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Blackstones BridalI bought my wedding dress, veil and jewelry at Blackstones Bridal. The girls there were so helpful. If you need anything for your wedding, this is the store for you! Tiffany was my consultant and not only did she find the perfect dress for me on the 1st visit, the staff at Blackstones helped me with my flowers, caterer & venue. I was married a couple of weeks ago and everything was perfect!!!
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Blackstones BridalBelow is a detailed description of my recent experience with Blackstone's Bridal.
I met Tiffany at a bridal show in early 2011, where she was offering several promotions, which I signed up for. There was a $100 discount on the purchase of a wedding dress, and a "rainy day" promotion where if it rained on your wedding day, your dress was free. I booked a consultation appointment with Tiffany and came into the shop on a weekday evening. Tiffany was very helpful and I was very impressed with the store. I found "the dress" that night and purchased it. What should have been the 1st red flag about mis-information on the so-called "promotions" was that when I mentioned the $100 discount, I was told that it was actually $50 off and an additional $50 if I got my bridesmaids dresses there. Since my bridesmaids dresses had already been ordered, we would only be receiving a $50 discount, which was fine since it was truly the dress that I wanted. Tiffany told me that the dress would be in 10 - 12 weeks, and that when she notified me that the dress was in, she needed to come in within a week or two for my fitting, which also needed to be no less than 30 days prior to the wedding.
About 10 weeks later, I called to check on the status and after some fumbling around by several people at the store over the phone, I was told that the dress could take up to 24 weeks, which if that was the case, it would not arrive until approximately 4 weeks prior to the wedding. Needless to say, I was extremely upset about this mis-information I was given by Tiffany. 1st of all, if I was told that night that the dress could take up to 24 weeks, I would have tried several other shops to see if they could get the dress sooner. 2nd, how could I have come in no less than 30 days prior to the wedding if the dress might not even be in that soon? 3rd, when I asked about cancelling the order, I was told that the order couldn't be cancelled and that there were no refunds. At that point, I decided to come back to the store to see how I could get this situation remedied. Long story short, fortunately, the store was able to find the dress at another store in the size that should have been ordered in the 1st place, which fit me perfectly, and I guess somehow then the store was able to cancel the original order, which it certainly seemed to me at the time, had never even been placed. All's well that ends well. . . or so we thought.
Then comes the day of the wedding, which was August 13th, and of course, there was a terrible storm that night. When I remembered about the "rainy day" promotion, I thought well at least something good would come out of that. My mother called Tiffany the next day, told her who she was and she remembered me, acknowledged that "there was no dispute that it rained yesterday". She said Toni, the manager, would be the one to issue the refund and she waws out until Tuesday, so she would have her call me Wednesday (8/17) to confirm the details. Wednesday came and no phone call from Toni or Tiffany, so my mother called the store and talked to Tiffany again. She then told my mother that she hadn't been able to find the "paperwork" where I signed up for that promotion, and that Toni was checking the files also, and she would call me back on Friday (8/19). Again, Friday came and no phone call, so again, I called and Tiffany said that neither she nor Toni had been able to find the paperwork and that I would need to talk to Toni, who wouldn't be in until Monday at 11am and she would have her call me on Monday. Once again, Monday came and no phone call, so my mother called the store twice on Monday evening and there was no answer. She called back on Tuesday and finally spoke to Toni, at which point she told her that she would need to talk to me to verify that I signed up for the promotion, so I called Toni and verified that I had signed up for the promotion. Toni told me that she would need to speak to corporate about it since no one could find the paperwork for it, and she would get back to me the next day. When she called back, she told me that there was nothing more she could do, and that it was up to corporate and I would have to speak to corporate herself. When I called the corporate office, I was then told that it was up to the store manager's discretion to honor the promotion.
A few more days of phone calls & getting the run-around back and forth about Toni not being there, (which I find strange because she told me herself that "she is always there", and especially on Saturdays and Sundays, which I would think would be the busiest days), we have gotten nowhere except frustrated, angry and cynical about ever signing up for any more bogus promotions at trade shows. I would never recommend this store to any future bride and hope that anyone who decided to shop at Blackstone's does so with caution as to to avoid the horrible situation that I had to experience.
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St. Matthews Catering, a Kroger CorporationPhyllis and the gang at St. Matthew's Catering were so professional. I gave them an original drawing of what I wanted my cake to look like and they made it happen. Best part, it tasted delicious too. My guests raved about the strawberry!
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Nanz & Kraft FloristI worked with Pat who had years of experience and had done several weddings in our family. She was helpful and did exactly what I wanted. The flowers were beautiful and on time. Enjoyed working with this crew. I will be back!
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Bridal WarehouseI looked far and wide for my dress. Originally came to try on another dress and they didn't have it. The sales ladies very quickly found a comparable dress that ended up being "the dress". Alterations were perfect and on time. Great experience!
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I am looking for a DOC just for wedding day in June. Please PM me if you are interested. Thank you!
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Just wondered if there are any brides in Louisville out there? If so, let me know!!
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I dont even have my engagment ring yet and I'm already stressed out.
Me and FFI were talking last night about the size of the wedding. Now many of you may have seen my posts where I talk about how ANTI WEDDING FFI is. When they say opposites attract they mean it! I'm a lover of all things weddings. Thats my dream full time profession. FFI....not so much. Ideally for him, it would be me, him, his daughter, my son, our parents, and our siblings....THATS IT.
Well.....
I have a huge family on my mother's side that I am extremely close to. I mean my first cousins and I were pretty much raised like brothers and sisters. We played together, got whuppings together, fought like cats and dogs...all that. My aunts and uncles were like my parents; you get the picture.
Im also a preachers kid- our congregation is about 450. I am very active in my church, I love my church family (shout out to Newburg Church of Christ in Louisville, KY!!). I spent my younger years at another congregation in the city, where my father was assistant minister, that I have a close relationship with. Now if anybody here is a PK you know the entire church feels like they're obligated to come, invited or not.
I want to very much respect his wishes and get down to the bare bones of a guest list, but I dont see any way around it. Im perfectly okay with alot of people coming to the wedding. My parents are prepared to help significantly with the wedding. I dont really want to do a destination wedding because I need to have my hands on some things that I specifically want for the wedding.
So what do I do? He's not very close to his family, so its easy for him to not invite them and doesnt understand why its not simple for me. There are somethings that I have done to try and make it a smooth ride for the both us us as far as the planning goes...but this is a tough one.
All this stress and its not even official lol!!!
Thanks for listening and your advice divas!
-Kayla
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I figured with the big Game 7 of the World Series tonight what would be better inspiration then a GORGEOUS baseball themed wedding! I love this wedding!!!!
And this one! Vintage Baseball theme..... {Source}
P.S. GO CARDS!!!!!!
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We're having our wedding in my hometown of New Harmony, Indiana, which is full of character. Most people have their wedding at the Inn there, which is bright and shiny and new and well... typical wedding. There is a barn as an option. Any other ideas on offbeat venues one could find in most places? I'm assuming no one lives there, so just was wondering where are some cool venues you've been to (in the winter!)
Oh, I'm new, btw. What's up!
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Me and FI are major baseball fans (Go Cardinals!) For our engagement photos we have ordered Cardinals jerseys that have our dates on them that we will be sending out as STDs. FI is in the process of ordering a Louisville Slugger bat that will be engraved, (we want it in our engagement photos as well) and we are going to have our guest just sign their name on it so we can have it in our house. Here is a sample of what we have engraved, it's just our names and the wedding date. Should I add any other information? Add our last name? I can't figure out what else it needs, I have two more lines if needed to add something!!!! Also I can't decide wether I like the bold or script font better. What is your opinion? Here is what it looks like so far....
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Louisville Wedding Bios
We chose to have our reception at L&N Station. It used to be the train station in which passengers could travel from Knoxville to Louisville or Nashville, hence L & N.
There's also a beautiful veranda outside. The dance floor and DJ will be to the left as you see below. And to the right, we will set up the photo booth and favor table-candy and popcorn buffet!
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My, how the times have flown. It seems like yesterday, he was "asking me out". Chad and I began dating in high school, I was 14 and he was 15 at the time. I have no love story on how we met, neither of us remember actually. We dated all through high school and college. We both graduated from the University of Louisville in May 2010. We have moved back to our hometown and are excited to begin our new life together. We have set our date for September 11th 2010.
If I have used any of your photos, please let me know so I can give you proper credit.
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Here's the story-
I was doing our laundry and emptying his pockets because he is the worst person about keeping crap in his pockets. Anyways. I emptied one of his pockets and found what I thought was a spare button bag. So confused as to why he would have that in his pocket, i took a closer look. It wasn't a button, it was a ring. It was a ring without a diamond and had a little paper in there that said "Tension Clasp Only" on one side and "Not a Ring" on the reverse. So I immediately call my mom, sister, and best friend and ask them if they have heard of this and of course they were intrigued too. My mom wasn't, she knew exactly what it was because he had asked my parents for permission a few weeks before. Turns out this "tension clasp" is something they send a loose diamond on. So in the meantime I just sat it on his desk with a few receipts that were in his pocket and left it at that. Now... a few days later we went to Thunder Over Louisville...which is a huge fireworks show over the Ohio River. We got there around 3 or 4 and sat around ALL day waiting for the firework show that didn't start until 9:30. It never crossed my mind once about what i found in the laundry or even that I was getting a engaged that night! So the fireworks began and Im sorta standing in front of him and the guys. I hear our roommate say "I think Im gonna cry" and I turn to him and tease him for being a girl and go back to watching the fireworks...still ABSOLUTELY no idea that he was about to ask me..He then puts his arms around my shoulders and "whispers" in my ears "Katie....Will you marry me?" He then turned me around and everyone is looking at us...he gets on his knee and asks me again and of course I said yes! We kissed and went back to watching the fireworks but I kept looking at my ring! I just couldn't believe that it actually happened!
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I tune into TLC's bridal show "Say Yes to the Dress" nearly every Friday night. As I watch behind the scenes footage of consultants, I wonder if I, too, will have to deal with the pressure of "keeping them from their next appointment" or "having too small of a budget".
Last weekend, I traveled from Atlanta Georgia to Louisville, Kentucky, and spent the night with my future in laws. The next day, my MIL and SIL drove to Cincinnatti, Ohio, to meet my mom and sister. I dreamed of buying my dress in Atlanta, but my mom's busy work schedule wouldn't allow for a trip south anytime soon. If you haven't been to Cincinnatti Ohio to look at bridal gowns, you are missing out. Benson Street is the largest bridal district in the country. It is shop after shop of dresses.
We bought my gown from http://www.bridalandformalinc.com and I can say that this mega-boutique was all it is made out to be. With over 4,000 dresses and walk in only, we arrived about 11 and waited for about 30 minutes before I was greeted by my sales consultant, Cynthia.
In the meantime, we were able to look through the inventory and select up to 7 dresses that I wanted to try on. Ironically, the designer of my choice was having a trunkshow, and my dream dress happened to belong to this collection, Spring 2009. Cynthia asked me, "What I was looking for and if there was anything she needed to know about me." I told her the significance of my wedding date, that I wanted something form fitting (I've worked so hard to sculpt my body) strapless (preferred sweatheart top) and that for every prom we always bought the first dress. She asked me which dress I wanted to try on.
I put it on and fell in love. The delicate flowers and lace in the eggshell are very vintage and rich looking. The gown is form fitting and elegant. It was awesome. It was over my budget, but nonetheless, I had to have this dress.
I tried on 7 others, many of which I liked, but none looked like the first one. Upon putting the dress on, I was greeted by the VP for the designer and she was the nicest and most helpful lady. She complimented the dress on my figure and asked how I planned to wear my hair. She brought me the veil the model wore on the runway, snapped it in, and WOW! It was complete. We did a cheer and celebrated. We were cashed out by 2 and on our way to have lunch.
When we left the shop, there was over a 2 hour wait and a line like you wouldn't believe. This business is highly recommended.
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So I'm not a country girl but my hometown is...a lil bit. But that's all of Mississippi. It's pretty rural. I wanted to get married in the town where Marqus & I went to college, Starkville, MS. There are more places to stay, more to do, there's the University and from 2000-2008, I spent 98% of my time there with the exception of going home for the holidays. Starkville is only 30 minutes away from Louisville (my hometown) so no big deal, right? But then, we started pricing venues + food and with this in mind, I changed the location of the wedding.
The inspiration was a beautiful church wedding. We had picked a church but by the time I changed, we hadn't booked a place for the reception. I don't have a pic of the church that we we're considering having the wedding but it is very nice. I've been to a few weddings there.
Now the reality was a lakeside gazebo in my hometown. Here's the link to the website. http://www.ltok.com/ But anywho, here are some pics.
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