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Congratulations! I love the pics- your dress looks so light and pretty!
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Vendor Reviews!
Original post by bonnybride
Hi Everyone,
I just got married last week, and had a wonderful wedding! This is actually my first time here, but I had a really good experience with my vendors and I just want to share that with everyone. So, here it goes:
Ceremony/Reception: The Vanderbilt Mansion at Dowling - Beautiful location! Mansion on the river. Kinda like Sound of Music. Very very pretty. You can't beat this place on elegance and style. The catering is plentiful and amazing. Service is impeccable. From wedding coordinator to maitre'd to bridal attendant. Very very attentive. Prices are very reasonable as well provided you do it during the day and not on Saturdays. This was hands down the best value and the best option for a small to medium sized, tasteful wedding.
Makeup/Hair: Detailed Elegance (www.detailedelegance.com) - Corina An is a fabulous makeup artist. She really did wonders for me and my girls. No need for air-brushing. Flawless makeup, beautiful colors, and most importantly, makeup that suits your look. Erica was the hair stylist, and she did a beautiful half-updo for me with curls cascading down my back. Very very happy with the results from this team.
Limo: NY Style Limo - Reasonably priced and allowed me to have no frills straitforward service. On time, and even waited for me for more than half an hour. Very satisfactory.
Photographer: Maggie Soladay - (www.maggiephoto.com) Fun and enthusiastic. Maggie put everyone at ease! Haven't seen the photos yet, but I'm sure they'll be fab.
DJ - In the Mix DJ (www.inthemixdj.com) - Very professional and respectful. Didn't try to push unnecessary extras on us. Let us have a one-man DJ rather than an annoying Emcee. Good job on mixing up the music and playing songs the crowd could get into. Excellent service. Ask for Donnie.
Dress - Selia Yang (www.seliayang.com) - Gorgeous gown made of organza. It had a very dreamy quality in the photos. Very romantic. The lightness and fragility to the dress did, however, lend itself to a few rips.
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Florist - Terranova - Flowers were ok. They did forget my toss bouquet. The flowers were pretty enough for my purposes, but someone pickier may want to go with a fancier florist. They were, however, very very inexpensive. I was pleased with the value.
I think that just about covers it all. Any questions, please feel free to ask. I'll try to post a few pictures up so you can see what it was like.
Thanks! And good luck to everyone!
Bonny
I just got married last week, and had a wonderful wedding! This is actually my first time here, but I had a really good experience with my vendors and I just want to share that with everyone. So, here it goes:
Ceremony/Reception: The Vanderbilt Mansion at Dowling - Beautiful location! Mansion on the river. Kinda like Sound of Music. Very very pretty. You can't beat this place on elegance and style. The catering is plentiful and amazing. Service is impeccable. From wedding coordinator to maitre'd to bridal attendant. Very very attentive. Prices are very reasonable as well provided you do it during the day and not on Saturdays. This was hands down the best value and the best option for a small to medium sized, tasteful wedding.
Makeup/Hair: Detailed Elegance (www.detailedelegance.com) - Corina An is a fabulous makeup artist. She really did wonders for me and my girls. No need for air-brushing. Flawless makeup, beautiful colors, and most importantly, makeup that suits your look. Erica was the hair stylist, and she did a beautiful half-updo for me with curls cascading down my back. Very very happy with the results from this team.
Limo: NY Style Limo - Reasonably priced and allowed me to have no frills straitforward service. On time, and even waited for me for more than half an hour. Very satisfactory.
Photographer: Maggie Soladay - (www.maggiephoto.com) Fun and enthusiastic. Maggie put everyone at ease! Haven't seen the photos yet, but I'm sure they'll be fab.
DJ - In the Mix DJ (www.inthemixdj.com) - Very professional and respectful. Didn't try to push unnecessary extras on us. Let us have a one-man DJ rather than an annoying Emcee. Good job on mixing up the music and playing songs the crowd could get into. Excellent service. Ask for Donnie.
Dress - Selia Yang (www.seliayang.com) - Gorgeous gown made of organza. It had a very dreamy quality in the photos. Very romantic. The lightness and fragility to the dress did, however, lend itself to a few rips.
Florist - Terranova - Flowers were ok. They did forget my toss bouquet. The flowers were pretty enough for my purposes, but someone pickier may want to go with a fancier florist. They were, however, very very inexpensive. I was pleased with the value.
I think that just about covers it all. Any questions, please feel free to ask. I'll try to post a few pictures up so you can see what it was like.
Thanks! And good luck to everyone!
Bonny
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Beautiful! The ceremony room is stunning with all of those windows. I've never been to a wedding there.
Congrats and much happiness.
Congrats and much happiness.
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Congrats and thanks for the review!
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You looked lovely! Looked like a gorgous wedding!!
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Beautiful! Vanderbuilt is gorgeous.(asare you &yourDH!)
I loved the BM & flower color combinations.
Thanks for reviewing. I compelety understand about not posting till now.
a couple of other people did that too.
You actually remind me of my FH--he goes online a lot, but is too private too post on forums, but if uses them frequently for something, he likes to contribute something.
I loved the BM & flower color combinations.
Thanks for reviewing. I compelety understand about not posting till now.
a couple of other people did that too.
You actually remind me of my FH--he goes online a lot, but is too private too post on forums, but if uses them frequently for something, he likes to contribute something.
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You made such a beautiful bride!!!! Congrats, the pics look amazing - as they always do in Vanderbuilt. How much does it cost pp?
I was just wondering.. Since I already booked a place anyways![]()
I was just wondering.. Since I already booked a place anyways
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When I booked, it was $95pp. That's with 100 ppl minimum, during the day on a Sunday or Friday. Prices go up to $125pp with 125ppl minimum I think on Saturday nights which is a lot more expensive. Still reasonable I think considering it includes your ceremony as well. This place was definitely worth the money.
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Posted by bonnybride
Bellepoque,
I checked out your pictures earlier. They were gorgeous! My wedding day was really windy. My hair was kind of all over the place. Not sure how the outdoor photos turned out. Btw, I love the red shoes with the dress. I wore pink shoes myself, and everyone was like 'what?' So, it's nice to see other brides stepping out of tradition as well. Oh, and I love the way your dress bustles. I'm going to have to find better pictures of my dress to put up. The ones I have now don't do it justice.
Bonny
Thanks! I love the pictures you posted so far. I'm really looking forward to seeing more pictures of your Selia Yang dress. Her dresses are so beautiful.
