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First of all I need to thank LIW for creating this site; without it I would've gone crazy. DH and I live in Virginia so it would've been pretty stressful trying to plan a wedding from there. And thanks to all you ladies for sharing your stories and advice!
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Ok, here we go:
Rehearsal Dinner – The Carltun: A
I didn’t have a hand in planning the rehearsal dinner, so the only thing that I can comment about is the food and the place itself. We all had a great time. MIL did a Mardi Gras theme, so they had beads hanging from the chandeliers, Mardi Gras masks for the bridal party to wear, and crowns for me and DH (the King and Queen!). They played zydeco music and they had Cajun food as well as regular food (oh and we had a cocktail hour too – our rehearsal dinner was more like a mini wedding reception!). I thought that the food was excellent and the service was good too. The Carltun is a beautiful place.
Tuxedos – Men’s Wearhouse, Carle Place: A-
We only had a couple of minor problems with Men’s Wearhouse – one of the Groomsman’s shirts was about 3 inches too short in the sleeves, and one of the tuxes didn’t have shoes in the bag (DH had thought he checked all the bags before he left the store, but oh well…) so the guys had to go back to the store the day before the wedding to get those problems fixed.
I really liked the tuxes that we picked for the guys. I think they looked sharp. I also really loved DH’s tux. He looked really handsome in tails and a white bow tie.
My gown – Macy’s Bridal: A-
I got my gown from the Macy’s here in Virginia, but I also tried on the gown at the Macy’s in Manhasset so my mom could see it. Both places were very nice and accommodating.
I have two gripes though, and I don’t think it matters since they both have to do with the Macy’s here in Virginia, but I’ll mention them anyway….
The first thing was that when I decided on my gown, I had to wait for my mom to see it before I could order it. But Macy’s took all my info and all I had to do was put down the deposit. Shortly after that, just for kicks I e-mailed Netbride (where I eventually got my BMs dresses from) to get a quote for my gown. They wrote back with a price and said, “oh by the way, do you know that your gown is being discontinued at the end of this month?” The end of the month was just over a week away! And Macy’s hadn’t told me this when I tried the gown on a couple of weeks earlier! So I called them and asked them if they knew that my gown was being discontinued and they said, “oh yes, we were just about to call you”. Yeah right! I would’ve been devastated if that gown had been discontinued. I ordered it just in the nick of time. And then I called Macy’s back to confirm that the order was placed just to be sure.
The second thing was that my parents drove all the way down from New York to pick up the gown for me and take it back home with them. Well when they got to Macy’s, it wasn’t even pressed yet! So they had to wait around for over an hour for Macy’s to get the gown ready. (My sister had called in the morning to see if it was ready yet, but Macy’s hadn’t opened yet so my parents just went over there expecting it to be ready).
Anyway, I LOVED my gown!
