My wedding is done! Here is a summary of how things went for us with our vendors.
People you simply must use:
Housing Works as a venue. Wow, oh, wow, they were wonderful. So far above and beyond the call of duty. Everything was elegant and organized.
Chris Williams Music. Lovely music, great people. Loved talking to them and listening. Spot on.
New York Limosine. $100 an hour, no hidden fees. Great driver. WONDERFUL trip around NY for pictures--his suggestion was our most beautiful post-wedding photo of all.
Vendors who did their job.
Leora Edut for makeup. ($200) She managed to fix my hair too! (See Dop Dop below.) Make up was fine, and she was very nice.
Sugar Coated Bakery in Brooklyn. Cake was okay, not extraordinary. Would have been nice to tell us the top layer was fondant over cardboard as we sawed that sucker for several hilarious minutes before realizing it couldn't be cut. ($500 plus delivery.)
I can't recommend:
Dop Dop Salon for my updo. $250 and it fell within two hours. SO UPSETTING. Had to get it fixed before I even got dressed.
Anoek Inbar as officiant. She was the worst nightmare possible, forgetting to sign the documents, blaming us for them not being signed. Saying the wrong name repeately. The first two days of my honeymoon were spent trying to fix her mistakes, and she kindly told me I was overreacting to my marriage not being legal. Avoid.