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my august 19th, 2007 wedding at the Thatched Cottage

army wife to be Posted: Aug 28, 2007 10:05 PM+

army wife to be MEMBER SINCE: 5/07 TOTAL POSTS : 454 WEDDING DATE: Aug 19, 2007

Posted: Aug 28, 2007 10:05 PM

my august 19th, 2007 wedding at the Thatched Cottage

Well I just want to start off by saying that my wedding was amazing! it rained when we got there so the ceremony ended up having to be inside but it was still beautiful! Everyone helped out so much and each of my vendors did a little something extra for me and I am so thankful.

Always Perfect Photography (Rocco)- A+++++
I have not seen the pictures yet so I can't comment on that at the moment but the photographer was very professional and even called me a week before the wedding and the day before the say hi and see how I was doing and if I needed anything. He was early to the Thatched Cottage so he wouldn't miss any pictures.. he even stood in the rain to help all us girls out of the limo when we got there. The price was reasonable and they didn't get impatient with me even though I only paid them the week before the wedding. Rocco even stood back so that my mom could get pictures of me on her camera AND he even showed her the best angles and put me in just the right poses for her!

Clear Choice Limo- A++++++++++++ (if i could give better then an A i would)
I worked with Mary but the whole staff was very nice. I ordered 2 10 passenger Lincolns for only $400 that included tip, tax, beer, liquor, soda, and champagne. Mary was so nice and she did all she could to help me out. On the day of they upgraded both limos to their 16 passanger suburbans 2007 .. with VIP sections in the back of the limo. The limo driver was very nice.. I will deffinately use them again in the future.

Flowers By Burton- A+++++++++ (I know I keep saying that but they were all perfect)
Not only did they chase me down to my house to make sure the wedding was still on because my phone doesn't work but they were very helpful on suggestions. The price was unbeatable and the flowers looked better then I could have ever imagined. They ended up decorating the cake for free and threw in free flower girl petals and extra petals for the tables.. plus the flowers stayed alive all night.

Fusion DL- A++
WOW they were great to work with. They also threw in some free giveaways for me and their price was also unbeatable. Everything was exactly the way I wanted and John, the owner and Manny, my DJ were such huge helps. John went out of his way on vacation to talk to me and go over my wedding plans. He wanted to make sure everything was perfect. The only thing I can say that went wrong was that they didn't play enough of what I asked and took too many requests. I wanted a lot of latin dance music and they only played 2 latin dance songs. The music was very good though.

Thatched Cottage- THE BEST VENDOR OF ALL!
Anytime I needed to change something they did it for me. When I needed more time for payment.. they were patient with me. The chef/owner gave us a free chocolate fountain.. gave us VIP service because of our connection with other catering halls... the food was served right in front of us ... they had a no shot policy but brought shots to our bridal suite anyways... the bridal attendant was at my every beck and call. The first maitre'd we had was horrible .. she didn't greet FH when he walked into the hall .. he almost saw me .. she didn't through the runner out, it was done last minute .. she didn't know what the groomsmen were doing ... she almost had me go upstairs when the ceremony wasn't even started yet. So one of the groomsmen who is also a maitre'd had a talk with the owner, bridal attendant, and maitre d and they accomodated us with a new maitre'd. The new one was excellent and everything from that point on was perfect. The food was delicious.. I wish I had tasted more of the cocktail hour bc there was so much yummy food and a cocktail table in the entry.

David's Bridal- Wow they worked with me for everything. Frances.. the woman who did my second fitting fixed the dress the way i wanted it even though they are not supposed to do the dress that way and did my daughters dress for me at her house. I found a perfectly matching tiara and veil there as well and got a free garment bag and head piece for my daughter. I also found my photographer through them.

Cache- C They weren't much help with the dresses I had to keep running back and forth between Whitman and Roosevelt to get all the dresses in all the right sizes and 2 of them were wrecked which cache did end up discounting.. but still. Anyways the dresses looked beautiful

Ragamuffins- A The lady was great and helped me ev time i went in there. Together we found the perfect dress for the floewr girls and She called the company to confirm any of my questions.. and rushed the order for me for free.

Invites- don't remember where i ordered them.. it was off a website but they came out great and were very convenient

E-n-K Posted: Aug 29, 2007 08:21 AM+

E-n-K MEMBER SINCE: 8/05 TOTAL POSTS : 1080 WEDDING DATE: Jul 28, 2007

Posted: Aug 29, 2007 08:21 AM