Here's my review (REALLY long) and some pics!
Wedding Review
Rehearsal Dinner – Mickey Felice’s – A+
They did a great job. Everything was set-up the way I asked them to, the service was excellent and the food was great.
Dress – Bridal Suite in Patchogue – B-
The finished product was wonderful it was getting to that point that was a little rocky. I ordered my dress and it took 10 months for it to come in (which was 4 months after scheduled delivery date)…it came in and was the wrong dress!!!! That happened Dec 27th! But they came through and the right dress made it there by Jan 15th. The seamstress there, Christina, was AWESOME. I had the best alterations one can ask for. I was so worried about it but she did a fabulous job. BM dresses from there were fine, came in (also a little late) and fit all girls fine and looked nice.
Hotel – Radisson (exit 63) – FFFFFFF
Everything was fine and dandy until wed before the wedding. They call me Wednesday night at 6pm and tell me they are canceling all my rooms!! All 20 of them. HELLO????!!! It wound up that they overbooked the hotel and were trying to bump us. Well I went Bridezilla on them like I never have. After calling them every name in the book for 45 minutes I hung up on them and went down there. After telling them over and over that this is unacceptable and that I would stand out front in my wedding dress with signs telling everyone what they did to me…they began to see clearly. So they bumped 2 other weddings and sent them across the street to the Hampton Inn ( I didn’t know they were going to do that until they told me Sunday what they did). I can’t believe the nerve and the worst part is they were trying to blame it on the war in Iraq?? Saying they had a lot of reserves who needed rooms and can’t I have compassion for the war. It all made no sense. In the end it all worked out guests got there rooms, everyone got there out-of-town guest bag and they were happy. But I am still mad at them and can’t believe that the CHICKEN VINCENT, who I booked everything with, wouldn’t even come out and face me! His 2 bosses did the dirty work.
Hair & Make-up – Ulta Salon in Holbrook – A++
I used Rachel and she was great. The trial was good and the day of was even better. My hair stayed all night and I had nice curls the day after too! Make-up was nice and natural not caked on. It stayed on all night even after I bawled like a baby at the ceremony. Also I had my nails done the day before and that morning in the shower I cracked a nail down the middle and Rachel was able to put a wrap and save the nail and match the polish perfect! She really saved me on that one.
Ceremony – St. Sylvester’s Church (Medford) – A++++++
The ceremony was awesome. Deacon George married us and he really is one of the greatest people I ever met. We have been meeting with him for over a year and he made it all so personalized. As we stood there and started our vows my husband (Will) started crying!! It was so touching. When he started to cry everyone lost it. We barely made it through the vows with all the tears! It was so touching and everyone said how wonderful it was to see a guy openly crying. (Will whispered after that everyone now thinks he’s a baby but he doesn’t care).
Flowers – Flower Garden in Port Jeff – A+
We worked directly with the owner Holly. She was great from day one. She took on the task of the TULIPS, which a lot of florists did not want to do. My boo-k was beautiful. It was all stephanotis with the rhinestones in each one. I can’t imagine how long it took her to make it but it was great. The BM boo-k’s, corsages and boutonnieres were exactly what I wanted. They all lasted the entire night. Centerpieces were great and fit perfect with what I had envisioned. Church flowers and pew bows were nice but I really don’t remember them and only see them in the pics.
DJ – That’s Entertainment – A++
They were awesome! I worked for the company when I was in HS so I knew they were good but they were great. Played exactly what I wanted (and didn’t want) and had everyone dancing all night. DJ was Nick (owner) and the best MC, Ronnie. I was so happy with them. I wasn’t sure I wanted lights but they did them and they really looked nice since the reception was at night.
Cocktail Hour Music – Carl Bruno – A+
He is a guitar player/singer. He was perfect. Nice and laid back to get things started, played a nice mix of music and was overall great. On-time and ready to go 20minutes early.
Photography – Conrad Rego of Impact Imaging – A+++
I don’t have the proofs but he and his asst. were great. They were at my house at 11am and worked there buts off all day. They were easy to work with and very FAST which was great. We got all the pics done that I wanted, with the exception of the outdoor shots. It was soo cold and misty outside that most shots had to be indoors. Hubby and I ran outside and took maybe 15 pics so hopefully those come out nice.
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Rehearsal Dinner – Mickey Felice’s – A+
They did a great job. Everything was set-up the way I asked them to, the service was excellent and the food was great.
Dress – Bridal Suite in Patchogue – B-
The finished product was wonderful it was getting to that point that was a little rocky. I ordered my dress and it took 10 months for it to come in (which was 4 months after scheduled delivery date)…it came in and was the wrong dress!!!! That happened Dec 27th! But they came through and the right dress made it there by Jan 15th. The seamstress there, Christina, was AWESOME. I had the best alterations one can ask for. I was so worried about it but she did a fabulous job. BM dresses from there were fine, came in (also a little late) and fit all girls fine and looked nice.
Hotel – Radisson (exit 63) – FFFFFFF
Everything was fine and dandy until wed before the wedding. They call me Wednesday night at 6pm and tell me they are canceling all my rooms!! All 20 of them. HELLO????!!! It wound up that they overbooked the hotel and were trying to bump us. Well I went Bridezilla on them like I never have. After calling them every name in the book for 45 minutes I hung up on them and went down there. After telling them over and over that this is unacceptable and that I would stand out front in my wedding dress with signs telling everyone what they did to me…they began to see clearly. So they bumped 2 other weddings and sent them across the street to the Hampton Inn ( I didn’t know they were going to do that until they told me Sunday what they did). I can’t believe the nerve and the worst part is they were trying to blame it on the war in Iraq?? Saying they had a lot of reserves who needed rooms and can’t I have compassion for the war. It all made no sense. In the end it all worked out guests got there rooms, everyone got there out-of-town guest bag and they were happy. But I am still mad at them and can’t believe that the CHICKEN VINCENT, who I booked everything with, wouldn’t even come out and face me! His 2 bosses did the dirty work.
Hair & Make-up – Ulta Salon in Holbrook – A++
I used Rachel and she was great. The trial was good and the day of was even better. My hair stayed all night and I had nice curls the day after too! Make-up was nice and natural not caked on. It stayed on all night even after I bawled like a baby at the ceremony. Also I had my nails done the day before and that morning in the shower I cracked a nail down the middle and Rachel was able to put a wrap and save the nail and match the polish perfect! She really saved me on that one.
Ceremony – St. Sylvester’s Church (Medford) – A++++++
The ceremony was awesome. Deacon George married us and he really is one of the greatest people I ever met. We have been meeting with him for over a year and he made it all so personalized. As we stood there and started our vows my husband (Will) started crying!! It was so touching. When he started to cry everyone lost it. We barely made it through the vows with all the tears! It was so touching and everyone said how wonderful it was to see a guy openly crying. (Will whispered after that everyone now thinks he’s a baby but he doesn’t care).
Flowers – Flower Garden in Port Jeff – A+
We worked directly with the owner Holly. She was great from day one. She took on the task of the TULIPS, which a lot of florists did not want to do. My boo-k was beautiful. It was all stephanotis with the rhinestones in each one. I can’t imagine how long it took her to make it but it was great. The BM boo-k’s, corsages and boutonnieres were exactly what I wanted. They all lasted the entire night. Centerpieces were great and fit perfect with what I had envisioned. Church flowers and pew bows were nice but I really don’t remember them and only see them in the pics.
DJ – That’s Entertainment – A++
They were awesome! I worked for the company when I was in HS so I knew they were good but they were great. Played exactly what I wanted (and didn’t want) and had everyone dancing all night. DJ was Nick (owner) and the best MC, Ronnie. I was so happy with them. I wasn’t sure I wanted lights but they did them and they really looked nice since the reception was at night.
Cocktail Hour Music – Carl Bruno – A+
He is a guitar player/singer. He was perfect. Nice and laid back to get things started, played a nice mix of music and was overall great. On-time and ready to go 20minutes early.
Photography – Conrad Rego of Impact Imaging – A+++
I don’t have the proofs but he and his asst. were great. They were at my house at 11am and worked there buts off all day. They were easy to work with and very FAST which was great. We got all the pics done that I wanted, with the exception of the outdoor shots. It was soo cold and misty outside that most shots had to be indoors. Hubby and I ran outside and took maybe 15 pics so hopefully those come out nice.
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