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The photographer upgrades....

Well he had told us that some things he needs to know about now, and some can wait until after the wedding...

As far as what he has to know before the wedding is:

1. If you want black and white shots, it's $75.00 per roll of 10 pictures. He said that after the wedding that they can turn shots into black and white shots digitally, however by having them shoot an actual roll of black and white film, you will have the proofs in black and white.

2. For $50 (i think) they can put your proofs in an album for you with the ordering pages separating every page. Otherwise you get your proofs in a stack.

3. There were other things that you can have them do with the shots after the wedding that you can upgrade for.

Over all there's a million things that you can upgrade to. However our package seems to include many, many things which is nice, so you may not need to upgrade at all...

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Posted by Tracilee82

The photographer upgrades....

Well he had told us that some things he needs to know about now, and some can wait until after the wedding...

As far as what he has to know before the wedding is:

1. If you want black and white shots, it's $75.00 per roll of 10 pictures. He said that after the wedding that they can turn shots into black and white shots digitally, however by having them shoot an actual roll of black and white film, you will have the proofs in black and white.

2. For $50 (i think) they can put your proofs in an album for you with the ordering pages separating every page. Otherwise you get your proofs in a stack.

3. There were other things that you can have them do with the shots after the wedding that you can upgrade for.

Over all there's a million things that you can upgrade to. However our package seems to include many, many things which is nice, so you may not need to upgrade at all...

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Posted by Tracilee82

The photographer upgrades....

Well he had told us that some things he needs to know about now, and some can wait until after the wedding...

As far as what he has to know before the wedding is:

1. If you want black and white shots, it's $75.00 per roll of 10 pictures. He said that after the wedding that they can turn shots into black and white shots digitally, however by having them shoot an actual roll of black and white film, you will have the proofs in black and white.

2. For $50 (i think) they can put your proofs in an album for you with the ordering pages separating every page. Otherwise you get your proofs in a stack.

3. There were other things that you can have them do with the shots after the wedding that you can upgrade for.

Over all there's a million things that you can upgrade to. However our package seems to include many, many things which is nice, so you may not need to upgrade at all...

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Thank you for posting this!!!!!!! Did they say anything to you about upgrading your proofs to 4x6 instead of 3x5 or whatever came with the package? I love photography, so this is the one thing I majorly concerned about and want perfect!!!!! Thank you!!!!!

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Posted by Tracilee82

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Posted by ewickens

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Posted by Tracilee82

The photographer upgrades....

Well he had told us that some things he needs to know about now, and some can wait until after the wedding...

As far as what he has to know before the wedding is:

1. If you want black and white shots, it's $75.00 per roll of 10 pictures. He said that after the wedding that they can turn shots into black and white shots digitally, however by having them shoot an actual roll of black and white film, you will have the proofs in black and white.

2. For $50 (i think) they can put your proofs in an album for you with the ordering pages separating every page. Otherwise you get your proofs in a stack.

3. There were other things that you can have them do with the shots after the wedding that you can upgrade for.

Over all there's a million things that you can upgrade to. However our package seems to include many, many things which is nice, so you may not need to upgrade at all...

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Thank you for posting this!!!!!!! Did they say anything to you about upgrading your proofs to 4x6 instead of 3x5 or whatever came with the package? I love photography, so this is the one thing I majorly concerned about and want perfect!!!!! Thank you!!!!!

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No, they didn't say anything about that, but i'm definitely going to call and ask that!

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Thanks so much for the up grade on the photographer.

Anyhting else to know about the video person?

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Posted by bubbuh77

Thanks so much for the up grade on the photographer.

Anyhting else to know about the video person?

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So, FH and I went to BCC last night to start the wedding planning!! I was so excited when we left - it actually feels like we're planning a wedding now and it feels so real now!!! The countdown is really starting!!!

My only disappointment - the fondue fountain - they're checking with Sami to see if it can be available the entire reception, but they said they only (normally) do it the last hour. I asked because my parents won't help pay for it if it's only out for an hour!! GGGRRR!!

How is everything going for the rest of you?!

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How long do you want the fountain out for? I had it at my engagement party when desert was served and it was a hit. Everyone seemed to enjoy it.

Any reason why your parents want it out the whole time. The BCC said it was around $4 a person.

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Posted by bubbuh77

How long do you want the fountain out for? I had it at my engagement party when desert was served and it was a hit. Everyone seemed to enjoy it.

Any reason why your parents want it out the whole time. The BCC said it was around $4 a person.

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Hey BCC Brides. I went to a wedding last night at the BCC and I wanted to give you guys a review from my perspective. Hope it helps! FM if you have any questions. By the way, please keep in perspective that I am an upcoming Bride to Be so I was looking at things from a different perspective than I am sure many other guests were.

Ok so first off, lemme say that our friends went with the Basic Package. They didnt do any upgrades that I could tell besides adding on about 15 guests (total 115 people). They used all the house vendors and when asked about it at the end of the night they bragged about how easy it was to deal with the BCC and thier vendors. They seemed extremely pleased with how thier wedding turned out.

The house DJ (Xtreme Sounds or something similar to that) I give them an A-. The only reason I gave them an A- is because the cocktail hour music was really droll and boring (not my personal taste). The reception was awesome though. The main MC- (blonde guy- didnt get his name) was very energetic. He was really able to pump up the group and encourage many people on the dancefloor. Towards the end of the night he was even dancing with us and let us have the microphone to sing for about 3 songs. The music was very divisified from Top 40 to Motown and people of all ages were up on the dancefloor. The only complaint I heard (direct from the brides mother) was that the speakers closest to the dancefloor were extremely loud and some of the older guests were complaining about how loud the music was. Most of the older guests were seated away from the dancefloor though and all of us twenty and thirty somethings were having a great time. My only suggestion would be to place the older guests as far from the speakers as possible.

The house Photographer (dont know their name either, sorry): C+ The reason I am giving the photographer a C+ is because she was (in my opinion) kinda lazy and mean. It was a 40 something woman with crazy long brown hair. I frequently saw her sitting down (which is why i say she was lazy) and I didnt see her taking an overabundance of pictures (especially of fun shots like the bride and groom getting down on the dancefloor). She really only appeared for the basic shots- entrance, cake cutting, father/daughter, mother/son dance. Otherwise she seemed MIA. Also, and this is a big NO NO in my opinion, we were up by the bar with the groom and we were all taking a shot in honor of him. We were waiting for the bartender to pour the shots and the photographer comes around the corner and snaps at the groom that he is needed for a family picture. He says, "ok just give me one second and I will be right there", and I swear to god she snapped right back "ok, one, now come!" I wanted to smack her in the face right then and there! Total B-i-t-c-h! Please beware of this woman.

House videographer (dont know the name) B+: The videographer definately captured way more of the wedding than the photographer (or at least it seemed) . The only reason I gave him a B+ is because he was in everyones face and kept trying to make us all talk on camera. Also, he had the most humogous tripod which was constantly taking up space on the dancefloor and also had the largest, most obtrusive light that was glowing off the camera and blinding everyone. Otherwise though, they seemed like they captured all the best moments of the wedding and I am SURE my friends will be happy with the end product.

The florist (again, dont know who it was): A- They got high centerpieces with soft pink and cream roses. They looked very nice in the room and added a flair to each table. They had 4 votives around the bottom which helped enhance the look of the centerpiece. The flowers on all bouquets and centerpieces were very fresh. The only thing I would suggest is that if you are having a night wedding, go with more color for your flowers and add some more candlelight. The flowers definately would have popped more if they didnt blend with the wall color and the 4 votives didnt seem like enough lighting. I would say at least 6 votives per table would have been better.

The cocktail hour B: The cocktail hour was Ok. As I said, my friends had the basic package, so they had the basic cocktail hour. Not a lot of food options- Pasta bar (2 options), Cheese tray, Antipasto/veggies/cold pasta salads, and a table with 2 chicken options and calamari. The Best- the Calamari was awesome! I really enjoyed the pasta bar also- very tasty Penne a la vodka! Also the cold pasta salad were very delicious. The Worst- the Chicken Marsala- This was terrible. The chicken was impossible to cut through. They only offered you forks and without a serious sharp knife, there was no way i was getting a piece of this chicken in my mouth because it was way to big and very tough. I didnt bother with the other chicken option as this scared me off from the rest of that table.

The reception: A- First off, lemme say how annoying it was that they shove all the guests into the hallway between cocktail hour and reception. Its so cramped and lots of people were getting anxious. However, they did a good job converting the room in a very short amount of time. I was impressed that it only took about 5 minutes to convert the room from cocktail to reception. So they get bonus points for speed. They also get bonus points for dinner- which everyone was RAVING about. Me and FH had the Prime Rib with potatoes and asparagus. The rest of our table got the Chicken Madiera with potatoes and broccoli. There was a third option of Sea Bass, but i didnt see anyone at our table or the table next to us order this. The Prime Rib was delicious! Perfectly tender and savory! The potatoes and asparagus were also very delicious and cooked to perfection. Our friends were so excited about the Chicken that one of our guy friends ate the rest of his wife's chicken because he loved it so much. Also, one of my female freinds loved her chicken so much, she wouldnt stop raving about it to the bride. She kept saying she never eats the food at weddings and she ate every last bite there.
The opening appetizer was pinapple with strawberries that looked very unappealing and not one person at our table even took a bite. It may have been good, but the presentation made it look gross. There was also ceaser salad that I wound up missing, but i saw a lot of people eating it and enjoying it and I was pretty sad that i missed out. The cake was also fantastic, they had a three tiered white cake with strawberry filling served with vanilla ice cream. I didnt personally like the way the cake looked- it was pretty basic white with some florally wrapped design also in white. very boring in my opinion (very 1970's looking) However this cake tasted AWESOME and i forgot all about the look of it once i tasted it. It was my favorite part of the whole meal and i even dipped into FH cake when he wasnt looking!

Overall service at the BCC A-: Our waiter was very nice. Got all our orders correct and offered to bring us drinks. He did spill crumbs all over me, but was very apologetic and I really didnt care at all since he was such a sweetheart. Food was delivered quickly and the servers and the entire staff seems to be extremely efficient. When dinner was served, they had the plates covered at the table. I was in the bathroom when they served dinner and even though all the other people at my table were eating already, my food was covered and kept hot. When I came back to the table, just as soon as I got my butt on my seat a woman came over to take the cover off my food so that I could begin to eat. This was very unexpected and very nice!

We kept the bartender busy (we are a big drinking crowd) We ordered a lot of shots and eventually the bartender ran out of shotglasses- NO biggie- However we were dropping tons of cash to this bartender and he seemed really annoyed everytime we came by. We were ordering the same shot every time (8-10 shots each visit) and each time he looked annoyed and slowly made each one. The groom made a comment at some point that the bartender was really slow and had a bad attitude and it would make more sense for him to have the drinks pre-mixed, but nobody cared enough to complain to the bartender and he really didnt seem like he would have taken our comments with anything but a bad attitude anyways.

Overall we had a really great time. The BCC is a lovely place to have a wedding and even with the basic package you can have a really nice, well catered affair. Good luck to all you girls. I hope this helps some of you!

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Thanks for the review - thankfully our CH will be outside on the golf course (providing it doesn't rain - knock on wood)!!

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Thanks so much for the review. I am going to make sure I ask for a differnet photographer. I think my cousin had the same photographer and she had the same complaints...

Message edited 3/26/2006 8:30:17 PM.

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Posted by bubbuh77

Thanks so much for the review. I am going to make sure I ask for a differnet photographer. I think my cousin had the same photographer and she had the same complaints...

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Posted by ewickens

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Posted by bubbuh77

Thanks so much for the review. I am going to make sure I ask for a differnet photographer. I think my cousin had the same photographer and she had the same complaints...

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What photographer (name) was this? FM if you don't want to post! Thanks,

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Anyone know where to find pics of the hall online?...the website doesn't show any...
thanks

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Posted by meliss1019

Anyone know where to find pics of the hall online?...the website doesn't show any...
thanks

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hello... how is everyone doing. I have to start my invites and I am not looking forward to it.

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Posted by bubbuh77

hello... how is everyone doing. I have to start my invites and I am not looking forward to it.

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I met with the florest and the DJ on the weekend. I have to call the photographer and the video person this week.

All the books say to mail out the invitations 6-8 weeks before. I sent out save the date magnets in december to give everyone a heads up.

I saw that Barrons in the tri-county flea market has alot of tiara for a reasonable price. I bought my veil and flower girl dress from them.

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ok ladies...so this was my opinion with the florist...FH and I were not pleased with the florist or her attitude...my BM dresses are cornflower (a light blue) I wanted blue roses or at least a preatty blue flower in the bouquets...she kept saying "they don't make blue roses honey"...so in the end she tried to get me to have peach and ivory roses......which really wouldn't match my colors.... and she told me the centerpeices would be daisies....now don't get me wrong...daisies are nice but not when your bouquets are roses...

Later on I called Flower Barn and met with Mike....He was awesome and gave us a great price...which also included church decorations..which is not included with the other florist...(he also offered to decorate our cake with fresh flowers no charge)..

Also met with the Bakery....We met with Dana who was absolutely wonderful to deal with and new exactly what we wanted..(3 tier heart shaped cake)

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Posted by TimDogsGal

ok ladies...so this was my opinion with the florist...FH and I were not pleased with the florist or her attitude...my BM dresses are cornflower (a light blue) I wanted blue roses or at least a preatty blue flower in the bouquets...she kept saying "they don't make blue roses honey"...so in the end she tried to get me to have peach and ivory roses......which really wouldn't match my colors.... and she told me the centerpeices would be daisies....now don't get me wrong...daisies are nice but not when your bouquets are roses...

Later on I called Flower Barn and met with Mike....He was awesome and gave us a great price...which also included church decorations..which is not included with the other florist...(he also offered to decorate our cake with fresh flowers no charge)..

Also met with the Bakery....We met with Dana who was absolutely wonderful to deal with and new exactly what we wanted..(3 tier heart shaped cake)

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We decided not to use Ken and Eva's ...we felt they really weren't listening to what we had to say and she tried to make us go with flowers I didn't want....she also said that daisies is what comes with the package for the centerpieces which was not what we were originally told by BCC...in my opinion it would look silly to have roses for bouquets and then daisies for centerpieces....My FI even thought this was weird and he really does not care about flowers....I called Steve and told him that she said I couldn't have blue flowers and that we weren't going to use the florist...he said he would give them a call and see what happened....he knows I am no where near a bridezilla so something must have really set me off...ether way I am still not using them.

Dana at Campbells on the other hand was great...we decided on half cannoli and half chocolate pudding!!!!!

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Posted by TimDogsGal

We decided not to use Ken and Eva's ...we felt they really weren't listening to what we had to say and she tried to make us go with flowers I didn't want....she also said that daisies is what comes with the package for the centerpieces which was not what we were originally told by BCC...in my opinion it would look silly to have roses for bouquets and then daisies for centerpieces....My FI even thought this was weird and he really does not care about flowers....I called Steve and told him that she said I couldn't have blue flowers and that we weren't going to use the florist...he said he would give them a call and see what happened....he knows I am no where near a bridezilla so something must have really set me off...ether way I am still not using them.

Dana at Campbells on the other hand was great...we decided on half cannoli and half chocolate pudding!!!!!

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you have FM.

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It is true that daisy's do come with the package that the Brentwood COuntry Club uses. I know other people that got married there and that is what they told me. I upgraded to a dozen and a half rosesfor the centerpeices and she was more then willing to help out. I am not sure how much is taken off.

I am not using the limos and I was told it is $500 off.

I will post pictures of the centerpieces and the flowers from my wedding. It is coming up quick....

I am meeting with the photographer tonight, will post about that......