My 9/22 wedding review...trying it again
I tried to post this yesterday, but it didn't work since I cut and pasted it from word. So now I have to retype the entire thing, which means it will be much shorter, but here goes...
The day, of course, was amazing. We had the ceremony at Good Shepherd in Holbrook and the reception at Land's End. The weather held out I couldn't have asked for a more perfect day. I will post pictures most likely this weekend, as soon as I have access to a scanner. But until then, here's the vendor review:
Reception - Land's End: Everything you've heard about it is true! Truly amazing! The staff was so attentive and all the guests were raving about the food, atmosphere and service.
Photography - Mark and Jack from Mark Kauffman's studio: Despite a little snag the week before our wedding when we found out that Lynn wouldn't be our main photographer as planned, everything worked out fine and we have tons of great pictures. Mark filled in and he and his assistant were great. One thing to know about Mark...he leaves the reception after the dancing and toasts, but his assistant stays behind. As for Jack, I can't even begin to tell you how much we loved him. He's such a cool guy and his photography is amazing!
DJ - Tom Gordon (Brooklyn): Both DH and I just love him. He's without a doubt the nicest, most caring vendor I worked with. Our guests were dancing all night and a bunch of them have commented on how much they liked our DJ.
Cocktail Hour Music - Jimmy Novack (CT): I found him on the web. He does all Jimmy Buffett music so I thought he would be a lot of fun for our outdoor cocktail hour on the water. He exceeded my expectations! Not only is he a super-nice guy, but he was on-time, sounded great, was REALLY inexpensive and all of my guests loved him. People were dancing throughout the cocktail hour. One of my friends said I should have made the whole reception the cocktail hour.
Florist - Simpson & Co. (NYC): Ted, the owner, was a royal pain in the a$$, but I say that with the utmost affection (and I know he felt the same way about me). We had kind of a funny working relationship that left him hating every idea I had and me just trusting him in the end. Well I have to say he came through brilliantly. I could never have imagined how great our flowers would come out and all of our guests, as well as the staff at Land's End, certainly noticed. They were so original.
Video - Candelite Video: Tim was great! He was everywhere without being obtrusive and I'm sure our video will be fantastic.
Limos - RJ's Exotic Limousines: We experienced some minor problems with them in trying to locate the table cameras we had left behind in one of the limos, but all in all they were actually pretty good. They were on time, the cars were new and the drivers were very friendly...all at a very reasonable price.
Charter Buses - Hampton Jitney: Pretty good. We hired them to take our guests on a winery tour the day before the wedding and our driver, Doug, did a wonderful job. We also hired them to transport our guests on the day of the wedding. The only problem was that they got lost on the way to the cocktail hour, but this was relatively minor when compared to how great they were to deal with.
Who else? I think those are the major players. Feel free to post any questions. And I'll get those pictures up ASAP.
Oh, our bagpiper - DIDN'T SHOW. The funny thing is I didn't even realize it until halfway to the reception. But I will refrain from posting his name since he did leave a message at a later date, apologizing and saying his wife is pregnant and was having heart problems. I don't know if this is true or not, but I can't in good conscience bash him.
The day, of course, was amazing. We had the ceremony at Good Shepherd in Holbrook and the reception at Land's End. The weather held out I couldn't have asked for a more perfect day. I will post pictures most likely this weekend, as soon as I have access to a scanner. But until then, here's the vendor review:
Reception - Land's End: Everything you've heard about it is true! Truly amazing! The staff was so attentive and all the guests were raving about the food, atmosphere and service.
Photography - Mark and Jack from Mark Kauffman's studio: Despite a little snag the week before our wedding when we found out that Lynn wouldn't be our main photographer as planned, everything worked out fine and we have tons of great pictures. Mark filled in and he and his assistant were great. One thing to know about Mark...he leaves the reception after the dancing and toasts, but his assistant stays behind. As for Jack, I can't even begin to tell you how much we loved him. He's such a cool guy and his photography is amazing!
DJ - Tom Gordon (Brooklyn): Both DH and I just love him. He's without a doubt the nicest, most caring vendor I worked with. Our guests were dancing all night and a bunch of them have commented on how much they liked our DJ.
Cocktail Hour Music - Jimmy Novack (CT): I found him on the web. He does all Jimmy Buffett music so I thought he would be a lot of fun for our outdoor cocktail hour on the water. He exceeded my expectations! Not only is he a super-nice guy, but he was on-time, sounded great, was REALLY inexpensive and all of my guests loved him. People were dancing throughout the cocktail hour. One of my friends said I should have made the whole reception the cocktail hour.
Florist - Simpson & Co. (NYC): Ted, the owner, was a royal pain in the a$$, but I say that with the utmost affection (and I know he felt the same way about me). We had kind of a funny working relationship that left him hating every idea I had and me just trusting him in the end. Well I have to say he came through brilliantly. I could never have imagined how great our flowers would come out and all of our guests, as well as the staff at Land's End, certainly noticed. They were so original.
Video - Candelite Video: Tim was great! He was everywhere without being obtrusive and I'm sure our video will be fantastic.
Limos - RJ's Exotic Limousines: We experienced some minor problems with them in trying to locate the table cameras we had left behind in one of the limos, but all in all they were actually pretty good. They were on time, the cars were new and the drivers were very friendly...all at a very reasonable price.
Charter Buses - Hampton Jitney: Pretty good. We hired them to take our guests on a winery tour the day before the wedding and our driver, Doug, did a wonderful job. We also hired them to transport our guests on the day of the wedding. The only problem was that they got lost on the way to the cocktail hour, but this was relatively minor when compared to how great they were to deal with.
Who else? I think those are the major players. Feel free to post any questions. And I'll get those pictures up ASAP.
Oh, our bagpiper - DIDN'T SHOW. The funny thing is I didn't even realize it until halfway to the reception. But I will refrain from posting his name since he did leave a message at a later date, apologizing and saying his wife is pregnant and was having heart problems. I don't know if this is true or not, but I can't in good conscience bash him.
