My 7/13/08 Wedding review! Thatched Cottage, Infinite images, Stefans florist, Kacey and Zoraida from Kholouds, FM Entertainment

Hi Ladies!
LIW -- A+++++++++++
First I have to say a big thank you to this site and all who have given me advice, suggestions, and listened to me vent. This is a great place filled with some wonderful ladies. Just about every vendor I used I found out about from here. Thank you!
MY wedding was absolutely beautiful, and all of you played a part in helping me put it together.

Save the Dates -- Ebay store - Kevinscustomcandywraps -- A+++
This was so easy! We sent him a photo,and he designed a magnet for us. We were able to do all this and make corrections before ordering. Once we ordered, we got them in a few days. For under $100 we got 100 business-card size magnets, cardstock to attach them to, and envelopes.

Invitations --Costco.com -- A+++
This is a great site! They have the same invitations many stores have, but for up to 40% off. I recommend shopping around, finding invites you like and then looking on Costo.com to see if they have them or something similar by the same company. A big plus of the site is you get to input all the info and see an immediate proof of the invite. You can then adjust the fonts and sizes of the writing. This was an area that refused to spend a lot of money on, and was very happy with the results.


Mother Nature - A++
It was threatening to rain, it didn't. It was perfect. I was able to have the outdoor ceremony on the water I always dreamed of! Thank you!

Thatched Cottage -- A++
This place is absolutely stunning. I looked at it so many times before my wedding. Each time it was beautiful, but at my wedding it was magnificent. It was so amazing to see it filled up with everyone I love. The outdoor area was just breathtaking.
The cocktail hour food was absolutely amazing. The mashed potato bar and sushi bar ( I upgraded to the deluxe-- I am a bit of a sushi snob -- highly recommend it, it was really good) were the most popular.
I also got chair covers,. which was a last minute (literally the week before) splurge! We actually found we had money left in our budget, and that was something I always wanted. They really helped transform the room. The dinner was great. Very classy looking how they wheel all the carts on the dance floor and serve from there. They stay and ask everyone for seconds, and they can try something they didn't order for seconds. I hardly ate dinner, ( but I did have a lot at cocktail our), but my bite of duck was great, people raved about the prime rib, chicken florentine, and the vegetarian dish. Didn't hear too much about the others. The only negative about this style of dining is that the carts being out took away a little dance time.
ToniAnn is an absolute pleasure to deal with. She knew that I went through a very rough time shortly after booking the place,and was very sensitive and flexible with me. Whenever I called, I always dealt with her. She usually wasn't available right when I called, and someone else would always want to help, but I inisited on dealing only with her, and she would get back to me in a timely manner.
My bridal attendant Deborah was very nice and professional and efficient.
The only negative thing I have to say about the thatched cottage was I hated our maitre'd. He introduced himself while I was taking pictures before the ceremony. We were running late taking pictures, and told us we need to go upstairs for the ketubah signing. If we were to go upstairs, people who were arriving would see us, so wanted to go to the cocktail hour room, where nobody would see us. He argued saying the upstairs room was much nicer, and I had to be firm with him, and tell him 'Toni Ann said we could do the signing in the cocktail hour room and that's what we want to do'. Then, it was like he never looked at his protocol sheet. It says who was walking down with whom, and that it was a jewish wedding (bride and bridesmaids go to the right). He lined it up in reverse, and if I didn't see him do it, it all would have been reversed. It all worked out, but what really got me was that he hardly appologized, and just defended himself, saying, we should have gone over this earlier but you were too busy taking pictures. It was all on the sheet!!!!!!
Anyway, I didn't let that ruin my wedding. I was aggrivated for a few minutes before my ceremony, but let it go. Everything else was magnificent. It so flew by.

Rabbi Howard Nacht -- A++++ -- He is one of the nicest people I have ever met. We were having a very hard time finding a Rabbi because the one from our temple was away for the whole month of July. Our videographer actually recommended him. We live in Brooklyn, and Rabbi Nacht came to our house for the first meeting. He was so nice, sensitive, and professional. He really got to know us, and made sure that our service was very personalized. He made people laugh and cry. We got so many compliments about how beautiful our ceremony was.

Photography and Video -- Infinite Images -- A+++++++++
We haven't seen our proofs or video yet, but this rating is based on our experiences so far. Joe (video) and Leo(photo) are amazing to work with. Nicest guys, great sense of humor, and very professional. Our engagement pictures were amazing, and Joe put together a magnificent photo montage to show out our wedding (pics of us growing up, then us dating -- included a bunch of e-pics). The montage was so professional and was a big hit. He gave us 2 dvds of it the day of our wedding. The day of the wedding, they got to the hotel where were getting ready two hours early and ran back and forth from our 2 rooms getting pics of us getting ready. They stayed until the very end of our wedding. They were great! I can't wait to see the pics.

Stefans -- A+++++++
Our flowers were truly magnificent. Josh was great to work with. He worked within our budget, and threw in extra things. For example, the day of the wedding, we were pleasantly surprised to see that he put orchids in the vase part of our tall centerpieces -- something we never asked or paid for, but he knew liked that because I complimented it in a picture he showed us. He also had his guys hang my great-grandfather's tallis under the gazebo for our ceremony. They just overall did a magnificent job.

FM Enterainment -- A+++ Frank was an absolute pleasure to deal with. He was very professional, not cheezy at all, and listened to our requests. He even helped us pick out ceremony music before the wedding.

Lotus Bridal -- A+++
Great service, great alterations, great price. I couldn't be happier.

My gown -- Maggie Sottero's Jean --
Looks-- A++++++++ -- loved it!
Comfort --- B -- It has a corset back, and I wore a longline bra under it. During my final fitting, when I had the bra and the dress on, I felt sharp pain in my left ribcage. I just learned that the left side of my ribcage protrudes out farther than the right! anyway, We took the boning our of the long line bra because I needed the bra for the support, not really the 'Holding in factor' because the dress itself had that. Well, it was perfectly comfortable and looked great at the fitting, and for the first few hours of wearing it, but after the toasts at the beginning of the reception (and I am not exagerating and don't mean to sound like a drama queen) the pain was really unbearable and I made my mom and sister come with me to the bridal suite and loosen it. Then it was too loose and we had to tighten it again. Maybe it was just my odd-shaped ribcage! It is a beautiful gown and I did love it and get so many compliments.

Kacey and Zoraida - Khoulouds beauty/ *****************-- ***************** -- A+++
Kacey made my hair look absolutely stunning, and Zoraida did a magnificent job on my mom and myself for make-up.
Kacey also helped with many other things that were not part of her job -- she helped me get into my dress, put the memory charm on my bo-k. They are talented and very nice people.

My new husband -- A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I love this man and couldn't be happier!


I learned so much from all your reviews, and hope this helps someone!

Re: My 7/13/08 Wedding review! Thatched Cottage, Infinite images, Stefans florist, Kacey and Zoraida from Kholouds, FM Entertainment

great review

congrats

Re: My 7/13/08 Wedding review! Thatched Cottage, Infinite images, Stefans florist, Kacey and Zoraida from Kholouds, FM Entertainment

Congrats, thanks for the review

Re: My 7/13/08 Wedding review! Thatched Cottage, Infinite images, Stefans florist, Kacey and Zoraida from Kholouds, FM Entertainment

congrats!!!

Re: My 7/13/08 Wedding review! Thatched Cottage, Infinite images, Stefans florist, Kacey and Zoraida from Kholouds, FM Entertainment

Love how you reviewed your DH

I used Lotus for my BM dresses. Wendy and Katie are awesome!

Re: My 7/13/08 Wedding review! Thatched Cottage, Infinite images, Stefans florist, Kacey and Zoraida from Kholouds, FM Entertainment

congrats on your wedding! great review