this weekend will be our 1 year anniversary and i have contributed to these boards several times in the last year and before that when i was looking and i realized today i never did a whole review of my day. oops! i think sometimes people mean well on here when they review their vendors/venue/etc but they do so before they get their final product or while their emotions are still fresh (whether that be good or bad!) and now a year later, i just want to tell you about our good experiences!
we had a great experience with our venue (our madison). they did everything we asked of them, treated us kindly, and threw in some extra benefits. it was great!
we LOVED LOVED LOVED the bon bonerie. best cake ever and they were awesome to work with.
we ended up doing our flowers from kroger (seems strange i know) but they were stunning and cost us a fraction of what we would have spent at a wedding florist.
i regret not getting a videographer. i really do. so you should do that if you can.
i first read about our photographer (rachel spears) on these boards and she always had good reviews but like i mentioned earlier, it seemed to be from people currently working with her instead of former brides. well i'll be the first to say - she is FABULOUS. our bridal party and guests adored her (she is so fun!) and i still look at my wedding pictures every single day. they are stunning. i'm so glad we found her.
we went with party pleasers for our DJ and had a great time with them. they're so professional compared to some of the DJs we met with and while i respect the DJ industry and think it's pretty cool that these guys have that talent, i was focused more on the emcee role and who could keep the party going without being dry or over the top. they were great!
i got my makeup done by brideface and would recommend them to anyone. i hate that i can't remember my girl's name but i think it was jenny. i know that all the people there are great though!
and lastly, my advice would be to relax and breathe and soak all of this in. i miss that day so much already. really grateful for this last year with my best friend!