Vendors
My wonderful vendors. Reviews will be updated after wedding!
Ceremony Location:New St. Paul Tabernacle Church of God In Christ (P.A. Brooks, pastor)
http://www.nspt.org/
Minister Jonathan Wynne will be officiating
Reception Location:
Glasshouse at Metro Beach , Metro Park
http://www.metroparks.com/parks/pk_metro_beach.php
Very easy to work with so far. Whenever I needed to get inside the venue, there was never a problem. I met with a few vendors out there and everything has been great so far.
Hotels:SpringHill Suites in Southfield, MI
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/dtwsd-springhill-suites-detroit-southfield/
Very professional and gave me a free room for me! Aletha is my contact here.
Day of Coordinator:
Kate of Purple Clover Events:
http://www.purpleclover.net/
When I met with Kate I knew we would be a great fit because we both LOVE purple! LOL She was very professional and is very affordable. Her email communication is great as well.
She worked with me regarding a deposit and we booked about one week after meeting with her. She is great at easing any concerns one might have. I’ll have a better list of great things to say about her after the wedding.
Flowers:
April Oboza - April Irelynn Designs
http://www.facebook.com/people/April-Irelynn-Dsg/1161221022
She is very nice so far. She works out of her home so she is very affordable. Her communication is great as well. I changed my mind a few times down the line and she never made a fuss about it. Once I decided to just go ahead and hire her for the church, she was fine with that and scheduled a second meeting with me to get details in order.
Shoes:
Macy's - Ivory Nina Shoes
Target - Purple Comfy Reception Shoes
Transportation:
Bill with Red Carpet Limo's out of Southfield MI. My big poppa is handling all of this, so no complaints or rave's at this point. LOL
Makeup:TBD (I believe Racquel Taylor)
Racquel is the assistant to Rashida "The Glam Doctor"
Nails: TBD
Catering Renee King -
Renee is my aunt! She is providing plain white table linens, china, glassware, 2 chefs, one bartender and servers! Too bad she doesn't have a website.
Linens:
Stephanie's Wedding Creations
http://www.stephaniesweddingcreations.com/
Steph gets wishy washy reviews on theknot.com, but her prices are unbeatable and she threw in some free chargers. Hopefully everything goes well!
Photographer:
Amy Boeve Photographer
http://www.amyboevephotography.com/
I love Amy's work and her package. Amy was so kind and sweet when I met her. I knew I had to book her.
Amy offers a engagement session in her package, so we decided that we would do some pictures here in Detroit on Belle, and then go over to Windsor and do some $exy shots. Well, Amy lives about 3 hours away and called and told us that she had left her passport at home and was unable to do our e-pics over in Canada, then the morning of the shoot, we tried to get in touch with her, and apparently she had left her pohone over her parents house. Her dad ended up calling us and told us that she was at Belle waiting on us. LOL! So funny. After that little drama, we ended up have a great shoot. I was dissapointed that we didn't get to to our shoot over in Windsor, but overall I was very happy with our e-pics. I do want to mention that she offered to come back down to Detroit and schedule a session for Canada, but trying to get my fiance's schedule and myself available again, was a bit too much. Amy was very concerned and wanted to make sure we were happy, and we totally were.
During our engagement session, she made Damian and I feel so comfortable. I LOVED how our pictures turned out. We received a CD from her about two weeks after the e-session. Down the line, I ended up losing the cd, Amy sent us another one free of charge! That was so nice of her. I can't wait until the wedding. I know she will be great. Her communication via email and phone is AWESOME as well. Book her now! She is worth every dime!
Videographer:
Adam Retli
http://s2rproductions.blogspot.com/
Damian and I knew we wanted some type of video for our wedding, but at the beginning of our planning, our budget really just didn't involve fancy and cool videography. We just wanted a nice video to capture our day. One day, I was on theknot and a knottie mentioned Adam over at s2r productions. I immediately set up a meeting with him.
Adam is very nice. So far I have heard nothing but great things about him! He is also very affordable.
DJ:
Charles Boone - DJ Chuck Professional Services DJ
http://www.myspace.com/chuck0411
Chuck is an associate and also my ballroom instructor.
Hair:
Still debating.
Tuxedo's:The Miracle Wedding Village
http://www.gomiracleweddingvillage.com/
Bride and Bridesmaid Attire:
The Miracle Wedding Village
http://www.gomiracleweddingvillage.com/
I really enjoyed working with Denise and Natalie! They were so nice and accommodating! Everything came in on time and in a timely matter. I have NO complaints! Update 2/2010: I have a small conern with Denise. Be sure that if she gives you a price, get it in writing. She quoted me a price for my girls and told me since I am purchasing my dress from her, that the girls can get 10% off their gowns. I went with each girl to replace their deposit, and everytime while she was sitting right there in front of us, I told each girl to be sure that the gave them 10% off the balance when the each pick up their dresses. Well, as my girls went in to pick up the dresses, Denise tells them that this is not true because she already gave them a discount in the beginning. Oh was I HEATED! Long story short, the remaining girls left that had to pick up their dresses, she gave them the 10% off. I have to give only 2 of the 8 girls the difference out of my pocket due to the fact that they picked up their dresses before this was taken care of by myself and speaking with Denise.
My Gown and and the girls gown are by Alfred Angelo
www.alfredangelo.com
Alfred Angelo gowns are very affordable and the quality is just beautiful. I love my gown and my girls dresses! I had no issues with my gown. Denise went above and beyond to make sure I was happy about my decision. She oreded two dresses for me and let me make the decision as to which one worked best!
My bolero: Bonzie Etsy Seller
Harps Lingerie in Birmingham, MI (I worked with Celeste). The women here are amazing and love what they do.
265 South Old Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, MI 48009-6165(248) 642-2555
Alterations: Needle Nook iTailoring in Farmington Hills MI. VERY VERY affordable and AMAZING at what she does!
Flower Girl Attire: TBD (most likely ebay.com or Burlington)
Ring Bearer Attire: TBD
Jewler:
King Jewlers - Greenfield Plaza - I had no problem with them. The customer service was great! Easy to negotiate with.
www.whiteaisle.com
Etsy designer "tipsey Whimsey"
Bridesmaids Jewelry: A wholesale jewelry store in New York
Damian’s Tungsten Ring: http://www.ashleysjewelry.com/
I had tor return his original ring because it was too big. I am waiing on the exchange.
Cake: Not sure yet.
Invitations:
Paper:www.papersandmore.com
Design: Missjones from the knot http://thebuckeyebride.blogspot.com
Printing: Office Max
Monograms: missjones "the knot" http://thebuckeyebride.blogspot.com
Misc Wedding Items: Michaels Arts & Crafts for DIY projects & Ribbons
Flower Girl Baskets - Michaels Arts & Crafts
Ring Bearer Box: Marshall's Home Goods
Bridal Accessory Box: Marshall's Home Goods
Bird Cage Card Stand: Marshall's Home Goods
My Custom hanger: Etsy Seller lilfrances
My Custom Transfer for my bridal hoodie: Esty Seller CustomBlingApparel
Cake topper: Edward Reitler [email protected]
Cake Bling: Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380170036625
Costco: Glass Punch Containers
Aisle Runner - TBD
Rental Items - United Rental (248) 476 -5500
