Wedding Big Five

MissOwl · June 2011

So in Africa they have what are referred to as the 'big five' wild game animals: elephant, rhino, cape buffalo, lion and leopard. apparently a hunter is celebrated when he or she gets one of each.

well...i'd like to propose that there is a wedding 'big five' vendors and that (for me, at least) they are: wedding date, ceremony location and/or officiant, reception location, caterer and photographer.

well...i have taken down all five!

1. date: september 8, 2012

2. ceremony: St. Mary's Catholic Church, German Village

3. reception: Via Vecchia Winery, Brewery District

4. caterer: Catering by Scott

5. photographer: Kelly Maughan Photography

Couldn't be happier! Now I'm taking a wedding break...

What are/were your 'big five'? What things did you book right away?

green795 · June 2011

1. May 8, 2010

2. Ceremony: Mother of Mercy Chapel at St. Charles

3. Reception: Creekside

4. Caterer: Creekside (and Grandma, who made hundreds, possibly over 1,000, of her Italian cookies for the reception)

5. Photographer: Kimberly Potterf Photography

MissOwl · June 2011

cool green. thanks for sharing!

also if you all had big five different from me (dress, florist, whatever) go ahead and list 'em!

tweber510 · June 2011

1 Heather hanselman with Every event elegant.

2. April 7th

3 bryn Du mansion

4.Hoggy's

5. Enticing icing.

still looking for a ceromny site and I'm getting inda nervous.

lstirn327 · June 2011

1. Date july 21st, 2012
2. Ceremony The Darby House
3. Reception The Darby House
4. Caterer: Cameron Mitchell
5. photography: Brandy J photography

xjulie2188x · June 2011

Wow, MissOwl! you are definitely on top of things! It took me sooo long to get that much done! I should have hired you to plan my wedding! :-)

1. Date: August 5th, 2011
2. Ceremony: St Catharine's Catholic Church
3. Reception: The Smith Bros. Loft
4. Caterer: Zuppa
5. Photography: AZAR Photography

Cake almost made the list which is being done by Resch's Bakery.

sep72fendr · June 2011

Miss Owl's Big 5 list with my choices:1. June 24th, 20112. Ceremony: Pinnacle Golf Club3. Reception: Pinnacle Golf Club4. Caterer: Pinnacle Golf Club and my FSIL who helped me make all of my cake-pop favors. :-)5. Photographer: Minister Images

My Own Personal Big 5:1. Date: June 24th
2. All Inclusive Venue (includes ceremony, reception and catering): Pinnacle3. Dress: BigRock LittleRooster (my Vera :-))4. Cake: Sauer Cakes5. DJ: Rob from Encore Entertainment

OMG. 4 (almost 3!) Days left!!

katy0293 · June 2011

1. date: November 18, 20112. ceremony: Doubletree Hotel - Worthington
3. reception: The Jessing Center4. caterer: Mass Appeal5. photographer: David Beckham

MissOwl... catering by scott ::cringe:: be careful... he's known for totally screwing over his brides... and screwing up his promises to them.

kiyamurph · June 2011

Miss Owl's Big 5 list with my choices:1. July 2, 20112. Ceremony: Heritage Golf Club3. Reception: Heritage Golf Club4. Caterer: Heritage!5. Photographer: Inlux

My Own Personal Big 5:1. Date: July 2
2. Dress: Maggie Sottero Angelina (so excited to wear it!)3. Videographer: Poetic Cinema (based out of Cincinnati)4. Makeup: Kelli Ramey - Beautimarkedbykelli5. DJ: Platinum Music Productions

beckilee37 · June 2011

1. May 19, 2012

2. My dress!

3. Reception/Catering: Bluestone

4. Photographer: Photography by Lydia

5. Cake: Anita Kline

Obviously ceremony site (CAC) should be in the list but we couldn't book it until this week when they opened up the 2012 dates. But that's number 6!

buckeyesweetz · June 2011

Miss Owl's Big 5 list with my choices: 1. May 28, 2011 2. Ceremony: Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church 3. Reception: Little Turtle Golf Club 4. Caterer: Little Turtle Golf Club 5. Photographer: DM Studio 2 Photography My Own Personal Big 5: 1. Church (OLP) date w/ church 2. Reception (LTGC) 3. Cake: Anita Kline 4. Photography: DM Studio 2 5. DJs: Mr and Mrs DJ

nnoble4 · June 2011

Miss Owl's Big Five

1. date: July 9, 2011....18 days away

2. ceremony: Browning Amphitheater

3. reception: The Union at The Ohio State University

4. caterer: whatever comes with The Union...

5. photographer: Steve Poland, New Image Studios

My Big Five
1. Reception: The Union (had to either be able to have ceremony at same venue or nearby). This was a biggie, because we were also choosing between states.
2. Photographer: New Image Studios
3. CAKE: Anita Kline
4. Flowers: Flowers on Springtree Lane
5. Honeymoon: Italy!!!

montyandkellyski · June 2011

missowl's big 5 -

DATE - 11-11-11
CEREMONY - Capital Club
RECEPTION - Capital Club
CATERER - Capital Club (seeing a theme here? )
PHOTOGRAPHER - Steve Poland with New Image Studios

Mine are:
1 - Convenience for guests (everything is in one place - hotel, reception, ceremony)
2 - Music is HUUUGE for me (Music Express and some OSU students Quartet for cocktail hour)
3 - DIY decor (feathers galore!)
4 - cake - Golden Delight Bakery's Strawberry Delight

5 - my beautiful bridesmaids - dresses from Macy's, jewelry off of etsy.com and i made the hair accessories

MissOwl · June 2011

katy - tell me what you know about catering by scott. they are the exclusive caterer for our venue so i don't have a choice, but i want to be aware and prepared!

MissOwl · June 2011

montyandkelly - that strawberry delight cake is so amazing! good pick!

tiffanydaniels · June 2011

i also heard bad things about Catering by Scott, but he seemed really nice when we met with him but he does make a lot of promises. Right off the bat i told him my budget for the food on the phone and he told me that was easily do-able, then when I got the quote, which took 2 weeks because he forgot, it was for about 4000 dollars over what I had sad, and he charged me for all the stuff he said was free. But that was all we did with him because we chose a different route, but I did like how he brought us tastings to our first meeting without asking, but when we asked to taste different foods he gave us an attitude and said nicely no.

My top 5:

1) Photography and Video: Picture Perfect Photographers, fell in love with their work and their prices are reasonable.
2) Venue: The Columbus Athenaneum: Fell in love with the place, it gave me the wedding vibe and I thought i wanted something completely different and I loved it.
3) Caterer: The columbus athenaneum: have not tried their food yet but i hope it is pretty good.
4) Church: St. Simon and Jude: My parents wanted me to get married in a church so we decided that it would be easiest at their church. It is a nice church in west jefferson.
5) Date: 11/10/2012: we chose this day because it is an Ohio State by week! But really we chose it becuase we wanted a fall date and where looking toward october but the venue we were orginally going to go with was closed, Via Vecchia, so when we changed venues we still decided to keep that date.

MissOwl · June 2011

thanks tiffany. not much we can do about it but we'll keep an eye out for mischief i guess. and get everything in writing.

katy0293 · June 2011

What Tiffany said plus:

I have heard from VERY reliable sources that he offers for "free" such things as: linens of your choosing, Cake, Ice sculptures, dishes and other services. He offers all of these things free but raises the prices on everything else. The linens that he says are free of charge are not floor length, they are just standard. The cake will NOT be what you ask for. The dishes that he claims are an upgrade are really just the dishes that every caterer should offer to anyone. He claimed that he was "throwing in" real dishes instead of plasticware... really? I kid you not. I don't know about the Ice sculptures because the bride that was promised this isn't married yet but after her wedding I will let you know what kind of dissaster that turns out to be.

On top of all that, if you have a planner, forwarn them because he is very diva and likes to make everything all about him. He will butt his nose into everything and play games with them that can only be discribed as grandstanding.

Cliffnotes version: You won't get what he promises you. Be very careful and have balls when dealing with him because to me it seems like he believes every bride is effing stupid and tries to pull things over on you.

I really cringed when I saw you went with Via Vecchia because I know that he is the only caterer that they offer. If I were you, I would call up or visit whoever you booked with at Via and tell them that you are hearing HORRIBLE reviews from everyone about Scott and that they should really consider having another catering option or it's going to run THEM into the ground.

EDIT: Via Vecchia is a beautiful venue... and I know that you want your wedding to be wonderful, as do I! It is REALLY unfortunate that they don't allow any other caterers... it would benefit them greatly if they had at least one or two other options...

KellyRVT · June 2011

1. Date-October 22nd 2011- had to have the Bye week!

2. Venue- OSU Faculty Club

3. Dress- Maggie Sottero's Vogue Royale in antique gold (no white dress for me!)

4. Photographer- Azar Photography

5. Ceremony Site- Browning Amphitheater (we wanted something outside in the Fall)

MissOwl · June 2011

katy
thanks for the info. i'm going to give VV a call. that has me totally freaked out.

itsallnice421 · June 2011

MissOwl's 5:

1. date: October 21, 2011

2. ceremony: Columbus Zoo

3. reception: Columbus Zoo

4. caterer: Columbus Zoo

5. photographer: Picture the Love

My 5:
1. venue: Columbus Zoo (it took us forever to choose this; wanted ceremony and reception in one, near water, blah blah blah

)
2. photographer: Picture the Love
3. date: definitely wanted to have it in the fall
4. dress: purchased at Bridal & Formal in Cincinnati
5. videographer: AddVision

katy0293 · June 2011

I hope it goes well for you Miss, I REALLY do... you seem like a great person and I don't want anything horrible to happen at/in your wedding. Be careful =x

MissOwl · June 2011

thanks katy! at the very least, i've been warned and can make sure that EVERYTHING is in writing.

itsallnice - so excited for you that you're getting married at the zoo! what an awesome venue!!!!

BrendaW09 · June 2011

MissOwl's 5:
1. date: July 16, 2011
2. ceremony: St. Peter's Church
3. reception: American Legion Hall-Westerville
4. caterer: Perfect Plate Catering
5. photographer: Mary Stephenson
My top 51. date: July 16, 20112. ceremony:St. Peter's Church3. photographer: Mary Stephenson. My FBIL used her for his wedding so it was the one thing my FI said right away that he wanted. 4. cake: Anita Kline5. flowers: Flowers on Springtree Lane

15Step · June 2011

MissOwl's 5:

1. date: May 19, 2012 (hi date twin!)

2. ceremony: Palm House @ Conservatory
3. reception: " "
4. caterer: Metro Cuisine
5. photographer: Little Tree Studios in Worthington

My 5:
1. Venue: FPC. Wasn't planning on booking here, but couldn't resist. The space is gorgeous and feels sooooo special.
2. Photos: Little Tree. Great people, incredible photography.
3. Food: Metro. LOVE the coordinator, Abby. Food at tasting was delicious, and well within our budget.
4. Details (colors, feel, favors, surprises, etc). It's all coming together and the vision I have of this event is just awesome. I'm super excited

5. Honeymoon: remaining a surprise. FI is handling all of the details and I won't know where we're going till the second leg of the flight.

BAYB153 · June 2011

MissOwl's 5:
1. date: June 9, 2012
2. ceremony: First Congregational Church
3. reception: The Blackwell
4. caterer: The Blackwell
5. photographer: Lauryn Byrdy Photography

My top 51. Date: June 9, 2012
2. Ceremony: First Congregational Church -- this church is every girl's dream

The aisle is so long and the church is absolutely stunning! Despite the fee for non-members, I couldn't let it go.
3. Photographer: Lauryn Byrdy Photography -- she is so sweet, quirky, and fun to work with! Her pictures are fabulous.
4. Cake: Anita Kline...she made me and my FI feel like her own children.
5. Flowers: Flowers on Orchard Lane - I was in love the moment I walked in the door! So great at what they do.

MissOwl · June 2011

this turned into an awesomely fun thread. great job ladies!

phunkydreamer · June 2011

1. Ceremony/reception/caterer: Granville Inn 2. Photographer: Amanda Julca 3. Flowers: Flowers on Orchard Lane 4. Dress: Manuel Mota for Pronovias, "Silaba", from Bridal and Formal 5. Invitations: Igloo Letterpress

phunkydreamer · June 2011

And it's this Saturday!!!!!!

MissOwl · June 2011

yay funky! that's fantastic! happy wedding!

stanzi113 · June 2011

MissOwl's 5:
1. date: October 1, 2011
2. ceremony: Maple Grove United Methodist
3. reception: The Grange Audubon Center
4. caterer: Metro Cuisine
5. photographer: Ely Brothers

My Top 5
1. florist: Daisy Basket

2. dessert: Cake from Suisse Shop and a Jeni's Cart

3. reception: The Grange Audubon Center

4. Dress: Justin Alexander 8483 (link) from Trumpington

5. photographer: Ely Brothers

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