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Posted by DGoldfarb0776

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Posted by CSimiMOB

Who is going? Danielle, are you still going? LOL

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I wish!

I would love to go back there- even if it was just to hang out with you ladies... but unfortunately I have to work till 9pm so can't get out of that one ..

I do hope that I hear alot about it though for those that do go...

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Danielle,
Thank you so much for writting your review. It was awsome. I printed it out on Friday & read it on the train going home from work. You had a wonderful wedding experiance & it was a big help hearing all about your day.

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Kris i will be there and alone! lol i'm using the excuse that im gonna make a payment! lol

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Posted by Kris3115

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Posted by DGoldfarb0776

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Posted by CSimiMOB

Who is going? Danielle, are you still going? LOL

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I wish!

I would love to go back there- even if it was just to hang out with you ladies... but unfortunately I have to work till 9pm so can't get out of that one ..

I do hope that I hear alot about it though for those that do go...

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Danielle,
Thank you so much for writting your review. It was awsome. I printed it out on Friday & read it on the train going home from work. You had a wonderful wedding experiance & it was a big help hearing all about your day.

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You're so welcome.. wow I know I wrote alot (I even cut some stuff out because typed without pics it was like 16 pages long!) but I wanted to be as complete and honest as possible knowing that people are using the same vendors, etc.

I truly loved everything that day and I was so happy to be able to just sit back and relax and most of all PARTY!

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Hey girls...I finalised everything with Russos yesterday and am so excited now. Kris my cousin left for her honeymoon yesterday so I will ask her when she gets back on Friday. How has everyone been doing with planning?

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Posted by fabulousmady

Kris i will be there and alone! lol i'm using the excuse that im gonna make a payment! lol

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I woul go myself, don't laugh but I do not drive lol. I can drive i just failed the driving test once about 5yrs ago & never went to take it again. One of these days I will get my Drivers License

So that is why I can't just show up at Russo's I live in Brooklyn so I need to persuade someone to come with me lol.

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Posted by Kris3115


I woul go myself, don't laugh but I do not drive lol. I can drive i just failed the driving test once about 5yrs ago & never went to take it again. One of these days I will get my Drivers License

So that is why I can't just show up at Russo's I live in Brooklyn so I need to persuade someone to come with me lol.

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so get working on it! lol find someone.

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Posted by Nicki0509

Hey girls...I finalised everything with Russos yesterday and am so excited now. Kris my cousin left for her honeymoon yesterday so I will ask her when she gets back on Friday. How has everyone been doing with planning?

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Thank you Nikki,
But don't worry. I actually desided to go with the DJ/singer me & FH had a really good vibe from him & liked how professional he was.

I actually have been looking at Bands even before I booked Russo's & we are on a budget. I would have booked that band Code Bleu if the guy didn't turn out to be suck a jerk.

I feel that if I wait longer the DJ will get swipted up by another bride. People think I have so much time since I am not getting married until 2010, but the fact is my wedding date is popular & brides are starting to realize if they want to get married on Valentine's day on the weekend they need to book there wedding for 2009 or 2010. I think I made a good choice.

I am also realizing if I went with a band that is going to coast me no less then $4900, which is the lowest price I could find & the highest was $8500. I would need to cut other things out that I do want for my wedding just to get a band.

Going with Dash of Class DJ's I am getting a DJ/ MC, lights that will complement the room with the color scheme of my wedding & a singer for the three sit down courses during dinner. This is saving me about $3000. then going with the band that I can put to my honnymoon.

So I am now going to try & get flowers out of the way. little by little I want to book a vendor so I can relax. lol I can't wait & leave things for last minute I get to stressed. I am going to check out Adrianna at Russo's, Flower Michele, & my cousins florist.

I already spoke with Dyker florist design in Brooklyn, I really liked Billy's work. The price was a bit high for my flower budget so thats why I want to keep looking. If I decide to go back to Billy I am going to try & talk him down

Sorry for my story lol

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Posted by Kris3115

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Posted by fabulousmady

Kris i will be there and alone! lol i'm using the excuse that im gonna make a payment! lol

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I woul go myself, don't laugh but I do not drive lol. I can drive i just failed the driving test once about 5yrs ago & never went to take it again. One of these days I will get my Drivers License

So that is why I can't just show up at Russo's I live in Brooklyn so I need to persuade someone to come with me lol.

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Kris....You sound a bit like me.. I took my road test and passed when I was 16- I lived with my grandmother at the time and just when she was going to get me a car she got very sick and then few years after passed away. So I didn't pressure her about the car once she got sick but then I never had a car to drive around even to practice in. So now DH has to teach me all over again (good thing was I kept up my license) but mainly since I am on his insurance now I really want to drive since we're paying to have me insured.

Also when you look for a florist don't waste your time with Stefan's- they showed me a sample CP that was just wilting in 3 hours time! I can tell you though that John from Flower Michele can work with any budget and get you a great deal.. I was sooo happy with him and the flowers I had.

Mady- That going to make a payment is the same excuse that DH and I used when going to all those showcases

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Kris..i will warn you adriana from russo's is on the expensive side.
i went with John from Flowers Michelle also. he gave me exactly what i wanted and stayed within my budget.

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Did you girls meet with Flowers by Brian?

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i met with flowers by brian (across the street from russo's).
liked his work at the showcases but felt rushed wen i went to meet with him. he pretty much gave me ONLY roses for a price that was a little on the high side.

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I also wasn't crazy about Flowers by Brian. I told him even though I am having a Valentine's Day wedding I want to stay clear from roses. I want to use some roses for the bouquets but not the center pieces & they kept insisting I should do Red & White Roses it looks so classic. I was like this is my wedding not yours & if you aren't going to use my ideas then I am sorry but I can not book you. I just felt that they were not listening to me & were going to show up on my wedding with what they wanted.

Adrianna I just want to check out. I did tell her my budget & she said to come in & she will see how she can work with me. So I just want to see what she can come up with.

Thank you all for all the great suggestions.

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KRIS:

lol i sat with adriana and we discussed the things i liked (she is SUPER SWEET!!!!) but then wen we came to the PRICE part and i told her i didnt want to spend over $5,000 (which was really pushing it for me) she gave me this look like i was nuts. then she said 'uhhhmmm well let me see how we can work with this'. she kinda made me feel poor! lol


Did u find a buddy to go to the showcase with?

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really OMG. well you are not I can't stand people like that. Your budget is higher then mine for Flowers I only want to spend $3000. & I already found a florist designer who can do exactly what I want but he first wanted $4200. then I got him down to $3800. so if she is rude like that when I go I will let her know I will have to go with someone else. If all else fails I am going to seee if I can get this guy down to at least $3500. I would be happy with that. I know I am going to get high prices even if I don't use roses just b/c of the day, but I feel flowers die lol. I rather spend more on photo & video. Thanks for the heads up.

Tonight I sooo want to go but I still haven't found anyone who wants to go. I have dragged my mom to about two or three shows & tonight FH has something to do. So I don't think we will meet tonight. But I am going to the next showcase even if I hitch a ride .

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awww okay. dont forget to try flower michelle. he will work within your budget.

FLOWER MICHELE

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I deff. will. I am actually going to look up his # now & ask for John.

If anything changes & I can get someone to go I will try to find out.

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Posted by fabulousmady

awww okay. dont forget to try flower michelle. he will work within your budget.

FLOWER MICHELE

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Wow I only spent like $2,000 on flowers and $500 of it was on the chuppa (canopy) alone but I also had a small brial party. Rest assured though that John can work with any budget you throw at him.

I can only imagine if I met with Adrianna and told her that I only wanted to spend $2,000

I went to Flowers By Brian (across from Russo's also) and they wanted about $3,500 with a more elaborate chuppa though (which DH and I didn't want/need) and they wanted us to use it as part of the dais which we didn't want either- also all he offered me was roses as well. I also didn't like the containers for the CP's that he had offered either.
I was a bit turned off by them in those aspects.

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Hi Ladies,
Have a great weekend. Mady, How was the show?

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I'm a Russo's Bride, at least I was in September. They are amazing. We were in the Renaissance room and came out of the wall. We never did a food tasting or cake tasting. We had the elements of style, so we picked the cake we wanted. I saw a picture in a pp of the slippers and they were so comfy after the wedding. They also put newspapers in everyone's car, which I thought was a cute touch. They treat everyone with respect every time you go in there. Always offering coffee and cookies and my favorite...cappucino's. Just found this thread and wanted to say HI.

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Linda,
Can you tell me if your whole cake was real of only the top? I'm curious about that.

Thanks