We need all vendors...yikes

We had a band, so I can't help with DJs.

We used Pedestals and Nadia was our florist. Our flowers were stunning, exactly what we asked for. However, they delivered the church flowers to the wrong place - DESPITE my extremely specific directions to the church AND repeated warnings (including one in writing on the directions I faxed to them) stating that St. Thomas chapel is NOT the same as the main church on such and such a street. They STILL delivered them to the wrong church.

My cousin and someone from the church (the singer - yeah, I know w t f?) had to go get them. Despite the fact that I was on time to the church (actually 20 mins early), I had to wait in the limo until they got back -- mainly b/c the singer went to go get them -- still not sure how that happened! It added unnecessary stress and made us start the ceremony 10 mins late.

The other deliveries (bouquets/bouts and to the RH) were fine and on time. All the flowers were absolutely stunning. I think the price was okay for what we got. We may have gotten it a little cheaper elsewhere.

For photography, I highly recommend our photographers - Perceptions. My brother used them 3 years ago and we just used them 2 weeks ago. I haven't gotten my proofs yet (soon!), but my brothers pics were amazing. They were easy to work with, moderately priced, and the work is amazing. My photographers were Lisa and Jose. (Lisa is more photojournalistic and Jose more traditional / portraits) They were just wonderful to be around all day, as was their assistant. They even had safety pins on hand which made it much easier to handle when I had a wardrobe malfunction. I've also seen the owners photos and he's soooo talented (and very nice). He was booked for our date, but I'd have chosen him first! I'll post my proofs when I get them soon!

florist if you look on here you will hear very good posts on Flowers Michele....

photo/video i love Timexposures 631 475 0089

DJ five star entertainment is great 718 748 1968

if you want a band look into the infernos www.infernosband.com AMAZING my sister had them for her wedding....

limos Romantique in brooklyn or double diamond

and congrads the marina del rey is one of my favorite places.....

Florist - Burtons
Photographer - Andreas Rentsch
DJ - Frank from FM Entertainment.

Read my review.

Hi date twin! We don't have very many vendors booked either. After we got the hall and church, we selected our photographer & videographer (12th Night & Mittermax). Next we're checking out florists.

Photography: Thomaspaul (he's amazing!!! here's a link to our review loaded with pics !Our December Wedding!!!!

DJ: Tommy Tunes
Florist: i'm gonna send u some FM!


good luck!!!

photo,video,limos,tuxes,wedding goen ,bm desses, invites

got them all at wedding WORLD
Austin Ave Commack

Seems everyone has a different opinion but my recommendations are:

Florist- Lovin Oven (Keyth is amazing)

DJ- Tommy's Tunes

Photo/Video- Bret t Matthews


Don't go dress shopping at Adriennes- they're horrible!!!

dennis regis florist
deja vu photo & video
tommy tunes

For flowers decide if you want to spend a lot or cut back and put the money elsewhere. You can never go wrong with candles!! Decide what kind of flowers you want first then price out:
Burton's (Mine)
Pedastals
Flower Michele
and any others you may know of

For music decide if you want DJ or Band. If you want a DJ shop around as well and look at what you get for your money as far as time and quality. Don't skimp on music cus from my experiences, you get what you pay for.Look into:
Starlight Express (mine)
Tommy Tunes
Body Rock
etc.

And the most important vendor IMHO is the photographer. Do not skimp on this!!! Think about if you want a photojournalitic style, a traditional photographer, or someone who does portraits and candids. Then take the time to look at different photographers websites and see who you like. I recommened the website www.wpja.com as well as www.ppa.com to help you find people. And both list many photogrpahers so you will have a lot to choose from. I also have to put in a recommendation for my photogrpaher, Andres Rentsch. His stuff is great!! HTH!!! Happy planning!!

Photographer: Blue Daisy
DJ: Elite Sounds
Florist: Verbena Designs
Officiant: Father Michael Callahan
Hair: Roseanna Amador from CosmoNY


I also agree w/ prev poster regarding importance of a good photographer and one whos style really catches your eye!

Photographers - Creative Compositions (David & Jovani are great)

DJs - we use a band called The Mystics

Officiants - if you're looking for reform Rabbi - I can definetely recommend Rabbi Robert Applestone. He was a cantor at my DH parents wedding and his Bar Mitzvah. Became a Rabbi and married DH's sister, cousin and this year us!! So you can definetely rely on him!!!

Hair & Makeup - Kacey of Khoulod's Beauty

Good luck!!

I highly recommend my photographer- Anthony at Memento Photography
http://www.mementoportraits.com/index.htm
His work is amazing and he's afforadble.

I also loved Verdi but they were already booked our day.

First-Stop, take a deep breath!
It's overwhelmig but just work on one thing at a time.
Everything will be fine! There's lots of great advice on here.