We booked them by using gigmasters.com . They were easy to work with, we told them the selections (and they even did a special arrangement for us for $50). My husband has a music degree and works in the professional audio industry, so this was a big deal for him – and he was very impressed with them. (I was as well, but missed half of the music since I didn’t hear prelude, etc.)
Just before our event, there was a Groupon for this company – I couldn’t pass it up since we were going to a Chinese restaurant for our rehearsal. We got 50 (actually 60 since they put extras in) chocolate dipped custom fortune cookies for $20. We had 5 custom messages and a variety of assorted dips (white/milk/dark chocolate.) They shipped from Indiana packed perfectly – with an ice pack & tons of bubble wrap. Not a broken cookie in the batch. They were a hit – both yummy & cute.
Oh my gosh, I would have been a wreck without Kara! I know there were some concerns several months ago brought up by another Knottie, but Kara was nothing but the absolute professional and went way above and beyond her duties. We booked her before her prices raised, but I would pay her current rates if I needed to! We did an engagement session with her in October – and she created our guest book from those pictures (which, by the way, was a HIT!! Everyone commented on how cool that was. If you’re thinking about doing something like that, I would highly recommend it. I’m sure you can do something on your own on Shutterfly or a similar site.) Kara was there from beginning to end, and I am just so impressed with her pictures. She did so much that she didn’t have to – from zipping me into my dress, bustling me, putting my veil on to explaining the best way to cut the cake. Highly, highly recommend Kara!
We used a limo for 2 hours prior to the wedding (4-6PM) and a 24 person mini-bus from 5-6PM and 10P- 12A as a shuttle to/from hotels. We got a pretty good deal in terms of cost and the vehicles were in very nice condition. My only glitch was with the limo. Perhaps I was a little aggressive in how many trips I thought he could squeeze in to that two hour time frame, but my last group of people were stuck waiting at the Westin and ended up taking cabs to get to the ceremony. Additionally, when I asked the driver to avoid the busy congested area (ie: Michigan Ave on a Saturday afternoon), he did – but he took the next longest way instead of multiple options that would have had less traffic. If those kinds of things are not an issue, then I would definitely recommend them – or just have the desired route spelled out ahead of time. All in all, everyone got to where they needed to be – and the shuttle portion was awesome and appreciated by the guests.