Vendor Reviews
Venue - Winter Park Farmer's Market...A+
http://www.cityofwinterpark.org/
This place was absolutely perfect for us! Our guests loved the unique setting and some even visited the market earlier that morning. I'm sure our photos will turn out great with all of the character that the space has. We had around 65 guests and had PLENTY of room to chat and dance...it holds up to 150, I think. The people that run the place are always super prompt with email responses and were very helpful with the set up and break down of the tables and chairs the day of the wedding. Four stars! =) Definitely recommend it to any couple, especially to someone with a smaller guest count or if you're on a budget...we had reception AND ceremony there ($900!).
Catering - Toojay's Gourmet Deli...A
http://www.toojays.com/
The only reason I didn't give an A plus, is because the food wasn't quite warm enough, I feel like it got cold way too quickly =( HOWEVER, the servers were amazing and very polite to the guests...they kept the line moving and knew exactly what they were doing. I work for the company, so I am kind of biased...but the food is amazing! lol. We ordered the roasted stuffed chicken breast and roasted pork tenderloin. It also came with ceasar salad, fresh rye bread, green beans, and roasted red potatoes...for 65 guests it was under $1200. Can't beat that!
Dress - Took a chance and ordered it online! ...A+
http://www.dhgate.com/
So maybe I'm crazy, but there was no way in hell that I could personally spend $800-$1200 on a damn dress that I'm going to wear for 6 hours. THATS JUST ME though. I found the dress that I absolutely NEEDED...Maggie Sottero, Destiny. Tried it on, loved it, but couldn't justify the price...so I went on a hunt. I came across dhgate.com and searched for the dress, found a knock off for $156 and thought that it could either be awesome, or it could suck...if it sucked, I'm only out $156 so not a HUGE loss....so I went for it. Got it in the mail several weeks later, and its like....96% the same as the designer one I tried on in an Orlando bridal shop!!! My seamstress was amazed at the quality of it and thought it was the deal of the century, hahaha. =P
Alterations - La Boutique de Lingerie & Bridal...A
Located in the Melbourne Square Mall - www.laboutiquedelingerie.com
Not too much to say really...she did a very nice job! My dress was very heavy so she had to adjust the buttons for the bussel a couple of times to make sure they wouldn't rip off during the wedding and she did a great job figuring it all out for me. Fit me like a glove in the end.
Linens - Kirby Rentals...A/D
http://www.kirbytent.com/
Brenda was the lady that we worked with on our account. She was very helpful with everything and answered all of my emails within a day. Clean, good quality linens. She and the company get an A for sure. The only thing that bothered me with this place is the freaking scary lady that works at the desk right when you walk in. She had such a nasty attitude every time we went in. SHE GETS A D for terrible customer service. She never greeted us when we walked in, and always looked at us like..."what are you doing here?"...totally awkward. And when we went in to make our final payment, she kept arguing with us about whether or not we were picking up our order or having it delivered. In the VERY BEGINNING, we decided to just pick up and drop off to save 15% and for some reason, the first transaction said delivery on it, which clearly was wrong and just somehow happened by mistake. We told her this, Brenda knew about it, there was no problem...she just kept bringing up the fact that WE changed it in mid-order, which we didn't. (which shouldn't be a problem anyways, if we HAD)! Ugh. Leave me alone, old lady!
Photographer - Jennifer Starks...A+
Jenny is my BFF since Kindergarten =) She went to college and majored in photography and offered to take our wedding pics as a gift to us. We had so much fun working with her, and she had a blast doing it. She took all of the day of photos, as well as day after photos at Leu Gardens. =) Can't wait to see how they all turn out!
Hair/Makeup - DIY
Groom's Suit - Men's Warehouse
Melbourne location - http://www.menswarehouse.com/
Save the Dates/Invitations - DIY
Cake topper - DIY
(unfinished wooden peg dolls from Etsy seller popalicioustoo)
Cake - AnnaCakes...A+!!
http://www.annacakes.com/
What can I say?! ANNA IS AWESOME! We ordered different flavored/filled cupcakes for our wedding (6 dozen) and a top tier for the cake cutting. They turned out amazing. Tasted awesome. Everyone loved them!!
Bar - Orlando Private Bartending Services...A+!!
http://orlandoprivatebartending.com/
These people are awesome as well. I can't remember our bartender's name, but he was so much fun. We especially liked that he came in, knew what he was doing, and set up without having to ask us a million questions on our special day. He made us delicious shots (which I probably had too many of) and served all of the non-alcoholic drinks to our guests as well. Definitely worth it to hire them...kept the party going for sure!
Wedding Night Hotel - Park Plaza Hotel...A+
www.parkplazahotel.com
The Plaza Hotel was amazing. Everyone that works there is absolutely incredible. Best customer service, hands down. The beds are comfy, everything is clean and tidy, and they even delivered our breakfast up to our room's balcony the morning after the wedding. =) So nice.
Honeymoon - St. Martin !! =) Yay!
http://www.cityofwinterpark.org/
This place was absolutely perfect for us! Our guests loved the unique setting and some even visited the market earlier that morning. I'm sure our photos will turn out great with all of the character that the space has. We had around 65 guests and had PLENTY of room to chat and dance...it holds up to 150, I think. The people that run the place are always super prompt with email responses and were very helpful with the set up and break down of the tables and chairs the day of the wedding. Four stars! =) Definitely recommend it to any couple, especially to someone with a smaller guest count or if you're on a budget...we had reception AND ceremony there ($900!).
Catering - Toojay's Gourmet Deli...A
http://www.toojays.com/
The only reason I didn't give an A plus, is because the food wasn't quite warm enough, I feel like it got cold way too quickly =( HOWEVER, the servers were amazing and very polite to the guests...they kept the line moving and knew exactly what they were doing. I work for the company, so I am kind of biased...but the food is amazing! lol. We ordered the roasted stuffed chicken breast and roasted pork tenderloin. It also came with ceasar salad, fresh rye bread, green beans, and roasted red potatoes...for 65 guests it was under $1200. Can't beat that!
Dress - Took a chance and ordered it online! ...A+
http://www.dhgate.com/
So maybe I'm crazy, but there was no way in hell that I could personally spend $800-$1200 on a damn dress that I'm going to wear for 6 hours. THATS JUST ME though. I found the dress that I absolutely NEEDED...Maggie Sottero, Destiny. Tried it on, loved it, but couldn't justify the price...so I went on a hunt. I came across dhgate.com and searched for the dress, found a knock off for $156 and thought that it could either be awesome, or it could suck...if it sucked, I'm only out $156 so not a HUGE loss....so I went for it. Got it in the mail several weeks later, and its like....96% the same as the designer one I tried on in an Orlando bridal shop!!! My seamstress was amazed at the quality of it and thought it was the deal of the century, hahaha. =P
Alterations - La Boutique de Lingerie & Bridal...A
Located in the Melbourne Square Mall - www.laboutiquedelingerie.com
Not too much to say really...she did a very nice job! My dress was very heavy so she had to adjust the buttons for the bussel a couple of times to make sure they wouldn't rip off during the wedding and she did a great job figuring it all out for me. Fit me like a glove in the end.
Linens - Kirby Rentals...A/D
http://www.kirbytent.com/
Brenda was the lady that we worked with on our account. She was very helpful with everything and answered all of my emails within a day. Clean, good quality linens. She and the company get an A for sure. The only thing that bothered me with this place is the freaking scary lady that works at the desk right when you walk in. She had such a nasty attitude every time we went in. SHE GETS A D for terrible customer service. She never greeted us when we walked in, and always looked at us like..."what are you doing here?"...totally awkward. And when we went in to make our final payment, she kept arguing with us about whether or not we were picking up our order or having it delivered. In the VERY BEGINNING, we decided to just pick up and drop off to save 15% and for some reason, the first transaction said delivery on it, which clearly was wrong and just somehow happened by mistake. We told her this, Brenda knew about it, there was no problem...she just kept bringing up the fact that WE changed it in mid-order, which we didn't. (which shouldn't be a problem anyways, if we HAD)! Ugh. Leave me alone, old lady!
Photographer - Jennifer Starks...A+
Jenny is my BFF since Kindergarten =) She went to college and majored in photography and offered to take our wedding pics as a gift to us. We had so much fun working with her, and she had a blast doing it. She took all of the day of photos, as well as day after photos at Leu Gardens. =) Can't wait to see how they all turn out!
Hair/Makeup - DIY
Groom's Suit - Men's Warehouse
Melbourne location - http://www.menswarehouse.com/
Save the Dates/Invitations - DIY
Cake topper - DIY
(unfinished wooden peg dolls from Etsy seller popalicioustoo)
Cake - AnnaCakes...A+!!
http://www.annacakes.com/
What can I say?! ANNA IS AWESOME! We ordered different flavored/filled cupcakes for our wedding (6 dozen) and a top tier for the cake cutting. They turned out amazing. Tasted awesome. Everyone loved them!!
Bar - Orlando Private Bartending Services...A+!!
http://orlandoprivatebartending.com/
These people are awesome as well. I can't remember our bartender's name, but he was so much fun. We especially liked that he came in, knew what he was doing, and set up without having to ask us a million questions on our special day. He made us delicious shots (which I probably had too many of) and served all of the non-alcoholic drinks to our guests as well. Definitely worth it to hire them...kept the party going for sure!
Wedding Night Hotel - Park Plaza Hotel...A+
www.parkplazahotel.com
The Plaza Hotel was amazing. Everyone that works there is absolutely incredible. Best customer service, hands down. The beds are comfy, everything is clean and tidy, and they even delivered our breakfast up to our room's balcony the morning after the wedding. =) So nice.
Honeymoon - St. Martin !! =) Yay!
