We had Jessica come to us for the bridal party makeup and she was great. She came to the hotel and did the bridge, 2 mothers, and 4 bridesmaids. None of our group were huge makeup wearers, so she really listened and made sure everyone was happy and comfortable with how they look. I used the airbrush foundation and it looks great the entire night. The mothers particularly looked amazing and kept getting compliments all night on how young and beautiful they looked. She was great at getting all of us in in a limited amount of time.
Located in San Francisco, Jin Wang designs beautiful dresses that are make in San Francisco too. I liked the local element of the shop and got to work with Jin herself during the fittings. Sandy helped me in picking out the dress and could not have been nicer and easier to work with. The dress turned out beautiful, although I had an issue with the bustle pulling out (due to people stepping on it) and wrinkling due to the fabric that i had chosen, but I felt great in it, the pictures look great. Couldn't have been happier. Prices are higher than I would have ideally liked to pay, but I was satisfied with the end result as well as with the overall experience. Good value for a locally designed and made, semi-custom dress.
Gina was great. She had previously worked at our wedding venue, so she knew all of the ins and outs as well as the people there. She took care off all of the vendor coordination and day-of coordination which was huge and well worth the fee. It allowed me and my family and wedding party to really just enjoy ourselves. We were confident that Gina was talking care of everything that needed to be taken care of and she did. Couldn’t have asked for anything more as definitely worth the money. She also acted as a resource throughout our planning in terms of protocol, suggested vendors, etc. Both me and my mother called and e-mailed her frequently to get her feedback and she always provided a prompt response.
We worked with Kimberly on the booking and Christine on the logistics and menu. It was the perfect place for a rehearsal dinner. We had a smaller group of family and wedding party there at the beginning and then invited all of our out of towners there for dessert and drinks afterward. The space out on the patio was perfect for an intimate dinner and then expanded really well for mingling during the dessert time. We even had a mariachi band come and play which was awesome. We did a whole Mexican theme with the dinner, desserts, and drinks and it was a classy yet fun night. Exactly what we had hoped for and so easy to organize with Christine and the chef's help. I'm sure it's a fabulous spot for a wedding too.
Ridiculous! The band was amazing, had a great set list, played unbelievable jazz during dinner, and added a huge amount of energy and celebration to our night.
We had a whole dessert bar provided by our venue, but we had a small cake from Satura and it was a huge hit. Not a fondant cake (although they make those too). Our main criteria wer that the cake taste good and fresh and amazing and it was spot on.
Gwen at Letter Perfect is the best. She has a huge selection and has tons of great tips and experience regarding protocol (what is important and not), style, and wording. She was a huge resource for all of our paper needs. Our invitations were ordered through her from Oblation. We loved that they were 100% recycled content, produced using renewable energy, and a generally environmentally conscious company (out of Portland). They were prompt and exactly what we expected.
Jen at Lone Star Transportation was professional and easy to work with. Our driver made everything very easy, relaxed, and actually contributed to lowering my anxiety regarding being on time and such. He had obviously done this many times before and was excellent. Perfect.
Wow! We had an interfaith wedding and it was very important to us to find an officiant that we both felt comfortable with and could relate to. Rabbi Familant was the perfect person for the job. We met with him several times over the year before the wedding and he represented us and what we were hoping for perfectly at the wedding. Both sides of the family enjoyed and felt comfortable at the ceremony. Could not have been better.
I had found out about Jillian through a coworker of mine who had also used her. Jillian is a great listener, will do whatever kinds of photos you like, but she also has a great style of her own and takes great candids which end up being your favorite pictures of the night. She includes a free engagement photo shoot, more to get to know you and how you are in front of the camera, but you get some great pictures out of it too. We used many of the engagement photos for our custom invitation stamps and such. Fabulous to work with. She's always running around getting all of the shots, yet you don't even realize that she is there. Fabulous!