So we are FINALLY married! We were engaged forever it seems but all the planning was worth it because it was a perfect day. Here are the reviews I can think of right now:
Ceremony: A. St. Rita (Lowerline St)- not easy to get in touch with but I didn't have any problems. They didn't have a coordinator so I was on my own.
Reception: A+ Pavilion of the Two Sisters- City Park- everything was perfect and they took care of every detail I asked for. The coordinator Cathy and the staff were very easy to get in touch with and the room and food is amazing.
Invites: A. Weddingpaperdivas- I loved the designs and the price was great
Save the dates: A. Scriptura on Magazine. Easy to work with. Everyone loved the design
Favors: A. Hubigs Pies. Easy to get in touch with. They were inexpensive, delivered them straight to the reception for us and everyone loved them
Photographer: A+ Studio Tran. I can't WAIT to get my pics back. Beebe did my portraits and I'm in awe. Very easy to work with and easy to get in touch with.
Videographer: A+ Chad Dyle Productions. I haven't seen the video yet, but they were very attentive and very friendly. Chad was always easy to get in touch with and I thought their pricing was reasonable.
Flowers: A+ Bee's Flower Shop. I can't say enough good things about Bee's. Eric was very easy to get in touch with and the flowers were BEAUTIFUL! Since I didn't have a coordinator at the ceremony, They stepped in and cued the music and sent the BM's down the aisle and fluffed my train, etc. Definitely above and beyond service.
DJ: A-. Omega Sound. David was always easy to get in touch with. I had used their database to choose my list. There were a few snaffus along the way with them playing some not on list songs, but it was all quickly worked out and they had the dance floor full all night- which is all I wanted!
Cakes: A. Haydels. We got both cakes from Haydels. We brought in pictures of what we wanted and they came out exactly like the pictures. Very tasty too!
Limos: A+. Celebrity Limo- arrived early. we had 2 buses and a ultra stretch. All clean and they got us to wear we needed to be. They gave us a free sedan ride back from the reception to our hotel which was nice.
Dress: A. Pearls Place- I got my dress and BM's dresses there. Prices on both were great. My dress and veil came in weeks early than they said. Altherations went great except that I had to take half days off work to go in for fittings. But other than that- I had a positive experience with them
Tuxes: A. Mens Warehouse- The price was really cheap since I signed up for something at a bridal show to get $40 each tux. All the guys looked great
Hair/Makeup: A. Get Polished- They were exactly on time. The hair girl did our hair qucikly and then left. The makeup girl finished all of us early but knew I wanted to wait for the photog so that he could get pictures, so she stayed at my house for another hour waiting with us.
NOPD Police Escorts- A+: All of the oot's on our buses went WILD whenever the cops would pull people over not stopping for us. They were on time and worth the money.
Ceremony Musicians A+: Fine Arts Ensemble- easy to get in touch with and they learned some special songs for us and they sounded beautiful
Room Block A+: Intercontinental hotel. They upgraded us to a large suite and gave FI's parents access to the club lounge. The staff was great.
Re: Vendor Reviews!- Long!
I saw your pies in the office at City Park when I went to drop all of mine off. I only knew they were your's because you had the custom monogram and I recognized the initials from your knot.com handle. I got so excited, though. They thought I was crazy!
Our day was pretty close to perfect and I'm so thrilled to hear that your's was too!!