I know I'm a little late for posting, but I wanted to get in on here before the holidays! I had such an amazing wedding and it really couldn't have happened without my great vendors.
- Reena Rose Photography: We know we wanted a photo-journalistic look to our photos because we had been in some weddings with the cheesiest of posed photos. Reena and her husband Max were both fantastic. They caught moments other photographers would have glossed over. Reena always has a smile but once it was go-time for photos she was focused and intense - and she snapped away. The fact that she caught special moments was particularly important to us since we didn't have a videographer. My husband is camera shy and Reena made him feel very comfortable. We also got our photo CDs well within three weeks of our wedding. Reena and Max were wonderful - I would recommend them to anyone. I will treasure these photos forever. www.reenarose.com/">www.reenarose.com (Her blog has some pictures of our wedding and others!)
- Highlawn Pavilion: Living in Northern New Jersey, there are a lot of venues that have the same look - glass on the walls, tacky glass sconces, weird carpet and you are one of five parties in the place. Highlawn Pavilion is the complete opposite. The space is beautiful - you are the only party there, huge windows looking out to the NY skyline and a grand staircase (which makes for great pictures). It has a vintage charm that I couldn't find anywhere else. Christoper at the Highlawn helped us with our planning and he was amazing every step of the way. We got rave reviews about how delicious the food was from all of our guests. I've seen some brides posts concerns about the T-shape of the room when looking at Highlawn- and I have to tell you, that did not stop any one of my guests from getting up on the dance floor. I was blown away by how great the Highlawn was as a venue and I'm so glad we picked it. Flowers by Chuck in Lyndhurst: I cannot even begin to tell you how amazing everything came out by
- Flowers by Chuck. My flowers were perfect in every way. I had given Chuck pictures of what I thought I liked from wedding websites and he just made it 10x better. My flowers were vibrant orange and deep purple to match my colors with fall leaves and branches - and it was just perfect. When we first started looking at flowers, we went to a place that focused on big events like weddings. We waited 20 minutes past our appointment time and the person didn't even listen to us or our ideas. But when we went to Chuck, he wrote down everything we said. He just turned it into something so much better than we could have imagined. Chuck isn't just a local florist - he was very talented and creative and he made sure we we received the care and attention we would have never gotten from a place that just pumps out events.
- Bridals by Roma: I thought I knew what style of dress I wanted before walking in to Bridals by Roma, but they knew better. My consultant took one look at me and the print outs I had and pulled a dress for me to try on first - and it was the one! Don't get me wrong - I tried on 12 different dresses after that during the appointment. But all the styles I liked on paper didn't fit me well or just seemed weird once I put them on. Best of all, she kept my mother's off-base picks away and stayed well within our budget. The dress she picked right off the bat was what I was looking for - timeless and elegant. I loved it (and still do after the wedding!). My seamstress was great too - she even took time out and showed my mom how to bustle the dress. They were definitely experts and really want to find you the perfect dress.
- E&M Gold Beekeepers: First, Mary at E&M is amazing. She always responded to my emails quickly and she made sure to answer all my questions. We ordered one honey jar for each of the guests and tied some strands of raffia around it. The honey looks great and I think my guests really enjoyed this localized (NJ) gift.