Susan at Fairie Flowers was so easy to work with. She easily fit all of the flowers that I wanted into my small budget. She had so many great ideas, I wish I would have devoted more money to flowers!
Gregory takes great pictures. However, there are many things that make him not the person you want to work with for your wedding day. We booked him for what we thought was the whole day, but after the cake cutting (which was before dinner) he disappeared. He left the assistant photographer in his place, but he never told me he was leaving. After the wedding, he presented a beautiful, 52 page layout for our album, but when we said we couldn't afford an album that large, he told us to pick which spreads to delete. That would mean eliminating entire events, such as the cake cutting. When I asked him to make a smaller album, he complained about being an artist and why don't I pick out the pictures myself. After that, our pictures disappeared from his website several times and 6 months later we are still trying to negotiate an album. If you can afford to spend over $5000 on an album, then go for it. There are other photographers in the Twin Cities that will be more affordable and easier to work with.
I was a little wary about their system of choosing a DJ for you instead of meeting them ahead of time. Be careful how you fill out their survey because they will take you very literally. I didn't want a super-cheesy, over-involved DJ and I ended up getting someone who didn't announce any of the events - the best man ended up doing it. The music was good and they're a large company so they have lots of different types of DJs, so just be careful.
Buttercream was fantastic to work with. They adapted to all of the design changes that I made, even up to 2 weeks before the wedding. People are still telling me how good my wedding cake was. They were recommended by our reception site and even if they weren't, I think I would have chosen them.