The Vineyard Caterers 9.16.06. Flower Michele, Tommy's Tunes, Visual Concepts and many more LI Weddings vendors! added more vendors to page 2...

Original post by M&LSept1606

Oct 11, 2006 11:21 PM

The Weather: A
It rained for the three days before my wedding. I thought it was going to rain on our day too. But the weather was beautiful and we got married as the sun was setting on the vineyard and everything was just perfect!

Mya- Cosmetic Artistry: A
Mya arrived at my Dad’s on time. She did my hair and make up and all the girls. All 6 bridesmaids, 2 flower girls and my cousin who came from Italy. (who I added last minute) she impressed me. I don’t know how she did it. It seemed like she kept going and going and going. She’s amazing and talented. I loved her she is so sweet, and professional. I recommend her to anyone who is still searching for a hair and make up person. She does both hair and make up and she’s the best in my opinion. I had a few trials before her.

The Vineyard Caterers: A
From the time we booked the Vineyards, we dealt mostly with Bill. For 2 years, I called with any questions I had. They remembered my name, and wedding date. Bill was always nice and professional, and most of all accommodating. They only accommodate one wedding at a time, therefore they gave us special attention not only the day of the wedding but each time we met with them or called. The service was great, the food was delicious, and everyone was extra nice to us. We love the Vineyards and I don’t know what other parties I’ll need to have in the future but I can bet I’ll go back there in a heartbeat.

Visual Concepts Photography: A
I absolutely LOVE my proofs. Bob and Debbie were very helpful the day of. They are so talented. They had a lot of patience with my very large family, and were just the best. I absolutely recommend them if you haven’t chosen a photographer yet. From the moment we booked them they were wonderful to deal with. I was very lucky to have them as my photographers.

Tommy’s Tunes: A
We love Frankie. He was our MC. This DJ made the party. As you can see by the dancing photos, almost everyone was on the dance floor all night. We chose a few songs that we knew we wanted. For the most part though, we left it up to them and it worked out so great! They did a great job feeling out the crowd and playing music that everyone loved.

Sir Oliver: A
I loved this limo company. I called 10 days before my wedding and spoke to Rich. I had seen the 10 day weather forecast and it called for rain. He told me not to pay attention to the 10 day forecast, and that it wouldn’t rain. He promised and it worked! We had the most gorgeous day. When the driver Matthew showed up at my Dads he said “Rich said to tell you, he told you so” and I laughed. Jen and Rich were great people. I must have changed my mind about the limos and added limos 4 times. Each time they were nice and accommodating. I absolutely recommend them. I love Sir Oliver and will recommend them to anyone looking for a limo company.

Flower Michele: A
My flowers were amazing. I can’t say much that hasn’t been said before. They are wonderful. John is amazing and so professional and just so nice. The photos speak for the flowers. Everything was amazing, on time and just beautiful. I have had people say “I don’t know how much you paid for those flowers, but they were worth every penny” and I agree. Flower Michele is the best florist on Long Island for sure.

Counterpoint: A
I had a great experience with Christina. From the time I booked, the follow up e-mail. Everything was so easy and she was so easy going. They came on time, played everything they were supposed to. They sounded beautiful and it really added a nice touch to the ceremony. I recommend them too.

Father Tom McCormick: A
We met with him twice, he performed a nice ceremony, and overall we were happy with him.

That about sums up my vendors. As you can tell, I love them all and thought they were all very good. If you have specific questions about one of them feel free to FM me! Enjoy the pictures! (All taken by Visual Concepts!)

will add specifics on DIY projects...later. I'm pooped

M&LSept1606 Posted: Oct 11, 2006 11:45 PM

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M&LSept1606 Posted: Oct 11, 2006 11:47 PM

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snydl40 Posted: Oct 11, 2006 11:51 PM

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Congratulations! You looked gorgeous. The flowers and pics came out beautiful.

seta Posted: Oct 12, 2006 06:39 AM

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congratulations!! you made a beautiful bride! everything looks gorgeous....

anianyc Posted: Oct 12, 2006 07:57 AM

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Congratulations! You looked gorgeous. The flowers and pics came out beautiful.

Mygmans Posted: Oct 12, 2006 08:38 AM

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Gret review. Congratulations! You look beautiful. Your dress are flowers are gorgeous.

laborday06 Posted: Oct 12, 2006 08:40 AM

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beatiful! Congrats to you and Mike!

kitty1224 Posted: Oct 12, 2006 11:37 AM

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great review and beautiful pics

jenneva Posted: Oct 13, 2006 12:50 AM

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I am so glad to see your pictures up.....you look beautiful

Jesses Girl Posted: Oct 13, 2006 08:38 AM

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LOVEEEEEEEE your picS!!!! oh my gosh,,,u looked great loved ur Bo-K , ur dress everything!

congrats.!

khofmann Posted: Oct 15, 2006 11:12 PM

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Congrat, you were a beautiful bride, the reception site looked amazing, everyone looked like they had a ton of fun...beautiful pictures.

SuzArtie69 Posted: Oct 18, 2006 12:01 PM

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Thanks for your review. You look beautiful too. I really do love the colors that you used. I'm thinking of the same, so this was great that I could see some pics. Nice ideas.

Thanks again and Congratulations!!!

M&LSept1606 Posted: Oct 21, 2006 02:17 PM

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I thought I would add some things since the day I did my review I was too tired to add the little stuff.

Paradise Bridal B
My dress, veil, tiara and the bridesmaids dresses:
The reason I'm giving them a B is because most of the time everyone was very pleasant. However, I didn't like the cramped bridal dressing room. I brought a few people with me the day of my first fitting and we were too cramped in those little rooms. Funny because when you're buying your dress they have you in the big room with the lights on, and then after I bought my dress, I felt a little un-important! How rude! anyway-they weren't too bad and pretty accomodating, but I still keep them at a B because the customer service could have been better and they are way too busy with not enough people working there in my opinion.

My shoes Casa Di Mario: A
I liked the selections and the dyable shoes were all done on time. Everyone is nice.

Jordan almond flowers A
www.jordanalmondflowers.com
take my advice, buy them already made. I cried twice while I was making these things. definitely worth the extra money to have them made and delivered done! They were a hit and nobody had ever seen anything like them. Came with a cute poem too.

Ebay A
I bought my cronoline slip, the ringbearer tuxedos, wedding card mail box, and the favor tags. All the vendors I used from Ebay were awesome. I love ebay and when in doubt, when you've checked everwhere...check ebay they have it all! FM me for details on who I bought what from.

M&LSept1606 Posted: Oct 21, 2006 02:22 PM

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flower girl dresses: Attias Flea Market: A
can't beat it $40! I bought the burgundy flowers and glued them onto the sashes with fabric glue.
we also bought the junior bridesmaid dresses there and they were $60. The booth is in the back, on the right hand side of the attias flea market. She had a large selection. FM me for more details.

RSVP Tuxedos, Bay Shore B
Again, they get a B for customer service. They are a large store and could be a little nicer. but I don't think very many tuxedo places get an A on average anyway. I'm being generous.

Tony's Tuxedos in Miller Place: A
My dad got his tuxedo there. Salvatore is great, and he has a small intimate store, great customer service the tuxedo was ready on time, clean and it was a good experience. I reccomend Tony's in Miller Place.

M&LSept1606 Posted: Oct 21, 2006 02:26 PM

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so...let's see..

I bought ferrero rocher candies from the online candy shop.com. B
they took my order a few months in advance and then shipped them when I needed them. I called last minute to change the shipping address and they messed it up and sent it to my dads house (the old shipping address) anyway. It was a little annoying, but no big deal.

I bought a bunch of stuff from www.papermart.com: A
they have anything and everything. related to paper of course. I bought my guests white bags to carry all their goodies in, and tissue paper for the favor boxes of ferrero rocher candies, as well as the boxes for the favors.
price is pretty cheap too

M&LSept1606 Posted: Oct 21, 2006 02:28 PM

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I'll add more as I remember!

FM me with any questions, or if you need to know where to find something in my pics, I will be more than happy to help you out.

A lot of the places I purchased from I found out about thru LIWeddings past brides, and I'm very grateful for that so if I can help anyone, don't hesitate to ask me!

Happy planning girls!!!