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7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, UPDATED= Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beac...
AngnShaun
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:37 AM+
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:37 AM
7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, UPDATED= Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beach Tuxedo
They are in no particular orderLIW - A+++++++
What can I say about LIW that they dont already know. An amazing resource for anyone planning a wedding.
Davids Bridal – A
I love Davids Bridal. I actually prefer it to many other Bridal salons I’ve been to. They have great prices, and so many different styles that you can find something for everyone. Since I had 5 BM’s that lived outside of NY, it was really a no brainer that I use DB. LA, Chicago, Vegas & Newport. The only rule to DB is to go somewhere else for alterations. Because my dress was from DB all my BM’s got a discount on their dresses.
Wedding Dress
I loved it so much more on my wedding day than I did the day I bought it.
BM Dress
I knew from when my cousin got married in 2008 that we weren’t far behind. And like a lot of girls I started thinking about my day. I was on theknot.com and I loved how the orange looked. SO I started immediately looking on DB at BM Dresses. I saw the dress I used but I passed over it. Then I saw it in the magazine in the Tangerine and I fell in love with it. I knew months before that would be the BM dress I used. My BM’s all loved it too, it was comfy and it has pockets.
FG Dress
It was the coordinating dress that was shown in the magazine with my BM dress. Because the BM dress also came in the floral pattern (which as you can see I used for my JR. BM.) I decided to go with this dress for my niece.
MOB Dress
My mom also got her dress at DB and she was able to take advantage of the discount as well. She got hers when she was visiting my sister in Vegas last summer.
Howard Beach Tuxedo - C
Even after the problems we had with them I would probably still them if I had to do it over again. They told us that the Fathers would be $70 and that Shaun & the RB would be free… So great everyone goes and gets measured, one of the GM’s said that they couldn’t find Shauns card when he went. I’m assuming they filed it wrong because I was there when he filled the card out and I can’t imagine that he would spell his own name wrong… whatever it happens… When my father goes they charged him full price. SO Shaun called and they said no problem they will fix it. It was fixed… cool…
FF to the day of the Wedding: The JR BM’s pants were high waters, thank got they are only 2 minutes from us so they were able to take care of it. Half of the guys had the wing tip shirts half of the guys had the full collar shirts. Shaun’s jacket was different from all the GM’s.
POST wedding… My cousin went to return his tux and they told him that those weren’t the same pants they gave him. He was like… really, I don’t have random tux pants around my house to be giving back to you. If you guys got the tuxes right I’m sure you would know these were the right pants! LOL
Wicks – A++++
I absolutely LOVED my flowers. They were gorgeous. After hearing how another bride got dead flowers the day of her wedding. This was my one thing that I was soo nervous about. I had a dream the night before the wedding about flowers. When they walked in the house I had a huge grin because they were perfect.
When we were dropping everything off at the Coral House we stopped by Wicks to drop off the BOK charms. And when we called they were closing and they stayed open for us so we could bring everything then instead of having to come the next day.
The CP’s were the same exact flowers as the Bok’s. I loved love love love love the vases. I’m so happy I went with the Coral House house florist because we got an amazing deal and I loved my flowers.
I took these the next day… They still looked amazing.
St. Rose of Lima
Only $400 donation!!!! Deacon Pat is the MAN!!!!!!! During the ceremony when he was blessing the rings he blasted me Shaun and our Best Man with the holy water or whatever he uses to bless the rings… He was a real pleasure to deal with the entire time.
DJ Teddy NYC.com – A ++++
I’ve known Teddy since I was like 15…. He did my sister’s wedding, a few of my friends weddings, all my sisters friends weddings. And after my wedding my cousin that’s getting married in May2011 booked him. It was the only day in May he had left… we are psyched. He had the dance floor packed all night…
Personalization Mall.com
GM’s Gift – Personalized Bottle Openers (HUGE HIT)
FG Gift -
RB Gift -
Fun Wedding Things.com
My garter… even thought I never actually used it at the wedding… I planned on using it for BPics, but I had to cancel them at the last minute. She even sends a little card with a blue bow attached so you have something blue for the wedding.
Luggage.com
GM Gift
Wedding Favors Just Online.com
Unity Candle… I loved it and Kim was a pleasure to work with…
These are my only pro pics of it…
I took these pics when it was delivered…
My-Sweet-Memories.com – A ++++
What can I say about Channa… She is an absolute sweetheart. She is very responsive, and she has the utmost patience to deal with brides all the time. It was a huge hit with the Follo side. Shauns uncle grabbed it off the stand and brought it over to his table to show Shauns gma. Lol and hes like oh wait till Charlie sees this… okey dokey! LOL he put it back on the stand and it almost fell… I had to fix it.
These are all the Plaques I’ve gotten from her.
My parents Anniversary gift.
Gift for my cousin
Gift for my Sister & BIL for being so awesome and feeding us so much on our HM.
And for my BIL’s parents for letting us use their house for our HM.
The Wedding Outlet.com
RB Pillow & FG Basket
They matched each other, and they matched the pearl theme as well. They were an awesome price.
I have no idea where they are today lol
Handy Advertising, LLC & Discount Favors.com
Very easy to work with. Great prices!! and from the time I approved it till the time I got it was super quick. These were a HUGE hit with our families… I was going to put them on the bus but we had so many people say yes for the bus that I wouldn’t have had enough… SO I just gave them to our cousins, aunts, uncles, etc…
Party City / Naturally Ever After – A/D
Invitations – I loved my invitations for the moment I saw them in the book….
Party city was great they had about 15 books filled with invitations. We were in there for like an hour and a half looking through them all… Party City lets you fill out the form and its totally Customizable. When I went home and searched the net for them, I found them on Invitations by Dawn.com. I couldn’t make the changes I made with PC and they would have been more money if I did it online. Another plus for PC is that after the 1st 2 revisions they are supposed to charge you like $15 and they never did.
Naturally Ever After was really difficult to deal with. Obviously the people they have doing the invites don’t pay attention to what you write because almost every time they messed something up that was clear on the corrections page that was sent to them.
They sent me what was supposed to be my final invite and they REMOVED the ampersand between mine and Shauns name… W T F!! So they re ordered it and it was no big deal… But still how stupid do you have to be to make a revision when no revisions were necessary.
And the RSVP was supposed to have the same Sanddollar as the invitation did. But they never put it on.
Picnik.com & Snapfish.com - A/A
Table #’s:
I changed the color of the photos and added the #’s. I then uploaded them to Snapfish and added the white border and had them printed to my local Duane Reade… They were ready in about an hour.
Lorraine Maliszewski
Calligraphy
I’ve known her my entire life. She and her husband grew up with my mom and dad. It wasn’t until my mom got an invite for her son’s wedding that I even knew she did Calligraphy.
Wedding Factory Direct.com
MY FAVORITE PLACE ON EARTH... I absolutely love this site… They don’t accept returns (which thankfully I didn’t have to worry about… I didn’t buy anything unless I was positive I wanted it). They have high shipping but it’s totally worth it if you are buying a lot of stuff, which I did… These are all the things I got there
Veil - Embroidered Shoulder Length Bridal Veil 2 Layer 20' and 22' $21.00
My Bracelet – White Pearl & Crystal Stretch Bracelet $15.00
My Hair Pin/Comb/Brooch - Beach Starfish Hair Brooch $19.00
DOJ for BM’s - Six Strand Illusion Pearl $6.00 (with pearl Stud earrings)
DOJ for FG - Children's Pearl Jewelry (Necklace, Bracelet & Earrings) $7.50
Headband for FG - Ivory Pearl Child's Headband $8.00
Jewelry Box for FG - Rectangular Jewelry Box $12.50
My Bok Jewelry - Initial Crystal Jewelry (F) $12.50
Jr BM & MOH Bok Jewelry - Starfish Bouquet Jewelry (set of 2) $10.00
JR BM BOK
Etsy – A++
(Maidavale - favor/bubbles tags)
I loved loved loved my favor tags… And Heather was an absolute pleasure to deal with. She was very prompt with her replies and fast shipping.
(NO PRO PICS OF THE BUBBLE BASKET ?)
(lewunique – Cornhole)
Shaun was completely stoked about his Cornhole… I feel like it’s an extension of him lately we have to bring it everywhere. People are always requesting it…he had it set up in the house for the GM’s when they were getting ready. When we got home that night all my furniture was pushed out of the way! LOL
Nice Price Favors – A
Combo - Favor & Escort Cards…. They aren’t nice prices for no reason… They definitely had the best prices for just about everything I thought about getting as a favor. I chose the Beach Themed Place Card Frames: Multi-seashell… They were 88 cents each. They come with a white card to write the names but I didn’t like it so I chose to use paper that I had already and I cut the paper to fit in the frame. They have great shipping. The only thing that annoyed me, was that they are individually packaged and since I ordered 170 of them I had to open them all and remove the packaging and all that… definitely would do it again though.
Cruise Control Limo- A+
I was on the phone with Margaret the day before the wedding and all the last minute things that I asked for were taken care of. Aside from the RH, I spent the most money on transportation. Around $4400 I think it was. 3 Coach Buses (50-55 passenger), 1 32 Passenger Party Bus, 2 Limos & 1 Lincoln Town Car. The only one that wasn’t round trip was the Party Bus. Melissa Kurz is the best… So is Alex (he’s a driver… I put in a request for Alex after my BParty… when you have 30 something drunk chicks on the way to a baseball game and you’re cool as shyt you deserve more work lol)… We used them for my B-Party and Wedding.
They were on time, they didn’t get lost, and all the drivers were super nice people. I loved the Party Bus, it was awesome.
I don’t have any Pro-Pics of the inside. But here is a pic my uncle took.
Black Forest Bakery – A+
Awesome cake… I only had the 1 bite when we fed each other… but my dad ate half of the top tier of my wedding cake… and I got lots of compliments from guests.
Coral House – A+
Linda totally went above and beyond for me. Luckily she wrote everything down during our first visit because even I couldn’t remember what the hell she offered us.
Except for the staff putting my cake topper back in the box with icing all over it and barely taking the time to wipe off the cake knife/server, they run like a well oiled machine. Our Maitre’d was kinda wacky… she got a long really well with the guests… so much so that this happened…
And she took off her bow tie and gave it to one of the guys… and he pretended to be a waiter…
LoveMorePhoto – A+++
Arek & Ilona are the sweetest people on earth. They are so easy to work with; they have great prices and an unbelievable product. I seem to have fallen in LOVE with all of the Black & White photos…
MY SHOES THAT I DIDN’T WEAR!!!
Couped Up A+++
I don’t have my finished product yet. But Rob was easily my favorite vendor. He didn’t ask me for a deposit…lol he responds to emails very quickly… and I don’t remember seeing him that often during the reception… I hate intrusive video people.
As soon as I get my vid… I will have a friend upload it so you guys can check it out…
ANGELA & SHAUN WEDDING COUPED UP!
I didnt get it uploaded yet... BUT ive watched it 3 times this weekend... I love it... i wish i got one of his other packages so that i could have the trailer and i definitely would have got it in HD... that would have been sweet...
Rob is so talented!!
AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER!
summerbride20
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:46 AM+
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:46 AM
Re: 7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beach Tuxedo
Thanks for the review!! Your pictures are stunning and all your little details made everything come together and look gorgeous. Your color choices were so bold but it really makes the pictures stand out. Love it all!
halfbaked
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:46 AM+
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:46 AM
Re: 7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beach Tuxedo
Great review Ang! Love all the pics!!!
Becca2010
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:49 AM+
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:49 AM
Re: 7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beach Tuxedo
Awesome review, Ang!! Love all your pics! What a beautiful day you had!
GR2010
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:49 AM+
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:49 AM
Re: 7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beach Tuxedo
Great review Ang!!!
mrsdraskin2009
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:52 AM+
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:52 AM
Re: 7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beach Tuxedo
Awesome review! Your flowers were seriously gorgeous.The pics are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!
kris_gets_hitched
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:52 AM+
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:52 AM
Re: 7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beach Tuxedo
Loved reading all of the details...your pics are beautiful!!!
Linzee636
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:53 AM+
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:53 AM
Re: 7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beach Tuxedo
Great review! Beautiful wedding!!!
Future Mrs H
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:55 AM+
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:55 AM
Re: 7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beach Tuxedo
Great review Ang!! i love looking at your pics- they are all so beautiful!!
Im_My_Own_Princess
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:56 AM+
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 10:56 AM
Re: 7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beach Tuxedo
GREAT review Ang!!!totally might steal your personalized bottle opener idea (emailed the website to FH)
L-O-V-E all the plaques! I was thinking of having some made for our parents and maybe my MOH...
you looked AMAZING but you already knew that
JAAMS
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 11:00 AM+
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 11:00 AM
Re: 7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beach Tuxedo
Great pics!!! I love, love, love the color!!!
Marianne13
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 11:03 AM+
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 11:03 AM
Re: 7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beach Tuxedo
Great review and great pics!!
Lsorrent
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 11:03 AM+
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 11:03 AM
Re: 7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beach Tuxedo
Absolutely wonderful review Ang!!!!!!! Everything looked BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
canmigs
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 11:04 AM+
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 11:04 AM
Re: 7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beach Tuxedo
Thank you so much for sharing. Everything looked amazing!!!
Bride825
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 11:06 AM+
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 11:06 AM
Re: 7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beach Tuxedo
Freaking great review Ang!!! LOVEEEE your photos!!! your day looked amazing
Notwedyet08
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 11:09 AM+
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 11:09 AM
Re: 7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beach Tuxedo
Great review! Love your colors!
WeezyGirl2354
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 11:11 AM+
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 11:11 AM
Re: 7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beach Tuxedo
Excellent review
runnerbride1023
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 11:11 AM+
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 11:11 AM
Re: 7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beach Tuxedo
Great review! Thanks Ang! I love your photos!
Chanwich
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 11:12 AM+
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 11:12 AM
Re: 7.16.10 - Coral House, LoveMore Photo, Couped Up, Wicks Florist, Davids Bridal, Howard Beach Tuxedo
Everything looks amazing!!! Thanks for the review!Welcome New Vendors
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