We loved working with John & Andrew for our wedding! Not only were they friendly and down-to-earth musicians but they were extremely flexible and organized with our wedding timeline and songs. I met with John & Andrew once to go through the songs, contract, and wedding schedule. They immediately put themselves to work and managed everything perfectly from there. They dedicated the past nine months rehearsing our important songs for the wedding. In terms of pricing, we definitely got a lot from the service. They played for our cocktail and reception. We even got a bonus: they add a new addition member to their group, a DJ with a complete sound system and equipment. We gave them a DJ list and they covered every song. They even add in a few songs that rocked our wedding!
Our cake was beautiful! I came across a UK bridal magazine at B&N and fell in love with the design of the cake. It was a 3-tier round cake with intricate design and cascading flowers around the cake. I first came across Cara at craigslist and book my husband's birthday cake with her. After emailing her the different flavors and designs, we met up for the cake tasting. She charged lower for the truffles for our wedding favors once we decide to book her. I was hoping for the cake to turn out exactly as the tasting. Everything was perfect prior and on the day of the wedding for the truffles and cake! The cake was moist and delicious! We had a winter white cake with raspberry preserves and lemon butter cream. Cara incorporate different flowers and shapes to make the cake one of a kind. The only negative thing I have to say was the pricing. I found out after my wedding, she charged less for cakes served 100+. Needless to say, I was not happy since I had spent so much money on her services for most of the birthday cakes. I received an email from her apologizing for the confusion. She explained she recently launched a new website which included a promotion for the pricing. However, my wedding was only a week after she launched her website. My advice is to shop around, a lot of small businesses and catering schools offer a lot less than cake designers.***A quick note: The pricing has gone up from what she had charged me for the cakes. Although they do work with any budget, you will still have to splurge a bit more than norm.***
I ordered 100 picnic mini baskets and sage ribbon for our wedding favors. JoAnn, the owner was very bubbly and a pleasure with work with for my wedding needs. She even taught me how to tie the ribbons on the baskets to create a perfect bow. Her store was stunning with all the different and unique merchandise for wedding favors. I loved every item. There is something for each bride in her store. However, the pricing can be expensive depending on what items you get. It is definitely worth it if you have extra money or don’t have the time to search for personalized and unique favors. For our wedding favors, we wrapped truffles (in two flavors- milk chocolate with truffle center topped with praline nuts and white chocolate with strawberry center) in gold tulle tied with white ribbon and tucked them in the baskets. I got round favor tags from xoxosweetinvitations (Ebay) printed with our names & wedding date. Our guests raved about the truffles and picnic baskets! My siblings and friends got together to assemble all of the favors. They’re the best!
I would definitely recommend their invitations for anyone that is having a theme wedding or something different. Their invitations are definitely one of a kind & they do stand out from other printing companies. The invites were incredibly affordable. We ordered the 1920's timeless theme for 100 invites at 1.00 ea. that comes with envelopes and enclosed seals. The RSVP & reception cards/postcards are an extra charge. If you order together, you'll get a slight discount. The only problem I had working with HandyKane was their promptness & response. They do not have a contact number. All contacts are done through email. I had to email constantly to track my order and make sure we got our invites on time. They took a really long to ship out the invites even with express delivery. I would order them in advance so you have at least 2-3 months to mail out your invites. They are definitely not the vendor to work with if you are having time constraints with your wedding planning. Overall, I was really happy with our invites and we saved a bundle. The paper and printing quality surpass our expectations and it was worth every cent!
I loved working with Duet for our wedding. Danny's team was great to work with & they made our wedding day go by smoothly. Not only were they attentive to our photo & video shoot but they helped from pinning the corsages on the guests to lining our families for our formal portraits. Even though the pricing is a bit out of budget, it is so worth it! I have seen their previous work for other brides as well as their albums and they are absolutely amazing. I would definitely suggest going through each photographer's work since each person's style is different. You should definitely feel comfortable working with your photographer and videographer. I definitely felt relaxed working with Duet. Danny's team was phenomenal!
I went on craigslist and browse through the events section. There were a lot of officiants listed on the page. I came across Rob and decide to contact him. He is definitely not a typical officiant that you expect-- very down to business and stuffy. He was really approachable, warm & laid-back, open-minded, and a great guy! He went out of his way to make sure everything was what I want and expect on the day of my wedding. We had a few meetings to get familiarized with the ceremony details and wedding rehearsal. My husband and I had a really great time working with Rob. He went beyond his duties for an officiant to make sure my wedding was absolute and perfect. I would highly recommend him for anyone that needs an officiant! He was extremely flexible with our schedule and pricing. In the end, we got more than an officiant for the day; we also got to know a really great person!