moonrings - To the Greek isle -Santorini, Crete, Mykonos, and athens!
Reception Site- Benvenuto
Florist- Doing it myself!
Photographer- Captured Events- Jennifer S.
DJ or Band- Diamond DJ
Officiante- Priest
Wedding Planner- ME!
Cake- Family friend- Cakes by Suzelle
Lighting- None
Linens- Included with Venue
Invitations- All ME!
Wedding Dress- Alfred Angelo
Tux's- Men's Warehouse
Wedding Shoes- BCBG- Sparkly and pink
Jewelry- Kira Designs
Make Up Artist- Family friend
Hair Stylist- Family friend
Rings- Overstock- got some great deals!
Honeymoon- Sandals Resort in Bahamas
Please post videographers ladies- I'm stuck on that one. I don't want to spend much and the 2 low priced ones I have found won't return my phone call (which I am thinking is a bad sign...)
And for video-try Reinhardt productions...Marty is excellent!
Also Persistent Productions (also out of Boynton Beach) name is Brian Lowry
Ceremony Site- Coral Gables Congrgational
Reception Site- Rusty Pelican
Florist- Jorge Nevot
Photographer-TBD
DJ or Band- Orchestra America
Officiante- Guillermo Sterling
Wedding Planner- Carmen Becerra
Cake- TBD
Lighting- TBD
Linens- included at Rusty Pelican
Invitations- TBD
Wedding Dress- TBD
Tux's- TBD
Wedding Shoes- TBD
Jewelry- TBD
Make Up Artist-TBD
Hair Stylist- TBD
Rings- Washington Diamond
Honeymoon- Sailing in Bahamas
I'm such a spreadsheet whore, I compiled a lot of the vendors I talked to on my blog, you can see my list of churches and all the requirements here: http://twokidsfrommiami.com/miami-wedding-info/miami-churches/
Reception Site-Hillcrest Golf and Country Club
Florist-Creations by Blanca
Photographer-BODA,Inc.
DJ or Band-Vision DJs
Officiante-Rabbi Jonathan Kaplan
Wedding Planner-
Cake-Gallery of Cakes
Lighting-thinking about having Vision DJs do it
Linens-Over the Top
Invitations-Michaels
Wedding Dress-Brides Against Breast Cancer
Tux's-looking at the end of the month
Wedding Shoes-Zappos.com
Jewelry-still deciding. might use FI's Aunt's pearls
Make Up Artist-personal friend who does makeup as a side business
Hair Stylist-my hair stylist that has known the family since I was born
Rings-FI told me name, don't remember
Honeymoon-Alaska!!!!
Updated 7/7/10 Planning Bio
Ceremony Site- Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Miami
Reception Site-Miami Beach Botanical Garden
Florist- included with wedding planner- I forget her name
Photographer- Ivan Apfel
DJ or Band- DJ
Officiante-Father Lopez
Wedding Planner-Melissa from Events on a Budget
Cake-Sugar Shack
Lighting-None (daytime wedding- outdoor reception)
Linens-included (overlays or runners TBD)
Invitations-Tipperary Square- Campbelltown PA
Wedding Dress- Patricia South's
Tux's-Patricia South's
Wedding Shoes- Badgley Mischka
Jewelry- Earrings- JC penney, bracelets- ideeli.com
Make Up Artist- Miriam Behar
Hair Stylist-Miriam Behar
Rings-engagement/wedding rings- custom made in Colombia, South America
Honeymoon-Napa Valley, CA (delayed until summer 2011- my daughter just started a new job)
Reception Site- Parkland Golf & Country Club
Florist- TBD
Photographer- Ivan Apfel
DJ or Band- Vision DJs
Officiante- Rev. V from St Jude Ministries
Wedding Planner- me, myself & I
Cake- We Take the Cake (included in venue)
Lighting- Vision DJs
Linens- TBD
Invitations- Myself - Paper from Michaels & pocketfolds/envelopes from Cards&Pockets
Wedding Dress- Belissima Bridal
Tux's- TBD - but probably Mr. Tux b/c FI won 2 free tuxes there
Wedding Shoes- TBD
Jewelry- TBD
Make Up Artist- TBD
Hair Stylist- TBD
Rings- TBD but mine probably from Helzberg Diamonds b/c I want to use the same jeweler as my e-ring so I only have to go to one place for inspections lol
Honeymoon- TBD, we're thinking Costa Rica
April Siggy Challenge: The Ring
Anna♥Joey
RSVP Date: March 23, 2011
Reception Site-Chart House Resturnat -Coconut Grove
Florist- Me...flowers from a warehouse whole saler
Photographer- Vidal Cheda Photography (hes my cousin )
DJ or Band- Ipod
Officiante- My BFF
Wedding Planner- Me and my girls
Cake- My bff cousin (she does beautiful stuff)
Lighting- none..its outside day time
Linens- TBD
Invitations- probably doing them myself with my MOH...(pockets)
Wedding Dress- Group USA Mines/ BM-TBD
Tux's-Mens Warehouse
Wedding Shoes- Davids Bridal
Jewelry- JC Penny
Make Up Artist- Claudia (make up by claudia)
Hair Stylist- Katy (recommended by a former knottie)
Rings- Kay
Honeymoon- Disney World