(UPDATED W/SOME PROOFS AT THE BOTTOM) MY CREST HOLLOW COUNTRY CLUB NOVEMBER 13TH WEDDING REVIEW
I will post professional pictures next week. Be warned my review is LONG.
HOUSE OF BRIDES - DENVILLE, NJ
A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I cannot say enough great things about this place!! Judy (the owner) is an angel to say the very least. I went into the store determined to find one particular dress but instead ended up with something I NEVER would have given a second a look to at her suggestion. Me, being the most indecisive person I know, knew the minute I put that dress on it was the one. It was only the 2nd dress I put on 15 minutes after I walked into the store (on my FIRST OUTING). However, I was uncomfortable with the fact it was strapless and as soon as she told me Jasmine Desinger could custom make the dress anyway I wanted, I was thrilled. I actually got to design the dress of my dreams and after months and months of waiting it came in and it exceeded my expectations.
Judy goes that extra mile with her brides. At my last fitting, she gave me dancing lessons (how to dance in my dress), how to sit in my dress. She made me practice over and over until she was satisfied. She really and truly is amazing.
BRIDESMAID DRESSES - MACY'S BRIDAL, MANHASSET, NY
B-
Our experience there was just okay. I was told the dresses would be in on a specific date and then they actually didn’t come in for another 4 weeks, cutting it close to the wedding and barely giving the girls enough time to get the fittings done. One of my MOH’s lives in Massachusetts and they had to ship her dress to her once it came into the Manhassett store. I asked my sister who lives in Manhasset to help me out and give them a call as to the status of the dresses arriving and they wouldn’t even speak to her because she was not the bride, even though it was HER dress that she was paying for. I found the service to just be mediocre.
LILAC FLORIST
A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
We didn’t book the florist until a couple of months before the wedding. They were actually my biggest headache because I wasn’t getting that she was understanding exactly what I wanted even though I had pictures for her. The day of my wedding however, I was completely blown away by the flowers. They were the most amazing flowers I’ve ever seen at a wedding. When I saw my bridal bouquet and my BM’s bouquet as well as the corsages, I nearly cried they were so beautiful. The Chuppah was so magnificent that even the Crest Hollow called her a few days later to tell her how the other two weddings that day were raving about them. DH and I couldn’t stop talking about the flowers on the honeymoon. It was everything I wanted it to be and more. I will post additional pictures (from chuppah, and reception) as soon as I get them. They really were magnificant!
BAND/ORCHESTRA - KEN JAMES PRODUCTIONS
B++
DH and I are Classical Music and Opera lovers and we wanted to incorporate a lot of that into our Ceremony and Reception. We gave a lot of different music to the band leader to have his people learn and they did do a fabulous job with the pieces. Our entrance to the reception was amazing, and the ceremony music was stunning. We got a lot of compliments on it. However, we had some very specific requests that were not honored at the wedding. We were adamant that during dinner we only wanted classical pieces (and we gave them a large selection of music) because we both hate that when we’re at a wedding and we’re eating our main course when there is someone signing in the background you can’t hear what people at your table are saying. Well, they only played 3 pieces and then had the singer singing easy listening songs. I also had a special request song I wanted them to play from me to DH as our second dance later in the reception and they never did it. Overall they were amazing and our guests are still talking about how great the music was. They had people dancing all day, and the singer was out on the dance floor a lot with our guests. He was very interactive with the crowd.
HOUSE OF BRIDES - DENVILLE, NJ
A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I cannot say enough great things about this place!! Judy (the owner) is an angel to say the very least. I went into the store determined to find one particular dress but instead ended up with something I NEVER would have given a second a look to at her suggestion. Me, being the most indecisive person I know, knew the minute I put that dress on it was the one. It was only the 2nd dress I put on 15 minutes after I walked into the store (on my FIRST OUTING). However, I was uncomfortable with the fact it was strapless and as soon as she told me Jasmine Desinger could custom make the dress anyway I wanted, I was thrilled. I actually got to design the dress of my dreams and after months and months of waiting it came in and it exceeded my expectations.
Judy goes that extra mile with her brides. At my last fitting, she gave me dancing lessons (how to dance in my dress), how to sit in my dress. She made me practice over and over until she was satisfied. She really and truly is amazing.
BRIDESMAID DRESSES - MACY'S BRIDAL, MANHASSET, NY
B-
Our experience there was just okay. I was told the dresses would be in on a specific date and then they actually didn’t come in for another 4 weeks, cutting it close to the wedding and barely giving the girls enough time to get the fittings done. One of my MOH’s lives in Massachusetts and they had to ship her dress to her once it came into the Manhassett store. I asked my sister who lives in Manhasset to help me out and give them a call as to the status of the dresses arriving and they wouldn’t even speak to her because she was not the bride, even though it was HER dress that she was paying for. I found the service to just be mediocre.
LILAC FLORIST
A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
We didn’t book the florist until a couple of months before the wedding. They were actually my biggest headache because I wasn’t getting that she was understanding exactly what I wanted even though I had pictures for her. The day of my wedding however, I was completely blown away by the flowers. They were the most amazing flowers I’ve ever seen at a wedding. When I saw my bridal bouquet and my BM’s bouquet as well as the corsages, I nearly cried they were so beautiful. The Chuppah was so magnificent that even the Crest Hollow called her a few days later to tell her how the other two weddings that day were raving about them. DH and I couldn’t stop talking about the flowers on the honeymoon. It was everything I wanted it to be and more. I will post additional pictures (from chuppah, and reception) as soon as I get them. They really were magnificant!
BAND/ORCHESTRA - KEN JAMES PRODUCTIONS
B++
DH and I are Classical Music and Opera lovers and we wanted to incorporate a lot of that into our Ceremony and Reception. We gave a lot of different music to the band leader to have his people learn and they did do a fabulous job with the pieces. Our entrance to the reception was amazing, and the ceremony music was stunning. We got a lot of compliments on it. However, we had some very specific requests that were not honored at the wedding. We were adamant that during dinner we only wanted classical pieces (and we gave them a large selection of music) because we both hate that when we’re at a wedding and we’re eating our main course when there is someone signing in the background you can’t hear what people at your table are saying. Well, they only played 3 pieces and then had the singer singing easy listening songs. I also had a special request song I wanted them to play from me to DH as our second dance later in the reception and they never did it. Overall they were amazing and our guests are still talking about how great the music was. They had people dancing all day, and the singer was out on the dance floor a lot with our guests. He was very interactive with the crowd.
