Paradise Bridal: A
My Gown - Lazaro - Finale Dress for Fall 2007 Bridal Fashion Show in NY: A+ and beyond<3
My wedding dress was a beautiful, handmade Lazaro gown. It was made of silk with a Chantilly lace overlay, and was hand beaded and hand embroidered from head to toe. It was used as the finale gown in the Fall 2007 bridal fashion show in New York. As soon as I tried on this dress, I knew it was the one. The alterations done at Paradise were perfect. My “balloon” bustle was great because it really showed off all the detail on my dress. The one complaint I have is that toward the end of the reception, my bustle completely fell out. After looking at all the ties, they were still tied, but they had all broken. My suspicion is that someone stepped on my bustled train on the dance floor and that it ripped out all the ties. However, I feel that if the ties had been stronger, perhaps the bustle wouldn’t have fallen out. Therefore, I must give Paradise Bridal an A instead of an A+.
My mom got a gorgeous Valentina “mother of the bride” dress from them, too. It was completely handmade and hand beaded. It was form fitted, youthful, and navy blue and had rhinestones throughout. The alterations on her dress were perfect.
Photos of my dress are in my Wedding Teasers album, Non-pro Wedding Photos album and my Misc. Wedding related items album.
Stuart Weitzman shoes: A+
Got these in the city and they were very comfortable. I didn't want to go with shoes that were WAY too high so I got 3.5' Stuarts - satin, very simple and bridal. My dress was very detailed so I wanted a simple shoe. Although the shoe was comfortable, my feet and legs were killing me by the end of the night and the next week lol but that's only because I danced and danced and danced allllll night so I have only myself to blame.
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See my Misc. album for photos of my shoe.
Godiva favors: A+
What else can I say? They were beautiful, delicious, and matched our color scheme perfectly! The boxes were traditional Godiva gold, and we also had a pearl cluster as well as antique white satin ribbons which were personalized with our names and our wedding day. The service at Godiva was fantastic and we had our favors in more than enough time. Definitely recommend!
See photos in my Misc. album and Wedding Teasers album.
St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Bay Shore
I don’t feel comfortable giving a “letter” rating to a church. However, I will say that from the very beginning, St. Patrick’s was wonderful. DH and I are not parishioners of this particular church, but they were very welcoming nonetheless. Deacon Frank was very sweet to us, and our one-weekend Pre Cana was a breeze. Father Noviello was our celebrant and he was fantastic. The church itself is breathtaking. Built in 1916, it is a Long Island institution and landmark. We are so happy we got married here. Our only complaint is with the wedding coordinator, Phyllis. There was a mix-up with our rehearsal time, and we all ended up arriving late. She was very, very mean to us and to everyone, and she really put a damper on our rehearsal night. The next day, when I (the bride) was between 5 and 10 minutes late, apparently she was yelling and complaining that I was late. She then yelled at my sister (MOH) to “GOOO!! GOOO!!!” as my sister was blessing herself when walking into the church. She’s a bit of a nightmare, but that said, our wedding was beautiful. DH’s grandfather cried the whole time because he was so moved. I cried, too! So many people told us it was such a beautiful ceremony.
See our photos!!
